Rose Portillo

Biography

Rose Portillo is an accomplished American actress/writer/director/educator and visual artist whose stage and film career began with a lead role in Luis Valdez's 'Zoot Suit' (original L.A. and Broadway productions and the film). She played the role of Mother in the critically acclaimed 2017 revival, starring Demián Bichir. She was Associate Director of About Productions, now celebrating 24 years of creating original Theaterworks and founded the company's Young Theaterworks, which serves students in Continuation/Options High Schools primarily in East Los Angeles. Since appearing in Theresa Chavez's solo play, L.A. Real, she has directly partnered with Chavez (the company's Artistic Director) on at least 10 critically acclaimed productions.

Known For

The Rookie

The Mandalorian and Grogu

NCIS

Murder, She Wrote

Numb3rs

Home Improvement

Sliders

Touched by an Angel

All Movies (16)

• The Mandalorian and Grogu2026 · as Local Leader
• Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip2025 · as Lidia Garcia
• Peak Season2024
• That's Amor2022 · as Julietta
• Encanto2021 · as Señora Guzmán (voice)
• Fathers and Sons2005 · as Nurse
• After the SIlence1996 · as Lisa, Sanctuary Woman
• ...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him1995 · as Florentina
• Palomino1991 · as Donna
• The Mean Season1985 · as Kathy Vasquez
• Best Kept Secrets1984 · as Mrs. Zepeta
• Seguin1982 · as Gertudis
• Victims1982 · as Pilar Galloway
• Zoot Suit1981 · as Della
• Panic in Echo Park1977
• Exorcist II: The Heretic1977 · as Spanish Girl

All TV Shows (17)

• Zootopia+2022 · as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
• Seis Manos2019 · as (voice)
• Undone2019 · as Speech Teacher
• The Rookie2018 · as Emilia Lopez
• Marvel's Runaways2017 · as Eileen
• Numb3rs2005 · as Woman
• NCIS2003 · as Sheriff Jo
• Sliders1995 · as Sister Celine
• Touched by an Angel1994 · as María Parades
• Party of Five1994 · as Detective Lopez
• Party of Five1994 · as Dr. Aguilar
• Home Improvement1991 · as Woman #2
• Capital News1990 · as Officer Bates
• Eisenhower and Lutz1988 · as Millie Zamora
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Maria
• Cagney & Lacey1982 · as Ana / Rhonda Gallegos
• Born to the Wind1981 · as Star Fire