Belita Moreno (born November 1, 1951) is an American actress perhaps best known for her role as Benita "Benny" Lopez on the long-running ABC sitcom The George Lopez Show.
Moreno was born in Dallas, Texas, and named Aurabela. Both of her parents, Abel Moreno and Aurora (née Fernandez Rodriguez), a high school teacher, came to the U.S. from Mexico. They raised Moreno in Dallas, where she graduated from Justin F. Kimball High School, and went on to ...
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Belita Moreno (born November 1, 1951) is an American actress perhaps best known for her role as Benita "Benny" Lopez on the long-running ABC sitcom The George Lopez Show.
Moreno was born in Dallas, Texas, and named Aurabela. Both of her parents, Abel Moreno and Aurora (née Fernandez Rodriguez), a high school teacher, came to the U.S. from Mexico. They raised Moreno in Dallas, where she graduated from Justin F. Kimball High School, and went on to major in Theatre at Southern Methodist University. She continued her acting studies at the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts in Santa Maria, California, where she appeared on stage in the play Once Upon A Mattress. Moreno married Joel Rudnick, an agent with the Paradigm Talent Agency, with whom she had two children. Moreno lives in Santa Monica, California.
Soon after Moreno arrived in Los Angeles to pursue her acting career, she met director Robert Altman, and landed roles in three of his films: 3 Women, A Wedding, and A Perfect...
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