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 Name
Belita Moreno
Height
1.52 m
Profession
Actor
Education
Southern Methodist University, Justin F. Kimball High School
Nationality
American
Family
Spouse
Joel Rudnick
Parents
Aurora Moreno, Abel Moreno
Siblings
Elsie Moreno
Accomplishments
Nominations
ALMA Award for Favorite TV Actress - Supporting Role, ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Series
Movies
3 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 Shows
George Lopez, Perfect Strangers, Tales of the City (UK)
Her husband, Joel Rudnick, is an agent with the Paradigm Talent Agency.
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Pulitzer 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.
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Her mother taught Spanish at Justin F. Kimball high School in Dallas, Texas
Pictures
Movies
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Family Guy
2015
TV Series
Hispanic Woman
Red Band Society
2014
TV Series
Dr. Holtzman
Truth Be Told
2011
TV Movie
Sophia Bishop
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
2011
Mrs. Norton
Fairly Legal
2011
TV Series
Betty
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
2010
Mrs. Norton
The Eastmans
2009
TV Movie
June Lynn
Wizards of Waverly Place
2008
TV Series
Magdalena
George Lopez
2002-2007
TV Series
Benny
Barbara Jean
2005
Short
Marion
Grosse Pointe Blank
1997
Mrs. Kinetta
Common Law
1996
TV Series
Ruta
The Bachelor's Baby
1996
TV Movie
Judge Linda Farmer
Death Benefit
1996
TV Movie
Sarah West
Melrose Place
1996
TV Series
Gloria Bryan
Clear and Present Danger
1994
Jean Fowler
Getting By
1993
TV Series
Marie Enright
Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City
1993
TV Mini-Series
Alice Tolliver
Major Dad
1993
TV Series
Ms. Whitlin
Murphy Brown
1993
TV Series
Sidney
Roseanne
1992
TV Series
Woman at Retirement Home
Perfect Strangers
1986-1992
TV Series
Lydia / Mrs. Edwina Twinkacetti / Lydia Markham
Crazy from the Heart
1991
TV Movie
Beebee Stiles
Going Places
1990
TV Series
Mme. Pushnik
Men Don't Leave
1990
Mrs. Buckley
Two Idiots in Hollywood
1988
Dream Barbecue Mother
The Slap Maxwell Story
1988
TV Series
Annie's Lawyer
Valerie's Family: The Hogans
1988
TV Series
Mrs. Thorne
Family Ties
1983-1988
TV Series
Norma / Mrs. Pedroza / Bernice
Full House
1987
TV Series
Ronnie Gardner
Nobody's Fool
1986
Jane
Melba
1986
TV Series
Babs
The Golden Girls
1986
TV Series
Nurse
Mary
1986
TV Series
What's Happening Now!
1985
TV Series
Mrs. Jones
Crime of Innocence
1985
TV Movie
Marge Kennedy (uncredited)
I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later
1985
TV Movie
Ms. Farrell
Do You Remember Love
1985
TV Movie
Social Worker
Robert Kennedy and His Times
1985
TV Mini-Series
Angie Novello
Scandal Sheet
1985
TV Movie
Oh, God! You Devil
1984
Mrs. Vega
Swing Shift
1984
Mabel Stoddard
The Powers of Matthew Star
1983
TV Series
Louise
Cocaine and Blue Eyes
1983
TV Movie
Waitress
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
1982
Nurse Gonzales
Lou Grant
1982
TV Series
Cathy Short
Mommie Dearest
1981
Belinda Rosenberg
A Gun in the House
1981
TV Movie
Marcie Clark
A Perfect Couple
1979
Eleousa
Visions
1979
TV Series
Julia
A Wedding
1978
Daphne Corelli
Remember My Name
1978
Neighbor
3 Women
1977
Alcira
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
1977
TV Series
Helen Dinsmore
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
2010
acting coach
12 Rounds
2009
acting coach: John Cena
Crossroads
2002/I
acting coach
The Affair of the Necklace
2001
acting consultant
Hearts in Atlantis
2001
camp manager: Los Angeles
The Family Man
2000
acting coach
Almost Famous
2000
acting coach
The Kid
2000
dialogue coach
The Parent Trap
1998
acting coach: Lindsay Lohan
Jerry Maguire
1996
acting coach
A Time to Kill
1996
acting coach
Eye for an Eye
1996
drama coach: Ms. Kyle
Operation Dumbo Drop
1995
acting coach
The Client
1994
acting coach
That Night
1992
acting coach
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Lopez Tonight
2009-2010
TV Series
Herself
TV Guide Close Up: From Comedy Club to Primetime
2004
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Intimate Portrait
2003
TV Series documentary
Herself
Hollywood Squares
2003
TV Series
Herself
Good Day Live
2003
TV Series
Herself - Guest Co-Host
Awards
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2004
Imagen Award
Imagen Foundation Awards
Best Supporting Actress in a Television Comedy
George Lopez (2002)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2007
ALMA Award
ALMA Awards
Outstanding Supporting Actress - Television Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie