Curiosidades

When filming her final scene in Amor, Sublime Amor (1961) in which her character "Anita" is harassed and nearly raped by New York street gang members "the Jets", she was reduced to tears, as it brought flashbacks of similar real-life childhood experiences. When she broke down, the other actors in the scene immediately stopped to comfort her and help her get through the scene. The sequence sets up a critical plot element and is essential to the story.

When her star was unveiled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, she fell on top of it, openly and uncontrollably weeping. She later commented, "I had been dreaming of this day since I was six!".

Was the first Hispanic woman to win an Oscar when she won for Amor, Sublime Amor (1961). However, she was not the first Hispanic entertainer to win an Oscar. That was fellow Puerto Rican José Ferrer for Cyrano de Bergerac (1950).

In her memoir she describes how stunned she was when a handsome stranger, with his wife on his arm, very brazenly flirted with her. It was the 1950s and the man was then-Sen. John F. Kennedy. Moreno also described her disappointment about one-time lover Elvis Presley being much more like "a baby brother" than a stud.

During the first season (episode 19) of The Electric Company (1971), she was in a sketch in which she shouted "Hey, you guys!" repeatedly. It became so popular with the show's producers that they decided to use it as the catchphrase in their opening, starting with season two.

Following Debbie Reynolds's death in December 2016, Moreno is the last surviving main cast member of Cantando na Chuva (1952).

Was dancing professionally in a Greenwich Village nightclub at age 9, as arranged by her dance teacher, Rita Hayworth's uncle.

Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by George W. Bush. (junho de 2004)

Is third person, second woman and first person of color who has received EGOT status. The other EGOTS, in chronological order, are Richard Rodgers, Helen Hayes, Robert Lopez, John Gielgud, Audrey Hepburn, Marvin Hamlisch, Jonathan Tunick, Mel Brooks, Mike Nichols, Whoopi Goldberg, James Earl Jones, John Legend, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice, Alan Menken, Jennifer Hudson, Viola Davis, and Elton John. Moreno once held the record to win all four EGOT awards (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) in the shortest amount of time, within a 16-year time frame -- the Oscar in 1962, the Grammy in 1972, the Tony in 1975 and her first of two Emmys in 1977. This record was broken by Robert Lopez in 2014, when he won an Oscar to complete his EGOT. He achieved the feat in a 10-year time frame.

She was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts on February 25, 2010 at the White House in Washington D.C. for her services and contributions to the arts.

On August 10, 2019, she was honored with a day of her film work during the Turner Classic Movies Summer Under the Stars.

Received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (20 de julho de 2005)

Was one of the 2015 Kennedy Center honorees.

Moreno's late husband, Dr. Leonard Gordon, was an internist and cardiologist. The couple had one child, Fernanda Luisa Gordon (aka Fernanda Gordon), who was delivered via an emergency Caesarean section. A successful jewelry designer, Fernanda founded Nandiz Design. She is married to David Fisher and they have two sons, Justin (born 2002) and Cameron (born 2004).

Is one of 15 actresses to have won the Triple Crown of Acting (an Oscar, Emmy and Tony); the others--in chronological order--are Helen Hayes, Ingrid Bergman, Shirley Booth, Maureen Stapleton, Jessica Tandy, Anne Bancroft, Vanessa Redgrave, Maggie Smith, Ellen Burstyn, Helen Mirren, Frances McDormand, Jessica Lange, Viola Davis and Glenda Jackson.

Is one of 8 actresses to have won an Academy Award for their performance in a musical. The others in chronological order are: Julie Andrews, Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Hudson and Emma Stone.

Appeared in the pilot for the sitcom Empty Nest (1988), which was an episode of Super Gatas (1985). The premise was changed in the final version of Empty Nest (1988), in which she did not appear.

As of 2022, has appeared in three films nominated for Best Picture Oscar: O Rei e Eu (1956), Amor, Sublime Amor (1961) and Amor, Sublime Amor (2021). The second one is the winner in the category.

In 1977, she became the ninth performer to win the Triple Crown of Acting: (Oscar: Best Supporting Actress in Amor, Sublime Amor (1961), Tony, Best Featured Actress, The Ritz (1975) and Emmy 1977 (O Show dos Muppets (1976)) and 1978 (Arquivo Confidencial (1974)).

Friends with Morgan Freeman.

Cites Cidadão Kane (1941) as her all-time favorite film.

Is one of 14 actresses who won their Best Supporting Actress Oscars in a movie that also won the Best Picture Oscar (she won for Amor, Sublime Amor (1961)). The others are Hattie McDaniel for ...E o Vento Levou (1939), Teresa Wright for Rosa de Esperança (1942), Celeste Holm for A Luz é para Todos (1947), Mercedes McCambridge for A Grande Ilusão (1949), Donna Reed for A Um Passo da Eternidade (1953), Eva Marie Saint for Sindicato de Ladrões (1954), Meryl Streep for Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), Juliette Binoche for O Paciente Inglês (1996), Judi Dench for Shakespeare Apaixonado (1998), Jennifer Connelly for Uma Mente Brilhante (2001), Catherine Zeta-Jones for Chicago (2002), Lupita Nyong'o for 12 Anos de Escravidão (2013) and Jamie Lee Curtis for Tudo em Todo o Lugar ao Mesmo Tempo (2022).

Is one of 27 actresses to have received an Academy Award nomination for their performance in a musical; hers being Amor, Sublime Amor (1961). The others, in chronological order, are: Bessie Love (Melodia da Broadway (1929)), Grace Moore (Uma Noite de Amor (1934)), Jean Hagen (Cantando na Chuva (1952)), Marjorie Rambeau (Se Eu Soubesse Amar (1953)), Dorothy Dandridge (Carmen Jones (1954)), Deborah Kerr (O Rei e Eu (1956)), Gladys Cooper (Minha Bela Dama (1964)), Julie Andrews (Mary Poppins (1964), A Noviça Rebelde (1965) and Vítor ou Vitória? (1982)), Debbie Reynolds (A Inconquistável Molly (1964)), Peggy Wood (A Noviça Rebelde (1965)), Carol Channing (Positivamente Millie (1967)), Kay Medford (Funny Girl: A Garota Genial (1968)), Barbra Streisand (Funny Girl: A Garota Genial (1968)), Liza Minnelli (Cabaret (1972)), Ronee Blakley (Nashville (1975)), Lily Tomlin (Nashville (1975)), Ann-Margret (Tommy (1975)), Lesley Ann Warren (Vítor ou Vitória? (1982)), Amy Irving (Yentl (1983)), Nicole Kidman (Moulin Rouge: Amor em Vermelho (2001)), Queen Latifah (Chicago (2002)), Catherine Zeta-Jones (Chicago (2002)), Renée Zellweger (Chicago (2002)), Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls: Em Busca de um Sonho (2006)), Penélope Cruz (Nine (2009)), Anne Hathaway (Os Miseráveis (2012)), Meryl Streep (Caminhos da Floresta (2014)) and Emma Stone (La La Land: Cantando Estações (2016)).

Best known by the television-viewing public for her starring role as Sister Peter Marie Reimondo in Oz (1997).