Biography
A Broadway singer and celebrity, Rita Moreno was frequently ensemble within the Latin gal assignments, striving to be an important celebrity like her idol, Lana Turner. Although she acquired several obstacles to get over getting from Puerto Rico, she became a superstar in Hollywood, on Broadway, in movies, and on tv. Blessed Rosa Dolores Alverio in Puerto Rico, Rita Moreno was created right into a poor family members. Her mom fled to america looking for function after the USA declared battle on Cuba and had taken over Puerto Rico. Moreno became a member of her mom in NY and never noticed her dad or younger sibling again. Her amount of time in NY as a kid was tough on Moreno. Initially she was struggling to speak British and discovered it very hard to be friends with the other kids. She became timid and reserved. Despite her shyness, Moreno was prepared to perform the Mexican head wear dance at every set up or talent present. Moreno’s mom enrolled her in dance classes where she fulfilled her coach, Paco Cansino. She was seven when she performed her initial dance recital. Moreno produced her professional debut on Broadway at age 13. She performed Angelina in Skydrift. She performed in nightclubs during her teenager years, dubbing herself because the “Latin Spitfire.” At age 19 she produced her 1st Hollywood film, Therefore Young SO VERY BAD. After being solid in many cultural Latin tasks, including an Indian maiden in Jivaro, Moreno’s expectations to be a Hollywood celebrity had been deflated. In 1955 Moreno made a decision to keep MGM and singed a agreement with Fox hoping that the tasks will be different. Her 1st film, Untamed, noticed her playing a hot-blooded, hot-tempered Latin sex kitten. In her following part in Seven Towns of Yellow metal, she was solid as an unhealthy barefoot Local American woman. Items began to modification for Moreno when she was solid as Tuptim, the Asian princess within the Ruler and I. In 1957 Fox allow Moreno’s agreement lapse and discouraged her from performing. Finally in 1961 Moreno came back to the level. She performed Anita in Western world Side Tale. She gained an Oscar for Greatest Supporting Actress within the film twelve months later. Beneath the path of Hal Prince she visited London and performed in She Loves Me. As the discrimination Moreno experienced, she and Prince still left London for NY, where she performed within the Register Sidney Brustein’s Screen. Her personal and professional lifestyle took a convert for the better within the ’60s. In 1965 she wedded Lenny Gordon, a health care provider who ultimately became her supervisor. The two acquired one little girl. She received the Joseph Jefferson Prize in 1968 on her behalf role within the Rose Tattoo. Through the ’70s she had been cast in every sorts of tasks rather than just stereotypical tasks. She starred in Carnal Understanding, The Last from the Crimson Hot Enthusiasts, The Ritz, and Anatomy of Seduction. Although her film profession had changed significantly, she discovered that she also liked tv. In 1971 she was presented with a part for the children’s display The Electric Business. This was among her most satisfying parts as she experienced she was providing back to the city. In 1972 she earned a Grammy for the soundtrack The Electric powered Company. Her tv profession boomed as she earned a Tony Award for The Ritz, an Emmy on her behalf performance over the Muppets, and an Emmy once again for The Rockford Data files. Among Moreno’s greatest achievements is being shown in the Guinness Reserve of World Information being the just actress to earn all entertainment honours. Her solo documenting career didn’t start until 2000, when she released a self-titled record composed of pop and jazz criteria and present tunes. She implemented it up in 2015 using a Spanish-language LP entitled Una Vez Más. Despite many road blocks, Moreno produced herself into a fantastic singer and celebrity, continuing to execute on stage, in film, and on tv well in to the 21st hundred years, and frequently adding to the arts and Hispanic areas. With an increase of than 25 movies and ten Broadway displays, Rita Moreno offers overcome any obstructions that stood in her method.
