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Renée Victor
American actress (1938–2025) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Renée Victor (July 25, 1938 – May 30, 2025) was an American actress, dance instructor and singer. She was best known for her role as Lupita on Weeds and providing the voice of female Argonians in Bethesda Softworks' 2011 video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
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Life and career
Victor was born in San Antonio, Texas on July 25, 1938. She moved to Los Angeles in the 1960s, where she sang for prominent bandleaders who spearheaded the popularity of Latin music in the U.S., including Xavier Cugat and Perez Prado. She was also as a dance instructor, teaching salsa and tango. She met her husband through dance classes. She and her husband traveled globally to perform together under the banner "Ray & Renée" — nicknamed the Latin Sonny & Cher — from 1963 to 1973.[1]
She appeared in the 2014 film, Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones. Her previous work includes a recurring role in 2004 on ER, and a guest role on a 2010 episode of Childrens Hospital. In 2020 and 2021, she appeared in the TNT show Snowpiercer while working with actors such as Daveed Diggs.
In 2017, Victor voiced Miguel's stern Abuelita Elena in the Disney–Pixar animated film Coco.[2][3][4]
Victor died of lymphoma at her home in Sherman Oaks, on May 30, 2025, at the age of 86.[1]
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Filmography
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