Oscar Winner Rita Moreno

Published: Jan. 21, 2014, 9 p.m.

Rita Moreno shares\xa0fascinating details about her acting career during a replay of her conversation with Robert Osborne, host of Turner Classic Movies. Rita won an Oscar for West Side Story, and she is this year\u2019s Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. Although originally a guest on an episode celebrating a\xa0Singin\u2019 in the Rain anniversary, she talks about many of her other showbiz accomplishments in this lively discussion. Because Rita and Robert hadn\u2019t met each other before, they definitely make the most of their time together here!\n\nRita\u2019s Oscar statuette never gets lonely, for the acclaimed actress also has a Golden Globe, a Grammy, a Tony, and two Emmys. No wonder the Screen Actors Guild chose her\xa0for a Lifetime Achievement Award! She\u2019s a versatile artist who can sing, dance, and do comedy and drama equally well. The Internet Movie Data Base lists over 140 film and TV acting credits for Rita. In addition to West Side Story and Singin\u2019 in the Rain, she\u2019s appeared in such films as The King and I,CarnalKnowledge, Marlowe, The Four Seasons, The Ritz, Blue Moon, and\xa0The Toast of New Orleans . Her two Emmys were awarded for outstanding work on\xa0The Muppet Show and The Rockford Files. Her autobiography Rita Moreno: A Memoir, published last year, received rave reviews. \xa0 \xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\n\nAlso joining in the fun during this episode are film historian James Colt Harrison and Diana Saenger from Classic Movie Guide.