The award-winning actress won an Oscar for her role in the 1961 film and laughingly recalled her inaccurate prediction.
At nearly 90-years-old, Rita Moreno is showing no signs of slowing down. The venerable actress returns to the silver screen next month in Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of «West Side Story,» the same story that made her famous 60 years ago. Moreno’s performance as Anita in the 1961 musical earned her an Academy Award for best supporting actress. It was an honor that she did not expect to win, and her acceptance speech lasted less than 10 seconds. «I didn’t even think the movie was going do that well,» Moreno told 60 Minutes correspondent Bill Whitaker.
