Rita Moreno : Actress Height, Weight, Age, Movies, Biography, News, Images & Videos

Rita Moreno is a Puerto Rican actress, dancer, and singer. Her career has spanned over 70 years; among her notable acting work are supporting roles in the musical films Singin' in the Rain, The King .

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Rita Moreno Movies and TV Shows

• A Gift of Miracles [1980]

  Friends from Harvard drop in on the effeminate son (Alan Rosenberg) of a working-class Philadelphian (Robert Viharo).

• Age Isn't Everything [3 December 1953]

  A small group of men and a tank stave off a German attack in a Bedouin desert during World War II.

• Anatomy of a Seduction [10 December 1974]

  Out to Lunch is a prime-time television special that was broadcast on December 10, 1974, on ABC, from 9 to 10pm ET. It mixed the Sesame Street Muppets and the cast of The Electric Company along with guest stars Elliott Gould, Barbara Eden and Carol Burnett.

• Angus [15 September 1995 (USA)]

  Shy, obese teen Angus Bethune (Charlie Talbert) lives with his 18-wheeler-driving mom (Kathy Bates) and oddball grandfather (George C. Scott). Having loved popular girl Melissa (Ariana Richards) for nearly as long as he's been getting tormented by her jock boyfriend, Rick (James Van Der Beek), he hatches a plan to win her heart. With the help of his cocky nerd pal, Troy (Chris Owen), and a supportive teacher (Rita Moreno), Angus makes a bid to turn the tables on his rival.… MORE

• Blue Moon [4 May 1982]

  Broadway dance veterans (Lesley Ann Warren, Rita Moreno) and a newcomer (Dianne Kay) meet as Las Vegas chorus girls.

• Carnal Knowledge [30 June 1971 (USA)]

  Carnal Knowledge is a 1971 American comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols and written by Jules Feiffer. It stars Jack Nicholson, Art Garfunkel, Ann-Margret, Candice Bergen, and Rita Moreno.

• Casa de los Babys [5 September 2003]

  A group of women, including Skipper (Daryl Hannah), the wealthy young Jennifer (Maggie Gyllenhaal) and the domineering Nan (Marcia Gay Harden), journey from the United States to South America in hopes of easily adopting children. Unfortunately, their plans are complicated by local laws that require the women to live in the foreign nation for an extended period before they can take in orphaned kids. While stuck in another country, the women bond as they share their aspirations and anxieties.… MORE

• Cattle Town [6 September 1952]

  The governor of Texas sends a cowboy (Dennis Morgan) to keep the peace between ranchers and a land baron.

• Cry of Battle [9 October 1963]

  Dave McVey Jr., the son of a rich businessman, finds himself stuck amidst the guerrilla fighting against the Japanese during World War II.

• El Alamein [12 December 2014 (Los Angeles)]

  A retired woman hires a dance instructor to give her lessons at home. Their relationship is antagonistic at first, but soon develops into into a close friendship.

• Fort Vengeance [26 March 1953 (Los Angeles)]

  Dick and Carey Ross do not believe in law and order, and flee to Canada where they join the Royal Police. Carey follows his brother and continues to break the law.

• Garden Of Evil [30 June 1954 (Los Angeles)]

  Traveling through Mexico, three American gunslingers -- Hooker (Gary Cooper), Fiske (Richard Widmark) and Daly (Cameron Mitchell) -- are approached by the beautiful Leah Fuller (Susan Hayward). She hires the trio to venture into dangerous territory and bring back her husband, John (Hugh Marlowe), who is trapped inside a remote gold mine. While the rewards could be considerable, so are the obstacles that they face to complete their hazardous assignment.… MORE

• Happy Birthday, Gemini [1991 (USA)]

  A young collegian (Jonathan Silverman) turns 84 overnight and, although he still looks 21, he has infirmities of old age.

• I Like It Like That [14 October 1994 (USA)]

  Chino (Jon Seda) isn't the best husband to Lisette (Lauren Vélez). His job as a bicycle messenger can barely support them and their three children, and he's having an affair with another woman in the neighborhood. After Chino is arrested for looting, Lisette is forced to find work on her own. By chance she happens to land a job as an assistant to a record executive. When Chino gets out of prison, he's shocked to discover Lisette is a changed woman -- one who might not need him anymore.… MORE

• Italian Movie [1993]

  A hard-working first generation Italian immigrant takes a job as a male escort in order to pay off gambling debts and support his multi-generational family.

