December 11th Birthdays

Actress, dancer and singer, Rita Moreno, was born on this day in 1931 as Rosa Dolores Alverío in Humacao, Puerto Rico

Also born on December 11th:

1932
Anne Heywood, English actress
1938
McCoy Tyner, American jazz pianist
Reg Livermore, Australian entertainer
1940
David Gates, American musician
1942
Donna Mills, American actress
1944
Jon Garrison, American tenor
Lynda Day George, American actress
Brenda Lee, American singer
1953
Bess Armstrong, American actress
1954
Jermaine Jackson, American singer
1956
Lani Brockman, American actress, director and playwright
1958
Nikki Sixx, American musician (Mötley Crüe)
Isabella Hofmann, American actress
1962
Ben Browder, American actor
1963
Jon Brion, American musician/record producer
1964
David Schools, American musician
Cosy Sheridan, American singer
1966
Gary Dourdan, American actor
1967
Mo’Nique, American actress/comedienne
DJ Yella, American DJ and music producer
1971
Willie McGinest, American football player
1973
Mos Def, American rapper, actor
1976
Shareef Abdur-Rahim, American basketball player
1979
Rider Strong, American actor
1981
Zacky Vengeance, American musician
1987
Clifton Geathers, American football player
1996
Hailee Steinfeld, American actress

Died on December 11th:

1872
Kamehameha V, Hawaiian king (age 42)
1880
Oliver Winchester, American businessman (age 70)
1942
Séraphine Louis, French painter (age 78)
1964
Sam Cooke, American singer, songwriter (age 33)
Percy Kilbride, American actor (age 76)
1984
George Waggner, American director, actor (age 90)
1991
Robert Q. Lewis, American actor, comedian (age 71)
1997
Eddie Chapman, English spy (age 83)
Simon Jeffes, English guitarist, composer (age 49)
1998
Lynn Strait, American singer, songwriter (age 30)
2000
David Lewis, American actor (age 84)
2008
Bettie Page, American model (age 85)
2012
Ravi Shankar, Indian-American sitar player, composer (age 92)
2023
Andre Braugher, American actor (age 61)