Renée Victor
- Schauspiel
- 25. Juli 1938 · San Antonio, Texas, USA
- 30. Mai 2025
Biografie
Renée Victor (July 25, 1938 — May 30, 2025) was an American actress, dance instructor, and singer. She was best known for her role as Abuelita in the Disney•PIXAR film Coco (2017), the recurring role of Lupita on Weeds (2005–12), and the voice of female Argonians in Bethesda Softworks' video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011). Victor was the eldest of three sisters. She moved to Los Angeles in the 1960s, where she launched her career in entertainment as a singer for prominent bandleaders who spearheaded the popularity of Latin music in the U.S., including Xavier Cugat and Perez Prado. At this time, she also served as a dance instructor, teaching salsa and tango. Having met her husband in these circles, she and her husband traveled globally to perform together under the banner “Ray & Renee” — nicknamed the Latin Sonny & Cher — from 1963 to 1973. In the 1970s, Victor hosted KTLA’s Pacesetters, which highlighted the Chicano Power movement. After joining the Screen Actors Guild in 1973, she eventually transitioned to television and film work in the ’80s, scoring appearances in series like Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1985) and Matlock (1987). Her film credits include The Doctor (1991), alongside William Hurt, as well as The Apostle (1997) and A Night in Old Mexico (2013), featuring close friend Robert Duvall.
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Filmografie
- The Mealybug · Camila Delgado
- This One Is for the Neighborhood
- Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone · La Nana
- With Love · Marta Delgado
- Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity · Selbst
- Walker · Gloria
- Die Sprache der Liebe · Regina Aragon
- Snowpiercer · Mama Grandé
- All Rise · Lupita
- Undone · Abuelita Fabiola
- Dead to Me · Flo Gutierrez
- Victor und Valentino · Delores (Stimme)
- A Million Little Things · Inez
- Mayans M.C. · Sister Teresa, Nun
- SuperFly · Esmeralda Gonzalez
- Coco - Lebendiger als das Leben! · Abuelita (Stimme)
- That Motherf**ker · Buch
- Saint George
- Paranormal Activity - Die Gezeichneten · Irma Arista
- A Night in Old Mexico · Josefina Nelly
- Witches of East End · Alma
- Stuntmen · Juanita Villareal
- Shopaholic - Die Schnäppchenjägerin · Bag Lady
- Childrens Hospital · Gladys
- Women's Murder Club
- California Volleygirls · Grandmother Rosa
- Weeds - Kleine Deals unter Nachbarn · Lupita
- Mister Sterling · Gloria Lopez
- Strong Medicine: Zwei Ärztinnen wie Feuer und Eis · Isabel Santana
- Immer Ärger mit Schweinchen George · Grandma Berta
- Futurama · Pottery Bot / Abuelatron (Stimme), Abuelatron (Stimme)
- Ein Anzug für jede Gelegenheit · Grandmother
- God's Army 2 - Die Prophezeiung · Nana
- Apostel! · Latin Translator
- Ein Vater zum Küssen · Lydia Cruz
- Der Mann an sich … · Estelle
- The Neon Bible · Choreographer
- The Parent 'Hood
- Emergency Room – Die Notaufnahme · Florina Lopez
- Bob
- Dolly Dearest – die Brut des Satans · Nun at the Convent
- Der Doktor - Ein gewöhnlicher Patient · Lucy
- La Fuga · Maria
- La maldición del monasterio · The Witch (English-language version only)
- Matlock · Maid