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1 | Delivered her daughter Fernanda Gordon via emergency Caesarean section. |
2 | Awarded a Kennedy Center Honor in 2015. |
3 | Is one of 13 actresses who won their Best Supporting Actress Oscars in a movie that also won the Best Picture Oscar (she won for West Side Story (1961)). The others are Hattie McDaniel for Gone with the Wind (1939), Teresa Wright for Mrs. Miniver (1942), Celeste Holm for Gentleman's Agreement (1947), Mercedes McCambridge for All the King's Men (1949), Donna Reed for From Here to Eternity (1953), Eva Marie Saint for On the Waterfront (1954), Meryl Streep for Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), Juliette Binoche for The English Patient (1996), Judi Dench for Shakespeare in Love (1998), Jennifer Connelly for A Beautiful Mind (2001), Catherine Zeta-Jones for Chicago (2002) and Lupita Nyong'o for 12 Years a Slave (2013). |
4 | Gave birth to her only child at age 34, a daughter Fernanda Luisa Gordon (aka Fernanda Gordon), on September 26, 1966. Child's father was her husband, Lenny Gordon. |
5 | Is one of 26 actresses to have received an Academy Award nomination for their performance in a musical; hers being West Side Story (1961). The others, in chronological order, are: Bessie Love (The Broadway Melody (1929)), Grace Moore (One Night of Love (1934)), Jean Hagen (Singin' in the Rain (1952)), Marjorie Rambeau (Torch Song (1953)), Dorothy Dandridge (Carmen Jones (1954)), Deborah Kerr (The King and I (1956)), Gladys Cooper (My Fair Lady (1964)), Julie Andrews (Mary Poppins (1964), The Sound of Music (1965) and Victor Victoria (1982)), Debbie Reynolds (The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)), Peggy Wood (The Sound of Music (1965)), Carol Channing (Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)), Kay Medford (Funny Girl (1968)), Barbra Streisand (Funny Girl (1968)), Liza Minnelli (Cabaret (1972)), Ronee Blakley (Nashville (1975)), Lily Tomlin (Nashville (1975)), Ann-Margret (Tommy (1975)), Lesley Ann Warren (Victor Victoria (1982)), Amy Irving (Yentl (1983)), Nicole Kidman (Moulin Rouge! (2001)), Queen Latifah (Chicago (2002)), Catherine Zeta-Jones (Chicago (2002)), Renée Zellweger (Chicago (2002)), Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls (2006)), Penelope Cruz (Nine (2009)), Anne Hathaway (Les Misérables (2012)), and Meryl Streep (Into the Woods (2014)). |
6 | As of April 2002 was living in Berkeley, CA. |
7 | Was the 54th actress to receive an Academy Award; she won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for West Side Story (1961) at The 34th Annual Academy Awards (1962) on April 9, 1962. |
8 | Has two grandsons: Justin Gordon Fisher (born 2002) and Cameron David Fisher (born 2004). |
9 | She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7080 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on July 20, 2005. |
10 | In her memoir she describes how stunned she was when a handsome stranger, with his wife on his arm, very brazenly flirted with her. It was the 1950s and the man was then-Sen. John F. Kennedy. Moreno also described her disappointment about one-time lover Elvis Presley being much more like "a baby brother" than a stud. |
11 | Was dancing professionally in a Greenwich Village nightclub at age 9, as arranged by her dance teacher, Rita Hayworth's uncle. |
12 | Was the first Hispanic woman to win an Oscar when she won for West Side Story (1961). However, she was not the first Hispanic entertainer to win an Oscar. That was fellow Puerto Rican José Ferrer for Cyrano de Bergerac (1950). |
13 | Is one of 15 actresses to have won the Triple Crown of Acting (an Oscar, Emmy and Tony); the others--in chronological order--are Helen Hayes, Ingrid Bergman, Shirley Booth, Liza Minnelli, Maureen Stapleton, Jessica Tandy, Audrey Hepburn, Anne Bancroft, Vanessa Redgrave, Maggie Smith, Ellen Burstyn, Helen Mirren, Frances McDormand and Jessica Lange. |
14 | She was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts on February 25, 2010 at the White House in Washington D.C. for her services and contributions to the arts. |
15 | Mother of Fernanda Gordon. |
16 | Husband Dr. Lenny Gordon was an internist and cardiologist. |
17 | Of the nine people who won all four major entertainment awards (Oscar, Emmy, Tony and Grammy), Moreno won all four awards in the shortest amount of time, within a 16-year time frame--the Oscar in 1962, the Grammy in 1972, the Tony in 1975 and her first of two Emmys in 1977. Composer Richard Rodgers is second, winning his four awards within a 17-year time frame. |
18 | When filming her final scene in West Side Story (1961) in which her character "Anita" is harassed and nearly raped by New York street gang members "the Jets", she was reduced to tears, as it brought flashbacks of similar real-life childhood experiences. When she broke down, the other actors nobly stopped and comforted her, helping her to get through the scene, pointing out that the audience was going to hate the gang members for what they were doing, as "Anita" was well meaning in what she was doing and the sequence set up a critical plot element. |
