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Rita Moreno (Rosita Dolores Alverio)
actress, dancer, singer
Born: 12/11/1931
Birthplace: Humacao, Puerto Rico
Moreno first appeared in film at the age of fourteen, in A Medal for Benny (1945). She played in several movies (notably The King and I in 1956) until her role as Anita in West Side Story (1961) brought her fame and an Oscar as best supporting actress. Her work in television included appearances on The Muppet Show and The Rockford Files. Moreno was the first actress to bag an Oscar, an Emmy, a Grammy, and a Tony. More recently, she appeared in Blue Moon (2000) and in John Sayles' Casa de los Babys (2003).
Information Please® Database, © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. More on Rita Moreno from Infoplease:
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