Renée Victor
Acting • Born 1938-07-25 – Died 2025-05-30
Biography
Renée Victor (July 25, 1938 — May 30, 2025) was an American actress, dance instructor, and singer. She was best known for her role as Abuelita in the Disney•PIXAR film Coco (2017), the recurring role of Lupita on Weeds (2005–12), and the voice of female Argonians in Bethesda Softworks' video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011). Victor was the eldest of three sisters. She moved to Los Angeles in the 1960s, where she launched her career in entertainment as a singer for prominent bandleaders who spearheaded the popularity of Latin music in the U.S., including Xavier Cugat and Perez Prado. At this time, she also served as a dance instructor, teaching salsa and tango. Having met her husband in these circles, she and her husband traveled globally to perform together under the banner “Ray & Renee” — nicknamed the Latin Sonny & Cher — from 1963 to 1973. In the 1970s, Victor hosted KTLA’s Pacesetters, which highlighted the Chicano Power movement. After joining the Screen Actors Guild in 1973, she eventually transitioned to television and film work in the ’80s, scoring appearances in series like Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1985) and Matlock (1987). Her film credits include The Doctor (1991), alongside William Hurt, as well as The Apostle (1997) and A Night in Old Mexico (2013), featuring close friend Robert Duvall.
Filmography
46 credits
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones
Movie • 2014
Irma Arista
The Doctor
Movie • 1991
Lucy
Confessions of a Shopaholic
Movie • 2009
Bag Lady
The Prophecy II
Movie • 1998
Nana
Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity
Movie • 2021
Self
This One Is for the Neighborhood
Movie • 2023
Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone
Movie • 2022
La Nana
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
Movie • 1998
Grandmother
The Apostle
Movie • 1997
Latin Translator
Blood Screams
Movie • 1989
The Witch (English-language version only)
Dolly Dearest
Movie • 1991
Nun at the Convent
Stuntmen
Movie • 2009
Juanita Villareal
Coco
Movie • 2017
Abuelita (voice)
A Night in Old Mexico
Movie • 2013
Josefina Nelly
SuperFly
Movie • 2018
Esmeralda Gonzalez
In Other Words
Movie • 2020
All You've Got
Movie • 2006
Grandmother Rosa
My Brother the Pig
Movie • 1999
Grandma Berta
The Mealybug
Movie • 2024
Camila Delgado
That Motherf**ker
Movie • 2017
The Flight
Movie • 1989
Maria
Matlock
TV • 1986
Maid
Women's Murder Club
TV • 2007
The Parent 'Hood
TV • 1995
Mister Sterling
TV • 2003
Gloria Lopez
ER
TV • 1994
Florina Lopez
Weeds
TV • 2005
Lupita
Witches of East End
TV • 2013
Alma
With Love
TV • 2021
Marta Delgado
Childrens Hospital
TV • 2008
Gladys
Undone
TV • 2019
Abuelita Fabiola
Mayans M.C.
TV • 2018
Mayans M.C.
TV • 2018
Sister Teresa
Mayans M.C.
TV • 2018
Nun
Victor and Valentino
TV • 2019
Delores (voice)
Men Behaving Badly
TV • 1996
Estelle
Walker
TV • 2021
Gloria
A Million Little Things
TV • 2018
Inez
The Tony Danza Show
TV • 1997
Lydia Cruz
Saint George
TV • 2014
Strong Medicine
TV • 2000
Isabel Santana
Dead to Me
TV • 2019
Flo Gutierrez
Snowpiercer
TV • 2020
Mama Grandé
Bob
TV • 1992
Futurama
TV • 1999
Pottery Bot / Abuelatron (voice)
All Rise
TV • 2019
Lupita