Renée Victor

Renée Victor
Born (1953-06-15) June 15, 1953 (age 71)
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

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

Film

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

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

  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.