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+ | '''Rita Moreno''' (b. Rosita Dolores Alverío Marcano, 1931) is an actress arguably known for her roles of aggressive, strong-tempered Latin women who guest starred on ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' [[Episode 105: Rita Moreno|episode 105]]. On the December 10, 2015 episode of PBS Newshour, she called performing "[[Fever]]" with [[Animal]] in that episode "one of the funniest things [she's] ever done." She also hosted ''[[The Muppets Go Hollywood]]'' in 1979. |
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+ | In 1977, she became the ninth performer to win the Triple Crown of Acting. The first was an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for Best Supporting Actress in ''[[West Side Story]]'' (1961), later followed by a [[Tony Awards|Tony]] for Best Featured Actress in ''The Ritz'' (1975) and an [[Emmy Awards|Emmy]] in 1977 for ''The Muppet Show''. |
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+ | Her ''Muppet Show'' Emmy made her the third person to win an Oscar, a Tony, an Emmy, and a Grammy (for the 1972 ''[[The Electric Company|Electric Company]]'' cast album). |
| + | She was also nominated for an Emmy for her appearance in the 1974 ''[[Sesame Street]]'' / ''[[the Electric Company|Electric Company]]'' crossover special, ''[[Out to Lunch]]''. |
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| − | For ''[[Sesame Street]]'', Moreno provided vocals in the song "[[Women Can Be]]." |
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| + | For ''[[Sesame Street]]'', Moreno provided vocals for two songs -- "[[Women Can Be]]" and "[[There's a Hole in the Bucket]]." She also appeared on the show in [[Episode 0637]] as her character Millie from ''The Electric Company''. |
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| + | For the 2021 [[Utah|Sundance Film Festival]], Moreno and [[Sonia Manzano]] participated in one of the festival's ''Cinema Café'' interviews, in conjunction with the release of ''[[Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street]]'', as well as Moreno's documentary ''Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It''. In the interview, Moreno shared how she first met [[Jim Henson]], running into him having lunch, and approached him about doing female voices for the show, auditioning on the spot. {{youtube|YDmXG0mv9hI}} |
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| + | In 2015, [[Animal]] and [[Rosie Perez]] reenacted Moreno's performance of "[[Fever]]" from ''The Muppet Show'' for her at the [[Kennedy Center Honors]] tribute to Rita Moreno. |
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| + | ==Appearances== |
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| + | 0637 01.jpg|''[[Sesame Street]]'' [[Episode 0637]] as Millie from ''The Electric Company''<br>(1974) |
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| + | Bert Rita Moreno Out to Lunch.jpg|"[[Out to Lunch]]"<br>(1974) |
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| + | WomenCanBe.jpg|''Sesame Street'' "[[Women Can Be]]" as Muppet voices<br>(1975) |
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| + | Bucket-Liza.jpg|''Sesame Street'' "[[There's a Hole in the Bucket]]" as the voice of [[Liza]]<br>(1976) |
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| + | Rita-moreno-fever.jpg|''[[The Muppet Show]]'' [[Episode 105: Rita Moreno|episode 105]] as guest star<br>(1976) |
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| + | Carmenmiranda1.jpg|''[[The Muppets Go Hollywood]]'' as host<br>(1979) |
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| + | ==References== |
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| + | *Rita Moreno is among the many wrong guesses that [[Count von Count]] makes (and counts) in a game of "Guess Who?" in [[Episode 0899]] of ''Sesame Street''. |
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| + | * A photo of Moreno at the ceremony in which she received her [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] features among a number of inspirational women on [[Doctor Doc]]'s Shero Wall in ''[[Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock]]''. |
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Latest revision as of 05:48, 18 February 2023
Rita Moreno (b. Rosita Dolores Alverío Marcano, 1931) is an actress arguably known for her roles of aggressive, strong-tempered Latin women who guest starred on The Muppet Show episode 105. On the December 10, 2015 episode of PBS Newshour, she called performing "Fever" with Animal in that episode "one of the funniest things [she's] ever done." She also hosted The Muppets Go Hollywood in 1979.
In 1977, she became the ninth performer to win the Triple Crown of Acting. The first was an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in West Side Story (1961), later followed by a Tony for Best Featured Actress in The Ritz (1975) and an Emmy in 1977 for The Muppet Show.
Her Muppet Show Emmy made her the third person to win an Oscar, a Tony, an Emmy, and a Grammy (for the 1972 Electric Company cast album).
She was also nominated for an Emmy for her appearance in the 1974 Sesame Street / Electric Company crossover special, Out to Lunch.
For Sesame Street, Moreno provided vocals for two songs -- "Women Can Be" and "There's a Hole in the Bucket." She also appeared on the show in Episode 0637 as her character Millie from The Electric Company.
For the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, Moreno and Sonia Manzano participated in one of the festival's Cinema Café interviews, in conjunction with the release of Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street, as well as Moreno's documentary Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It. In the interview, Moreno shared how she first met Jim Henson, running into him having lunch, and approached him about doing female voices for the show, auditioning on the spot. (YouTube)
In 2015, Animal and Rosie Perez reenacted Moreno's performance of "Fever" from The Muppet Show for her at the Kennedy Center Honors tribute to Rita Moreno.
Appearances
(1974)
(1975)
(1979)
References
- Rita Moreno is among the many wrong guesses that Count von Count makes (and counts) in a game of "Guess Who?" in Episode 0899 of Sesame Street.
- A photo of Moreno at the ceremony in which she received her Presidential Medal of Freedom features among a number of inspirational women on Doctor Doc's Shero Wall in Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock.