
Rita Moreno
ActressBorn 1931Active 2015
Career at a glance
1Hallmark film
Weirdness6.0 / 10
Noticeably offbeat
Follow & about Rita
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- Humacao
Awards & honours
- Kennedy Center Honors · 2015
- Presidential Medal of Freedom · 2004
- Congressional Gold Medal · 2004
- National Medal of Arts · 2009
- Library of Congress Living Legend
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award · 2014
- California Hall of Fame · 2007
- Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award · 2012
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress · 1962
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play · 1975
- Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
- Grammy Award for Best Album for Children
- BBC 100 Women · 2022
- Producers Guild Stanley Kramer Award · 2022
- Amateur Cartoonist Extraordinary Award · 1975
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.

