#Rita moreno husband series#

She made her film debut in 1950, with roles in three MGM musicals, including “The Toast of New Orleans” and “Pagan Love Song.” Also, Moreno starred as silent cinema star Zelda Zanders in Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen’s musical comedy “Singin’ in the Rain” in 1952. Moreno began her career in the movies in the latter years of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Moreno lived in Valley Stream, Long Island, at the time. She made her Broadway debut at the age of 13 in “Skydrift,” which drew the attention of Hollywood talent scouts. Moreno started doing Spanish-language dubs of American films when she was 11 years old. She began taking dancing lessons from a Spanish dancer shortly after her arrival.

Moreno moved to New York City with her mother when she was a child. Francisco Moreno is Moreno’s younger brother. Rosa Mara, her mother, was a seamstress, and Francisco José Alvero, her father, was a farmer. Rita Moreno was born Rosa Dolores Alvero Marcano in Humacao, Puerto Rico, on December 11, 1931. So, Moreno is among the few to have earned the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony) award. The film musicals “Singin’ in the Rain,” “The King and I,” and “West Side Story,” for which she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, are among her notable credits. Also, Moreno has a $10 million net worth. Rita Moreno is an actress, dancer, and singer who has worked in the entertainment industry for almost 70 years. By the age of 13, she had landed her first Broadway part, as “Angelina” in Skydrift, which drew the attention of Hollywood talent scouts. She began lending her voice to Spanish-language adaptations of American films when she was 11.

Moreno began her dancing training with “Paco Cansino,” a Spanish dancer who was Rita Hayworth’s paternal uncle, shortly after arriving in New York.

#Rita moreno husband series#

She is renowned for her roles in the children’s television series The Electric Company (1971–1977) and the HBO series Oz (1997–2003) as Sister Peter Marie Reimondo.