• Jivaro [Neill Fearnley]

  Darcy finds a list of belongings her estranged mother had intended to give to close friends and family, and sets out to fulfill those wishes. While making deliveries, she encounters small and miraculous events that help guide her in life.

• King of the Corner [10 February 1954 (USA)]

  A South American jungle trader (Fernando Lamas) leads a Californian (Rhonda Fleming) to her fiance and gold in headhunter country.

• Latin Lovers [25 August 1953]

  A wealthy American heiress tests her fiance's feelings - and her own - in steamy Brazil.

• Marlowe [6 May 1994 (USA)]

  That's Entertainment! III is a 1994 American documentary film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to celebrate the studio's 70th anniversary. It was the third in a series of retrospectives that began with the first That's Entertainment! and That's Entertainment, Part II.

• Nicky Deuce [3 September 1995]

  A waterfront hood (Lou Diamond Phillips), who went to jail for his brother years earlier, seeks revenge when the latter is slain by a crooked fellow policeman (Judge Reinhold).

• Out to Lunch [30 September 2003]

  While visiting a friend in Mexico, Scooby and the gang investigate a monster that is terrorizing the town.

• Pagan Love Song [25 December 1950]

  A school teacher from Ohio goes to Tahiti to live on a plantation and falls in love with a local.

• Piñero [13 December 2001]

  Biography of a Latino icon, the poet-playwright-actor Miguel Pinero, whose urban poetry is recognized as a pre-cursor to rap and hip-hop. He developed his prison experiences into an acclaimed play.

• Popi [27 May 1969 (USA)]

  Genial Puerto Rican widower Abraham Rodriguez (Alan Arkin), known as "Popi" to his preteen sons, grapples with poverty and hardship in their Spanish Harlem neighborhood. Desperate to provide his sons every opportunity to succeed, and noting the reverence with which Americans treat Cuban immigrants, Popi lights upon a wild scheme. He sets his boys afloat in a boat off the coast of Florida, confident that they will be "rescued" as Cuban refugees and adopted by wealthy patrons.… MORE

• Portrait of a Showgirl [1978]

  A 40-year-old divorcee (Susan Flannery) has an affair with her son's best friend (Jameson Parker), her best friend's (Rita Moreno) son.

• Rio 2 [11 April 2014 (India)]

  After moving out of Rio de Janeiro, Blu, Jewel and their children try to cope with the new surroundings in the Amazon. But Blu encounters the revengeful Nigel who further complicates the situation.

• Seven Cities of Gold [8 September 1955]

  On an expedition from Mexico to California in 1769, Father Junipero Serra (Michael Rennie) joins a group of soldiers, led by Capt. Gaspar de Portola (Anthony Quinn), on a quest to find the seven cities of gold recounted in yore. Serra has no real desire for treasures, but instead wishes to perform missionary work. The group encounters natives and Lt. Jose Mendoza (Richard Egan) earns their trust, but when he betrays the chief's daughter (Rita Moreno), Serra must rescue the soldiers.… MORE

• Singin' in the Rain [27 March 1952 (New York)]

  When the transition is being made from silent films to `talkies', everyone has trouble adapting. Don and Lina have been cast repeatedly as a romantic couple, but when their latest film is remade into a musical, only Don has the voice for the new singing part. After a lot of practise with a diction coach, Lina still sounds terrible, and Kathy, a bright young aspiring actress, is hired to record over her voice.… MORE

• Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks [1 April 1952 (USA)]

  A Cuban businessman's (Nestor Paiva) daughter (Estelita) elopes with a professor (Robert Clarke) instead of marrying a banker's son.

• Slums of Beverly Hills [14 August 1998 (USA)]

  Vivian, a teenager, lives in Beverly Hills with her poor family. Their lives change after Rita, her wealthy cousin, starts staying with them and becomes an inspiration for Vivian.

• So Young, So Bad [20 May 1950 (USA)]

  So Young, So Bad is a 1950 American drama film. It stars Paul Henreid, and was directed by Bernard Vorhaus. It was the first major screen role for Anne Francis, Rita Moreno, and Anne Jackson.

• Summer and Smoke [16 November 1961 (New York)]

  Uptight single woman Alma Winemiller (Geraldine Page) carries a torch for the boy next door, who has grown up into dashing doctor John Buchanan Jr. (Laurence Harvey). An unabashed hedonist, John falls for the sensual Rosa Zacharias (Rita Moreno) and enjoys carefree nights out on the town, an approach to life that starkly contrasts with Alma's reserved manner. While Alma attempts to come out of her shell, John also reconsiders his impulsive ways, leading to the possibility of romance.… MORE

• The Boss’s Son [October 1978]

  A self-made man's (Rudy Solari) college-graduate son (Asher Brauner) starts at the bottom of his carpet company.

