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Rose Portillo
Actor, Additional CreditsBorn November 7, 1953 (71 years)
Rose Portillo is an accomplished American actress/writer/director/educator and visual artist whose stage and film career began with a lead role in Luis Valdez's 'Zoot Suit' (original L.A. and Broadway productions and the film). She played the role of Mother in the critically acclaimed 2017 revival, starring Demián Bichir. She was Associate Director of About Productions, now celebrating 24 years of creating original Theaterworks and founded the company's Young Theaterworks, which serves students in Continuation/Options High Schools primarily in East Los Angeles. Since appearing in Theresa Chavez's solo play, L.A. Real, she has directly partnered with Chavez (the company's Artistic Director) on at least 10 critically acclaimed productions.
Filmography
| 2025 | Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip · as Lidia Garcia |
| 2023 | |
| 2022 | Zootopia+ (TV Series) · as Additional Voice Talent (voice) |
| 2022 | That's Amor · as Julietta |
| 2021 | Encanto · as Señora Guzmán (voice) |
| 2019 | Seis Manos (TV Series) · as (voice) |
| 2019 | Undone (TV Series) · as Speech Teacher |
| 2018 | The Rookie (TV Series) · as Emilia Lopez |
| 2018 | Vida (TV Series) · as Vidalia |
| 2017 | Marvel's Runaways (TV Series) · as Eileen |
| 2014 | Happy Birthday · as Anita |
| 2012 | Major Crimes (TV Series) · as Marisol Peña |
| 2005 | Fathers and Sons · as Nurse |
| 2005 | Numb3rs (TV Series) · as Woman |
| 2003 | NCIS (TV Series) · as Sheriff Jo |
| 2000 | That's Life (TV Series) · as Penelope |
| 2000 | The Huntress (TV Series) · as Sheriff Agatha |
| 1999 | Once And Again (TV Series) · as Ms. Gonzalez |
| 1996 | Love Always · as Janis |
| 1996 | Breaking Through · as Lisa, Sanctuary Woman |
| 1995 | Courthouse (TV Series) · as Child Services Officer |
| 1995 | Sliders (TV Series) · as Sister Celine |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel (TV Series) · as María Parades |
| 1994 | Party of Five (TV Series) · as Detective Lopez |
| 1994 | ...and the Earth Did Not Swallow Him · as Florentina |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue (TV Series) · as Judge |
| 1993 | The Mommies (TV Series) · as Dr. Kristy Miller |
| 1993 | Living Single (TV Series) · as Dolores |
| 1991 | Palomino · as Donna |
| 1991 | Home Improvement (TV Series) · as Woman #2 |
| 1989 | Taken Away · as Paralegal |
| 1988 | Eisenhower & Lutz (TV Series) · as Millie Zamora |
| 1985 | The Mean Season · as Kathy Vasquez |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Maria |
| 1984 | Best Kept Secrets · as Mrs. Zepeta |
| 1982 | Newhart (TV Series) · as Norma |
| 1982 | Victims · as Pilar Galloway |
| 1981 | McClain's Law (TV Series) · as Elena Sandoval |
| 1981 | Cagney & Lacey (TV Series) · as Rhonda Gallegos |
| 1981 | Zoot Suit · as Della |
| 1981 | Born to the Wind (TV Series) · as Star Fire |
| 1980 | American Playhouse (TV Series) · as Gertrudis |
| 1980 | Where the Buffalo Roam · as Maid |
| 1979 | Walk Proud · as Katie |
| 1977 | Kill Me If You Can · as Sarah Loper |
| 1977 | |
| 1977 | Exorcist II: The Heretic · as Spanish Girl |
| 1976 | The Quest (1976) (TV Series) · as Carla |
| 1975 | Austin City Limits (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1974 | Chico and the Man (TV Series) · as Nancy Watiz Mackintosh |
| 1973 | Police Story (TV Series) · as Rosa |