Renée Victor
- Recitazione
- 25 luglio 1938 · San Antonio, Texas, USA
- 30 maggio 2025
Biografia
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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Filmografia
- 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 · In persona
- Walker · Gloria
- In Other Words · Regina Aragon
- Snowpiercer · Mama Grandé
- All Rise · Lupita
- Undone · Abuelita Fabiola
- Dead to me - Amiche per la morte · Flo Gutierrez
- Victor e Valentino · Delores (Voce)
- Un milione di piccole cose · Inez
- Mayans M.C. · Sister Teresa, Nun
- Superfly · Esmeralda Gonzalez
- Coco · Abuelita (Voce)
- That Motherf**ker · Sceneggiatura
- Saint George
- Il segnato · Irma Arista
- A Night in Old Mexico · Josefina Nelly
- Le Streghe Dell'East End · Alma
- Stuntmen · Juanita Villareal
- I Love Shopping · Bag Lady
- Childrens Hospital · Gladys
- Women's Murder Club
- All You've Got - Unite per la vittoria · Grandmother Rosa
- Weeds · Lupita
- Mister Sterling · Gloria Lopez
- Strong Medicine · Isabel Santana
- Mamma mi sono persa il fratellino! · Grandma Berta
- Futurama · Pottery Bot / Abuelatron (Voce), Abuelatron (Voce)
- Il meraviglioso abito color gelato alla panna · Grandmother
- L'angelo del male · Nana
- L'apostolo · Latin Translator
- The Tony Danza Show · Lydia Cruz
- Men Behaving Badly · Estelle
- Serenata alla luna · Choreographer
- The Parent 'Hood
- E.R. - Medici in prima linea · Florina Lopez
- Bob
- La bambola che uccide · Nun at the Convent
- Un medico, un uomo · Lucy
- La Fuga · Maria
- La maldición del monasterio · The Witch (English-language version only)
- Matlock · Maid