19 | Daughter, Fernanda Luisa Gordon (Fernanda Gordon), was born in 1967. A successful jewelry designer, she founded Nandiz Design. She is married to David Fisher and they have two children named Justin and Cameron. |
20 | In 1977, she became the ninth performer to win the Triple Crown of Acting: (Oscar: Best Supporting Actress in West Side Story (1961), Tony, Best Featured Actress, The Ritz (1975) and Emmy 1977 (The Muppet Show (1976)) and 1978 (The Rockford Files (1974)). |
21 | During the first season (episode 19) of The Electric Company (1971), she was in a sketch in which she shouted "Hey, you guys!" repeatedly. It became so popular with the show's producers that they decided to use it as the catchphrase in their opening, starting with season two. |
22 | In June 2004 she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by George W. Bush. |
23 | When her star was unveiled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, she fell on top of it, openly and uncontrollably weeping. She later commented, "I had been dreaming of this day since I was six!". |
24 | Has appeared in the pilot for the sitcom Empty Nest (1988), which was an episode of The Golden Girls (1985). The premise was changed in the final version of Empty Nest (1988), in which she did not appear. |
25 | Is one of the only 12 people who are an EGOT, which means that she won at least one of all of the four major entertainment awards: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. The other ones in chronological order are Richard Rodgers, Barbra Streisand, Helen Hayes, Liza Minnelli, John Gielgud, Audrey Hepburn, Marvin Hamlisch, Jonathan Tunick, Mel Brooks, Mike Nichols, Whoopi Goldberg and James Earl Jones. Liza Minnelli won a Special Grammy, and James Earl Jones won an Honorary Academy Award. |
26 | Cites Citizen Kane (1941) as her all-time favorite film. |
Actress
Actress
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Jivaro | 1954 | Maroa | |
Where's Raymond? | 1954 | TV Series | |
The New Adventures of China Smith | 1954 | TV Series | |
El Alaméin | 1953 | Jara | |
Latin Lovers | 1953 | Christina | |
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation | 1953 | Soubrette (uncredited) | |
Fort Vengeance | 1953 | Bridget Fitzgibbon | |
The Ring | 1952 | Lucy Gomez | |
Schlitz Playhouse | 1952 | TV Series | Lit-Lit |
Cattle Town | 1952 | Queli | |
China Smith | 1952 | TV Series | Mariaman |
The Fabulous Senorita | 1952 | Manuela Rodríguez | |
Singin' in the Rain | 1952 | Zelda Zanders | |
Fireside Theatre | 1952 | TV Series | Maria |
Pagan Love Song | 1950 | Terru | |
The Toast of New Orleans | 1950 | Tina | |
So Young So Bad | 1950 | Dolores Guererro (as Rosita Moreno) | |
One Day at a Time | 2017 | TV Series filming | Lydia |
Grace and Frankie | 2016 | TV Series | Lucy Chambers |
Grey's Anatomy | 2016 | TV Series | Gayle McColl |
Remember Me | 2016/I | Nanna | |
Jane the Virgin | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Liliana De La Vega |
Getting On | 2015 | TV Series | Sister Lily Claire |
Nina's World | 2015 | TV Series | Abuelita (voice) |
A Gift of Miracles | 2015 | TV Movie | Beverly |
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks | 2014 | Ida Barksdale | |
Rio 2 | 2014 | Aunt Mimi (voice) | |
Old Soul | 2014 | TV Movie | Rita |
Nicky Deuce | 2013 | TV Movie | Tutti |
Happily Divorced | 2011-2013 | TV Series | Dori Newman |
Welcome to the Family | 2013 | TV Series | Lita |
Special Agent Oso | 2011 | TV Series | Abuela |
In Plain Sight | 2010 | TV Series | Rita Ramirez |
Cane | 2007 | TV Series | Amalia Duque |
Law & Order: Criminal Intent | 2006-2007 | TV Series | Frances Goren |
Ugly Betty | 2007 | TV Series | Aunt Mirta |
George Lopez | 2007 | TV Series | Luisa Diaz |
Lolo's Cafe | 2006 | TV Movie | Lucretia (voice) |
Play It by Ear | 2006 | Ruth | |
Wanted | 2005 | TV Series | Mrs. Kelly |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 2005 | TV Series | Mildred Quintana |
Law & Order: Trial by Jury | 2005 | TV Series | Mildred Quintana |
Copshop | 2004 | TV Movie | Mary Alice |
King of the Corner | 2004 | Inez | |
The Handler | 2003 | TV Series | Danielle Isabella |
Scooby-Doo and the Monster of Mexico | 2003 | Video | Doña Dolores / Woman #3 (voice) |
Casa de los babys | 2003 | Señora Muñoz | |
The Guardian | 2003 | TV Series | Caroline Novack |
Strong Medicine | 2003 | TV Series | Lydia |
Oz | 1997-2003 | TV Series | Sister Peter Marie Reimondo |
Open House | 2003 | TV Movie | Lydia Fitch |
American Family | 2002 | TV Series | Juana |
Piñero | 2001 | Miguel's Mother | |
Resurrection Blvd. | 2001 | TV Series | |
Buddy Faro | 2000 | TV Series | |
Blue Moon | 2000 | Maggie Cavallo | |
Carlo's Wake | 1999 | Angela Torello | |
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads | 1999 | TV Movie | Rita Kapkovic Landale |
Resurrection | 1999 | TV Movie | Mimi |
Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? | 1994-1999 | TV Series | Carmen Sandiego |
Slums of Beverly Hills | 1998 | Belle | |
The Spree | 1998 | TV Movie | Irma Kelly |
Touched by an Angel | 1997 | TV Series | Amanda Revere |
Murphy Brown | 1997 | TV Series | Dr. Nancy Goldman |
The Magic School Bus | 1995 | TV Series | Dr. Carmina Skeledon |
Angus | 1995 | Madame Rulenska | |
Women of the House | 1995 | TV Series | Rita Moreno |
The Wharf Rat | 1995 | TV Movie | Mom |
Best Defense | 1995 | TV Movie | Judge Flores |
The Cosby Mysteries | 1994-1995 | TV Series | Angie Corea |
Burke's Law | 1995 | TV Series | Jackie Lodge |
Carmen Sandiego: Junior Detective Edition | 1995 | Video Game | Carmen Sandiego (voice) |
Captain Planet and the Planeteers | 1994 | TV Series | Ella Salvator |
I Like It Like That | 1994 | Rosaria Linares | |
The Larry Sanders Show | 1994 | TV Series | Rita Moreno |
The Nanny | 1994 | TV Series | Miss Wickervich / Mrs. Stone |
Italian Movie | 1993 | Isabella | |
Bonkers | 1993 | TV Series | |
Hearts Afire | 1993 | TV Series | Senator Rhonda Hall |
Raw Toonage | 1992 | TV Series | |
Age Isn't Everything | 1991 | Rita | |
Top of the Heap | 1991 | TV Series | Alixandra Stone |
Sesame Street | 1987-1990 | TV Series | Teresa / Vocals on 'Women Can Be' |
B.L. Stryker | 1989-1990 | TV Series | Kimberly Baskin |
Miami Vice | 1989 | TV Series | Congresswoman Madelyn Woods |
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Closed Set | 1988 | TV Movie | Julie Forbes |
The Golden Girls | 1987 | TV Series | Renee Corliss |
The Cosby Show | 1987 | TV Series | Mrs. Granger |
The Love Boat | 1983 | TV Series | Gladys Gordon |
Nine to Five | 1982-1983 | TV Series | Violet Newstead |
Portrait of a Showgirl | 1982 | TV Movie | Rosella DeLeon |
American Playhouse | 1982 | TV Series | Waitress |
CBS Library | 1981 | TV Series | |
The Four Seasons | 1981 | Claudia Zimmer | |
Trapper John, M.D. | 1981 | TV Series | Liz Boyce |
Evita Peron | 1981 | TV Movie | Renata Riguel |
Happy Birthday, Gemini | 1980 | Lucille Pompi | |
The Rockford Files | 1978-1979 | TV Series | Rita Capkovic |
Anatomy of a Seduction | 1979 | TV Movie | Nina |
Bonkers! | 1979 | TV Series | |
The Boss' Son | 1978 | Esther Rose | |
The Rita Moreno Show | 1978 | TV Movie | Marie Costanza |
The Electric Company | 1971-1977 | TV Series | Carmela The Director Pandora the Little Girl ... |
Westside Medical | 1977 | TV Series | Leonor Carbajal |
Lanigan's Rabbi | 1977 | TV Series | Millie Hillman |
The Ritz | 1976 | Googie Gomez | |
On the Rocks | 1975-1976 | TV Series | |
Shhh | 1975 | ||
Medical Center | 1974 | TV Series | Lydia |
Dominic's Dream | 1974 | TV Movie | Anita Bente |
Hec Ramsey | 1973 | TV Series | Lina Ramirez |
Carnal Knowledge | 1971 | Louise | |
Marlowe | 1969 | Dolores Gonzáles | |
Popi | 1969 | Lupe | |
The Night of the Following Day | 1968 | Blonde | |
Run for Your Life | 1967 | TV Series | Anita |
The Trials of O'Brien | 1965 | TV Series | Caressa |
Seaway | 1965 | TV Series | Annabelle |
Burke's Law | 1963 | TV Series | Margaret Cowls |
Cry of Battle | 1963 | Sisa | |
Samar | 1962 | Woman Convict | |
Summer and Smoke | 1961 | Rosa Zacharias | |
West Side Story | 1961 | Anita | |
Adventures in Paradise | 1961 | TV Series | Inez Sanders |
Michael Shayne | 1961 | TV Series | Myra |
Mga alamat ng sandaigdig | 1960 | Third Story | |
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1960 | TV Series | Chulita |
Zorro | 1960 | TV Series | Chulita |
Richard Diamond, Private Detective | 1960 | TV Series | Maria Ferrari |
Bourbon Street Beat | 1960 | TV Series | Manuela Ruiz |
Operesyon Stragglers | 1960 | ||
Playhouse 90 | 1960 | TV Series | Rita |
This Rebel Breed | 1960 | Lola Montalvo | |
Cimarron City | 1959 | TV Series | Elena Maria Obregon de Vega |
The Millionaire | 1959 | TV Series | Alicia Osante |
Zane Grey Theater | 1959 | TV Series | Linda |
Trackdown | 1959 | TV Series | Tina |
Tales of Wells Fargo | 1959 | TV Series | Lola Montez |
General Electric Theater | 1953-1959 | TV Series | Princess Michal |
The Fat Man: The Thirty-Two Friends of Gina Lardelli | 1959 | TV Movie | Gina Lardelli |
Father Knows Best | 1958 | TV Series | Chanthini |
Climax! | 1956-1958 | TV Series | Francesca / Denise Cardoza / Maria / ... |
The Red Skelton Hour | 1958 | TV Series | Senorita Delores |
The Deerslayer | 1957 | Hetty Hutter | |
Matinee Theatre | 1957 | TV Series | |
The Vagabond King | 1956 | Huguette | |
The King and I | 1956 | Tuptim | |
The 20th Century-Fox Hour | 1956 | TV Series | Sonseeahray |
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts | 1956 | Sandra Roberts | |
Seven Cities of Gold | 1955 | Ula | |
Untamed | 1955 | Julia | |
Garden of Evil | 1954 | Cantina Singer | |
Cavalcade of America | 1954 | TV Series | |
The Ford Television Theatre | 1954 | TV Series | Serene Crane |
The Yellow Tomahawk | 1954 | Honey Bear |
Soundtrack
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Rio 2 | 2014 | performer: "Beautiful Creatures", "Batucada Familia" | |
