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Biography

Rita Moreno, originally named Rosita Dolores Alverio, was born on December 11, 1931. She's best know for her performance in HBO's drama series "Oz,"…more

Born

12/11/1931, Humacao, Puerto Rico

Birth Name

Rosita Dolores Alverio

Gender

Female

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Star (10)

Role
- Happily Divorced
  Dori
  - S 1: Ep 11 Torn Between Two Lovetts
    8/17/11
  - S 1: Ep 9 Be Careful What You Wish For
    8/10/11
  - S 1: Ep 10 Vegas Baby
    8/10/11
  - S 1: Ep 8 A Kiss is Just a Kiss
    8/3/11
  - S 1: Ep 7 Someone Wants Me
    7/27/11
  - + 6 More Credits
- Cane
  Amalia Duque
  - S 1: Ep 13 Open and Shut
    12/18/07
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Perfect Son
    12/11/07
  - S 1: Ep 11 Hurricane
    12/11/07
  - S 1: Ep 10 Time Away
    11/27/07
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Exile
    11/20/07
  - + 8 More Credits
- OZ
  Sister Peter Marie Reimondo (1997-2003)
  - S 6: Ep 8 Exeunt Omnes
    2/23/03
  - S 6: Ep 7 Junkyard Dawgs
    2/16/03
  - S 6: Ep 6 A Day in the Death...
    2/9/03
  - S 6: Ep 5 4 Giveness
    2/2/03
  - S 6: Ep 4 A Failure to Communicate
    1/26/03
  - + 35 More Credits
- The Electric Company
  Carmela; Otto the Director; Pandora the Little Girl; Millie the Helper
  - S 6: Ep 0 Best of TEC
    4/26/99
  - S 6: Ep 131 Show 130B - Coach
    4/15/77
  - S 6: Ep 129 Show 129B
    4/14/77
  - S 6: Ep 128 Show 128B
    4/13/77
  - S 6: Ep 127 Show 127B
    4/12/77
  - + 777 More Credits
- Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego?
  Carmen Sandiego (Voice)
  - S 4: Ep 9 Can You Ever Go Home Again? (2)
    1/2/99
  - S 4: Ep 8 Can You Ever Go Home Again? (1)
    12/26/98
  - S 4: Ep 6 Timing is Everything
    12/5/98
  - S 4: Ep 5 Retribution (3): Maelstrom's Revenge
    4/1/98
  - S 4: Ep 4 Retribution (2): In Memoriam
    3/31/98
  - + 35 More Credits
- OZ
  Sister Peter Marie Reimondo
  - S 2: Ep 8 Escape from Oz
    8/31/98
  - S 2: Ep 7 Animal Farm
    8/24/98
  - S 2: Ep 6 Strange Bedfellows
    8/17/98
  - S 2: Ep 5 Family Bizness
    8/10/98
  - S 2: Ep 4 Losing Your Appeal
    8/3/98
  - + 11 More Credits
- The Cosby Mysteries
  Angie Corea
  - S 1: Ep 18 Dial 'H' for Murder
    4/12/95
  - S 1: Ep 17 Goldilocks
    4/5/95
  - S 1: Ep 16 The Medium is the Message
    3/22/95
  - S 1: Ep 15 Big Brother is Watching
    3/15/95
  - S 1: Ep 14 The Hit Parade
    3/8/95
  - + 13 More Credits
- Top of the Heap
  Alexandra Stone
  - S 1: Ep 7 Mona by Moonlight
    5/19/91
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Marrying Guy
    5/12/91
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Last Temptation of Charlie
    5/5/91
  - S 1: Ep 4 Stocks and Bondages
    4/28/91
  - S 1: Ep 3 Behind the Eight Ball
    4/21/91
  - + 2 More Credits
- B.L. Stryker
  Kimberly Baskin
  - S 2: Ep 7 Night Train
    5/5/90
  - S 2: Ep 6 Plates
    4/14/90
  - S 2: Ep 5 High Rise
    3/10/90
  - S 2: Ep 4 Grand Theft Hotel
    2/24/90
  - S 2: Ep 3 Winner Takes All
    1/13/90
  - + 7 More Credits
- 9 to 5
  Violet Newstead (1982-1983)
  - S 5: Ep 26 Goodbye, Pops
    3/26/88
  - S 5: Ep 25 Rockabye Bernly
    3/19/88
  - S 5: Ep 24 Marsha Grows Up
    3/12/88
  - S 5: Ep 23 Felb's Big Secret
    3/5/88
  - S 5: Ep 22 Marsha's Lie
    2/27/88
  - + 77 More Credits
Recurring Role (5)

