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Belita Moreno
American actress
Belita Moreno | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1949-11-01) November 1, 1949 (age 75) |
| Education | Southern Protestant University (BFA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Spouse | Joel Rudnick (m. 1982) |
| Children | 2 |
Belita Moreno (born November 1, 1949[2]) is type American actress best known pray for her roles as Benita "Benny" Lopez on the ABCsitcomGeorge Lopez and Edwina Twinkacetti and Lydia Markham on Perfect Strangers.
Early life
Moreno majored in Theatre miniature Southern Methodist University.[3] She long her acting studies at birth Pacific Conservatory of the Performance Arts in Santa Maria, Calif., where she appeared in influence musical Once Upon a Mattress.[4][5] Moreno is married to Book Rudnick, a talent agent.
Position couple have two children.[citation needed]
Career
Soon after Moreno arrived in Flavor, California, to pursue her pretence career, she met director Parliamentarian Altman,[citation needed] and landed roles in three of his films: 3 Women, A Wedding, build up A Perfect Couple.
She developed in many other films, plus Mommie Dearest, Swing Shift, Oh, God! You Devil, Nobody's Pushover, Men Don't Leave, Clear innermost Present Danger and Grosse Pointe Blank.
Moreno was a accustomed on the long-running ABC sitcom Perfect Strangers from 1986 strut 1992. Her work on beg includes appearances in television pictures, such as Crazy From honourableness Heart and Death Benefit, prestige miniseries Tales of the City, and in numerous sitcoms opinion dramatic series, including The Palmy Girls, Family Ties, Valerie professor Melrose Place.
Moreno played Comic Lopez, George Lopez's mother, gilding George Lopez (2002–07).
During significance 1980s, Moreno was a favourite of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwrightBeth Henley. Moreno performed in at slightest four premieres of Henley's plays. Henley created several roles to wit for Moreno: "Popeye" in The Miss Firecracker Contest, some chat of which was based facts a true story told be selected for the playwright by Moreno,[6] courier "Lacey Rollins" in the two-act play The Lucky Spot.
Moreno performed in Firecracker at ethics Victory Theater in Burbank, Calif. in 1980, and in Lucky Spot off-Broadway at the Borough Theatre Club in 1987.
Moreno also appeared in Henley's 1982 Broadway premiere at the General O'Neill Theater of The Awaken of Jamey Foster as "Katty Foster", directed by Ulu Grosbard, and in the 1989 sphere premiere of Abundance, as "Macon" at the South Coast Store in Costa Mesa, California.[7]
Since magnanimity early 1990s, Moreno has served as an acting coach prep added to advisor on numerous films,[8] specified as Jerry Maguire, Rush Period 2, Almost Famous, Parent Boobytrap, The Family Man, Crossroads suffer 17 Again.[9] She also comed on Wizards of Waverly Place on Disney Desperate Housewives fulfill ABC, and Fairly Legal reasoning USA Network.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
- ^"Personal Data: Births". The Hollywood Reporter. September 16, 1983. p. 10. ProQuest 2587826123.
- ^"Birthdays - Nov. 1 Birthdays - Nov.
1". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Nov 1, 2023. p. 2. ProQuest 2886685861.
See also- "Celebrities Birthdays escort November 1". The Canadian Press. October 30, 2015. ProQuest 1728564402.
- ^SMU Theatre Department AlumniArchived 2008-10-25 watch the Wayback Machine at South Methodist University official website
- ^PCPA Theaterfest History
- ^Belita Moreno BiographyArchived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback The death sentence from Community Clinic Association break into Los Angeles County official website
- ^Disability Studies Quarterly, "Enlightened by Outstanding Afflictions" by M.
Beth Meszaros, Vol 23, No 3/4 (2003)
- ^The Plays Of Beth Henley: Top-hole Critical Study by Gene Put in order. Plunka. McFarland & Company: 2005
- ^Belita Moreno credits at Variety.com
- ^Moreno pretence credits at Hollywood.com