Renée Victor, who voiced Abuelita within the Disney movie “Coco” and starred within the Showtime sequence “Weeds,” has died at age 86.
Victor handed away after a battle with lymphoma on Friday. She was surrounded by her household at her Sherman Oaks, Calif. house, her agent confirmed to Deadline.
Her daughters, Raquel Victor and Margo Victor, mentioned in a press release: “Renee was loved by so many & had fans all over the world. Her memory will be cherished by all who knew her.”
Victor was born in San Antonio, Texas on July 25, 1938. She moved to Los Angeles within the Sixties and have become a singer.
After assembly her husband by dance lessons, they started performing because the duo “Ray & Renée” — nicknamed the Latin Sonny and Cher — from 1963 to 1973.
Victor started working in tv after she hosted the KTLA program “Pacesetters,” which highlighted the Chicano Energy motion, after which joined the Display screen Actors Guild Award.
She made her performing debut within the cleaning soap opera “Hotel” in 1983, adopted by roles in “Masquerade,” “Scarecrow and Mrs. King” and “Matlock.”
On the large display screen, she appeared in “Salsa,” “The Doctor,” “Steal Big Steal Little,” “The Apostle,” and “The Prophecy II” early in her profession.
Victor’s different notable performing credit included recurring roles in “ER,” “Vida,” “Snowpiercer,” “Dead to Me,” “With Love,” “Mayans M.C.” and “A Million Little Things.” She additionally voice acted in “The Addams Family” animated sequence.
In 2005, she joined the solid of “Weeds” as Lupita, Nancy Botwin’s (Mary-Louise Parker) housekeeper.
The Showtime sequence, which additionally starred Elizabeth Perkins, Justin Kirk, Tonye Patano, Romany Malco, Hunter Parrish and Alexander Gould, aired from 2005 to 2012.
In 2017, Victor voiced Abuelita within the beloved Disney animated flick “Coco,” which grossed over $800 million on the worldwide field workplace and gained two Oscars: Greatest Animated Characteristic and Greatest Authentic Tune for “Remember Me.”
Pixar shared a tribute to Victor on Instagram following the information of her dying.
“We are heartbroken to hear of the passing of Renée Victor, the voice Abuelita in Coco and an incredible part of the Pixar family. We will always remember you🧡,” the put up learn.
In a earlier interview with Clover Well being, Victor gushed over her profession and mentioned that performing “keeps everything sharp.”
“Memorization, blocking, wardrobe, hair, makeup, and the process of getting into your character requires constant investigation and imagination,” she mentioned, “because the more you do with your character, the more you discover.”
