Renée Victor (born June 15, 1953) is an American actress best known for her role as Lupita on Weeds and providing the voice of female argonians in Bethesda Softworks' 2011 video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
Renée Victor | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 15, 1953 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1982–present |
Career
editVictor appeared in the 2014 film, Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones. Her previous work includes a recurring role in 2004 on ER, and a guest role on a 2010 episode of Childrens Hospital. In 2020 and 2021, she appeared in the TNT show Snowpiercer while working with actors such as Daveed Diggs.
She is also a choreographer and actress.
In 2017, Victor voiced Miguel's stern Abuelita Elena in the Disney-Pixar animated film Coco.[1][2][3]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Salsa | Aunt / Featured Dancer | |
| 1991 | The Doctor | Lucy | |
| 1995 | Steal Big Steal Little | Ranchhand Wife | |
| 1997 | The Apostle | Latin Translator | |
| 1998 | The Prophecy II | Nana | |
| 1998 | The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit | Grandmother | |
| 1999 | My Brother the Pig | Grandma Berta | |
| 2001 | Island Prey | Yolanda | |
| 2002 | Never Trust a Serial Killer | Lupe | |
| 2002 | Assassination Tango | Stella | |
| 2004 | Prospect | Abuela | |
| 2006 | Hot Tamale | Mama | |
| 2006 | Hollywood Familia | Mommee | |
| 2009 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | Bag Lady | |
| 2009 | Stuntmen | Juanita Villareal | |
| 2010 | Boyle Heights | Gloria | |
| 2011 | Wake | Mama Chelo | |
| 2013 | A Night in Old Mexico | Josefina Nelly | |
| 2014 | Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones | Irma Arista | |
| 2017 | Coco | Abuelita | Voice |
| 2018 | Superfly | Esmeralda Gonzalez | |
| 2020 | In Other Words | Regina Aragon | |
| 2021 | Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone | Nana | |
| 2021 | Welcome to Our World | Connie | |
| 2023 | Moe | Mother |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983–1985 | Hotel | Chambermaid | 3 episodes |
| 1984 | Masquerade | Guard #2 | Episode: "Five Days" |
| 1985 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Carmen Valdez | Episode: "Ship of Spies" |
| 1985 | George Burns Comedy Week | Various roles | 2 episodes |
| 1987 | Matlock | Maid | Episode: "The Gambler" |
| 1992–1993 | The Addams Family | Additional voices | 21 episodes |
| 1993 | Bob | Yolanda | Episode: "La Sorpresa" |
| 1996 | The Parent 'Hood | Principal | 2 episodes |
| 1996 | Men Behaving Badly | Estelle | Episode: "Drunken Proposal" |
| 1997 | The Tony Danza Show | Lydia Cruz | Episode: "A Marriage Made in Miami" |
| 1998 | Team Knight Rider | Rosa Bracco | Episode: "Spy Girls" |
| 2000 | That's Life | Seamstress | Episode: "The Tell-Tale Uterus" |
| 2001 | Strong Medicine | Isabel Santana | Episode: "History" |
| 2003 | Mister Sterling | Gloria Lopez | Episode: "Game Time" |
| 2004 | ER | Florina Lopez | 6 episodes |
| 2005–2012 | Weeds | Lupita | 22 episodes |
| 2006 | All You've Got | Grandmother Rosa | Television film |
| 2007 | Women's Murder Club | Carazon | Episode: "No Opportunity Necessary" |
| 2007 | Good Morning Agrestic | Lupita | Episode: "Our Borders" |
| 2008–2009 | Tyler Perry's House of Payne | Consuela Hernandez | 6 episodes |
| 2010 | Childrens Hospital | Gladys | Episode: "I See Her Face Everywhere" |
| 2014 | Major Crimes | Regina Lopez | Episode: "Personal Day" |
| 2014 | Witches of East End | Alma | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | The Super Man | Anita's Grandmother | 5 episodes |
| 2018–2019 | Vida | Doña Tita | 4 episodes |
| 2020 | Gentefied | Ofelia | Episode: "The Mural" |
| 2020 | All Rise | Lupita | 3 episodes |
| 2020–2021 | Snowpiercer | Mama Grandé | 11 episodes |
| 2020, 2021 | Victor and Valentino | Dolores Del Rey | 2 episodes |
| 2020–2022 | Dead to Me | Flo Gutierrez | 3 episodes |
| 2021 | Fairfax | Gloria | Episode: "Fairfolks" |
| 2021–present | With Love | Marta Delgado | 8 episodes |
| 2022 | Undone | Abuelita Fabiola | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | Mayans M.C. | Sister Teresa | 3 episodes |
| 2023 | A Million Little Things | Inez | 2 episodes |
References
edit- ^ Hernandez, Erika N. (December 6, 2016). "Upcoming Pixar Movie 'Coco' is Led by an All-Latino Cast". www.nbcnews.com. NBC News. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
- ^ Robinson, Joanna (December 6, 2016). "Pixar's Coco Is a "Love Letter to Mexico" in the Age of Trump". www.vanityfair.com. Vanity Fair. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
- ^ Odman, Sydney (November 21, 2017). "'Coco': Meet the Voices Behind the Animated Characters". www.hollywoodreporter.com. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
External links
edit- Renee Victor at IMDb