Renee Victor

Renée Victor was an American actress, singer and dance instructor. Born in San Antonio, Texas, she relocated to Los Angeles in the 1960s and sang for bandleaders who helped popularize Latin music in the United States, among them Xavier Cugat and Perez Prado, while also teaching salsa and tango. From 1963 to 1973 she performed as part of the duo Ray and Renée, nicknamed the Latin Sonny and Cher. She was best known for playing Lupita on Weeds and for voicing the female Argonians in the video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Her other screen work included a recurring role on ER in 2004, a guest part on Childrens Hospital in 2010, and appearances on Snowpiercer in 2020 and 2021. She voiced Abuelita Elena in Coco (2017) and appeared in Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2014). Victor died in 2025.