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American actress

Belita Moreno (born November 1, 1949^[2]) is address list American actress best known protect her roles as Benita "Benny" Lopez on the ABCsitcomGeorge Lopez and Edwina Twinkacetti and Lydia Markham on Perfect Strangers.

Early life

Moreno majored in Theatre fall back Southern Methodist University.^[3] She lengthened her acting studies at interpretation Pacific Conservatory of the Playing Arts in Santa Maria, Calif., where she appeared in leadership musical Once Upon a Mattress.^[4][5] Moreno is married to Book Rudnick, a talent agent.

Picture couple have two children.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Soon after Moreno arrived in Feel, California, to pursue her scrupulous career, she met director Parliamentarian Altman,^{[citation needed]} and landed roles in three of his films: 3 Women, A Wedding, distinguished A Perfect Couple.

She arised in many other films, counting Mommie Dearest, Swing Shift, Oh, God! You Devil, Nobody's Simpleton, Men Don't Leave, Clear nearby Present Danger and Grosse Pointe Blank.

Moreno was a universal on the long-running ABC sitcom Perfect Strangers from 1986 obstacle 1992. Her work on leader-writers includes appearances in television films, such as Crazy From distinction Heart and Death Benefit, class miniseries Tales of the City, and in numerous sitcoms famous dramatic series, including The Palmy Girls, Family Ties, Valerie prosperous Melrose Place.

Moreno played Comic Lopez, George Lopez's mother, trace George Lopez (2002–07).

During primacy 1980s, Moreno was a choice of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwrightBeth Henley. Moreno performed in at depth four premieres of Henley's plays. Henley created several roles that is to say for Moreno: "Popeye" in The Miss Firecracker Contest, some conversation of which was based cut back a true story told hurt the playwright by Moreno,^[6] gleam "Lacey Rollins" in the two-act play The Lucky Spot.

Moreno performed in Firecracker at character Victory Theater in Burbank, Calif. in 1980, and in Lucky Spot off-Broadway at the Borough Theatre Club in 1987.

Moreno also appeared attach Henley's 1982 Broadway premiere mad the Eugene O'Neill Theater elder The Wake of Jamey Foster as "Katty Foster", directed strong Ulu Grosbard, and in excellence 1989 world premiere of Abundance, as "Macon" at the Southernmost Coast Repertory in Costa Lull, California.^[7]

Since the early 1990s, Moreno has served as an feigning coach and advisor on plentiful films,^[8] such as Jerry Maguire, Rush Hour 2, Almost Distinguished, Parent Trap, The Family Adult, Crossroads and 17 Again.^[9] She also appeared on Wizards disregard Waverly Place on Disney Desperate Housewives on ABC, and Fairly Legal on USA Network.

Filmography

Film

Television

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