• The Deerslayer [10 September 1957 (USA)]

  James Fenimore Cooper's Hawkeye (Lex Barker) and his Mohican friend, Chingachgook, rescue a bounty hunter and his daughters.

• The Fabulous Senorita [1998]

  A cat burglar (Jennifer Beals) convinces the policeman (Powers Boothe) she loves to join her in a series of crimes.

• The Four Seasons [30 April 1981]

  Jack (Alan Alda) and Kate (Carol Burnett) traditionally go on vacation with their friends every new season. Old friend Nick (Len Cariou) surprises everyone when he arrives not with his wife, Anne (Sandy Dennis), but with his new girlfriend, the much younger Ginny (Bess Armstrong). The group -- all of which had grown to be good friends with Anne -- must come to terms with this unexpected development. Ultimately, they learn to accept Nick's decision, and work to welcome Ginny as a friend.… MORE

• The King and I [29 June 1956 (USA)]

  In this film adaptation of the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical, widowed Welsh mother Anna Loenowens (Deborah Kerr) becomes a governess and English tutor to the wives and many children of the stubborn King Mongkut of Siam (Yul Brynner). Anna and the king have a clash of personalities as she works to teach the royal family about the English language, customs and etiquette, and rushes to prepare a party for a group of European diplomats who must change their opinions about the king.… MORE

• The Lieutenant Wore Skirts [11 January 1956]

  Successful scribe and decorated veteran Gregory Whitcomb (Tom Ewell) is ordered to reenlist in the U.S. military, so his spouse Katy (Sheree North), a former participant in the Women's Army Corps, resumes her old post to be closer to him. Unfortunately, Gregory's been sitting behind a desk since World War II ended, and he soon learns he's too out of shape to serve. Now, as Katy searches for a loophole that will free her from the Army, Gregory haplessly tries to take her place on the home front.… MORE

• The Night of the Following Day [19 February 1969]

  Two men (Marlon Brando, Richard Boone), a drug addict (Rita Moreno) and her brother kidnap a young woman for ransom in France.

• The Ring [7 February 2003 (India)]

  After her niece, Katie's horrifying death, Rachel, a young journalist, investigates a mysterious videotape that kills its viewers within a week's time.

• The Ritz [12 August 1976 (USA)]

  To escape from a mobster, businessman Gaetano Proclo orders a cab driver to take him to a place where he can't be found. Unfortunately for Gaetano, the place turns out to be a gay bathhouse.

• The Spree [27 May 2013 (USA)]

  Prepare for the craziest summer yet, 'cause Nicholas Borelli has entered the building. Or better yet, the tough city streets of Brooklyn, NYC.

• The Toast of New Orleans [24 August 1950 (USA)]

  A simple fisherman from the Louisiana Bayou becomes New Orleans's most loved opera singer.

• The Vagabond King [29 August 1956]

  Rebel poet Francois Villon (Oreste) charms Louis XI's niece (Kathryn Grayson) and saves the king in restless Paris.

• The Wharf Rat [18 June 2021]

  Explores three days in the New York City Dominican-American neighborhood of Washington Heights.

• The Yellow Tomahawk [May 1954 (USA)]

  When Adam is given an axe to be given to the U.S. army as a sign of war and a warning for the women to evacuate, he tells Major Ives, who dismisses the warning, leading to the loss of innocent lives.

• This Rebel Breed [19 March 1960]

  This Rebel Breed is a 1960 American melodrama film directed by Richard L. Bare and William Rowland and starring Rita Moreno, Gerald Mohr, Eugene Martin, Dyan Cannon, and Richard Rust. The film is also known as Lola's Mistake, The Black Rebels and Three Shades of Love.

• Untamed [1 March 1955 (USA)]

  In 1847, Katie O'Neill (Susan Hayward), the vibrant daughter of a wealthy horse-breeding family, falls in love with a farmer named Paul Van Riebeck (Tyrone Power), who unfortunately must leave Ireland and return home. The following year, after marrying another man, Katie and her kin flee to South Africa to escape the potato famine. Life in the new world is fraught with danger, but even more perilous than the native attacks is Von Riebeck's return, which causes Katie's heartstrings to stir.… MORE

• West Side Story [18 October 1961 (USA)]

  Lovers Maria and Tony find themselves entangled in the bitter battle between their gangster families. Knowing this feud will lead to disastrous consequences, Maria sends Tony to end the fight.