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{{short description|American actress (born 1953)}}
'''Renée Victor''' is an [[actress]] best known for her role as Lupita on ''[[Weeds (television)|Weeds]]''.
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{{Infobox person
|name = Renée Victor
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|birth_place = [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]], U.S.
|occupation = Actress
|years_active = 1982–present
}}
'''Renée Victor''' (born June 15, 1953) is an American actress best known for her role as Lupita on ''[[Weeds (television)|Weeds]]'' and providing the voice of female argonians in [[Bethesda Softworks]]' 2011 video game ''[[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim]]''.


== Career ==
Beloved by many fans, Renee Victor remains one of the most delightful and enchanting unsung talents in entertainment. Critics and admirers alike have acknowledged her astonishing range and talent as an actress of the highest caliber with a gallery of indelible roles, equally adept handling every genre of drama and comedy.
Victor appeared in the 2014 film, ''[[Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones]]''. Her previous work includes a recurring role in 2004 on ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'', and a guest role on a 2010 episode of ''[[Childrens Hospital]]''. In 2020 and 2021, she appeared in the TNT show ''[[Snowpiercer (TV series)|Snowpiercer]]'' while working with actors such as [[Daveed Diggs]].
The public best knows Renee Victor for her wisecracking role as “Lupita” in the landmark Showtime series “Weeds.” Her portrayal has earned her critical praise as a character that avoids the usual stereotype. Fast and feisty, Lupita is bursting with energy, shooting clever barbs at often clueless characters. Critics nationwide have joined thousands of fans who admire her spirit and wit.
“’Weeds’ Renee Victor, as Nancy’s maid, is the best lippy servant since Rosario on ‘Will & Grace’ wrote Terry Morrow of the Scripps Howard News Service.
New York Post TV critic Linda Staci wrote “Lastly and bestly there’s ‘Lupita’ (Renee Victor) the Botwin’s housekeeper (“I’m nobody’s maid”) who delivers some of the funniest lines on television in the last 10 years. And I mean that! Thank God Lupita (Renee Victor) – who had the best line in all of television last season (the one about the coffee table) – is back, and by episode two, she’s had two more potentially best lines. The woman’s a comic genius and I love her so.”
Referring to her classic “Weeds” line, costar Kevin Nealon — after her priceless delivery — asked her “What’s it like not only delivering the best line in the show, but probably one of the best classic lines in TV history?”
“On the heels of her second season on “Weeds” as Lupita, Ms. Victor was cast as “Mommie” in the indie feature Hollywood Familia which quickly earned her advance praise from Director-Producer Frank Aragon.
“We have a wonderful performance from Renee, whose portrayal of “Mommie” is one of those magical moments when actress and character fuse absolutely. She deftly balances the humor and drama in an astonishing tour de force. Renee unleashes a colorful, quirky persona that tickles the funny bone of anyone who recalls a grandmother steeped in cultural rites and practices white magic behind closed doors. Renee not only steals the show, but steals your heart”. Aragon decided from the beginning to submit Renee for Academy Award consideration.


