America - Music

Rita Moreno Born December 11 1931 Is A Puerto Rican Actress Dancer And Singer. Her Career Has Spanned Over 70 Years Among Her Notable Acting Work Are Supporting Roles In The Musical Films Singin' In The Rain 1952 The King And I 1956 And West Side Story 1961 As Well As A 1971 To 1977 Stint On The Children's Television Series The Electric Company And A Supporting Role As Sister Peter Marie Reimondo On The 1997 To 2003 HBO Series Oz. Her Other Notable Films Include Popi 1969 Carnal Knowledge 1971 The Four Seasons 1981 I Like It Like That 1994 And The Cult Film Slums Of Beverly Hills 1998 . And She Voiced The Title Role Of Carmen Sandiego In Where On Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? From 1994 To 1999. She Is Currently Portraying The Role Of The Matriarch Lydia Margarita Del Carmen Inclán Maribona Leyte-Vidal De Riera In The 2017 Netflix Remake Of One Day At A Time. Moreno Is One Of The Few Artists To Have Won All Four Major Annual American Entertainment Awards An Emmy A Grammy An Oscar And A Tony. She Is Also One Of 23 People Who Have Achieved What Is Called The Triple Crown Of Acting With Individual Competitive Academy Emmy And Tony Awards For Acting She And Helen Hayes Are The Only Two Who Have Achieved Both Distinctions. She Has Won Numerous Other Awards Including Various Lifetime Achievement Awards And The Presidential Medal Of Freedom America's Highest Civilian Honor. read less