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Rose Portillo

Rose Portillo

Actor · Born 1953-11-07 · Los Angeles, California, USA

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Biography

Rose Portillo is an accomplished American actress/writer/director/educator and visual artist whose stage and film career began with a lead role in Luis Valdez's 'Zoot Suit' (original L.A. and Broadway productions and the film). She played the role of Mother in the critically acclaimed 2017 revival, starring Demián Bichir. She was Associate Director of About Productions, now celebrating 24 years of creating original Theaterworks and founded the company's Young Theaterworks, which serves students in Continuation/Options High Schools primarily in East Los Angeles. Since appearing in Theresa Chavez's solo play, L.A. Real, she has directly partnered with Chavez (the company's Artistic Director) on at least 10 critically acclaimed productions.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Encanto (2021) — Señora Guzmán (voice)
  2. The Rookie (2018) — Emilia Lopez
  3. NCIS (2003) — Sheriff Jo
  4. The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026) — Local Leader
  5. Marvel's Runaways (2017) — Eileen
  6. Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) — Spanish Girl
  7. Home Improvement (1991) — Woman #2
  8. Sliders (1995) — Sister Celine
  9. Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Maria
  10. Numb3rs (2005) — Woman
  11. Undone (2019) — Speech Teacher
  12. Zootopia+ (2022) — Additional Voice Talent (voice)
  13. Touched by an Angel (1994) — María Parades
  14. Party of Five (1994) — Detective Lopez
  15. That's Amor (2022) — Julietta
  16. The Mean Season (1985) — Kathy Vasquez
  17. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip (2025) — Lidia Garcia
  18. Cagney & Lacey (1982) — Ana / Rhonda Gallegos
  19. Seis Manos (2019) — (voice)
  20. Zoot Suit (1981) — Della
  21. After the SIlence (1996) — Lisa, Sanctuary Woman
  22. Palomino (1991) — Donna
  23. Panic in Echo Park (1977)
  24. ...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him (1995) — Florentina
  25. Peak Season (2024)
  26. Fathers and Sons (2005) — Nurse
  27. American Playhouse (1982) — Gertrudis
  28. Victims (1982) — Pilar Galloway
  29. Best Kept Secrets (1984) — Mrs. Zepeta
  30. Eisenhower and Lutz (1988) — Millie Zamora
  31. Capital News (1990) — Officer Bates
  32. Born to the Wind (1981) — Star Fire
  33. Seguin (1982) — Gertudis