Rose Portillo
Acting • Born 1953-11-07
Biography
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
29 credits
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip
Movie • 2025
Lidia Garcia
Encanto
Movie • 2021
Señora Guzmán (voice)
Zoot Suit
Movie • 1981
Della
That's Amor
Movie • 2022
Julietta
Exorcist II: The Heretic
Movie • 1977
Spanish Girl
Seguin
Movie • 1982
Gertudis
...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him
Movie • 1995
Florentina
Best Kept Secrets
Movie • 1984
Mrs. Zepeta
The Mean Season
Movie • 1985
Kathy Vasquez
Palomino
Movie • 1991
Donna
Panic in Echo Park
Movie • 1977
Victims
Movie • 1982
Pilar Galloway
Peak Season
Movie • 2024
Seis Manos
TV • 2019
(voice)
Eisenhower and Lutz
TV • 1988
Millie Zamora
Sliders
TV • 1995
Sister Celine
The Rookie
TV • 2018
Emilia Lopez
Zootopia+
TV • 2022
Additional Voice Talent (voice)
Marvel's Runaways
TV • 2017
Eileen
Home Improvement
TV • 1991
Woman #2
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Maria
Touched by an Angel
TV • 1994
María Parades
Undone
TV • 2019
Speech Teacher
Capital News
TV • 1990
Officer Bates
NCIS
TV • 2003
Sheriff Jo
Cagney & Lacey
TV • 1982
Ana / Rhonda Gallegos
Numb3rs
TV • 2005
Woman
Party of Five
TV • 1994
Detective Lopez
Party of Five
TV • 1994
Dr. Aguilar