Renée Victor

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1938-07-25 (87 years old)

Deathday

2025-05-30

Place of Birth

San Antonio, Texas, USA

Renée Victor

Biography

Renée Victor (July 25, 1938 — May 30, 2025) was an American actress, dance instructor, and singer. She was best known for her role as Abuelita in the Disney•PIXAR film Coco (2017), the recurring role of Lupita on Weeds (2005–12), and the voice of female Argonians in Bethesda Softworks' video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011). Victor was the eldest of three sisters. She moved to Los Angeles in the 1960s, where she launched her career in entertainment as a singer for prominent bandleaders who spearheaded the popularity of Latin music in the U.S., including Xavier Cugat and Perez Prado. At this time, she also served as a dance instructor,...

Acting

1991

The Doctor

as Lucy

1998

1997

The Apostle

as Latin Translator

1991

Dolly Dearest

as Nun at the Convent

1989

Blood Screams

as The Witch (English-language version only)

2009

Stuntmen

as Juanita Villareal

2017

Coco

as Abuelita (voice)

2013

A Night in Old Mexico

as Josefina Nelly

2018

SuperFly

as Esmeralda Gonzalez

2006

All You've Got

as Grandmother Rosa

1999

My Brother the Pig

as Grandma Berta

2024

The Mealybug

as Camila Delgado

Production

1995

The Neon Bible

as Choreographer

2017

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