| Antonia Rey | |
| Birth Name: | Maria Antonia Rey |
| Birth Date: | October 12, 1927 |
| Birth Place: | Camajuaní, Villa Clara, Cuba |
| Death Date: | February 21, 2019 (aged 91) |
| Years Active: | 1954–2019 |
| Spouse: | Andres Castro (m. 1958; died 2000[1]) |
| Occupation: | Actress |
Maria Antonia Rey[2] (October 12, 1927[3] – February 21, 2019[2]) was a Cuban-born American actress.
Born in Camajuaní and educated in Havana,[4] Rey was the only child of Emilia Rey and dentist Antonio Francesch. Due to her father's premature death, she was given her mother's surname at birth. Over the course of her adolescence, Rey acquired two stepbrothers following her mother's remarriage, to banker Rafael Rangel.[2]
Rey married theatre director Andres Castro in 1958during the intermission of a play. Despite offers of prominence in their fields, they chose to flee communist Cuba in 1961.[2]
Rey's Broadway credits include The Rose Tattoo (1995), The Ritz (1975), A Streetcar Named Desire (1973), 42 Seconds from Broadway (1973), The Engagement Baby (1970), Camino Real (1970), Mike Downstairs (1968), and Bajour (1964).[5]
Rey is better known for her cameos in various movies like Kiss Me, Guido (1997),[6] Jacob's Ladder and King of the Gypsies, as well as the TV-movie pilot for Kojak entitled The Marcus-Nelson Murders. She has also appeared in shows such as Who's the Boss?, Third Watch, Law & Order and .
Rey's final role was Assunta Bianchi, in the television series Happy!; her character dies in the second to last episode of the series, which aired three months after Rey's death, and featured a closing “In Memory” credit dedicated to Rey.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Coogan's Bluff | Mrs. Amador | ||
| 1969 | Popi | Mrs. Cruz | ||
| 1971 | Klute | Mrs. Vasek | ||
| 1971 | 'Doc' | Concha | ||
| 1971 | Who Killed Mary Whats 'ername? | Waitress | ||
| 1971 | Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow! | |||
| 1972 | To Find a Man | Modesta | ||
| 1974 | The Lords of Flatbush | Mrs. Rosiello | ||
| 1976 | The Money | Pearl | ||
| 1978 | King of the Gypsies | Danitza Giorgio | ||
| 1979 | Hair | Mrs. Berger, George's Mother | ||
| 1979 | Boardwalk | Carmelita | ||
| 1980 | The Changeling | Estancia | ||
| 1981 | Time Bandits | Daisy | ||
| 1982 | The Clairvoyant | Spanish Woman | ||
| 1984 | Moscow on the Hudson | Counter Woman at McDonald's | ||
| 1984 | Beat Street | Flora | ||
| 1984 | Garbo Talks | Esmeralda | ||
| 1986 | Wise Guys | Aunt Sadie | ||
| 1987 | Forever, Lulu | Clara | ||
| 1987 | Spaceballs | Clarie | ||
| 1988 | White Hot | Market Woman | ||
| 1988 | Spike of Bensonhurst | Bandanas Mother | ||
| 1989 | Simple Justice | Mrs. Maria Pajarro | ||
| 1990 | Jacob's Ladder | Woman on Subway | ||
| 1991 | True Colors | Soledad | ||
| 1991 | I Was On Mars | La Mama | ||
| 1992 | Chain of Desire | Jesus' Mother | ||
| 1994 | Only You | Fortune Teller | ||
| 1994 | It Runs in the Family | Gypsy Woman | ||
| 1995 | Die Hard with a Vengeance | Mrs. Stella | ||
| 1995 | Tarantella | Grandmother | ||
| 1997 | Kiss Me, Guido | Josephia Zito | ||
| 1997 | The Full Monty | Emmy | ||
| 1998 | The Object of My Affection | Mrs. Ochoa | ||
| 1999 | Gloria | Tenant | ||
| 2001 | Piñero | Senora | ||
| 2005 | The Reality Trap | Consuela | ||
| 2014 | Match | Mrs. Trujillo | ||
| 2015 | Alto | Nonna Del Vecchio” |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–2010 | Dora the Explorer | Abuela, Wizzles (voice) | 11 episodes | |
| 2001–2002 | Courage the Cowardly Dog | Maria Ladrones, Space Chicken's Wife (voice) | 2 episodes | |
| 2017–2019 | Happy! | Assunta Bianchi |