Mayer was in town, staying in the penthouse of the Waldorf Astoria hotel, and Rita could audition for him. Impressed, he told Moreno’s mother that MGM head honcho Louis B. She continued dancing in late-night New York venues, when one day an MGM talent scout spotted her at a recital. “I dropped out of school when I was 15, something like that, and I started to work right away,” she said of her performing life. Watch ‘West Side Story’ trailer of Steven Spielberg’s 2021 remake At just 6, she made her debut in a Greenwich Village nightclub. There, Moreno quickly found her passion - Spanish dance. She moved to New York City in 1936 with her divorced mother, leaving her brother behind. Moreno was born Rosa Alverío in Humacao, Puerto Rico, in 1931. “It goes up and down,” Moreno, 89, says in the doc of her eight decades in showbiz. The EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) winner executive-produces and appears in Spielberg’s film, out in December she was awarded the Kennedy Center Honor for lifetime artistic achievement in 2015 and a new documentary about her life, “Rita Moreno: Just a Girl who Decided to Go for It,” hits theaters Friday after screening at the Tribeca Film Festival. The original Anita from 1961’s “West Side Story,” Moreno has enjoyed a renaissance in recent years. When film fans got their first glimpse of Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” remake during this year’s Oscars, they heard a familiar voice singing the famous song “Somewhere” in the trailer: Rita Moreno. Monaco’s royal tribute to Grace Kelly reveals stunning family photos Jane Fonda: Why Katharine Hepburn ‘intimidated’ me on set of ‘On Golden Pond’Ĭastle with ties to Old Hollywood outside Manhattan lists for $1.64M “Why should I have to play a grandmother simply because I’m old? Can I be a lawyer? A scientist? So far, the answer is … not so much,” she said.Cary Grant’s daughter slams speculation icon was gay: ‘I never saw a hint of that’ And even then, there’s always a wheelchair - or roller skates,” she told Variety. 29, 2021.Įven though she’s graced the silver screen for over 70 years, Rita admitted she was still as passionate about acting as ever, letting nothing get in her way. “The only way I can retire is if I can’t walk. The The 89-year-old Academy Award-winning actress revealed that she doesn’t plan on stopping acting in an interview for Variety’s“Power of Women” issue, which was released on Sept. It was an attempt.” Marlon Brando & Rita Moreno (ITV/Shutterstock).Īlthough she dealt with a lot of trauma in her past, the West Side Storyactress has never let that deter her from moving forward with her life in a meaningful way. That’s how I tried to do it.” She continued, “I didn’t understand that if I was going to kill this pathetic, sad, trod-upon Rita, the rest of Rita was also going to go with me. Rita then revealed that it was during her relationship with the A Streetcar Named Desire actor that she “tried to end my life with pills in his house. Rita Moreno & Marlon Brando (ITV/Shutterstock). Rita Moreno, 89, Won't Retire Unless She 'Can't Walk': 'There's Always A Wheelchair' Rita Moreno Young: See Photos Of ‘West Side Story’ Legend From The Start Of Her Career To Now 'West Side Story' Premiere Photos: See Rita Moreno, Ansel Elgort & More Search Hollywood Life Search Trending Navigation Trending Latest Hollywood Celebrity & Entertainment News Primary Menu Menu Close Menu
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