She is also a [[choreographer]] and actress.
Renee Victor has worked alongside many of Hollywood’s elite including Robert Duvall, Walter Matthau, Andy Garcia, Christopher Walken, William Hurt, Isai Morales, James Brolin, Gena Rowlands and Scarlett Johansson.
In Duvall’s The Apostle as the Hispanic Evangelical interpreter to his sermon, she holds her own side by side with one of America’s greatest actors. For her title role in the indie film Libertad she received the Best Actress Award at the Napa Valley Film Festival and is proud to have performed the English voice of Helena, in Ingmar Bergman’s Oscar winning film Fanny and Alexander as well as the voice of Ginger in Fellini’s Ginger and Fred and the Spanish-voiced Gargoyle in Disney’s The Huncback of Notre Dame among others.
She has also performed on public radio, KCRW, for the prestigious Los Angeles Theater Classics “The Play’s The Thing.” Television recurring roles besides “Weeds” include “ER” and “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne.” Other TV credits are “Children’s Hospital,” “Women’s Murder Club,” “All You’ve Got,” “Strong Medicine,” “Mister Sterling,” “Elian Gonzales” and many more.
Ms. Victor has also had a wealth of theater experience.
On her performance at San Jose Repertory Theater’s production of “My Visits With MGM,” Victor opens the play singing the classic and heartfelt “Valentina.” Sung torch style — with a single spotlight and alone on stage — Victor’s rendition of this evergreen song is now considered a classic moment and sets the tone for the entire play. Judith Green of the Mercury News wrote: “Renee Victor a tiny, joyous, enchanting performer gives Grandmother Marta enough fizz for a magnum of champagne and has a special beauty appropriate to a play that takes place largely in the faded colors of the past. She is also an experienced dancer, which she puts to good use here and costumer Victoria Petrovich gives her a leafy dancing dress in gauze and gold for her after life.”
On her repeat performance of “My Visits With MGM” at Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Damien Jaques of The Journal wrote: “Renee Victor gives Marta Grande an amazing amalgam of warmth, humor, strength and sexiness.”
In “Our Lady of The Tortilla” at the Phoenix Theater, Julie Amparano of The Arizona Republic wrote: “Victor’s performance is a highlight. With a surprised naïveté Victor plays Dolores as a Hispanic version of Edith Bunker.”
Since her dancing debut in the opera “Carmen” at the age of 10, Renee Victor has been singing and dancing professionally in every performing medium. In Los Angeles an agent approached her after a dance exhibition at a country club show. This led to a two-week Las Vegas contract at the Stardust Hotel which was extended to fourteen months. Subsequent critically-acclaimed work throughout the famous Nevada circuit eventually led to the stages of Europe, Latin America, the Far East and the South Pacific.
In addition to starring in and choreographing a popular variety series in Australia, Ms. Victor has choreographed and/or been featured dancer in: “The Doctor,” “Salsa,” “The Barry Manilow Special,” “Suddenly Susan,” “The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit,” “Diagnosis Murder,” “Bob!,” “Land’s End,” “Veronica Claire,” “Men Behaving Badly,” “Parallel Lives,” “The Neon Bible,” “Everything’s George,” “Kiss Me A Killer,” “The Big City,” “Fear of Dancing and Other Diseases,” “The Summer of My Deflowering,” “30 Minutes at Gunsight,” “The Harry Belafonte Show,” “Perez Prado Review,” “The Afrison Cuban Concert at the L.A. Theater Center” and numerous Jerry Jackson Reviews (Mr. Jackson is the Artistic Director of The Folies Bergere in both Paris and Las Vegas.)
Having had the famed pianist Eddie Cano (“A Taste of Honey") as her accompanist for six months remains the highlight of her singing experience. But she also admits to having “great fun” singing jingles for RC Cola, Hoffy Hot Dogs and Twin Dragon Chinese Cookies.
After her very well received work and extended success in Australia and New Zealand she returned to L.A. She hosted KTLA’s “Pacesetters” for 3 years; was translator-interpreter at the ’84 L.A. Olympic International Broadcasting Center; translated and adapted a program for the California Museum of Science and Industry on AIDS, hosted by Edward James Olmos and she translated the “The Nutcracker Suite” into Spanish for the BBC of London.
She also wrote for and was Segment Producer for the “Paul Rodriguez Show,” narrated “The Art of the Pacific Rim-Meso American Art” for the L.A. County Museum of Art and “La Ofrenda - The Day of the Dead” (Women In Films entry at the Los Angeles Film Festival). Her work as Spanish language lyricist writing ten songs for pianist-composer Bill Baker and the radio special she produced and hosted on novelist Carlos Fuentes for Pacifica radio KPFK were accomplished because of her passionate commitment to extended performance study and training.
Victor believes her studies at the University of Texas, American Film Institute, Jackie Cowgill at AADA, Improv with Gary Austin, Shirley Prestia, Kip King and Lindsay Crouse—as well as studies at the Sydney Conservatory of Music, Columbia School of Broadcasting, Hollywood Scriptwriter’s Institute—further honed her craft as an actor and expanded her understanding and experience in the challenging and often unpredictable field she has chosen.
The multi-lingual Texas-born Renee is single, enjoys movies, theater, museums, poetry (especially Pablo Neruda), music, travel and cooking for small intimate gatherings with friends and family...especially daughters Margo and Raquel.


