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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 25, 1938
Died
May 30, 2025
Place of Birth
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Also Known As
- Rene Victor
- Renée Victor
Renée Victor
1.5 Popularity
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
0.0
Camila Delgado
The Mealybug
2024
0.0
This One Is for the Neighborhood
2023
5.2
La Nana
Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone
2022
6.4
Marta Delgado
With Love
2021
6.5
Self
Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity
2021
7.1
Gloria
Walker
2021
6.0
In Other Words
2020
7.4
Mama Grandé
Snowpiercer
2020
7.5
Lupita
All Rise
2019
7.7
Abuelita Fabiola
Undone
2019
Credits
The Mealybug
as Camila Delgado
2024
0.0
This One Is for the Neighborhood
2023
0.0
Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone
as La Nana
2022
5.2
With Love
as Marta Delgado
2021
6.4
Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity
as Self
2021
6.5
Walker
as Gloria
2021
7.1
In Other Words
2020
6.0
Snowpiercer
as Mama Grandé
2020
7.4
All Rise
as Lupita
2019
7.5
Undone
as Abuelita Fabiola
2019
7.7
Dead to Me
as Flo Gutierrez
2019
7.3
Victor and Valentino
as Delores (voice)
2019
6.0
A Million Little Things
as Inez
2018
7.4
Mayans M.C.
2018
8.0
Mayans M.C.
as Sister Teresa
2018
8.0
Mayans M.C.
as Nun
2018
8.0
SuperFly
as Esmeralda Gonzalez
2018
6.7
Coco
as Abuelita (voice)
2017
8.2
That Motherf**ker
2017
0.0
Saint George
2014
5.8
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones
as Irma Arista
2014
5.4
A Night in Old Mexico
as Josefina Nelly
2013
5.4
Witches of East End
as Alma
2013
7.3
Stuntmen
as Juanita Villareal
2009
2.9
Confessions of a Shopaholic
as Bag Lady
2009
6.5
Childrens Hospital
as Gladys
2008
7.2
Women's Murder Club
2007
7.9
All You've Got
as Grandmother Rosa
2006
6.3
Weeds
as Lupita
2005
7.5
Mister Sterling
2003
7.5
Strong Medicine
as Isabel Santana
2000
7.1
My Brother the Pig
as Grandma Berta
1999
5.1
Futurama
as (voice)
1999
8.4
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
as Grandmother
1998
6.7
The Prophecy II
as Nana
1998
6.0
The Apostle
as Latin Translator
1997
6.3
The Tony Danza Show
as Lydia Cruz
1997
4.0
Men Behaving Badly
as Estelle
1996
5.5
The Parent 'Hood
1995
7.3
ER
as Florina Lopez
1994
7.8
Bob
1992
7.3
Dolly Dearest
as Nun at the Convent
1991
5.5
The Doctor
as Lucy
1991
6.4
Blood Screams
as The Witch (English-language version only)
1989
6.2
Matlock
1986
7.1