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Rose Portillo

Actor • Born 1953

Rose Portillo

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About

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.

Known for

NCIS posterNCISSeries • 2003The Rookie posterThe RookieSeries • 2018Murder, She Wrote posterMurder, She WroteSeries • 1984Numb3rs posterNumb3rsSeries • 2005Home Improvement posterHome ImprovementSeries • 1991American Playhouse posterAmerican PlayhouseSeries • 1982Newhart posterNewhartSeries • 1982Touched by an Angel posterTouched by an AngelSeries • 1994Party of Five posterParty of FiveSeries • 1994The Mandalorian and Grogu posterThe Mandalorian and GroguMovie • 2026Sliders posterSlidersSeries • 1995Cagney & Lacey posterCagney & LaceySeries • 1982Marvel's Runaways posterMarvel's RunawaysSeries • 2017Encanto posterEncantoMovie • 2021Zootopia+ posterZootopia+Series • 2022Undone posterUndoneSeries • 2019Exorcist II: The Heretic posterExorcist II: The HereticMovie • 1977Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip posterAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road TripMovie • 2025Seis Manos posterSeis ManosSeries • 2019The Mean Season posterThe Mean SeasonMovie • 1985That's Amor posterThat's AmorMovie • 2022Zoot Suit posterZoot SuitMovie • 1981