Banda sonora | 2012 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Casa de los babys | 2003 | performer: "Duerme", "Quién Sera" | |
Oz | 2002 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
The Nanny | 1994 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
The Love Boat Fall Preview Special | 1983 | TV Movie performer: "Don't Rain On My Parade" | |
American Playhouse | 1982 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
The Boss' Son | 1978 | performer: "The Man That Got Away" | |
The Muppet Show | 1976 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
The Ritz | 1976 | performer: "Everything's Coming Up Roses" - uncredited | |
The Jack Benny Program | 1963 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
West Side Story | 1961 | performer: "America" 1957, "Quintet" 1957, "A Boy Like That/I Have a Love" 1957 - uncredited | |
The Vagabond King | 1956 | performer: "Vive La You", "Huguette Waltz" uncredited, "Song of the Vagabonds" uncredited | |
The King and I | 1956 | "The Small House of Uncle Thomas" 1951, uncredited / performer: "We Kiss in a Shadow" 1951 - uncredited | |
Pagan Love Song | 1950 | performer: "The House of Singing Bamboo", "Here in Tahiti We Make Love" - uncredited |
Self
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Actors Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony | 2016 | TV Movie | Herself |
The 43rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | 2016 | TV Movie | Herself - Presenter: Lifetime Achievement Award |
TV Land Icon Awards 2016 | 2016 | TV Movie | Herself |
38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors | 2015 | TV Special | Herself - Honoree |
CBS This Morning | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
PBS NewsHour | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
The Latin Explosion: A New America | 2015 | TV Movie documentary | Herself - Interviewee / Singer / Actor / ... |
2015 Hispanic Heritage Awards | 2015 | TV Movie | Herself - Host |
Today | 1979-2015 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest |
Días de cine | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
Entertainment Tonight | 2007-2015 | TV Series | Herself |
Cuba: The Forgotten Revolution | 2015 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator |
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women | 2014 | Documentary | Herself - Interviewee |
Marlon Brando, un acteur nommé désir | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
The Queen Latifah Show | 2014 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Herself - Life Achivement Awardee |
Storyline Online | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
Latino Americans | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
Secret Voices of Hollywood | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Herself - Author, Rita Moreno: A Memoir |
Good Day L.A. | 2013 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Tavis Smiley | 2013 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Show People with Paul Wontorek | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
Fox and Friends | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Morgan Freeman | 2011 | TV Movie | Herself |
The Hour | 2011 | TV Series | Herself |
Pioneers of Television | 2011 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself |
The Mark Twain Prize: Bill Cosby | 2009 | TV Movie | Herself |
Celebrity Habla | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
2009 Alma Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Herself |
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s | 2009 | Video documentary | Herself |
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's | 2009 | Video documentary | Herself |
When Medicine Got It Wrong | 2009 | Documentary | Narrator |
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression | 2009 | Video documentary | Herself |
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing | 2009 | Video documentary | Herself |
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical | 2009 | Video documentary | Herself |
American Masters | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
The View from the Bay | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History | 2008 | Video documentary | Herself |
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
Movies Rock | 2007 | TV Movie | Herself |
The Best of the Electric Company | 2006 | Video | Herself |
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
Good Morning America | 2006 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
A Land Between Rivers | 2006 | Documentary | Narrator |
Best Ever Muppet Moments | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
Voces | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
The 100 Greatest Family Films | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator (voice) |
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me | 2004 | TV Movie documentary voice | |
Beyond Borders: John Sayles in Mexico | 2003 | Documentary | Herself |
Hollywood Squares | 2003 | TV Series | Herself - Panelist |
West Side Memories | 2003 | Video documentary | Herself |
The 75th Annual Academy Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Herself - Past Winner |
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema | 2002 | Documentary | Herself |
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories | 2002 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
2002 ALMA Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Herself |
The Kennedy Center Presents: Speak Truth to Power | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Various |
When It Was a Game 3 | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Passage Narrator (voice) |
The Remarkable Journey | 2000 | TV Series | Herself |
1999 ALMA Awards | 1999 | TV Special | Herself |
The 42nd Annual New York Emmy Awards | 1999 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
30th NAACP Image Awards | 1999 | TV Special | Herself |
The Puerto Ricans: Our American Story | 1999 | Documentary | Herself |
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Robert Wise | 1998 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 1998 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
1998 ALMA Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Herself |
The 70th Annual Academy Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Herself - Past Winner (uncredited) |
Women: First and Foremost | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Herself - Host |
Biography | 1997 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
1997 Hispanic Heritage Awards | 1997 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of Movies | 1996 | TV Movie documentary | Herself, presenter |
Latin Nights | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
Wheel of Fortune | 1995 | TV Series | Herself - Celebrity Contestant |
Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business | 1995 | Documentary | Herself |
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1994 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl | 1994 | TV Special | Herself |
Planned Parenthood Benefit | 1991 | TV Movie | Herself |
One on One with John Tesh | 1991 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
The $10,000 Pyramid | 1973-1991 | TV Series | Herself |
The Pat Sajak Show | 1989 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Sábado noche | 1988 | TV Series | Herself - Musical Guest |
Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular | 1988 | TV Special | Herself (1988) |
The Geraldo Rivera Show | 1988 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
The Variety Club International All Star Party | 1987 | TV Movie | Herself |
The 59th Annual Academy Awards | 1987 | TV Special | Herself - Audience Member |
Big City Comedy | 1986 | Video documentary | Herself |
The 39th Annual Tony Awards | 1985 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Special Award to the N.Y. State Council on the Arts |
Sunday Night Live | 1984 | TV Movie | Herself - Mistress of Ceremonies (M.C.) |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1964-1984 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
The 35th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1983 | TV Special | Herself - Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series |
The Love Boat Fall Preview Special | 1983 | TV Movie | Herself |
Live from Her Majesty's | 1983 | TV Series | Herself |
The 25th Annual Grammy Awards | 1983 | TV Special | Herself |
The 40th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1983 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a TV-Series - Comedy / Musical |
The Merv Griffin Show | 1970-1982 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Tom Cottle: Up Close | 1982 | TV Series | Herself |
Save the Cable Cars Telethon | 1982 | TV Movie | Herself |
Hour Magazine | 1982 | TV Series | Herself |
The 34th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1982 | TV Special | Herself - Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Special |
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady | 1982 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
The Shape of Things | 1982 | TV Series | Herself |
The John Davidson Show | 1981 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
To Tell the Truth | 1980 | TV Series | Herself - Panelist (1980) |
Horas doradas | 1980 | TV Series | Herself - Musical Guest |
3-2-1 Contact | 1980 | TV Series | Herself |
The American Movie Awards | 1980 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
Over Easy | 1979 | TV Series | Herself |
The 31st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1979 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series |
The Mike Douglas Show | 1975-1979 | TV Series | Herself - Actress / Herself - Guest / Actress / ... |
The Muppets Go Hollywood | 1979 | TV Special | Herself - Host |
Dinah! | 1975-1979 | TV Series | Herself - Guest / Herself |
