Antonia Rey obit

Antonia Rey, Latin Actress of Stage and Screen, Dies at 92

 She was on the list.

Born as Maria Antonia Francesch, Rey was born in Havana, Cuba, the daughter of Emilia (née Rangel), a nurse, and Antonio Francesch, a dentist.[citation needed] She married theatre director Andres Castro in 1958 – during the intermission of a play. Despite offers of prominence in their fields, they chose to flee communist Cuba in 1961.

Rey's Broadway credits include The Rose Tattoo (1995), The Ritz (1975), A Streetcar Named Desire (1973), 42 Seconds from Broadway (1973), The Engagement Baby (1970), Camino Real (1970), Mike Downstairs (1968), and Bajour (1964).

Rey is better known for her cameos in various movies like Kiss Me, Guido (1997), Jacob's Ladder and King of the Gypsies, as well as the TV-movie pilot for Kojak entitled The Marcus-Nelson Murders. She has also appeared in shows such as Who's the Boss?, Third Watch, Law & Order, Life on Mars, Third Watch, 100 Centre Street, All My Children and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. She voiced several roles as well on shows such as Courage the Cowardly Dog,

Rey's final role was Assunta Bianchi, in the television series Happy!; her character dies in the second to last episode of the series, which aired three months after Rey's death, and featured a closing “In Memory” credit dedicated to Rey.

In 2003, she received the HOLA Lifetime Achievement Award from the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA).

 

 

Filmography

 

Film

Year     Title            Role            Notes

1968            Coogan's Bluff  Mrs. Amador           

1969    Popi            Mrs. Cruz    

1971    Klute            Mrs. Vasek 

1971    'Doc'            Concha           

1971    Who Killed Mary Whats 'ername?            Waitress          

1971    Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow!                    

1972    To Find a Man            Modesta         

1974    The Lords of Flatbush            Mrs. Rosiello           

1976    The Money Pearl   

1978    King of the Gypsies            Danitza Giorgio

1979    Hair            Mrs. Berger, George's Mother

1979            Boardwalk            Carmelita        

1980    The Changeling            Estancia         

1981    Time Bandits Daisy   

1982    The Clairvoyant            Spanish Woman           

1984            Moscow on the Hudson            Counter Woman at McDonald's     

1984    Beat Street   Flora   

1984    Garbo Talks            Esmeralda       

1986    Wise Guys    Aunt Sadie   

1987            Forever, Lulu    Clara   

1987            Spaceballs       Clarie  

1988    White Hot      Market Woman           

1988    Spike of Bensonhurst            Bandanas Mother        

1989    Simple Justice  Mrs. Maria Pajarro  

1990    Jacob's Ladder Woman on Subway      

1991    True Colors            Soledad         

1991    I Was On Mars            La Mama 

1992    Chain of Desire            Jesus' Mother

1994    Only You      Fortune Teller   

1994    It Runs in the Family            Gypsy Woman           

1995    Die Hard with a Vengeance            Mrs. Stella   

1995            Tarantella            Grandmother 

1997    Kiss Me, Guido            Josephia Zito  

1997    The Full Monty            Emmy  

1998    The Object of My Affection            Mrs. Ochoa 

1999    Gloria            Tenant 

2001    Piñero            Senora

2005    The Reality Trap            Consuela         

2014    Match            Mrs. Trujillo 

2015    Alto            Nonna Del Vecchio”   

 

Television

Year     Title            Role            Notes

2000–2010            Dora the Explorer            Abuela, Wizzles (voice)            11 episodes

2015    Madam Secretary

2017–2019            Happy!    Assunta Bianchi           

Actress

Christopher Meloni and Patton Oswalt in Happy! (2017)

Happy!

