Rita Moreno

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1931-12-11 (94 years old)

Place of Birth

Humacao, Puerto Rico

Rita Moreno

Biography

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 Rain (1952), The King and I (1956), and the 1961 and 2021 film adaptations of West Side Story. Her other notable films include Popi (1969), Carnal Knowledge (1971), The Four Seasons (1981), I Like It Like That (1994) and the cult film Slums of Beverly Hi...

Acting

1952

Singin' in the Rain

as Zelda Zanders

2023

80 for Brady

as Maura

1961

2023

Family Switch

as Angelica

1969

Marlowe

as Dolores Gonzáles

1981

The Four Seasons

as Claudia Zimmer

1995

Angus

as Madame Rulenska

1971

1954

Garden of Evil

as Cantina Singer

1998

Slums of Beverly Hills

as Belle Abromowitz

1976

The Ritz

as Googie Gomez

1956

1952

The Ring

as Lucy Gomez

1950

So Young, So Bad

as Dolores Guererro

1955

Untamed

as Julia

1950

2018

Torch

as Aunt Francine

1960

This Rebel Breed

as Lola Montalvo

1985

2024

The Prank

as Mrs. Wheeler

1961

Summer and Smoke

as Rosa Zacharias

2023

Paul Newman: The Restless

as Self (archive footage)

2021

Curious George: Cape Ahoy

as Gertrude St. John (voice)

1957

The Deerslayer

as Hetty Hutter

1956

1999

Carlo's Wake

as Angela Torello

1954

Jivaro

as Maroa

1963

2022

My Father's Dragon

as Mrs. McClaren (voice)

1954

The Yellow Tomahawk

as Honey Bear

1952

Cattle Town

as Queli

2014

Rio 2

as Aunt Mimi (voice)

2003

Casa de los Babys

as Señora Muñoz

1953

Latin Lovers

as Christina

2013

Nicky Deuce

as Tutti

2023

Fast X

as Abuelita

2005

1952

The Fabulous Senorita

as Manuela Rodríguez

2009

1981

Evita Peron

as Renata Riguel

1982

Portrait of a Showgirl

as Rosella DeLeon

1962

Samar

as Woman Convict

1953

Fort Vengeance

as Bridget Fitzgibbon

2022

1956

2014

1994

I Like It Like That

as Rosaria Linares

2003

Open House

as Lydia Fitch

2015

A Gift of Miracles

as Beverly Davis

1986

1969

Popi

as Lupe

2024

Clemente

as Self

2000

Blue Moon

as Maggie Cavallo

1980

Happy Birthday, Gemini

as Lucille Pompi

2001

Piñero

as Miguel's Mother

2016

Remember Me

as Nanna

1998

The Spree

as Irma Kelly

1974

Out to Lunch

as Self / Divorce Woman / Posy / Spectator / 50s Dancer

1999

1978

The Boss' Son

as Esther Rose

2003

Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico

as Doña Dolores / Woman #3 (voice)

1994

Italian Movie

as Isabella

2021

West Side Story

as Valentina

1982

Working

as Waitress

1996

1953

1971

2014

And the Oscar Goes To...

as Self (archive footage)

2000

When It Was a Game 3

as Passage Narrator (voice)

Production

2021

West Side Story

as Executive Producer

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