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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.
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.
Filmography
| 2021 | Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone · as La Nana |
| 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 | Saint George (TV Series) |
| 2014 | Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones · as Irma Arista |
| 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 | Confessions of a Shopaholic · as Bag Lady |
| 2008 | Childrens Hospital (TV Series) · as Gladys |
| 2008 | The Super Man (TV Series) · as Anita's Grandmother |
| 2007 | Women's Murder Club (TV Series) |
| 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 | |
| 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 | The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit · as Grandmother |
| 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 |