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

Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones
The Prophecy II
The Prophecy II
This One Is for the Neighborhood
This One Is for the Neighborhood
Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone
Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone
Blood Screams
Blood Screams

Filmography

2024 The Mealybug
as Camila Delgado
2023 This One Is for the Neighborhood
as
2022 Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone
as La Nana
2021 With Love
as Marta Delgado
2021 Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity
as Self
2021 Walker
as Gloria
2020 In Other Words
as
2020 Snowpiercer
as Mama Grandé
2019 All Rise
as Lupita
2019 Undone
as Abuelita Fabiola
2019 Dead to Me
as Flo Gutierrez
2019 Victor and Valentino
as Delores (voice)
2018 A Million Little Things
as Inez
2018 Mayans M.C.
as
2018 Mayans M.C.
as Sister Teresa
2018 Mayans M.C.
as Nun
2018 SuperFly
as Esmeralda Gonzalez
2017 Coco
as Abuelita (voice)
2017 That Motherf**ker
as
2014 Saint George
as