
Los Angeles, California, USA
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.

as Sheriff Jo

as Local Leader
2026

as Emilia Lopez
2018

as Sheriff Jo
2003

as Maria
1984

as Woman
2005

as Woman #2
1991

as María Parades
1994

as Sister Celine
1995

as Detective Lopez
1994

as Ana / Rhonda Gallegos
1982

as Señora Guzmán (voice)
2021

as Eileen
2017
2024

as Local Leader
2026

as Lidia Garcia
2025

2024

as Julietta
2022

as Señora Guzmán (voice)
2021

as Nurse
2005

as Florentina
1995

as Donna
1991

as Kathy Vasquez
1985

as Mrs. Zepeta
1984

as Gertudis
1982

as Pilar Galloway
1982

as Della
1981

1977

as Spanish Girl
1977
as Maria
1 ep.

as Emilia Lopez
2 episodes

as Sheriff Jo
1 episodes

as Maria
1 episodes

as Woman
1 episodes

as Woman #2
1 episodes

as María Parades
1 episodes

as Sister Celine
1 episodes

as Detective Lopez
2 episodes

as Ana / Rhonda Gallegos
5 episodes

as Eileen
1 episodes

as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
3 episodes

as Speech Teacher
1 episodes

as Officer Bates
1 episodes

as (voice)
4 episodes

as Millie Zamora
13 episodes
as Star Fire
1 episodes