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Name
Renée Victor

Known For
Acting

Birthday
1938-07-25

Deathday
2025-05-30 (87 years old)

Place of Birth
San Antonio, Texas, USA

Biography

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.

Known For

Movies

Tv Shows

2014 Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones as Irma Arista
1991 The Doctor as Lucy
2009 Confessions of a Shopaholic as Bag Lady
1998 The Prophecy II as Nana
2021 Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity as Self
2023 This One Is for the Neighborhood
2022 Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone as La Nana
1998 The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit as Grandmother
1997 The Apostle as Latin Translator
1989 Blood Screams as The Witch (English-language version only)
1991 Dolly Dearest as Nun at the Convent
2009 Stuntmen as Juanita Villareal
2017 Coco as Abuelita (voice)
2013 A Night in Old Mexico as Josefina Nelly
2018 SuperFly as Esmeralda Gonzalez
2020 In Other Words
2006 All You've Got as Grandmother Rosa
1999 My Brother the Pig as Grandma Berta
2024 The Mealybug as Camila Delgado
2017 That Motherf**ker
1989 The Flight as Maria

1986 Matlock ( 1 episode ) as Maid
2007 Women's Murder Club ( 1 episode )
1995 The Parent 'Hood ( 2 episodes )
2003 Mister Sterling ( 1 episode ) as Gloria Lopez
1994 ER ( 6 episodes ) as Florina Lopez
2005 Weeds ( 28 episodes ) as Lupita
2013 Witches of East End ( 2 episodes ) as Alma
2021 With Love ( 8 episodes ) as Marta Delgado
2008 Childrens Hospital ( 1 episode ) as Gladys
2019 Undone ( 2 episodes ) as Abuelita Fabiola
2018 Mayans M.C. ( 1 episode )
2018 Mayans M.C. ( 1 episode ) as Sister Teresa
2018 Mayans M.C. ( 1 episode ) as Nun
2019 Victor and Valentino ( 2 episodes ) as Delores (voice)
1996 Men Behaving Badly ( 1 episode ) as Estelle
2021 Walker ( 1 episode ) as Gloria
2018 A Million Little Things ( 2 episodes ) as Inez
1997 The Tony Danza Show ( 1 episode ) as Lydia Cruz
2014 Saint George ( 1 episode )
2000 Strong Medicine ( 1 episode ) as Isabel Santana
2019 Dead to Me ( 3 episodes ) as Flo Gutierrez
2020 Snowpiercer ( 11 episodes ) as Mama Grandé
1992 Bob ( 1 episode )
1999 Futurama ( 1 episode ) as Pottery Bot / Abuelatron (voice)
2019 All Rise ( 2 episodes ) as Lupita
1999 Futurama ( 1 episode ) as Abuelatron (voice)

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