Rose Portillo
Born: 1953-11-07 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For: Acting
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
2025
2024
2022
- Zootopia+ as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
- That's Amor as Julietta
2021
- Encanto as Señora Guzmán (voice)
2019
- Undone as Speech Teacher
- Seis Manos as (voice)
2018
- The Rookie as Emilia Lopez
2017
- Marvel's Runaways as Eileen
2005
- Numb3rs as Woman
2003
- NCIS as Sheriff Jo
1995
- Sliders as Sister Celine
- ...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him as Florentina
1994
- Party of Five as Detective Lopez
- Touched by an Angel as María Parades
1991
- Home Improvement as Woman #2
- Palomino as Donna
1990
- Capital News as Officer Bates
1988
- Eisenhower and Lutz as Millie Zamora
1985
- The Mean Season as Kathy Vasquez
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Maria
- Best Kept Secrets as Mrs. Zepeta
1982
- Cagney & Lacey as Ana / Rhonda Gallegos
- Victims as Pilar Galloway
- Seguin as Gertudis
1981
- Zoot Suit as Della
1977
- Exorcist II: The Heretic as Spanish Girl
- Panic in Echo Park