Bonkers! | 1979 | TV Series | Herself |
Live Wednesday | 1978 | TV Series | Herself |
The Cheap Show | 1978 | TV Series | Herself |
The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1978 | TV Special | Herself - Winner: Outstanding Lead Actress for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series |
The Hollywood Squares | 1976-1978 | TV Series | Herself - Guest / Herself - Panelist |
America 2-Night | 1978 | TV Series | Herself |
The 50th Annual Academy Awards | 1978 | TV Special | Herself - Audience Member |
The Jim Nabors Show | 1978 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
The Paul Ryan Show | 1977 | TV Series | Herself |
To Say the Least | 1977 | TV Series | Herself |
Shoot for the Stars | 1977 | TV Series | Herself |
The 34th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1977 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee |
Sha Na Na | 1977 | TV Series | Herself |
Arena | 1976 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
The Captain and Tennille | 1976 | TV Series | Herself |
The Muppet Show | 1976 | TV Series | Herself - Special Guest Star |
The Carol Burnett Show | 1976 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Match Game PM | 1975 | TV Series | Panelist |
Blankety Blanks | 1975 | TV Series | Herself |
The 29th Annual Tony Awards | 1975 | TV Special | Herself - Winner: Best Featured Actress in a Play |
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood | 1975 | TV Series | Herself |
Out to Lunch | 1974 | TV Movie | Herself / Divorce Woman / Posy / ... |
The Voice of La Raza | 1972 | Documentary | Herself |
The Ed Sullivan Show | 1956-1970 | TV Series | Herself - Actress / Anita / Herself |
The Joan Rivers Show | 1969 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Personality | 1969 | TV Series | Game Celebrity |
The Match Game | 1965-1969 | TV Series | Herself - Team Captain |
Password All-Stars | 1964 | TV Series | Herself |
A World of Stars | 1963 | TV Movie | Herself |
Hello World! | 1963 | TV Movie | Herself |
The 35th Annual Academy Awards | 1963 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role |
The Andy Williams Show | 1962-1963 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
The Jack Benny Program | 1963 | TV Series | Herself / Rosalita |
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | 1962 | TV Series | Herself - Guest / Herself |
The 34th Annual Academy Awards | 1962 | TV Special | Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
Here's Hollywood | 1961 | TV Series | Herself |
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | 1961 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
About Faces | 1960 | TV Series | Herself |
Lux Video Theatre | 1954 | TV Series | Herself - Intermission Guest |
Archive Footage
Archive Footage
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Paul O'Grady's 100 Years of Movie Musicals | 2016 | TV Movie | Herself / Anita (speaking in 2013) |
Extra | 2016 | TV Series | Herself |
Entertainment Tonight | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
Michael Grade's Stars of the Musical Theatre | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | |
Banda sonora | 2012 | TV Series | Anita |
Hispanic Youth Showcase 25th Anniversary | 2011 | TV Movie | Herself |
Hispanic Youth Showcase 2010 | 2010 | TV Movie | Herself |
Hispanic Youth Showcase 2009 | 2009 | TV Movie | Herself |
Hispanic Youth Showcase 2008 | 2008 | TV Special | Herself |
Corazón de... | 2005 | TV Series | Anita |
Broadway: The American Musical | 2004 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Anita |
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' | 2002 | Video documentary short | Zelda Zanders (uncredited) |
Bourne to Dance | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | |
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 2 | 1999 | TV Special documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years | 1986 | TV Movie | Herself |
Henson's Place | 1984 | TV Movie documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
Of Muppets and Men: The Making of 'The Muppet Show' | 1981 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
America at the Movies | 1976 | Documentary | Anita |
Won awards
Won awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Award shared with |
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2015 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Jane the Virgin (2014) | |
2014 | Life Achievement Award | Screen Actors Guild Awards | |||
2005 | Lifetime Achievement Award | California Independent Film Festival | |||
2004 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival | |||
2002 | ALMA Award | ALMA Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Television Series | Oz (1997) | |
2000 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Wine Country Film Festival | |||
1999 | ALMA Award | ALMA Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Oz (1997) | |
1998 | ALMA Award | ALMA Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Oz (1997) | |
