Rita Moreno

**Rita Moreno** (born December 11, 1931) is a Puerto Rican dancer, singer and actress. Moreno is known for her role as Anita in _West Side Story_ (1961), which earned her the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the first Latin American woman to win an Academy Award. She is one of the few performers who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, a Golden Globe, and a Tony Award.  In 2014 she was honored with a Screen Actors Guild Award for lifetime achievement. In 2019, she was honored with a career achievement Peabody Award.

## Personal life

Moreno had an eight-year-long affair with actor Marlon Brando when he was young. She also dated Elvis Presley.

On June 18, 1965, Moreno married Leonard Gordon.  Gordon was a cardiologist and also her manager. He died on June 30, 2010.

### Film

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1950|_So Young So Bad_|Dolores Guererro|as Rosita Moreno||
|1950|__|Tina|||
|1950|_Pagan Love Song_|Terru|||
|1952|_The Ring_|Lucy Gomez|||
|1952|_Singin' in the Rain_|Zelda Zanders|||
|1952|__|Manuela Rodríguez|||
|1952|_Cattle Town_|Queli|||
|1953|_Fort Vengeance_|Bridget Fitzgibbon|||
|1953|_Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation_|Soubrette|uncredited||
|1953|_Latin Lovers_|Christina|||
|1953|__|Jara|||
|1954|_Jivaro_|Maroa|||
|1954|__|Honey Bear|||
|1954|_Garden of Evil_|Cantina Singer|||
|1955|_Untamed_|Julia|||
|1955|_Seven Cities of Gold_|Ula|||
|1956|__|Sandra Roberts|||
|1956|__|Tuptim|||
|1956|__|Huguette|||
|1957|__|Hetty Hutter|||
|1960|_This Rebel Breed_|Lola Montalvo|||
|1961|_West Side Story_|Anita|||
|1961|_Summer and Smoke_|Rosa Zacharias|||
|1963|_Cry of Battle_|Sisa|||
|1968|__|Vi|||
|1969|_Popi_|Lupe|||
|1969|_Marlowe_|Dolores Gonzáles|||
|1971|_Carnal Knowledge_|Louise|||
|1976|__|Googie Gomez|||
|1977|_Voodoo Passion_||||
|1978|__|Esther Rose|||
|1980|_Happy Birthday, Gemini_|Lucille Pompi|||
|1981|__|Claudia Zimmer|||
|1991|_Age Isn't Everything_|Rita|||
|1993|_Italian Movie_|Isabella|||
|1994|_I Like It Like That_|Rosaria Linares|||
|1995|_Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business_|Herself|documentary||
|1995|_Angus_|Madame Rulenska|||
|1995|_America: A Call to Greatness_|Herself|docudrama||
|1998|_Slums of Beverly Hills_|Belle Abromowitz|Nominated — ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film in a Crossover Role||
|1999|_Carlo's Wake_|Angela Torello|||
|1999|__|Herself|documentary||
|2000|_Blue Moon_|Maggie|||
|2001|_Piñero_|Miguel's Mother|||
|2003|_Casa de los Babys_|Señora Muñoz|||
|2003|_Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico_|Dona Dolores and Woman#3|voice||
|2003|_Beyond Borders: John Sayles in Mexico_|Herself|documentary||
|2004|_King of the Corner_|Inez|||
|2006|_Play It By Ear_|Ruth|||
|2013|_Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks_|Ida Barksdale|Currently filming||
|2014|_Rio 2_|TBA|Currently filming||

### Television

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1958|_Father Knows Best_|Chanthini|Episode: _Fair Exchange_ (24 November 1958)||
|1971–77|__|Carmela Otto The Director Pandora the Little Girl, Millie the Helper|6 seasons and 780 episodes||
|1974|_Dominic's Dream_|Anita Bente|||
|1974|_Out to Lunch_|Various|Nominated — Emmy Award for Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music||
|1976|__|Herself|||
|1978|__|Rita Capkovic|||
|1979|_Anatomy of a Seduction_|Nina|||
|1979|__|Herself/Host|Special||
|1981|_Evita Perón_|Renata Riguel|||
|1982–83|_9 to 5_|Violet Newstead|||
|1982|_Working_|Waitress|||
|1982|_Portrait of a Showgirl_|Rosella DeLeon|Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie||
|1986|_Golden Girls_|Renee|Episode: "Empty Nest"||
|1987|__|Mrs. Granger|Episode: "You Only Hurt the One You Love"||
|1989–90|_B.L. Stryker_|Kimberly Baskin|2 episodes||
|1994|__|Miss Wickervich/Mrs. Stone|Episode: "The Gym Teacher"||
|1994–98|_Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?_|Carmen Sandiego|voice||
|1994–95|__|Angie Corea|2 episodes||
|1995|__|Mom|||
|1995|__|Dr. Camrina Skeledon|Episode" "The Busasaurus"||
|1997–2003|_Oz_|Sister Peter Marie Reimondo|||
|1998|__|Irma Kelly|||
|1999|_Resurrection_|Mimi|||
|2004|_Copshop_|Mary Alice|||
|2005|_Law & Order: Special Victims Unit_|Mildred Quintana|Episode: "Night"||
|2005|_Law & Order: Trial by Jury_|Mildred Quintana|Episode: "Day"||
|2006–07|_Law & Order: Criminal Intent_|Frances Goren|3 episodes: "Endgame"; "The War at Home" and "Brother's Keeper"||
|2007|_George Lopez_|Luisa Diaz|Episode: "George Testi-Lies for Benny"||
|2007|_Ugly Betty_|Aunt Mirta|Episode: "A Tree Grows in Guadalajara"||
|2007|_Cane_|Amalia Duque|13 episodes||
|2010|_In Plain Sight_|Rita Ramirez|Episode: "Coma Chameleon"||
|2011|_Special Agent Oso_|Abuela|voice - Episode: "For Tamales with Love/Pinata Royale"||
|2011–present|_Happily Divorced_|Dori Newman|||
|2013|_Nicky Deuce_|Tutti|TV Movie||
|2017-Prsent|One Day at a time|Lydia Alvarez|||

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Rita Moreno
- **image**: Rita Moreno (1963).jpg
- **caption**: Rita Moreno (1963)
- **birth name**: Rosa Dolores Alverío
- **birth place**: Humacao, Puerto Rico
- **occupation**: Actress, singer, dancer
- **years active**: 1950–present
- **spouse**: Leonard Gordon (1965-2010; his death; 1 child)