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Renée Victor

Actor
Born July 25, 1938Died May 30, 2025 (86 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Weeds
  • A Night in Old Mexico
  • Saint George

Known For

  • Coco
  • Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones
  • The Prophecy II
  • Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone
  • In Other Words
  • Island Prey

Filmography

2021
2021
With Love (TV Series) · as Marta Delgado
2021
Fairfax (TV Series) · as Gloria
2021
Walker (TV Series) · as Gloria
2020
2020
Snowpiercer (TV Series) · as Mama Grandé
2020
Gentefied (TV Series) · as Ofelia
2019
All Rise (TV Series) · as Lupita
2019
Undone (TV Series) · as Abuelita Fabiola
2019
Dead to Me (TV Series) · as Flo Gutierrez
2019
Victor and Valentino (TV Series) · as Delores (voice)
2018
A Million Little Things (TV Series) · as Inez
2018
Mayans M.C. (TV Series) · as Sister Teresa
2018
SuperFly · as Esmeralda Gonzalez
2018
Vida (TV Series) · as Doña Tita
2017
Coco · as Abuelita (voice)
2014
2014
2013
A Night in Old Mexico · as Josefina Nelly
2013
Witches of East End (TV Series) · as Alma
2012
Major Crimes (TV Series) · as Regina Gomez
2009
Stuntmen · as Juanita Villareal
2009
2008
Childrens Hospital (TV Series) · as Gladys
2008
The Super Man (TV Series) · as Anita's Grandmother
2007
2006
Tyler Perry's House of Payne (TV Series) · as Consuela Hernandez
2006
All You've Got · as Grandmother Rosa
2006
Hot Tamale · as Mama
2005
Weeds (TV Series) · as Lupita
2003
Mister Sterling (TV Series)
2002
Assassination Tango · as Stella
2001
Island Prey · as Yolanda
2000
That's Life (TV Series) · as Seamstress
2000
2000
Strong Medicine (TV Series) · as Isabel Santana
1999
My Brother the Pig · as Grandma Berta
1999
Futurama (TV Series) · as (voice)
1998
1998
The Prophecy II · as Nana
1997
The Apostle · as Latin Translator
1997
Team Knight Rider (TV Series) · as Rosa Bracco
1997
The Tony Danza Show (TV Series) · as Lydia Cruz
1996
Men Behaving Badly (US) (TV Series) · as Estelle
1995
Steal Big Steal Little · as Ranchhand Wife
1995
The Parent 'Hood (TV Series)
1994
ER (TV Series) · as Florina Lopez
1992
Bob (TV Series)
1992
The Addams Family (1992) (TV Series) · as Additional Voices
1991
Dolly Dearest · as Nun At The Convent
1991
The Doctor · as Lucy
1989
The Bloody Monks · as The Witch (english-Language Version Only)
1988
Salsa · as Aunt
1986
Matlock (TV Series)
1985
George Burns Comedy Week (TV Series) · as Peasant Woman
1983
Masquerade (TV Series) · as Guard #2
1983
Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV Series) · as Carmen Valdez
1983
Hotel (TV Series) · as Chambermaid

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