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Rita Moreno

  • Birthplace: Humacao, Puerto Rico
  • Birthday: December 11, 1931

A petite dynamo whose career has encompassed stage and screen, Rita Moreno is one of only eight individuals to have earned each of the major entertainment awards--the Oscar, Grammy, Emmy and Tony--in competition. (Helen Hayes, John Gielgud, Audrey Hepburn, Marvin Hamlisch, Richard Rodgers, Mel Brooks and Mike Nichols are the others.) While this is an impressive feat for anyone, in Moreno's case it is all the more so as early in her career she had to overcome ethnic typecasting. Indeed, she has played a wide array of role of diverse backgrou…more

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Career Milestones

  • 2001

    Had co-starring role as the title character's mother in the biopic "Pinero"

  • 1999

    Made NYC cabaret debut at the Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel

  • 1999

    Reprised her Emmy-winning role in the TV-movie "The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds ... It Leads" (CBS)

  • 1998

    Had small role as Alan Arkin's wealthy sister-in-law in "Slums of Beverly Hills"

  • 1997 to 0000

    Returned to series work as Sister Peter Marie Reimondo, the prison's psychological counselor, in the HBO drama "Oz"

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Awards

  • 1997

    CableACE Award: Actress in a Dramatic Series

  • 1977

    Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress for a Single Performance in a Drama or Comedy Series

  • 1976

    Emmy: Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music

  • 1975

    Tony: Featured Actress in a Play

  • 1972

    Grammy: Best Recording For Children

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