Assunta Bianchi

TV Series

2017–2019

7 episodes

 

Téa Leoni in Madam Secretary (2014)

Madam Secretary

Mrs. Thomas

TV Series

2015

1 episode

 

Annabella Sciorra, Diana DeGarmo, Lou Martini Jr., Lin Tucci, Billy Wirth, David Valcin, Melanie Minichino, and Natalie Knepp in Alto (2015)

Alto

Nonna Del Vecchio

2015

 

Patrick Stewart in Match (2014)

Match

Mrs. Trujillo

2014

 

Kathleen Herles and Harrison Chad in Dora the Explorer (2000)

Dora the Explorer

AbuelaWizzles (voice)

TV Series

2000–2010

12 episodes

 

We Are New York (2009)

We Are New York

Mrs. Medina

TV Series

2009

1 episode

 

Harvey Keitel, Gretchen Mol, Michael Imperioli, and Jason O'Mara in Life on Mars (2008)

Life on Mars

Latina Woman

TV Series

2009

1 episode

 

Dora the Explorer: It's a Party (2008)

Dora the Explorer: It's a Party

Abuela

Video

2008

 

The Reality Trap

Consuela

2005

 

Grandchildren

Rosa

Short

2003

 

Marty Grabstein in Courage the Cowardly Dog (1999)

Courage the Cowardly Dog

(voice)

TV Series

2002

26 episodes

 

Michael Beach, Eddie Cibrian, Kim Raver, Jason Wiles, Coby Bell, Amy Carlson, Molly Price, Anthony Ruivivar, and Skipp Sudduth in Third Watch (1999)

Third Watch

Connie

TV Series

2002

1 episode

 

Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Eric Bogosian, Julianne Nicholson, and Chris Noth in Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Maggie Mendez

TV Series

2002

1 episode

 

Ice-T, Sam Waterston, Mariska Hargitay, Camryn Manheim, Christopher Meloni, Jeffrey Donovan, Mehcad Brooks, Kelli Giddish, and Danielle Moné Truitt in Law & Order (1990)

Law & Order

Lady #2

TV Series

2001

1 episode

 

Benjamin Bratt in Piñero (2001)

Piñero

Senora

2001

 

Alan Arkin, Paula Devicq, Manny Perez, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, and Joseph Lyle Taylor in 100 Centre Street (2001)

100 Centre Street

TV Series

2001

1 episode

 

Sharon Stone and Jean-Luke Figueroa in Gloria (1999)

Gloria

Tenant

1999

 

Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd in The Object of My Affection (1998)

The Object of My Affection

Mrs. Ochoa

1998

 

Kiss Me, Guido (1997)

Kiss Me, Guido

Josephina Zito

1997

 

Madeline Kahn, Mary Tyler Moore, Gregory Harrison, Melina Kanakaredes, Kelli Williams, and Joe Morton in New York News (1995)

New York News

Mrs. Samaras

TV Series

1995

1 episode

 

Mira Sorvino in Tarantella (1995)

Tarantella

Grandmother

1995

 

My Summer Story (1994)

My Summer Story

Gypsy Woman

1994

 

Robert Downey Jr. and Marisa Tomei in Only You (1994)

Only You

Fortune Teller

1994

 

Susan Lucci, Debbi Morgan, Rebecca Budig, Cameron Mathison, and Darnell Williams in All My Children (1970)

All My Children

Rosalie

TV Series

1993

3 episodes

 

Linda Fiorentino in Chain of Desire (1992)

Chain of Desire

Jesus' Mother

1992

 

I Was on Mars (1991)

I Was on Mars

La Mama

1991

 

John Cusack and James Spader in True Colors (1991)

True Colors

Soledad

1991

 

Alyssa Milano, Tony Danza, Katherine Helmond, Danny Pintauro, and Judith Light in Who's the Boss? (1984)

Who's the Boss?

Aunt Rosa

TV Series

1988–1990

2 episodes

 

Jacob's Ladder (1990)

Jacob's Ladder

Woman on Subway

1990

 

Doris Roberts and John Spencer in Simple Justice (1989)

Simple Justice

Mrs. Maria Pajarro

1989

 

White Hot (1989)

White Hot

Market Woman

1989

 

Sasha Mitchell in Spike of Bensonhurst (1988)

Spike of Bensonhurst

Bandanas Mother

1988

 

As the World Turns (1956)

As the World Turns

Rosa

TV Series

1987–1988

4 episodes

 

Margaret Colin in Leg Work (1987)

Leg Work

Bartender

TV Series

1987

1 episode

 

