In 1964 Moreno returned to Broadway, appearing in ‘The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window.’ After a few years on the stage, she won the Tony for her role in ‘The Ritz’ as Googie Gomez. She also appeared in several other films during the 1960s, including ‘Summer and Smoke (1961)’. She felt that most of her roles during this period were stereotypical, so she disliked most of her film work. Moreno appeared on the cover of Life magazine in March 1954, with the caption “Rita Moreno: An Actress’s Catalog of Sex and Innocence.” During that time, she would be plagued with the stereotype of the sexpot. Initially, she was credited as Rosita Moreno, but soon after, she took Rita’s name. Throughout the 1950s, she portrayed a variety of roles, usually small ones.
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Moreno made her big-screen debut with the movie ‘So Young, So Bad’ in 1950. She made her Broadway debut at 13 in the drama ‘Skydrift’ at the Belasco Theatre, co-starring with Arthur Keegan and a young Eli Wallach.
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She was a professional dancer in New York nightclubs. Moreno took up dancing when she was nine and recorded voices for US child stars in Spanish-language films. Additionally, she was the first Hispanic woman to receive an Oscar. She has also been awarded numerous other honors and recognitions, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in America. She has won four major entertainment awards with a career spanning over 70 years, including Emmys, Grammys, Oscars, and Tony. “Why should I have to play a grandmother simply because I’m old? Can I be a lawyer? A scientist? So far, the answer is … not so much,” she said.Rita Moreno is an actress, dancer, and singer. And even then, there’s always a wheelchair - or roller skates,” she told Variety. 29, 2021.Įven though she’s graced the silver screen for over 70 years, Rita admitted she was still as passionate about acting as ever, letting nothing get in her way. “The only way I can retire is if I can’t walk. The The 89-year-old Academy Award-winning actress revealed that she doesn’t plan on stopping acting in an interview for Variety’s“Power of Women” issue, which was released on Sept. It was an attempt.” Marlon Brando & Rita Moreno (ITV/Shutterstock).Īlthough she dealt with a lot of trauma in her past, the West Side Storyactress has never let that deter her from moving forward with her life in a meaningful way. That’s how I tried to do it.” She continued, “I didn’t understand that if I was going to kill this pathetic, sad, trod-upon Rita, the rest of Rita was also going to go with me. Rita then revealed that it was during her relationship with the A Streetcar Named Desire actor that she “tried to end my life with pills in his house. Rita Moreno & Marlon Brando (ITV/Shutterstock). Rita Moreno, 89, Won't Retire Unless She 'Can't Walk': 'There's Always A Wheelchair' Rita Moreno Young: See Photos Of ‘West Side Story’ Legend From The Start Of Her Career To Now
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