Rita Moreno is a very talented star in the entertainment industry.

[{"selector":"#anim-54a777aa-bbd4-41ac-9e95-d9d4090a13db [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0f44f2a1-b72d-4e02-a869-3c8f4d3458ae","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b87e987b-a4ed-4d3c-9230-218e687fa2dd","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(54.88722%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0cdd1675-ca19-439f-ad81-624b495a4839","keyframes":[{"transform":"scale(1)","offset":0},{"transform":"scale(1.15)","offset":0.33},{"transform":"scale(0.985)","offset":0.66},{"transform":"scale(1)","offset":1}],"delay":480,"duration":1400,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}]

She has received numerous awards, including an Oscar, a Grammy, and a Tony.

[{"selector":"#anim-01eadcb7-1ba0-4c1f-bc00-e4c93032b774","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-615746f0-3168-42f9-b1ca-2e4a8a3b239d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Moreno was presented the Stanley Kramer Award and she gave a candid acceptance speech.

[{"selector":"#anim-daafdb0b-76dd-489a-9d19-b6ce7d50e3da","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1400,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-13a3073e-c6f8-458a-8c18-4c72f1df167b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 142.36673%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1400,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

[{"selector":"#anim-f5c4191b-976d-40f3-9f7c-88e69ffef97a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4d2e3505-3670-43b1-a335-399468ffe64d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":400,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c6a76441-decc-4ea3-8f20-e81cb9a3688d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 149.36250%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":400,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] She acknowledged Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in her speech while talking about advocacy.

The skilled actress was present during King’s “I Have a Dream” speech.

[{"selector":"#anim-c06c6baa-8c95-44af-914a-15317e2b9a10 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-acdf542a-b3e5-49d3-819b-8a29c06ac43d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d7a092b9-6ba5-4f85-b753-16598e3275be","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-116.11941%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

She mentioned her feature on “West Side Story” in her speech.

[{"selector":"#anim-c0df7959-75bf-43b5-81e0-c2134aa9f4fb [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c99fd8e0-4f23-49e2-be55-3583397cd693","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":900,"duration":900,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-eb3a73e8-153a-4542-bc50-92c0f20149c5","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-126.31579%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":900,"duration":900,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

After being awarded for “West Side Story,” her career did not do so well.

[{"selector":"#anim-a54624ed-8ec6-4d27-9f52-4a7250ffdfd4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-db1fdccc-01bd-499f-87c2-7afee09a0a45","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 150.38357%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-75d6869d-c7e9-4817-a960-fd7a9eac795a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":700,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9bc859e0-5637-415b-87fc-dc09ad625525","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 234.45851%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":700,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

[{"selector":"#anim-58dd9832-b194-419f-9d13-fced3484308a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] She quit Hollywood as a result but later received several awards for other productions.

Moreno was thrilled to be part of 2021’s “West Side Story” and believed Hollywood had changed.

[{"selector":"#anim-c203a772-47bf-453b-9005-b64c7ffb5de1","keyframes":[{"transform":"scale(1)","offset":0},{"transform":"scale(1.05)","offset":0.33},{"transform":"scale(0.995)","offset":0.66},{"transform":"scale(1)","offset":1}],"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":3}] Learn more