Role
- The $50,000 Pyramid
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 25 Show 25
    2/27/81
  - S 1: Ep 24 Show 24
    2/26/81
  - S 1: Ep 23 Show 23
    2/25/81
  - S 1: Ep 22 Show 22
    2/24/81
  - S 1: Ep 21 Show 21
    2/23/81
- 3-2-1 Contact
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 10 Forces: A Spectacle of Forces
    3/28/80
  - S 1: Ep 9 Forces and Machines
    3/27/80
  - S 1: Ep 8 Forces: Buoyancy and Gravity
    3/26/80
  - S 1: Ep 7 Forces and Fields
    3/25/80
  - S 1: Ep 6 Forces and Motion
    3/24/80
- $20,000 Pyramid
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 1 Rita Moreno & Robert Walden
    9/4/78
  - S 6: Ep 8 Rita Moreno & Tony Randall
    10/24/77
  - S 5: Ep 23 Rita Moreno & Mike Farrell
    1/31/77
  - S 4: Ep 39 Rita Moreno & Robert Hegyes
    5/31/76
  - S 4: Ep 21 Rita Moreno & John Schuck
    1/26/76
- $10,000 Pyramid
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 50 Rita Moreno & George Maharis
    8/11/75
  - S 3: Ep 25 Rita Moreno & Leonard Nimoy
    2/17/75
  - S 2: Ep 31 Rita Moreno & Alan Alda
    3/11/74
  - S 2: Ep 21 4-Star Charity Week (January 7-11, 1974)
    1/7/74
  - S 2: Ep 16 Rita Moreno & Robert Vaughn
    12/4/73
  - + 1 More Credits
- The Match Game
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 20 Rita Moreno & George Segal
    1/16/67
  - S 5: Ep 10 Rita Moreno & Henry Morgan
    11/7/66
  - S 4: Ep 49 Rita Moreno & Skitch Henderson
    8/1/66
  - S 4: Ep 23 Rita Moreno & Abe Burrows
    1/31/66
  - S 4: Ep 18 Rita Moreno & Henry Morgan
    12/27/65
  - + 3 More Credits
Guest Star (99)

