Shelley Morrison
American actress (1936–2019)
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- Shelley Morrison (born Rachel Mitrani ; October 26, 1936 – December 1, 2019) was an American actress.
- She was also a regular performer on the sitcom The Flying Nun , playing Sister Sixto, a nun known mostly for mangling the English language, and she had a recurring role in the soap opera General Hospital in 1982.
- Portillo in the animated Disney show Handy Manny .
- Her parents were both Spanish-speaking Sephardic Jews who immigrated to the United States from Spain.
- She was initially raised in the Bronx before moving to Los Angeles, California when she was ten years old.
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WikipediaShelley Morrison (born Rachel Mitrani; October 26, 1936 – December 1, 2019) was an American actress. Morrison was known for her role as maid Rosario Salazar in the NBC comedy Will & Grace, which she played from 1999 to 2006. She was also a regular performer on the sitcom The Flying Nun, playing Sister Sixto, a nun known mostly for mangling the English language, and she had a recurring role in the soap opera General Hospital in 1982. She was also the voice of Mrs. Portillo in the animated Disney show Handy Manny.
Morrison was born in the South Bronx, New York City, the only daughter of Hortense, a homemaker, and Maurice Mitrani, a clothing manufacturer. Her parents were both Spanish-speaking Sephardic Jews who immigrated to the United States from Spain. Spanish was Morrison's first language. She was initially raised in the Bronx before moving to Los Angeles, California when she was ten years old.
Morrison studied acting at Los Angeles City College and landed early film roles in Divorce American Style and How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life.
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