A petite dynamo whose career has encompassed stage and screen, Rita Moreno is one of only eight individuals... (Learn more)
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Rita Moreno’s Milestones
| Assumed role of Violet Newstead (played by Lily Tomlin in the film) for the ABC sitcom "9 to 5"; earned Emmy nomination | |
| Cast as Esmeralda in original production of Tennessee Williams' "Camino Real"; fired at the playwright's insistance | |
| Had regular role as a ditsy landlady on "The Cosby Mysteries" (NBC) | |
| Joined MGM's starlet stable at age 17 | |
| Played regular role in a series of TV-movies for ABC starring Burt Reynolds as "B.L. Stryker" | |
| 1935 | With her mother, moved from Puerto Rico to NYC at age four; father and brother remained in Puerto Rico |
| 1936 | Made nightclub debut at age five (date approximate) |
| 1945 | Broadway debut at age 13 in "Skydrift" |
| 1950 | Feature acting debut, "So Young, So Bad" |
| 1952 | Had bit part dancing a tango in the classic movie musical "Singin' in the Rain" |
| 1952 | TV acting debut, "Saint and Senorita" on "Fireside Theater" |
| 1956 | Played Tuptim, one of the monarch's wives, in the fi lm adaptation of "The King and I" |
| 1961 | Attempted suicide when her multi-year affair with Marlon Brando ended |
| 1961 | Won acclaim and a Best Supporting Actress Oscar playing the fiery Anita in the film version of "West Side Story" |
| 1964 | London stage debut as Illona in "She Loves Me", directed by Harold Prince |
| 1969 | Appeared opposite Alan Arkin in "Popi" |
| 1969 | Played supporting role in "Marlowe", featuring James Garner |
| 1970 | Returned to the Broadway stage as Sharon Falconer in the short-lived musical "Gantry", based on the novel "Elmer Gantry" |
| 1971 | Co-starred in "Carnal Knowledge" |
| 1971 - 1976 | Was a regular on the children's series "The Electric Company" |
| 1972 | Received Grammy Award for contribution to the recording "The Electric Company" |
| 1974 | Earned first Emmy nomination for the variety special "Out to Lunch" (ABC) |
| 1975 | Offered an hilarious, Tony-winning turn as entertainer Googie Gomez in Terrence McNally's "The Ritz" |
| 1976 | Reprised Googie Gomez in the film version of "The Ritz" |
| 1977 | Introduced the character of Rita Capkovic in an episode of NBC's "The Rockford Files"; first of four appearances over the next two years; received second Emmy Award for a 1978 guest appearance |
| 1977 | Made Emmy-winning guest appearance on "The Muppet Show" (syndicated) |
| 1978 | Starred in pilot for a proposed CBS sitcom, "The Rita Moreno Show"; show not picked up by the network |
| 1981 | Appeared in the unsuccessful play "Wally's Cafe" |
| 1981 | Last film for a decade, "The Four Seasons" |
| 1982 | Received Emmy nod for her turn in the CBS movie "Portrait of a Showgirl" |
| 1983 - 0 | Began appearing in a one-woman show, mixing singing, dancing and storytelling |
| 1985 | Starred on Broadway in a female version of "The Odd Couple" (reworked by Neil Simon) opposite Sally Struthers |
| 1986 | Filmed unsold pilot for own CBS sitcom, "Rita" |
| 1991 | Returned to feature films playing Jonathan Silverman's mother in "Age Isn't Everything/Life in the Food Chain" |
| 1994 | Portrayed Jon Seda's highly critical mother in "I Like It Like That", helmed by Darnell Martin |
| 1994 | Voiced the title character in the animated children's series "Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?" |
| 1995 | Appeared Off-Broadway in Anne Meara's comedy "After-Play" |
| 1995 | Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| 1996 | Played Norma Desmond in the London production of "Sunset Boulevard" |
| 1996 | Starred with Louis Zorich and Frank Whaley in the Off-Broadway show "The Size of the World" |
| 1997 - 0 | Returned to series work as Sister Peter Marie Reimondo, the prison's psychological counselor, in the HBO drama "Oz" |
| 1998 | Had small role as Alan Arkin's wealthy sister-in-law in "Slums of Beverly Hills" |
| 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) |
| 2001 | Had co-starring role as the title character's mother in the biopic "Pinero" |
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