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Rita Moreno
Actress + Singer
Female
Born
Dec 11, 1931
Age
81
Hometown
Puerto Rico
Other Names
Alverío, Rosita D...
Rita Moreno is a Puerto Rican singer, dancer and actress. She is the only Hispanic and one of the few performers to have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony, and was the second Puerto Rican to win an Academy Award.
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Romance
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Lenny GordonMarried 1965 - 2010
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Leonard I. GordonMarried 1964
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Dick Van PattenDated
Family
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Rita Moreno
Age 81
parents
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Paco AlveríoFather
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Rosa MaríaMother
children
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Fernanda Luisa GordonDaughter, Age 46
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'Latino Americans' Shines Light On The CommunityHuffington Post - May 03, 2013
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Rita Moreno's Arduous TaleHuffington Post - Apr 10, 2013
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Video: Rita Moreno On Her Storied CareerCBS News - Mar 10, 2013
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Video: Rita Moreno: At 81 "You Can Get Away With A Lot"CBS News - Mar 09, 2013
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1931
Birth
Born on December 11, 1931.
TWENTIES
1954
22 Years Old
In March 1954, Moreno was featured on the cover of Life Magazine with a caption “Rita Moreno: An Actresses' Catalog of Sex and Innocence.”
1956
24 Years Old
In 1956, she had a supporting role in the film version of The King and I as Tuptim, but disliked most of her other work during this period.
1961
29 Years Old
In 1961, Moreno landed the role of Anita in Robert Wise's and Jerome Robbins' film adaptation of Leonard Bernstein's and Stephen Sondheim's groundbreaking Broadway musical, West Side Story, which was played by Chita Rivera on Broadway.
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THIRTIES
1962
30 Years Old
Moreno dated Marlon Brando for 8 years, and attempted suicide in his home in 1962.
1965
33 Years Old
On June 18, 1965, Moreno married Leonard Gordon, a cardiologist who was also her manager.
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FORTIES
1975
43 Years Old
Moreno's Broadway credits include The Last of the Red Hot Lovers, Gantry, The Ritz, for which she won the 1975 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress, and the female version of The Odd Couple.
LATE ADULTHOOD
1993
61 Years Old
In 1993 she was invited to perform at President Bill Clinton's inauguration and later that month was asked to perform at the White House.
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1995
63 Years Old
In 1995, she co-starred with Charlton Heston, Mickey Rooney, Deborah Winters and Peter Graves in the Warren Chaney docudrama, America: A Call to Greatness.
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2006
74 Years Old
Moreno continues to be active on stage and screen. In 2006, she portrayed Amanda Wingfield in Berkeley Repertory Theatre's revival of The Glass Menagerie.
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In 2011 she accepted the role of the mother of Fran Drescher's character in the TV sitcom Happily Divorced.
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