Biography
Best remembered as Sister Sixto, the spirited Puerto Rican nun valiantly struggling with the often illogical English language on ABC's "The Flying Nun" (1967-1970), Morrison gained popularity again over 30 years later, playing dry humored El Salvadoran maid Rosario on "Will & Grace" (NBC) beginning in 1999.
Morrison got her start on television in the early 1960s, with recurring roles on the series "The Farmer's Daughter" (ABC, 1963-67) and …
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Career Milestones
| Had a recurring role on NBC's "Sisters" as a Guatemalan maid facing deportation | ||
| Had a recurring role on the Western TV series "Laredo" (NBC), portraying Linda Littletrees, a member of a rebel native army who falls in love with a Texas Ranger | ||
| Portrayed Sister Sixto, a nun in Puerto Rico struggling to communicate with Sally Field's English-speaking Sister Bertrille, in the popular sitcom "The Flying Nun" (ABC) | ||
| Raised in a tenement in New York City | ||
| Relocated to Los Angeles | ||
| Was L.A.'s youngest theatrical producer in the early 1960s, with credits including "Hamlet" and "Sweet Bird of Youth" | ||
| Worked extensively in theater, acting in and directing over 60 plays | ||
1963 | Played Molly, a friend of Inger Stevens' Katy, on the ABC sitcom "The Farmer's Daughter" | |
1966 | Guest starred on an episode of "Gunsmoke" (CBS) | |
1966 | Had early feature credit in the campy horror film "Castle of Evil", playing Lupe, the appropriately wicked housekeeper of the titular home | |
1967 | Featured in the comedy "Divorce American Style" | |
1968 | Co-starred in "Three Guns for Texas", a theatrical release comprised of episodes of "Laredo" | |
1969 | Had a supporing role as a Pima squaw in the adventure feature "Mackenna's Gold" starring Gregory Peck and Omar Sharif | |
1971 | Acted in the Western feature "Man and Boy" | |
1973 | Had a featured supporting role in the romantic drama "Breezy", directed by Clint Eastwood | |
1974 | Acted in the horror thriller "Devil Times Five"; last feature film role for 15 years | |
1975 | Featured in the ABC TV-movie "The Night They Panicked America", a dramatization of the panic caused by Orson Welles' "The War of the Worlds" radio broadcast | |
1976 | Featured in the seven-part miniseries "Once an Eagle" (NBC) | |
1985 | Had a featured supporting role in the child molestation-themed TV-movie "Kids Don't Tell" (CBS) | |
1989 | Returned to the big screen in the comedy "Troop Beverly Hills" | |
1990 | Had a recurring guest role on the NBC sitcom "The Fanelli Boys" | |
1991 | Featured in the fact-based NBC murder miniseries "Love, Lies and Murder" | |
1994 | Appeared in the CBS TV-movie "Cries From the Heart" | |
1995 | Had a three-episode recurring role on the CBS sitcom "Courthouse" | |
1997 | Played Salma Hayek's Aunt Carmen in the comedy feature "Fools Rush In" | |
1999 | Played a recurring guest role on the NBC sitcom "Will & Grace" as Rosario, an El Salvadoran maid who marries flamboyant Jack (Sean Hayes) for a green card; made a series regular as of the 2000-2001 season | |
Awards
2002 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Will & Grace |