Rita Moreno – Flashcards
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birthday
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December 11, 1931
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Birth place
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Humacao, Puerto Rico; raised in NY, NY
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Father
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Paco Alverio, farmer
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Mother
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Rosa Maria Alverio, garment worker
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Married
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Leonard Gordon
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Children
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Fernanda Luisa
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Mother
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divorced, moved to NY, and remarried Edward Moreno
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academy award achievement
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First Latina actress to receive one
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Awards
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6 emmy nominations with two wins, a grammy, and a tony
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Award for her role in West Side Story
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Best Supporting Actress Oscar
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Husbands occupation
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her manager and a retired cardiologist
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Broadway debut
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Skydrift
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Film Debut
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So Young So Bad
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Contract
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7 year contract with MGM by studio head, Louis B Mayer
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1961
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attempts suicide with sleeping pills in Marlon Brandon's home
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Grammy
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Best Recording for Children with Bill Cosby in The Electric Company
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Tony
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Best Actress, Supporting or Featured (Dramatic) for her role in The Ritz
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Emmy
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Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a supporting actress in variety or music for The Muppey Show
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Emmy #2
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Outstanding Lead Actress for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy series for "The Rockford Files"
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Hollywood
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Hollywood Chamber of Commerce awards her a star on the HWOF at 7080 Hollywood Blvd
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2004
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Presidential Medal of Freedom by GWB
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2010
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Obama presents her with 2009 National Arts Medal
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2011
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Tours country in one woman show, Life Without Makeup
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2013
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Autobiography: Rita Moreno: A Memoir
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2013 #2
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Screen Actors Guild declares Moreno will be the 2013 SAG Life Achievement Award honoree at the Jan 2014 SAG Awards
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2015
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Kennedy Center selects Moreno as on of the six honorees to receive the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors
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Birth name
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Rosa Dolores Alverio
