- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- November 7, 1953
- Place of Birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Rose Portillo
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.
Filmography
movieThe Mandalorian and Grogu
2026 · Local Leader
movieAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip
2025 · Lidia Garcia
moviePeak Season
2024
tvZootopia+
2022 · Additional Voice Talent (voice)
movieThat's Amor
2022 · Julietta
movieEncanto
2021 · Señora Guzmán (voice)
tvSeis Manos
2019 · (voice)
tvUndone
2019 · Speech Teacher
tvThe Rookie
2018 · Emilia Lopez
tvMarvel's Runaways
2017 · Eileen
movieFathers and Sons
2005 · Nurse
tvNumb3rs
2005 · Woman
tvNCIS
2003 · Sheriff Jo
movieAfter the SIlence
1996 · Lisa, Sanctuary Woman
movie...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him
1995 · Florentina
tvSliders
1995 · Sister Celine
tvTouched by an Angel
1994 · María Parades
tvParty of Five
1994 · Detective Lopez, Dr. Aguilar
moviePalomino
1991 · Donna
tvHome Improvement
1991 · Woman #2
tvCapital News
1990 · Officer Bates
tvEisenhower and Lutz
1988 · Millie Zamora
movieThe Mean Season
1985 · Kathy Vasquez
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984 · Maria
movieBest Kept Secrets
1984 · Mrs. Zepeta
tvCagney & Lacey
1982 · Ana / Rhonda Gallegos
movieSeguin
1982 · Gertudis
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982 · Gertrudis
movieVictims
1982 · Pilar Galloway
movieZoot Suit
1981 · Della
Born to the Wind
tvBorn to the Wind
1981 · Star Fire
moviePanic in Echo Park
1977
movieExorcist II: The Heretic
1977 · Spanish Girl