In 2017, Victor voiced Miguel's stern Abuelita Elena in the [[Disney]]-[[Pixar]] animated film ''[[Coco (2017 film)|Coco]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/ncna693016|title=Upcoming Pixar Movie 'Coco' is Led by an All-Latino Cast|last=Hernandez|first=Erika N.|date=December 6, 2016|publisher=[[NBC News]]|website=www.nbcnews.com|access-date=September 15, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/12/pixar-coco-gael-garcia-bernal-dia-de-los-muertos-miguel|title=Pixar's Coco Is a "Love Letter to Mexico" in the Age of Trump|last=Robinson|first=Joanna|date=December 6, 2016|publisher=Vanity Fair|website=www.vanityfair.com|access-date=September 15, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/coco-meet-voices-behind-animated-characters-1026278/|title='Coco': Meet the Voices Behind the Animated Characters|last=Odman|first=Sydney|date=November 21, 2017|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|website=www.hollywoodreporter.com|access-date=September 15, 2023}}</ref>
*****


== Filmography ==
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=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1988
|[[Salsa (film)|''Salsa'']]
|Aunt / Featured Dancer
|
|-
|1991
|[[The Doctor (1991 film)|''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 (film)|''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 (2017 film)|''Coco'']]
|Abuelita
|Voice
|-
|2018
|[[Superfly (2018 film)|''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 ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1983–1985
|[[Hotel (American TV series)|''Hotel'']]
|Chambermaid
|3 episodes
|-
|1984
|[[Masquerade (TV series)|''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 (TV series)|''Matlock'']]
|Maid
|Episode: "The Gambler"
|-
|1992–1993
|[[The Addams Family (1992 TV series)|''The Addams Family'']]
|Additional voices
|21 episodes
|-
|1993
|[[Bob (TV series)|''Bob'']]
|Yolanda
|Episode: "La Sorpresa"
|-
|1996
|''[[The Parent 'Hood]]''
|Principal
|2 episodes
|-
|1996
|[[Men Behaving Badly (American TV series)|''Men Behaving Badly'']]
|Estelle
|Episode: "Drunken Proposal"
|-
|1997
|[[The Tony Danza Show (1997 TV series)|''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 (2000 TV series)|''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 (TV series)|''ER'']]
|Florina Lopez
|6 episodes
|-
|2005–2012
|[[Weeds (TV series)|''Weeds'']]
|Lupita
|22 episodes
|-
|2006
|''[[All You've Got]]''
|Grandmother Rosa
|Television film
|-
|2007
|[[Women's Murder Club (TV series)|''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 (TV series)|''Major Crimes'']]
|Regina Lopez
|Episode: "Personal Day"
|-
|2014
|[[Witches of East End (TV series)|''Witches of East End'']]
|Alma
|2 episodes
|-
|2017
|''The Super Man''
|Anita's Grandmother
|5 episodes
|-
|2018–2019
|[[Vida (TV series)|''Vida'']]
|Doña Tita
|4 episodes
|-
|2020
|''[[Gentefied]]''
|Ofelia
|Episode: "The Mural"
|-
|2020
|[[All Rise (TV series)|''All Rise'']]
|Lupita
|3 episodes
|-
|2020–2021
|[[Snowpiercer (TV series)|''Snowpiercer'']]
|Mama Grandé
|11 episodes
|-
|2020, 2021
|''[[Victor and Valentino]]''
|Dolores Del Rey
|2 episodes
|-
|2020–2022
|[[Dead to Me (TV series)|''Dead to Me'']]
|Flo Gutierrez
|3 episodes
|-
|2021
|[[Fairfax (TV series)|''Fairfax'']]
|Gloria
|Episode: "Fairfolks"
|-
|2021–present
|[[With Love (TV series)|''With Love'']]
|Marta Delgado
|8 episodes
|-
|2022
|[[Undone (TV series)|''Undone'']]
|Abuelita Fabiola
|2 episodes
|-
|2022
|''[[Mayans M.C.]]''
|Sister Teresa
|3 episodes
|-
|2023
|''[[A Million Little Things]]''
|Inez
|2 episodes
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 18:11, 23 March 2024

Renée Victor
Born (1953-06-15) June 15, 1953 (age 70)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1982–present

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.

Career[edit]

Victor 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[edit]

Film[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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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]

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