Action Family (1987)

Action Family

Mrs. Diaz

TV Movie

1987

 

Debbie Harry and Hanna Schygulla in Forever, Lulu (1986)

Forever, Lulu

Clara

1986

 

Wise Guys (1986)

Wise Guys

Aunt Sadie

1986

 

Out of the Darkness (1985)

Out of the Darkness

Madame Elena

TV Movie

1985

 

Garbo Talks (1984)

Garbo Talks

Esmeralda

1984

 

Beat Street (1984)

Beat Street

Flora

1984

 

Moscow on the Hudson (1984)

Moscow on the Hudson

Counter Woman at McDonald's

1984

 

The Clairvoyant (1982)

The Clairvoyant

Spanish Woman

1982

 

Lucie Arnaz and Laurence Luckinbill in One More Try (1982)

One More Try

Cab driver - guest

TV Movie

1982

 

Dream House (1981)

Dream House

Mrs. Gomes

TV Movie

1981

 

ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)

ABC Afterschool Specials

Aunt Fernanda

TV Series

1981

1 episode

 

The Gentleman Bandit (1981)

The Gentleman Bandit

Grandma Perez

TV Movie

1981

 

Kate Mulgrew, Bernard Barrow, Helen Gallagher, Malcolm Groome, and Michael Hawkins in Ryan's Hope (1975)

Ryan's Hope

Mrs. Melindez

TV Series

1981

1 episode

 

Rappaccini's Daughter (1980)

Rappaccini's Daughter

Emma

TV Movie

1980

 

The Changeling (1980)

The Changeling

Estancia

1980

 

Mr. Gimme

Mrs. Calabrese

Short

1979

 

Boardwalk (1979)

Boardwalk

Carmelita

1979

 

Hair (1979)

Hair

Berger's Mother

1979

 

Visions (1976)

Visions

Sophie

TV Series

1979

1 episode

 

King of the Gypsies (1978)

King of the Gypsies

Danitza Giorgio

1978

 

The Last Tenant (1978)

The Last Tenant

Lucy

TV Movie

1978

 

Siege (1978)

Siege

Mrs. Terranova

TV Movie

1978

 

Sam Levene and Laurence Luckinbill in Atlantic City Jackpot (1976)

Atlantic City Jackpot

Pearl

1976

 

Sylvester Stallone, Henry Winkler, Perry King, and Paul Mace in The Lords of Flatbush (1974)

The Lords of Flatbush

Mrs. Rosiello

1974

 

The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973)

The Marcus-Nelson Murders

Rita Alvarez

TV Movie

1973

 

Honor Thy Father (1973)

Honor Thy Father

Mrs. Profaci

TV Movie

1973

 

Richard Widmark in Madigan (1972)

Madigan

Evita Zelman

TV Series

1972

1 episode

 

Pamela Sue Martin and Darren O'Connor in To Find a Man (1972)

To Find a Man

Modesta

1972

 

Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow! (1971)

Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow!

Chi Chi's Mother

1971

 

Who Killed Mary Whats'ername? (1971)

Who Killed Mary Whats'ername?

Waitress

1971

 

Faye Dunaway, Stacy Keach, and Harris Yulin in 'Doc' (1971)

'Doc'

Concha

1971

 

Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland in Klute (1971)

Klute

Mrs. Vasek

1971

 

Stiletto (1969)

Stiletto

Mobster's wife (uncredited)

1969

 

Alan Arkin, Miguel Alejandro, and Reuben Figueroa in Popi (1969)

Popi

Mrs. Cruz

1969

 

Clint Eastwood in Coogan's Bluff (1968)

Coogan's Bluff

Mrs. Amador

1968

 

N.Y.P.D. (1967)

N.Y.P.D.

Mrs. Maldonado

TV Series

1967

1 episode

 

La vendedora de amor (1964)

La vendedora de amor

Lucrecia

1964

 

Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950)

Armstrong Circle Theatre

Mother

TV Series

1963

1 episode

 

Naked City (1958)

Naked City

Emilia

TV Series

1963

1 episode

 

Nicolas Coster in The Secret Storm (1954)

The Secret Storm

TV Series