We’re counting down the 40 days to NYWIFT’s 40th Anniversary Muse Awards with a look at some of our favorite honorees, all women of vision and achievement who have contributed to the film and television industry. Join us as we look back at #Muse40for40, and buy your tickets for the Muse Awards on Tuesday, December 10th at nywift.org/muse!
#27: Rita Moreno
By Mellini Kantayya
Rita Moreno is an actress, dancer and singer whose career has spanned over 70 years and is one of few EGOT artists, as she has won multiple Emmys, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony. She has shown no signs of slowing down, recently appearing in Jane the Virgin, One Day at a Time, Carmen Sandiego, and will be Valentina in the 2020 remake of West Side Story. She is one of 23 people to ever achieve the “Triple Crown of Acting”.
She has won numerous other awards, including various lifetime achievement awards and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America’s highest civilian honor.
“It is through art that we will prevail and we will endure. It lives on after us and defines us as people.” – Rita Moreno
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