Role
- Special Agent Oso
  Abuela
  - S 2: Ep 27 For Tamales With Love; Piñata Royale
    9/15/11
- The Talk
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 176 Episode 176
    7/15/11
- In Plain Sight
  Rita Molena
  - S 3: Ep 3 Coma Chameleon
    4/14/10
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent
  Frances Goren
  - S 6: Ep 21 Endgame
    5/14/07
  - S 6: Ep 15 Brother's Keeper
    2/20/07
  - S 6: Ep 8 The War at Home
    11/14/06
- Ugly Betty
  Mirta Suarez
  - S 1: Ep 22 A Tree Grows in Guadalajara
    5/10/07
- George Lopez
  Louisa Diaz
  - S 6: Ep 3 George Testi-Lies for Benny
    2/14/07
- Martha
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 76 Rita Moreno
    1/10/06
- Wanted
  Mrs. Kelly
  - S 1: Ep 7 Click, Click Boom
    9/11/05
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury
  Mildred Quintana
  - S 1: Ep 11 Day (2)
    5/3/05
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  Mildred Quintana
  - S 6: Ep 20 Night
    5/3/05
- The Handler
  Danielle Isabella
  - S 1: Ep 11 Off the Edge
    12/12/03
- What's New Scooby-Doo?
  Dona Delores, Woman #3
  - S 2: Ep 18 Scooby Doo and the Monster of Mexico
    9/30/03
- The Guardian
  Caroline Novack
  - S 2: Ep 19 Back in the Ring
    4/1/03
  - S 2: Ep 17 The Intersection
    2/25/03
  - S 2: Ep 13 Ambition
    1/21/03
- Strong Medicine
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 21 Degeneration
    3/9/03
- American Family
  Juana
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Korean War - The Forgotten War
    5/8/02
  - S 1: Ep 9 Mexican Revolution
    5/1/02
- Resurrection Blvd.
  Rosa Valenzuela
  - S 2: Ep 14 Lito
    9/25/01
  - S 1: Ep 18 La Visita
    1/8/01
- The Rockford Files
  Rita Landale
  - S 7: Ep 8 If It Bleeds, It Leads
    4/20/99
- Touched By an Angel
  Amanda Revere
  - S 4: Ep 10 The Comeback
    11/23/97
- Murphy Brown
  Dr. Nancy Goldman
  - S 10: Ep 3 Ectomy, Schmectomy
    10/15/97
- The Magic School Bus
  Carmina Skeledon
  - S 2: Ep 3 The Busasaurus
    9/24/95
- Women of the House
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 13 Women in Film
    9/8/95
- Burke's Law (1994)
  Jackie Lodge
  - S 2: Ep 3 Who Killed the Gadget Man?
    4/22/95
- Live! with Kelly
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 136 March 15, 1995
    3/15/95
- The Larry Sanders Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 5 People's Choice
    7/20/94
- The Nanny
  Miss Wickervich/Mrs. Stone
  - S 1: Ep 19 The Gym Teacher
    4/6/94
- Great Performances
  Performer
  - S 22: Ep 10 Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Bowl!
    3/4/94
- Hearts Afire
  Senator Rhonda Hall
  - S 1: Ep 17 While the Thomasons Slept in the Lincoln Bedroom
    2/1/93
- One On One With John Tesh
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 32 October 22, 1991
    10/22/91
- The Marsha Warfield Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 53 June 6, 1990
    6/6/90
- The Pat Sajak Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 260 February 15, 1990
    2/15/90
  - S 1: Ep 115 July 5, 1989
    7/5/89
- The Joan Rivers Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 93 January 30, 1990
    1/30/90
- Miami Vice
  Congresswoman Madelyn Woods
  - S 5: Ep 11 Miami Squeeze
    2/17/89
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 26: Ep 30 Show #3880
    1/4/88
  - S 18: Ep 42 Show #3142
    1/14/80
- The Golden Girls
  Renee Corliss
  - S 2: Ep 26 Empty Nests
    5/16/87
- Empty Nest
  Renee Corliss
  - — Empty Nests
    5/16/87
- The Cosby Show
  Mrs. Granger
  - S 3: Ep 18 You Only Hurt the One You Love
    2/19/87
- The $100,000 Pyramid
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 0 100kPYR-171
    8/11/86
- The Love Boat
  Guest Star
  - S 7: Ep 8 Japan Cruise: When Worlds Collide/The Captain and the Geisha/The Lottery Winners/The Emperor's Fortune (2)
    11/5/83
  - S 7: Ep 7 Japan Cruise: When Worlds Collide/The Captain and the Geisha/The Lottery Winners/The Emperor's Fortune (1)
    11/5/83
- The $25,000 Pyramid
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 11 25KPYR-11
