Known for movies

Short Info

SpouseJoel Rudnick
FactGrew up in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, TX.


Belita Moreno is an American actress, best known for her role as Benita Lopez on the long-running sitcom George Lopez. She has also appeared in a number of films and television shows, including The Bad News Bears, La Bamba, and The Golden Girls.

Born in Houston, Texas, Moreno began her career as a child actress, appearing in a number of commercials and television shows. She made her film debut in the 1976 film The Bad News Bears, and later appeared in La Bamba and The Golden Girls.

Moreno’s television credits include guest-starring roles on such shows as Magnum, P.I., Cheers, L.A. Law, and ER. She has also had recurring roles on The George Lopez Show and Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

Moreno has been married to actor Edward James Olmos since 2002. They have two children together.

General Info

Full NameBelita Moreno
Height1.52 m
ProfessionActor
EducationSouthern Methodist University, Justin F. Kimball High School
NationalityAmerican

Family

SpouseJoel Rudnick
ParentsAurora Moreno, Abel Moreno
SiblingsElsie Moreno

Accomplishments

NominationsALMA Award for Favorite TV Actress - Supporting Role, ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Series
Movies3 Women, A Perfect Couple, Mommie Dearest, Swing Shift, Oh, God! You Devil, Clear and Present Danger, Grosse Pointe Blank, George Lopez Why You Crying?, Truth Be Told, The Eastmans
TV ShowsGeorge Lopez, Perfect Strangers, Tales of the City (UK)

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Facts

#Fact
1Is of Mexican descent.
2She is not related to Rita Moreno who played her mother on George Lopez (2002).
3Grew up in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, TX.
4Has a sister named Elsie.
5Her husband, Joel Rudnick, is an agent with the Paradigm Talent Agency.
6Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Beth Henley created several roles for her, including "Popeye" in "The Miss Firecracker Contest," a role eventually played by Alfre Woodard in the movie adaptation.
7Her mother taught Spanish at Justin F. Kimball high School in Dallas, Texas

Pictures

Movies

Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Family Guy2015TV SeriesHispanic Woman
Red Band Society2014TV SeriesDr. Holtzman
Truth Be Told2011TV MovieSophia Bishop
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules2011Mrs. Norton
Fairly Legal2011TV SeriesBetty
Diary of a Wimpy Kid2010Mrs. Norton
The Eastmans2009TV MovieJune Lynn
Wizards of Waverly Place2008TV SeriesMagdalena
George Lopez2002-2007TV SeriesBenny
Barbara Jean2005ShortMarion
Grosse Pointe Blank1997Mrs. Kinetta
Common Law1996TV SeriesRuta
The Bachelor's Baby1996TV MovieJudge Linda Farmer
Death Benefit1996TV MovieSarah West
Melrose Place1996TV SeriesGloria Bryan
Clear and Present Danger1994Jean Fowler
Getting By1993TV SeriesMarie Enright
Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City1993TV Mini-SeriesAlice Tolliver
Major Dad1993TV SeriesMs. Whitlin
Murphy Brown1993TV SeriesSidney
Roseanne1992TV SeriesWoman at Retirement Home
Perfect Strangers1986-1992TV SeriesLydia / Mrs. Edwina Twinkacetti / Lydia Markham
Crazy from the Heart1991TV MovieBeebee Stiles
Going Places1990TV SeriesMme. Pushnik
Men Don't Leave1990Mrs. Buckley
Two Idiots in Hollywood1988Dream Barbecue Mother
The Slap Maxwell Story1988TV SeriesAnnie's Lawyer
Valerie's Family: The Hogans1988TV SeriesMrs. Thorne
Family Ties1983-1988TV SeriesNorma / Mrs. Pedroza / Bernice
Full House1987TV SeriesRonnie Gardner
Nobody's Fool1986Jane
Melba1986TV SeriesBabs
The Golden Girls1986TV SeriesNurse
Mary1986TV Series
What's Happening Now!1985TV SeriesMrs. Jones
Crime of Innocence1985TV MovieMarge Kennedy (uncredited)
I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later1985TV MovieMs. Farrell
Do You Remember Love1985TV MovieSocial Worker
Robert Kennedy and His Times1985TV Mini-SeriesAngie Novello
Scandal Sheet1985TV Movie
Oh, God! You Devil1984Mrs. Vega
Swing Shift1984Mabel Stoddard
The Powers of Matthew Star1983TV SeriesLouise
Cocaine and Blue Eyes1983TV MovieWaitress
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again1982Nurse Gonzales
Lou Grant1982TV SeriesCathy Short
Mommie Dearest1981Belinda Rosenberg
A Gun in the House1981TV MovieMarcie Clark
A Perfect Couple1979Eleousa
Visions1979TV SeriesJulia
A Wedding1978Daphne Corelli
Remember My Name1978Neighbor
3 Women1977Alcira
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman1977TV SeriesHelen Dinsmore

Miscellaneous

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Diary of a Wimpy Kid2010acting coach
12 Rounds2009acting coach: John Cena
Crossroads2002/Iacting coach
The Affair of the Necklace2001acting consultant
Hearts in Atlantis2001camp manager: Los Angeles
The Family Man2000acting coach
Almost Famous2000acting coach
The Kid2000dialogue coach
The Parent Trap1998acting coach: Lindsay Lohan
Jerry Maguire1996acting coach
A Time to Kill1996acting coach
Eye for an Eye1996drama coach: Ms. Kyle
Operation Dumbo Drop1995acting coach
The Client1994acting coach
That Night1992acting coach

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Lopez Tonight2009-2010TV SeriesHerself
TV Guide Close Up: From Comedy Club to Primetime2004TV Movie documentaryHerself
Intimate Portrait2003TV Series documentaryHerself
Hollywood Squares2003TV SeriesHerself
Good Day Live2003TV SeriesHerself - Guest Co-Host

Awards

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2004Imagen AwardImagen Foundation AwardsBest Supporting Actress in a Television ComedyGeorge Lopez (2002)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2007ALMA AwardALMA AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actress - Television Series, Mini-Series or Television MovieGeorge Lopez (2002)
2006ALMA AwardALMA AwardsOutstanding Actress in a Television SeriesGeorge Lopez (2002)

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia

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