Known For
Acting
Born
Jul 25, 1938
Died
May 30, 2025
Place of Birth
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Credits
45 titles
Renée Victor
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Mealybug
Camila Delgado
This One Is for the Neighborhood
Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone
La Nana
With Love
Marta Delgado
Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity
Self
Walker
Gloria
In Other Words
Regina Aragon
Snowpiercer
Mama Grandé
All Rise
Lupita
Undone
Abuelita Fabiola
Dead to Me
Flo Gutierrez
Victor and Valentino
Delores (voice)
A Million Little Things
Inez
Mayans M.C.
SuperFly
Esmeralda Gonzalez
Coco
Abuelita (voice)
That Motherf**ker
Saint George
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones
Irma Arista
A Night in Old Mexico
Josefina Nelly
Witches of East End
Alma
Stuntmen
Juanita Villareal
Confessions of a Shopaholic
Bag Lady
Childrens Hospital
Gladys
Women's Murder Club
All You've Got
Grandmother Rosa
Weeds
Lupita
Mister Sterling
Gloria Lopez
Strong Medicine
Isabel Santana
My Brother the Pig
Grandma Berta
Futurama
Pottery Bot / Abuelatron (voice)
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
Grandmother
The Prophecy II
Nana
The Apostle
Latin Translator
The Tony Danza Show
Lydia Cruz
Men Behaving Badly
Estelle
The Neon Bible
Choreographer
The Parent 'Hood
ER
Florina Lopez
Bob
Dolly Dearest
Nun at the Convent
The Doctor
Lucy
The Flight
Maria
Blood Screams
The Witch (English-language version only)
Matlock
Maid