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 Hills (1998). She is also known for her work on television including the children's television series The Electric Company (1971–1977), and as Sister Peter Marie Reimondo on the HBO series Oz (1997–2003). She voiced the titular role of in Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? from 1994 to 1999. She also gained acclaim for her roles in Jane the Virgin (2015–2019) and the revival of Norman Lear's One Day at a Time (2017–2020). In theater, she is best known for her role as Googie Gomez in the 1975 musical The Ritz. Among her numerous accolades, Moreno is one of a few performers to have been awarded an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony (EGOT). She is also one of 24 people who have achieved what is called the Triple Crown of Acting, with individual competitive Academy, Emmy and Tony awards for acting. In 2004, she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor bestowed upon her by George W. Bush. In 2009, President Barack Obama presented her with the National Medal of Arts. In 2013, she received the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. In 2015, she was awarded a Kennedy Center Honor for her contribution to American culture through performing arts. She was awarded the Peabody Award in 2019. Her life was profiled in the 2021 documentary Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It.
115 movies · 103 shows
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
2025·5.0
Clemente
2025·9.0
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024·7.9
The Prank
2024·5.6
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
2024·9.0
Family Switch
2023·6.4
Paul Newman: The Restless
2023·7.7
Fast X
2023·7.0
80 for Brady
2023·6.2
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
2022·6.8
Santa Bootcamp
2022·6.3
My Father's Dragon
2022·7.0
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
2022·8.0
Still Working 9 to 5
2022·10.0
The Stories of West Side Story
2022·7.3
West Side Story
2021·6.9
Something's Coming: West Side Story
2021·7.5
Curious George: Cape Ahoy
2021·4.9
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score
2021·10.0
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
2021·7.4
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019·0.0
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
2019·5.3
Torch
2018·5.5
Every Act of Life
2018·6.4
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
2016·8.0
De Puerto Rico para el mundo
2016·1.5
Remember Me
2016·0.0
The Latin Explosion: A New America
2015·8.0
A Gift of Miracles
2015·5.8
Actresses Turned Producer/Directors
2014·0.0
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks
2014·2.8
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014·7.2
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
2014·6.5
Rio 2
2014·6.5
Nicky Deuce
2013·6.3
The Day Of The Dead
2011·0.0
I Know a Woman Like That
2009·7.0
Celebrity Habla
2009·0.0
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
2009·0.0
When Medicine Got It Wrong
2009·0.0
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009·0.0
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
2008·8.0
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits
2006·6.0
Best Ever Muppet Moments
2006·6.0
The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo
2005·6.3
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004·8.3
King of the Corner
2004·5.9
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
2004·8.0
Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico
2003·7.3
Casa de los Babys
2003·5.6
West Side Memories
2003·9.0
Open House
2003·6.0
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002·7.7
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002·6.5
Piñero
2001·6.1
When It Was a Game 3
2000·9.5
Blue Moon
2000·7.5
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads
1999·7.6
Resurrection
1999·5.7
Carlo's Wake
1999·10.0
Slums of Beverly Hills
1998·6.3
The Spree
1998·5.4
The Wharf Rat
1996·5.3
Angus
1995·6.6
Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business
1995·7.4
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
1995·8.5
I Like It Like That
1994·6.3
Italian Movie
1994·7.0
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
1994·9.0
Age Isn't Everything
1991·3.0
Rita Moreno: Now You Can!
1989·0.0
1989 Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular
1989·0.0
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986·6.2
The Muppet Revue
1985·0.0
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982·6.0
Working
1982·4.8
Portrait of a Showgirl
1982·8.7
The Four Seasons
1981·6.3
Evita Peron
1981·0.0
Happy Birthday, Gemini
1980·3.9
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979·6.2
Anatomy of a Seduction
1979·5.8
The Boss' Son
1978·10.0
The Ritz
1976·6.0
Out to Lunch
1974·8.0
Carnal Knowledge
1971·6.6
Voice of La Raza
1971·8.0
Marlowe
1969·6.1
Popi
1969·6.3
The Night of the Following Day
1969·6.0
Cry of Battle
1963·4.8
Samar
1962·7.0
West Side Story
1961·7.2
Summer and Smoke
1961·6.6
Mga Alamat Ng Sandaigdig
1960·0.0
This Rebel Breed
1960·6.8
The Deerslayer
1957·6.1
The Vagabond King
1956·6.1
The King and I
1956·7.1
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
1956·5.8
Seven Cities of Gold
1955·5.7
Untamed
1955·6.0
Garden of Evil
1954·6.3
The Yellow Tomahawk
1954·6.6
Jivaro
1954·5.2
El Alaméin
1953·8.0
Latin Lovers
1953·4.7
Fort Vengeance
1953·6.4
The Ring
1952·5.1
Cattle Town
1952·7.6
Singin' in the Rain
1952·8.1
The Fabulous Senorita
1952·6.5
Pagan Love Song
1950·5.2
The Toast of New Orleans
1950·5.2
So Young, So Bad
1950·5.2