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Jun 7, 2021 · After becoming the first Latina actor to win an Oscar for West Side Story, Moreno expected more opportunities to follow. Instead, she was offered stereotyped roles as gang members and housewives.
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Rita Moreno is a multi-talented performer who has starred in films, theater, and TV for over eight decades. She won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Anita in West Side Story (1961), and reprised her role in the 2021 remake directed by Steven Spielberg.
Mar 5, 2024 · Rita Moreno is best known as Anita in West Side Story in 1961, a role that earned her an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, making her the first Latina actress to win the honor.
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Mar 11, 2022 · It didn’t hurt that the film she was nominated for — “West Side Story,” the Robert Wise-Jerome Robbins adaptation of the Broadway musical — was a hit both at the box office and among...
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Rita Moreno is a Puerto Rican-born performer who won an Oscar for her role as Anita in West Side Story (1961), a musical adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. She also starred in Singin' in the Rain, The King and I, Carnal Knowledge, The Electric Company and many other films and TV shows.
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A musical adaptation of Romeo and Juliet set in 1950s New York, starring Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Rita Moreno, and George Chakiris. The film won 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and is considered one of the greatest musical films of all time.
Nov 28, 2021 · She's only the third actor to 'EGOT' – winning the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. And as Moreno approaches 90 with a new "West Side Story" coming out– we found an artist who is witty and candid.