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.

Фільмографія

• 2024The Mealybug — Camila Delgado
• 2023This One Is for the Neighborhood
• 2022Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone — La Nana
• With Love — Marta Delgado
• Вокер — Gloria
• 2020In Other Words — Regina Aragon
• Снігобур — Mama Grandé
• All Rise — Lupita
• Victor and Valentino — Delores (voice)
• Мертвий для мене — Flo Gutierrez
• Скасувати Минуле — Abuelita Fabiola
• Маянці — Sister Teresa, Nun
• Мільйон дрібниць — Inez
• 2018СуперФлай — Esmeralda Gonzalez
• 2017That Motherf**ker — Writer
• 2017Коко — Abuelita (voice)
• Saint George
• 2014Паранормальне явище: Фатальна мітка — Irma Arista
• 2013A Night in Old Mexico — Josefina Nelly
• Відьми Іст-Енду — Alma
• 2009Stuntmen — Juanita Villareal
• 2009Зізнання шопоголіка — Bag Lady
• Дитяча лікарня — Gladys
• Жіночий клуб розслідувань вбивств
• 2006All You've Got — Grandmother Rosa
• Косяки — Lupita
• Mister Sterling — Gloria Lopez
• Strong Medicine — Isabel Santana
• 1999My Brother the Pig — Grandma Berta
• Футурама — Pottery Bot / Abuelatron (voice), In Memory Of
• 1998The Prophecy II — Nana
• 1998The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit — Grandmother
• The Tony Danza Show — Lydia Cruz
• 1997Апостол — Latin Translator
• Men Behaving Badly — Estelle
• 1995The Neon Bible — Choreographer
• The Parent 'Hood
• Швидка допомога — Florina Lopez
• Bob
• 1991Dolly Dearest — Nun at the Convent
• 1991The Doctor — Lucy
• 1989Blood Screams — The Witch (English-language version only)
• 1989The Flight — Maria
• Matlock — Maid

Ток-шоу, премії та інші появи (1)

• 2021Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity — Self