1998 | Lifetime Achievement Award | ALMA Awards | |||
1997 | CableACE | CableACE Awards | Actress in a Dramatic Series | Oz (1997) | |
1997 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Nosotros Golden Eagle Awards | |||
1996 | Muse Award | New York Women in Film & Television | |||
1995 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Motion Picture | Awarded on July 20, 1995 at 7080 Hollywood Blvd. | |
1994 | Special Achievement Award | Retirement Research Foundation, USA | For significantly enhancing media images of older women through her celebrated career. | ||
1978 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series | The Rockford Files (1974) | |
1977 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music | The Muppet Show (1976) | |
1973 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Recording for Children | · Bill Cosby | |
1962 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | West Side Story (1961) | |
1962 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Supporting Actress | West Side Story (1961) | |
1962 | Golden Laurel | Laurel Awards | Top Female Supporting Performance | West Side Story (1961) |
Nominated awards
Nominated awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Award shared with |
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2012 | Imagen Award | Imagen Foundation Awards | Best Actress/Television | Happily Divorced (2011) | |
2003 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Oz (1997) | |
2001 | ALMA Award | ALMA Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Television Series | Oz (1997) | |
2000 | ALMA Award | ALMA Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Oz (1997) | |
2000 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Oz (1997) | |
1999 | ALMA Award | ALMA Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film in a Crossover Role | Slums of Beverly Hills (1998) | |
1999 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Oz (1997) | |
1999 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actress in a Cable Series | Oz (1997) | |
1999 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actress in a Series, Drama | Oz (1997) | |
1998 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actress in a Cable Series | Oz (1997) | |
1997 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program | Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? (1994) | |
1996 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program | Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? (1994) | |
1995 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program | Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? (1994) | |
1983 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | 9 to 5 (1982) | |
1983 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | 9 to 5 (1982) | |
1982 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Special | Portrait of a Showgirl (1982) | |
1982 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming | CBS Library (1979) | |
1979 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | The Rockford Files (1974) | |
1977 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | The Ritz (1976) | |
1977 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Actress | The Ritz (1976) | |
1975 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music | Out to Lunch (1974) | |
1962 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Album of the Year | West Side Story (1961) | · Didier Deutsch (Producer) · Mark Betts (Engineer) · Bill Ivie (Engineer) · Natalie Wood (Artist) · Marni Nixon (Artist) · Richard Beymer (Artist) · George Chakiris (Artist) · Russ Tamblyn (Artist) · Jimmy Bryant (Artist) |
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1 | Once we went to the apartment of some brothers. Obviously, their parents were not at home. One of them was a big flirt, and he had a little bit of peach fuzz over his upper lip, and he was making eyes at me. He said, "Whatever you do, don't put on perfume, because that really makes me crazy." Immediately, I went into his mother's bedroom and dabbed some behind my ears. |
2 | A lot of young Latino actors have said to me, "Why can't we get an Oscar? Why can't we be nominated?" And the terrible truth is that if you don't get the right parts, you're not going to be. Are you going to get an Oscar nomination for one of those Judd Apatow movies? Not likely, no matter what nationality you are. And I think that until we as Latino actors get to do roles that have really serious meaning, it's going to be impossible to get nominated. |
3 | [Her Oscar acceptance speech] I can't believe it! Good Lord! I'll leave you with that. |
4 | It is very important that women of this country be made aware of the dangers of osteoporosis in the sense that it is a silent and invisible disease with no symptoms whatsoever. |
5 | Bigger than life is not difficult for me. I am bigger than life. |
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