Rita Moreno is a Puerto Rican actress, dancer, and singer who was born on December 11, 1931. She is well-known for her work in various areas of the entertainment industry, having appeared in numerous film, television, and theater projects over the course of her seven-decade career.
Her credits include supporting roles in the classic musical films Singin’ in the Rain (1952), The King and I (1956), and West Side Story (1961 and 2021). Popi (1969), Carnal Knowledge (1971), The Four Seasons (1981), I Like It Like That (1994), and the cult film Slums of Beverly Hills are among her other notable films (1998). She is also well-known for her work on television, which includes the children’s series The Electric Company (1971-1977) and her role as Sister Peter Marie Reimondo in the HBO series Oz (1997–2003). From 1994 to 1999, she played the title character in Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? She also received praise for her performances in Jane the Virgin (2015-2019) and the revival of Norman Lear’s One Day at a Time (2017–2020). She is best known for her performance as Googie Gomez in the 1975 musical The Ritz.
Leonard Gordon’s cause of death: What happened to Rita Moreno’s husband?
Leonard Gordon, Rita Moreno’s husband, died on June 30, 2010, in Berkeley, California. At the time of his death, he was 90 years old. The cause of his death is unknown, but some speculate that he died of natural causes due to old age.
