Rita Moreno

Rita Moreno
Author: Michael Alpert, Public Relations photographer, Source: eBay, 1975, Public Domain.

Born Dec. 11, 1931 in Puerto Rico

First Hispanic woman to win an Academy Award, she also won Peabody, Emmy, Grammy and Tony Awards over her 70+ year career!

Most famous for her role as Anita in the 1962 musical West Side Story, for which she won her Academy Award.

Well known part of the children’s TV show The Electric Company during the 1970s, and for The Muppet Show, which earned her 2 Primetime Emmy Awards.

1st Hispanic to win an EGOT – an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony!