(CNN) Here's a look at the life of award-winning actress, singer and dancer Rita Moreno.
Personal
Birth date: December 11, 1931
Birth place: Humacao, Puerto Rico; raised in New York, New York
Birth name: Rosita Dolores Alverio
Father: Paco Alverio, a farmer
Mother: Rosa Maria Alverio, a garment worker
Marriage: Leonard Gordon (June 18, 1965-June 30, 2010, his death)
Children: Fernanda Luisa (October 28, 1966)
Other Facts
Her parents divorced, and she and her mother moved to New York. Her mother later married Edward Moreno.
First began speaking English when she entered elementary school.
She was the first Latina actress to win an Academy Award. She also has six Emmy nominations and two wins, a Grammy and a Tony.
She is one of an elite few known as EGOT winners. They have all won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.
Believing Judy Garland would win the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for "Judgment at Nuremberg," Moreno did not prepare a speech. Upon winning for her role in "West Side Story," she said, "I can't believe it! Good Lord! I leave you with that."
Her late husband, Leonard Gordon, was also her manager and a retired cardiologist.
The EGOT club
It's a very exclusive club. Not many in history have won the four major entertainment awards -- the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony -- in competition. Three people have all four thanks to honorary awards.
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, John Legend and Tim Price became the latest EGOT winners thanks to "Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert's" Emmy win for outstanding variety special. Here the trio pose in the press room after their win at the Microsoft Theater on September 9, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
Mike Nichols -- here with his wife, Diane Sawyer -- earned a reputation as one of the finest directors in film, TV and theater. He won an Oscar for directing 1967's "The Graduate," four Emmys for his work on "Wit" and "Angels in America," and nine Tony Awards, the most recent for his direction of a 2012 production of "Death of a Salesman." He was funny, too. His Grammy was for a 1961 comedy collaboration with Elaine May, "An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May." Nichols died November 19, 2014.
Richard Rodgers, the music-writing half of the famed Rodgers and Hammerstein composing team, earned an Oscar for his song "It Might as Well Be Spring" from "State Fair." He received an Emmy for a 1962 TV special, Grammys for two cast albums and six Tonys -- including honors for his works "South Pacific," "The King and I" and "The Sound of Music."
Helen Hayes, "the First Lady of the American Theater," had a career spanning more than seven decades. She received Oscars 38 years apart, for "The Sin of Madelon Claudet" (1932) and "Airport" (1970). She also earned two Tonys, an Emmy for a 1953 presentation and a Grammy for a spoken-word recording of "Great American Documents."
Rita Moreno, who made
a rousing appearance at the SAG Awards in January, won her Oscar for 1961's "West Side Story." She won a Tony for 1975's "The Ritz," two Emmys (one for a "Muppet Show" appearance) and a Grammy for an album from one of her TV shows: "The Electric Company."
The great British actor John Gielgud was 87 when he completed his EGOT with an Emmy in 1991. By that time, he'd won two Tonys -- the second for directing 1961's "Big Fish, Little Fish" -- a Grammy for a spoken-word recording and the Oscar for one of his most famous roles: the valet, Hobson, in 1981's "Arthur."
Audrey Hepburn won both her Oscar and Tony when she was still in her 20s: the Oscar for 1953's "Roman Holiday" and the Tony for 1954's "Ondine." Four decades later, she completed the EGOT circuit with an Emmy for 1993's "Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn" and a Grammy for 1994's "Audrey Hepburn's Enchanted Tales."
American composer Marvin Hamlisch was a towering figure in the arts. He won three Oscars -- all for his contributions to 1973's "The Way We Were" -- and four Grammys, including song of the year for "The Way We Were." He also won four Emmys, two for his work with Barbra Streisand, and a Tony for writing the score for "A Chorus Line." One singular sensation, indeed.
Composer and conductor Jonathan Tunick finished his EGOT over the space of 20 years. His Oscar was for the score adaptation of 1977's "A Little Night Music," his Emmy came for his musical direction of 1982's "Night of 100 Stars," his Grammy was for orchestration of Cleo Laine's 1987 song "No One Is Alone," and his Tony was for 1997's musical "Titanic."