    11/29/82
- American Playhouse
  Waitress
  - S 1: Ep 14 Working
    4/13/82
- Trapper John, M.D.
  Liz Boyce
  - S 2: Ep 13 Days of Wine and Leo
    3/15/81
- The Rockford Files
  Rita Capkovic
  - S 6: Ep 9 No Fault Affair
    11/30/79
  - S 5: Ep 2 Rosendahl and Gilda Stern Are Dead
    9/29/78
  - S 4: Ep 16 The Paper Palace
    1/20/78
- Dinah!
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 44 November 12, 1979
    11/12/79
  - S 5: Ep 182 June 8, 1979
    6/8/79
  - S 5: Ep 155 May 1, 1979
    5/1/79
  - S 5: Ep 50 November 21, 1978
    11/21/78
  - S 4: Ep 180 June 12, 1978
    6/12/78
  - + 11 More Credits
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Herself
  - S 17: Ep 151 May 24, 1979
    5/24/79
  - S 17: Ep 16 October 11, 1978
    10/11/78
  - S 17: Ep 3 September 13, 1978
    9/13/78
  - S 16: Ep 142 April 14, 1978
    4/14/78
  - S 16: Ep 94 January 31, 1978
    1/31/78
  - + 7 More Credits
- $20,000 Pyramid
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 11 Rita Moreno & Clifton Davis
    11/13/78
- Dick Clark's Live Wednesday
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 6 November 1, 1978
    11/1/78
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Herself
  - S 12: Ep 68 May 8-12, 1978 (NBC-TV)
    5/8/78
  - S 12: Ep 20 November 14-18, 1977 (NBC-TV)
    11/14/77
  - S 12: Ep 13 October 17-23, 1977 (2)
    10/17/77
  - S 11: Ep 62 April 11-17, 1977 (2)
    4/11/77
  - S 11: Ep 43 February 7-11, 1977 (NBC-TV)
    2/7/77
  - + 5 More Credits
- America 2Night
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 6 White House paper shredder
    4/17/78
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Herself
  - S 15: Ep 138 March 28, 1978
    3/28/78
  - S 14: Ep 135 March 28, 1977
    3/28/77
  - S 14: Ep 108 February 17, 1977
    2/17/77
  - S 14: Ep 89 January 21, 1977
    1/21/77
  - S 14: Ep 53 November 18, 1976
    11/18/76
  - + 1 More Credits
- Westside Medical
  Leonor Carbajal
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Witch Of Four West
    3/24/77
- The Captain and Tennille
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 5 Show #5-76
    10/18/76
- The Muppet Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 5 Rita Moreno
    9/9/76
- The Carol Burnett Show
  herself
  - S 9: Ep 16 with Rita Moreno
    1/3/76
- Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
  Herself
  - S 8: Ep 9 Show 1399
    2/27/75
- Medical Center
  Lydia
  - S 6: Ep 6 May God Have Mercy
    10/21/74
- $10,000 Pyramid
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 47 Rita Moreno & Soupy Sales
    7/29/74
- Hec Ramsey
  Lina
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 69 December 30, 1970
    12/30/70
  - S 5: Ep 5 September 11, 1970
    9/11/70
- China Smith
  Mariaman
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Bamboo Coffin
- You're Putting Me On
  Guest Contestant
  - S 1: Ep 26 Week 25
    12/15/69
  - S 1: Ep 6 Week 5
    7/28/69
- The Match Game
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 38 Rita Moreno & James Brown
    5/19/69
  - S 7: Ep 24 Rita Moreno & Henny Youngman
    2/10/69
  - S 6: Ep 25 Rita Moreno & Eli Wallach
    2/19/68
  - S 6: Ep 2 Rita Moreno & Cliff Robertson
    9/11/67
- Run for Your Life
  Anita
  - S 3: Ep 1 Who's Che Guevara?
    9/13/67
- Trials of O'Brien
  Caressa
  - S 1: Ep 12 Dead End On Flugel Street
    12/3/65
- Seaway
  Annabelle
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Only Good Indian
    10/28/65
- Password
  Guest
  - S 4: Ep 82 Rita, Paul
    12/10/64
- Burke's Law
  Margaret Cowls
  - S 1: Ep 5 Who Killed Julian Buck?
    10/18/63
- The Academy Awards
  Herself - Presenter
  - S 35: Ep 1 The 35th Annual Academy Awards
    4/8/63
- The Andy Williams Show (1962)
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 25 March 21, 1963
    3/21/63
  - S 1: Ep 2 October 4, 1962
    10/4/62
- The Jack Benny Program
  Herself/Rosita
  - S 13: Ep 19 Spanish Sketch
    2/12/63
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 7 June 1, 1962
    6/1/62
