Cast

Rita Moreno

1931

Active years (films on this site)

1952–1971

Genres

ComedyMusicalRomanceDrama

Schools and movements

Classical HollywoodNew Hollywood

Directors worked with

Gene Kelly1 filmMike Nichols1 film

Biography

Rita Moreno is a Puerto Rican actress, dancer, and singer. With a career spanning eight decades, she is known for her roles on stage and screen, and is one of the last remaining stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Among her numerous accolades, she is one of the few actors to have been awarded an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony (EGOT) and the Triple Crown of Acting. She has been honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2004, the National Medal of Arts in 2009, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2013, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2015, and a Peabody Award in 2019.

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Awards and honours

International

• Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress 1962
• Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play 1975
• Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award 2012
• BBC 100 Women 2022
• Producers Guild Stanley Kramer Award 2022
• Grammy Award for Best Album for Children
• Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program

National / local

• Amateur Cartoonist Extraordinary Award 1975
• Congressional Gold Medal 2004
• Presidential Medal of Freedom 2004
• California Hall of Fame 2007
• National Medal of Arts 2009
• SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award 2014
• Kennedy Center Honors 2015
• Library of Congress Living Legend
• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

2 films on this site

1. Singin' in the Rain 1952 · Gene Kelly · IMDb 8.3 · Cast
2. Carnal Knowledge 1971 · Mike Nichols · IMDb 6.9 · Cast