Carmen Zapata
Born: 1927-07-15 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2014-01-05
Known For: Acting
Biography
Carmen Margarita Zapata (July 15, 1927 – January 5, 2014) often referred to as "The First Lady of the Hispanic Theater" was an American actress best known for her role in the PBS bilingual children's program Villa Alegre. Zapata was also the co-founder and director of the Bilingual Foundation of the Arts in Los Angeles. Zapata took an active part in the Chicano movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Zapata was born in New York City to Julio Zapata, a Mexican immigrant, and Ramona Roca, an Argentine immigrant.
Filmography
2017
- Marcians as Self - Interviewee
2001
- The Sleepy Time Gal as Anna
- The Eggplant Lady as Rosa Vecino
1997
- Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction as Judge Martinez (segment "Justice is Served")
1995
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as The Seventh Fairy (voice)
1994
- Gang Boys as Roses
1993
- Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman as Dona Verano
- Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit as Choir Nun
- Point of No Return as Judge
1992
- Batman: The Animated Series as Judge Maria Vargas (voice)
- Sister Act as Choir Nun
- Secrets as Judge
1990
- How to Murder a Millionaire as Clara
1988
1987
- Married... with Children as Madame Olga
- Jake and the Fatman as Judge
- Daniel and the Towers as Consuelo Guerra
1986
- The Abduction of Allison Tate as Teresa Aleman
1985
- Reel Horror as Lottie (archive footage)
- The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo as Narrator
1984
- Hunter as Edna Watley
- Santa Barbara
1983
- Vultures as Elena Garcia-Lopez
1982
- Matt Houston as Marta
- Not Just Another Affair as Judge Mercado
1981
- Falcon Crest as Judge Patterson
- Flamingo Road
1980
- Hagen
- How to Beat the High Cost of Living as Mama (uncredited)
- There Goes The Bride as Mrs. Ramirez
- Homeward Bound as Lorenza
- Children of Divorce as Mrs. Ruiz
1979
- Trapper John, M.D.
- Archie Bunker's Place
- Mrs. Columbo as Landlady
- Boulevard Nights as Mrs. Landeros
- Like Normal People as License Clerk
1978
- The White Shadow as Mrs. Alvarez
- Rabbit Test as Madam Nundi
- A Guide for the Married Woman as Mrs. Garcia
- Flying High as Mrs. Bellagio
- Leave Yesterday Behind as Connie
1977
- Telefon as Nurse
1976
- Viva Valdez
- I Will, I Will...For Now as Maria
- Shark Kill as Helena Mendoza
1975
- Switch as Clarita
- Wonder Woman as The Prime Minister
- Archer
- Boss Nigger as Margarita
- Winner Take All as Sara
- A Home of Our Own as Elena De La Paz
1974
- Harry O as Mrs. Reynosa
- Kolchak: The Night Stalker
- Villa Alegre as Doña Luz
- Chico and the Man
- The Last Porno Flick as Mama Theresa
- W as Betty
1973
- Kojak as Ellen Conforti
- Faraday and Company as Frieda Dupar
- Carola as Mireille
- The Girls of Huntington House as Miss Rodriquez
- Bad Charleston Charlie as Lottie
- A Gift of Terror as Aunt Caroline
- Toke
1972
- Emergency!
- The Streets of San Francisco
- The Rookies
- The ABC Afternoon Playbreak as Aunt Caroline
- Portnoy's Complaint as Mrs. Harero (uncredited)
- The Couple Takes a Wife as Maria
1971
- Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law as Mrs. Chavez
- McMillan & Wife as Mrs. Barteloni
- The New Dick Van Dyke Show as Teela
- O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
1970
1969
- Love, American Style
- Medical Center
- The Bold Ones: The New Doctors as Rosa Villacres
- Hail, Hero! as Juana
1968
- Adam-12 as Mrs. Encara Flores
- The Mod Squad as Mrs. Gomez
1967
- Mannix as Chambermaid
1965
- The F.B.I. as Leila Dracus
1959
- Bonanza as Maria Valdez