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Herself
  - S 15: Ep 31 Sophia Loren / Mahalia Jackson / Teresa Brewer / Maximillian Schell
    4/15/62
  - S 10: Ep 11 Rosemary Clooney / Sophie Tucker / Anthony Newley / Modern Screen Awards
    12/2/56
  - S 23: Ep 19 February 1, 1970: Jackie DeShannon, Robert Shaw & Rita Moreno, Bob Newhart, Gwen Verdon
    2/1/70
- The Academy Awards
  Herself
  - S 34: Ep 1 The 34th Annual Academy Awards
    4/9/62
  - S 75: Ep 1 The 75th Annual Academy Awards
    3/23/03
  - S 70: Ep 1 The 70th Annual Academy Awards
    3/23/98
- The Perry Como Show
  Herself
  - S 14: Ep 3 October 18, 1961
    10/18/61
- Adventures in Paradise
  Inez Sanders
  - S 3: Ep 3 Vendetta
    10/15/61
- Michael Shayne
  Myra
  - S 1: Ep 30 No Shroud for Shayne
    5/5/61
- Zorro
  Chulita
  - S 3: Ep 2 Adios El Cuchillo
    11/6/60
  - S 3: Ep 1 El Bandido
    10/30/60
- Disneyland
  Chulita
  - S 7: Ep 3 Adios El Cuchillo
    11/6/60
- Richard Diamond, Private Detective
  Maria Ferrari
  - S 4: Ep 20 Coat of Arms
    8/2/60
- Bourbon Street Beat
  Manuela Ruiz
  - S 1: Ep 32 Suitable for Framing
    5/16/60
- Playhouse 90
  Rita
  - S 4: Ep 13 Alas, Babylon
    4/3/60
- Cimarron City
  Gutterez's Fiancee
  - S 1: Ep 25 The Town Is A Prisoner
    3/28/59
- The Millionaire
  Alicia Osante
  - S 5: Ep 26 Millionaire Alicia Osante
    3/18/59
- Zane Grey Theater
  Linda
  - S 3: Ep 21 The Last Raid
    2/26/59
- Trackdown
  Tina
  - S 2: Ep 22 The Samaritan
    2/18/59
- General Electric Theater
  Princess Michal
  - S 7: Ep 16 The Stone
    1/18/59
- Climax!
  Francesca
  - S 4: Ep 35 Spider Web
    6/5/58
- The Red Skelton Show
  Senorita Dolores
  - S 7: Ep 18 Clem, the Bullfighter
    2/11/58
- Climax!
  Denise Cardoza
  - S 3: Ep 45 The Stranger Within
    8/22/57
- Matinee Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 130 The Daughter of Mata Hari
    4/3/57
- Climax!
  Maria
  - S 3: Ep 26 Strange Sanctuary
    3/28/57
- Climax!
  Irene
  - S 3: Ep 11 The Chinese Game
    11/22/56
- The 20th Century-Fox Hour
  Sonseeahray
  - S 1: Ep 15 Broken Arrow
    5/2/56
- Cavalcade of America
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 31 Cat With Crimson Eyes
    5/25/54
- Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre
  Serene Crane
  - S 2: Ep 33 Wonderful Day for a Wedding
    5/13/54
- The Lux Video Theatre
  Herself/Intermission Guest
  - S 4: Ep 16 Call Off The Wedding
    1/7/54
- General Electric Theater
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 5 The Cat with the Crimson Eyes
    8/30/53
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 2 Marriage of Lit-Lit
    9/12/52
- Fireside Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 4: Ep 27 M'Liss
    3/4/52
  - S 4: Ep 18 The Saint and the Senorita
    1/1/52
- The Clock
  (as Rosita Moreno)
  - S 1: Ep 20 title unknown
    9/28/49
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- Hec Ramsey
  Lina Ramirez
  - S 2: Ep 1 A Hard Road to Vengeance
    11/25/73

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Trivia
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- Rita was a cast member of the Children's Television Workshop show "The Electric Company." Her catch phrase was, "Hey You Guys!!!!." She was a cast member with Morgan Freeman, Jr.
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- 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!"
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- In 1945, Rita landed her first movie role in A Medal for Benny. She was fourteen years old at the time.
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- Rita: I am Latin and know what it is to feel alone and ignored because you are different.
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- Rita: (at the beginning of her career; about playing innocent people) The more I played those dusky innocents, the worse I felt inside.
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- Rita: This is my idea of heaven, coming home and watching the news.
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