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  • Category: Motion pictures
  • Unveiled: 20 Jul 1995
  • Star rank: 305
  • Address:
    7088 Hollywood Blvd
  • Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing east
  • GPS location:
    34.101314, -118.344731
  • Notes: On Marshfield Way as it merges into Hollywood Blvd

Rita Moreno

Previous star: Benny Carter

Biography

Rita Moreno (born December 11, 1931) is a Puerto Rican singer, dancer and actress. She is the only Hispanic and one of the few performers who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony, and was the second Puerto Rican to win an Academy Award.

Fact file

  • Born: Rosita Dolores Alverío December 11, 1931 (age 80) Humacao, Puerto Rico
  • Occupation: Actress, singer, dancer
  • Years active: 1950–present
  • Spouse: Leonard Gordon (1965-2010; his death); 1 child

Read more about Rita Moreno at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database

In the news

"West Side Story" star Rita Moreno turns 80
CBS Entertainment Ne, 2011-12-21 18:15:11
Actress who now appears in "Happy Divorced" says it's in her DNA to keep working, shares her life's philosophy

Video: Rita Moreno: 80 years young with a red-hot career
CBS Entertainment Ne, 2011-12-21 18:00:11
Rita Moreno talks to Erica Hill and Chris Wragge about turning 80 and how she's keeping busy with her latest projects, including a live show and the sitcom, "Happily Divorced," with Fran Drescher.

Video: Rita Moreno reflects on "West Side Story"
CBS Entertainment Ne, 2011-12-21 17:52:36
Rita Moreno wowed audiences as Anita in "West Side Story" 50 years ago and has been a Hollywood mainstay ever since. Winner of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony award, she talks to Erica Hill and Chris Wragge about her career and the release of the Blu-ray edition of "West ...

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