Rita Moreno - Biography

Last Editor: Olianna				Rita Moreno Biography -   Name : Rita Moreno Date of birth : 11 December 1931 Place of birth : Humacao, Puerto Rico Birth name : Rosita Dolores Alverio Height : 5' 2½

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Lists Citizen Kane (1941), as her all time favourite Film She is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for being the first performer to win an Oscar, a Tony, an Emmy and a Grammy. She made a guest appearance on "Father Knows Best" (1954) as an exchange student from India who attends school with Betty. Bud teaches her how to play football. Appeared in the pilot for the TV series "Empty Nest" (1988), which was an episode of "The Golden Girls" (1985). The premise was changed in the final version of "Empty Nest" (1988), in which she did not appear. 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!" Is a key spokesperson in raising the awareness of osteoporosis and in 2000, was presented with an award from the National Osteoporosis Foundation for her work. Won a Tony in 1975 for Supporting or Featured Actress in a Drama for "The Ritz. Measurements: 34-22-34 1/2 (September 1956), 34-23-35 (filming The Four Seasons (1981)), (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine). Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by George W. Bush [June 2004]. In the first season of "The Electric Company" (1971), she was in a sketch where she would repeatedly yell "Hey You Guys!" It became so popular with the producers, that they decided to use it as the catchphrase in their opening, starting in season two. In 1977, she became the ninth performer to win the Triple Crown of Acting: (Oscar: Best Supporting Actress in West Side Story (1961), Tony, Best Featured Actress, The Ritz (1975) and Emmy 1977 ("The Muppet Show" (1976)) and 1978 ("The Rockford Files" (1974)). Daughter, Fernanda Luisa, born in 1967. She has two children named Justin and Cameron. Won Broadway's 1975 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Dramatic) for "The Ritz," a part she recreated in the film version of the same name, The Ritz (1976). Filming the scene in West Side Story (1961) where she is harassed and nearly raped by the Jets reduced her to tears, as it brought back memories of being harassed as a child. When she started crying the actors playing the Jets immediately stopped and tried to comfort her, pointing out that the audience was going to hate them for what they were doing.

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Legendary actress, singer and dancer Rita Moreno has the honor of being the only performer to win an Oscar, an Emmy, a Tony, a Grammy, and a Golden Globe, a distinction that is recognized in the Guinness Book of World Records. Moreno began singing and dancing as a child and, at the age of 20, was signed by Louis B. Mayer to a contract at MGM, where she appeared in Singin' In the Rain, Pagan Love Song and Latin Lovers, among others. Shortly after, she went on to 20th Century-Fox to star in Garden Of Evil, opposite Gary Cooper, and The King And I, with Yul Brynner. For her role as Anita in West Side Story for Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, Moreno was awarded both the Oscar and the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress. Her other film credits include, Mike Nichols' Carnal Knowledge with Jack Nicholson, The Night of the Following Day with Marlon Brando, The Four Seasons with Alan Alda, The Slums of Beverly Hills with Alan Arkin, and The Ritz with Jerry Stiller, in which she reprised the role that won her a Tony on Broadway. Moreno is currently a regular on the HBO series Oz, for which she was nominated for an Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series. She has been a constant presence on television for 40 years, winning Emmy Awards for The Rockford Files and The Muppet Show, a Grammy for The Electric Company and a Golden Globe nomination for 9 to 5. She also starred in the hit series The Cosby Mysteries, and has guest starred on many shows including, The Larry Sanders Show, The Nanny, The Cosby Show, and Miami Vice.