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Rita Moreno

Puerto Rican actress (born 1931)

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Rita Moreno is a Puerto Rican actress born in 1931 who has had a long career in entertainment. She is notable for breaking barriers as a Latina performer in Hollywood during an era when such opportunities were limited.

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Born: 1931-12-11
Works: 5

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The sign in Sidney Brustein's window
My West Side Story
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Acting · Humacao, Puerto Rico

Rita Moreno (born Rosa Dolores Alverío Marcano; December 11, 1931) is a Puerto Rican actress, dancer, and singer. Noted for her work across different areas of the entertainment industry, she has appeared in numerous film, television, and theater projects throughout her extensive career spanning over seven decades. Her work includes supporting roles in the classic musical films Singin' in the…

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Clemente — Self2025
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music — Self2025
Hollywood Squares — Self2025
The Prank — Mrs. Wheeler2024
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert — Self2024
Jim Henson Idea Man — Self2024

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Rita Moreno (born Rosa Dolores Alverío Marcano; December 11, 1931) is a Puerto Rican actress, dancer, and singer. With a career spanning eight decades she is known for her roles on stage and screen, and is one of the last remaining stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Among her numerous accolades, she is one of the few actors to have been awarded an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony (EGOT) and the Triple Crown of Acting. She has been honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2004, the National Medal of Arts in 2009, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2013, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2015, and a Peabody Award in 2019.

Moreno's early work included supporting roles in the classic musical films Singin' in the Rain (1952) and The King and I (1956), before her breakout role as Anita in West Side Story (1961), which earned her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the first Hispanic woman to win an Academy Award. Moreno returned in the supporting role of Valentina in the 2021 Spielberg-directed remake of the same name. Her other films include Popi (1969), Carnal Knowledge (1971), The Four Seasons (1981), I Like It Like That (1994), Slums of Beverly Hills (1998), and Fast X (2023).