Latest Rita Moreno News
Rita Moreno: Marlon Brando Romance Was 'Madness'
Rita Moreno admitted it was "madness" to date Marlon Brando.The 92-year-old actress had an on/off relationship with the late screen legend from between 1954 and 1962 and the 'West Side Story' star - who previously...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 18 March 2024
Rita Moreno 'Loved' Writing Her Memoir
Rita Moreno "loved" writing her 2013 memoir.The 92-year-old actress discussed her spectacular career and her turbulent love life in her eponymous memoir, and Rita relished the experience of putting her thoughts down on paper.Rita -...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 10 March 2024
Rita Moreno Reveals How Someone Else's Lingerie Led To Elvis Presley Date
Rita Moreno agreed to date Elvis Presley after finding another woman's lingerie in Marlon Brando's home.The 92-year-old actress was "crushed" to discover Marlon wasn't being faithful during their romance, and the incident led to her...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 07 March 2024
Rita Moreno Has No Plans To Retire As She Prepares To Turn 92
Rita Moreno has no plans to retire as she prepares to celebrate her 92nd birthday.The 'King and I' star's Hollywood career spans eight decades and she has vowed to continue working until it's physically impossible.Ahead...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 05 December 2023
'Lonely' Rita Moreno Made Friends With Fellow Supermarket Shopper
Rita Moreno has been making friends in the supermarket.The '80 For Brady' star realised a few years ago she felt lonely after moving to a new apartment, so decided to take matters into her own...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 29 November 2023
Jane Fonda And 80 For Brady Co-stars Couldn't Stop Talking
Jane Fonda and her '80 for Brady' co-stars couldn't stop talking.The 85-year-old actress admitted she, Sally Field, Rita Moreno and Lily Tomlin became a "problem for the director", Kyle Marvin, because they had so much...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 08 January 2023
Dolly Parton Forms Ultimate Girl Group With Cyndi Lauper And Debbie Harry
Dolly Parton has joined forces with Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan, Belinda Carlisle and Debbie Harry to form the ultimate girl group.The legendary stars have come together to record Diane Warren's track 'Gonna Be You' for...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 06 January 2023
Jane Fonda: I Never Thought I'd Return To Acting After Marrying Ted Turner
Jane Fonda "never thought" she would have returned to acting after she married Ted Turner.The 85-year-old star assumed when she married CNN founder Ted Turner in 1991 that she had given her career up forever...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 05 January 2023
Rita Moreno Joins Fast And Furious Franchise
Rita Moreno is "tickled to hell" to be staring in 'Fast X'.The 90-year-old actress will play the grandmother of Vin Diesel's character Dominic Toretto in the tenth installment of the 'Fast and Furious' franchise and...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 25 May 2022
George Lucas And Kathleen Kennedy Honoured At Pga Awards
George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy were honoured with the Milestone Award at the Producers Guild of America (PGA) Awards on Saturday (19.03.22).Director Steven Spielberg handed over the accolade to the Lucasfilm bosses, who he has...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 20 March 2022
Tom Brady To Produce And Star In American Football Movie 80 For Brady
Tom Brady is to produce and appear in a new American football-themed movie. The 44-year-old NFL legend officially announced his retirement earlier this month, and he now looks set to join forces with Hollywood icons...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 24 February 2022
Melissa Barrera Has Been 'Very Skincare Focused' Since She Was 'Really Young'
Melissa Barrera has always been “very skincare orientated”. The ‘Scream’ star began focusing on taking good care of her skin - such as using sunscreen- “really young” while growing up in Mexico. In conversation with...
By Bang Showbiz in Fashion / Beauty on 02 February 2022
Steven Spielberg: Latino Representation In West Side Story Needed To Happen
Steven Spielberg says Latino representation in his take on 'West Side Story' was essential.The legendary director has helmed a new version of the classic musical for the big screen and had a simple explanation for...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13 December 2021
Rita Moreno Slams Critics Of Her Provocative Style
Rita Moreno has slammed critics of her provocative style.The 89-year-old actress revealed she hated the sex symbol status she received in the 50s and has now claimed her tight dresses and makeup should never have...
By Bang Showbiz in Fashion / Beauty on 23 June 2021
Rita Moreno: 'Donald Trump Is A Walking Circus'
The West Side Story star, who will be among those saluted at the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony later this year (15), was appalled when she heard Trump suggest many Mexican immigrants were "rapists"...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12 August 2015
George Lucas And Rita Moreno To Receive Kennedy Center Honors
Rock band the Eagles and conductor Seiji Ozawa will also be honoured for their contributions to American culture at the 38th annual ceremony, which will take place in Washington, D.C. on 6...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 15 July 2015
Rita Moreno Releasing First Spanish-language Album
Rita Moreno, Una Vez Mas will feature 10 songs including a reworked Spanish version of Somewhere from hit stage and screen musical West Side Story, for which she earned a Best Supporting Actress...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 15 June 2015
Rita Moreno Leads Puerto Rican Day Parade
The Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award winner kicked off the 58th annual event by cutting the ribbon and she then led around 20,000 marchers through the streets of the Big Apple....
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 15 June 2015
Rita Moreno: 'I'm Not A Fan Of David Letterman'
Oscar winner Rita Moreno vowed never to appear on The Late Show With David Letterman years ago because she feared the top-rated U.S. late night chat show host was uncomfortable around women like her.The West...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 08 January 2015
Rita Moreno Getting Animated For New Children's Series
Veteran actress Rita Moreno is getting animated to star in a new children's Tv show.The Oscar-winning West Side Story star will lend her voice to Nina's World as grandmother Abuelita, who helps to guide her...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12 November 2014
Rita Moreno To Be Honoured With Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award
Puerto Rican actress Rita Moreno will receive the SAG honour after her lifetime's solid career as a performer, according to Reuters. She has been performing for 70 years as a singer, dancer in actress in...
By Lauren James in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 23 July 2013
Rita Moreno: 'Marlon Brando Romance Drove Me To Suicide Attempt'
West Side Story star Rita Moreno has told how her turbulent romance with Marlon Brando plunged her into despair and even drove her to attempt suicide.In a new book, the screen beauty accuses Brando of...
By WENN on 18 February 2013
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