Portrait of Rita Moreno

Acting

Rita Moreno

Career

Active from 1950 to 2024, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
33
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Green Eggs and Ham
Green Eggs and Ham
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 99 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Rita Moreno Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    0.9, average 2.5
  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.0, average 2.6
  • Psychological
    4.1, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Adventure 4
  • Period Piece 4
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Intrigue 2
  • Romance 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Visually Appealing 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

140
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

10 titles · average score 64
The Prank
The Prank (2024)
GoodWatch score 55

as Mrs. Wheeler

80 for Brady
80 for Brady (2023)
GoodWatch score 58

as Maura

Family Switch
Family Switch (2023)
GoodWatch score 46

as Angelica

Fast X
Fast X (2023)
GoodWatch score 57

as Abuelita

My Father's Dragon
My Father's Dragon (2022)
GoodWatch score 73

as Mrs. McClaren (voice)

Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration (2022)
GoodWatch score 60

as Narrator (voice)

Santa Bootcamp
Santa Bootcamp (2022)
GoodWatch score 62

as Belle

West Side Story
West Side Story (2021)
GoodWatch score 80

as Valentina

Curious George: Cape Ahoy
Curious George: Cape Ahoy (2021)

as Gertrude St. John (voice)

Maya and the Three
Maya and the Three (2021)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show · as Ah Puch (voice)

2010s

16 titles · average score 67
Green Eggs and Ham
Green Eggs and Ham (2019)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show · as Dookess (voice)

Carmen Sandiego
Carmen Sandiego (2019)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Cookie Booker (voice)

One Day at a Time
One Day at a Time (2017)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Lydia Riera

Remember Me
Remember Me (2016)

as Nanna

Nina's World
Nina's World (2015)

TV show · as Abuelita

A Gift of Miracles
A Gift of Miracles (2015)
GoodWatch score 51

as Beverly Davis

Grace and Frankie
Grace and Frankie (2015)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Lucy Chambers

Jane the Virgin
Jane the Virgin (2014)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Liliana De La Vega

Rio 2
Rio 2 (2014)
GoodWatch score 55

as Aunt Mimi (voice)

Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks (2014)
GoodWatch score 46

as Ida Barksdale

Nicky Deuce
Nicky Deuce (2013)
GoodWatch score 59

as Tutti

Happily Divorced
Happily Divorced (2011)
GoodWatch score 56

TV show · as Dori Newman

2000s

20 titles · average score 62
When Medicine Got It Wrong
When Medicine Got It Wrong (2009)

as Narrator

In Plain Sight
In Plain Sight (2008)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Rita Ramirez

Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty (2006)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Aunt Mirta

Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Gayle McColl

The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo
The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo (2005)
GoodWatch score 80

as Narrator (voice)

Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Mildred Quintana

Open House
Open House (2003)
GoodWatch score 60

as Lydia Fitch

George Lopez
George Lopez (2002)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Luisa Diaz

The Guardian
The Guardian (2001)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Caroline Novack

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Frances Goren

Blue Moon
Blue Moon (2000)
GoodWatch score 36

as Maggie Cavallo

Strong Medicine
Strong Medicine (2000)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Lydia

1990s

22 titles · average score 62
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Mildred Quintana

The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads (1999)
GoodWatch score 71

as Rita Kapkovic Landale

Resurrection
Resurrection (1999)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mimi

Oz
Oz (1997)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Sister Peter Marie Reimondo

Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?
Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? (1994)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show · as Carmen Sandiego (voice)

The Cosby Mysteries
The Cosby Mysteries (1994)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show

Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel (1994)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show · as Amanda Revere

The Nanny
The Nanny (1993)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Mrs. Wickervich Stone

The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show (1992)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Rita Moreno

Age Isn't Everything
Age Isn't Everything (1991)

as Rita

Top of the Heap
Top of the Heap (1991)
GoodWatch score 29

TV show · as Alixandra Stone

Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Ella Salvador (voice)

1980s

11 titles · average score 63
B.L. Stryker
B.L. Stryker (1989)
GoodWatch score 41

TV show · as Kimberly Baskin

The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls (1985)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Renee Corliss

The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show (1984)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Mrs. Granger

Miami Vice
Miami Vice (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Congresswoman Madelyn Woods

Portrait of a Showgirl
Portrait of a Showgirl (1982)

as Rosella DeLeon

American Playhouse
American Playhouse (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Waitress

9 to 5
9 to 5 (1982)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Violet Newstead

Working
Working (1982)

as Waitress

The Four Seasons
The Four Seasons (1981)
GoodWatch score 66

as Claudia Zimmer

Evita Peron
Evita Peron (1981)
GoodWatch score 58

as Renata Riguel

Happy Birthday, Gemini
Happy Birthday, Gemini (1980)
GoodWatch score 35

as Lucille Pompi

1970s

11 titles · average score 69
Anatomy of a Seduction
Anatomy of a Seduction (1979)

as Nina

Trapper John, M.D.
Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

The Marti Caine Show
The Marti Caine Show (1979)

TV show

The Boss' Son
The Boss' Son (1978)

as Esther Rose

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as Gladys Gordon

Lanigan's Rabbi
Lanigan's Rabbi (1977)

TV show · as Millie Hillman

The Ritz
The Ritz (1976)
GoodWatch score 65

as Googie Gomez

On the Rocks
On the Rocks (1975)

TV show

The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files (1974)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Rita Capkovic

The Electric Company
The Electric Company (1971)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Carmela

Carnal Knowledge
Carnal Knowledge (1971)
GoodWatch score 76

as Louise

1960s

12 titles · average score 64
The Night of the Following Day
The Night of the Following Day (1969)
GoodWatch score 58

as Blonde

Popi
Popi (1969)
GoodWatch score 65

as Lupe

Marlowe
Marlowe (1969)
GoodWatch score 66

as Dolores Gonzáles

Medical Center
Medical Center (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Lydia Neal

Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life (1965)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Anita

Seaway
Seaway (1965)

TV show · as Annabelle

Cry of Battle
Cry of Battle (1963)
GoodWatch score 34

as Sisa

Burke's Law
Burke's Law (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Margaret Cowls

Samar
Samar (1962)

as Woman Convict

West Side Story
West Side Story (1961)
GoodWatch score 83

as Anita

Summer and Smoke
Summer and Smoke (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

as Rosa Zacharias

This Rebel Breed
This Rebel Breed (1960)
GoodWatch score 62

as Lola Montalvo

1950s

37 titles · average score 63
The Deerslayer
The Deerslayer (1957)
GoodWatch score 58

as Hetty Hutter

The King and I
The King and I (1956)
GoodWatch score 78

as Tuptim

The Vagabond King
The Vagabond King (1956)
GoodWatch score 56

as Huguette

The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts (1956)
GoodWatch score 61

as Sandra Roberts

Untamed
Untamed (1955)
GoodWatch score 47

as Julia

Seven Cities of Gold
Seven Cities of Gold (1955)
GoodWatch score 55

as Ula

Garden of Evil
Garden of Evil (1954)
GoodWatch score 71

as Cantina Singer

Jivaro
Jivaro (1954)
GoodWatch score 55

as Maroa

The Yellow Tomahawk
The Yellow Tomahawk (1954)
GoodWatch score 63

as Honey Bear

Fort Vengeance
Fort Vengeance (1953)
GoodWatch score 60

as Bridget Fitzgibbon

The Ring
The Ring (1952)
GoodWatch score 57

as Lucy Gomez

Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
GoodWatch score 92

as Zelda Zanders

1940s

1 title
Ford Theatre
Ford Theatre (1948)

TV show