Think Mel Brooks is merely a funnyman? Try Renaissance man. He has an Oscar for his "Producers" screenplay, Emmys for appearances on "Mad About You" (as well as one for writing a Sid Caesar special), three Grammys and three Tonys. The Tonys and two of the Grammys are also for "The Producers," which was turned into a 2001 musical. Oh, he also writes
fart jokes.
Whoopi Goldberg became famous for a one-woman show on Broadway, which -- ironically -- won her a Grammy, not a Tony. (It was also directed by none other than Mike Nichols.) She won an Oscar for her performance in 1990's "Ghost," two Emmys (including one for hosting "The View") and finally the Tony for producing 2002's "Thoroughly Modern Millie."
Producer Scott Rudin is extremely active in Hollywood, but he has only one Oscar -- for producing 2007's "No Country for Old Men." He's had much more awards success in theater, with eight Tonys, including an honor for producing 2011's "The Book of Mormon." His Emmy is for a 1983 children's program, "He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin'," and he won a Grammy for "The Book of Mormon" cast recording. He is the first producer to make the EGOT club.
Robert Lopez became the latest member of the EGOT club in 2014 when his song "Let It Go" -- written with his wife, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, left, for the animated film "Frozen" -- won the Oscar for best song. His other honors include Tonys for "Avenue Q" and "The Book of Mormon," Emmys for "Wonder Pets" and a Grammy for the "Book of Mormon" cast album. Since then he has become the first ever double EGOT winner.
Three artists have made the EGOT club thanks to honorary awards. Liza Minelli won competitive Tonys in 1965 and 1978, an Oscar for 1972's "Cabaret" and an Emmy for 1973's "Liza with a 'Z'." She also has an honorary Grammy, a Legend Award she received in 1990.
Barbra Streisand's competitive awards include an Oscar for "Funny Girl," four Emmy awards and 10 Grammys. Her Tony, received in 1970, is honorary.
James Earl Jones won a Tony for 1968's "The Great White Hope" and another almost two decades later for 1987's "Fences." He also has three Emmys and a 1977 Grammy for a spoken-word recording. His Oscar, given at the 2011 awards, is honorary.
Timeline
1935 - Moves to New York from Puerto Rico with her mother.
November 13-17, 1945 - Broadway debut in the play "Skydrift."
1949 - Moreno is offered a seven-year contract with MGM by studio head, Louis B. Mayer.
1950 - Film debut in "So Young So Bad."
1961 - Attempts suicide with an overdose of sleeping pills in the home of then-boyfriend Marlon Brando.
1962 - Wins the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for "West Side Story."
1972 - Wins a Grammy Award, with Bill Cosby, for Best Recording for Children for "The Electric Company."
1975 - Wins a Tony Award for Best Actress, Supporting or Featured (Dramatic) for "The Ritz."
1977 - Wins an Emmy Award for Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music for "The Muppet Show," and becomes an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony) winner.
1978 - Wins an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series for "The Rockford Files."
July 20, 1995 - The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce presents Moreno with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7080 Hollywood Blvd.
June 23, 2004 - Is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by US President George W. Bush.
February 25, 2010 - President Barack Obama presents her with the 2009 National Arts Medal at a White House ceremony.
2011 - Tours the country in her one-woman show "Life without Makeup."
January 20, 2013 - Ushering in President Obama's second term, she appears with Chita Rivera, Eva Longoria and many others at the Latino Inaugural 2013; In Performance at the Kennedy Center.
March 5, 2013 - Her autobiography, "Rita Moreno: A Memoir," is published.
June 2013 - Is inducted into the Great American Songbook Hall of Fame.
January 18, 2014 - Is presented with the Screen Actor's Guild Life Achievement Award.
December 6, 2015 - Is a Kennedy Center Honors recipient.
November 27, 2018 - It is announced that Moreno will join the cast of Steven Spielberg's remake of the film "West Side Story."
July 29, 2019 - PBS announces that a documentary titled "Rita Moreno: The Girl Who Decided to Go For It," will air as part of the PBS American Masters series in 2020.
June 18, 2021 - The documentary "Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It" premiers in theaters.