Moreno is in the select group EGOT winners — people who have earned an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.
But those years came with being “treated like a sex object,” as she recalls, which included being sent on “pretend dates” with actors by the studio’s publicity department and being cast in an assortment of “native girl” roles that prompted her to perfect an all-purpose accent.
Off screen, Moreno engaged in activism that included the civil-rights movement and endured a lengthy and toxic romance with Marlon Brando.
Produced by, among others, Lear and “Hamilton’s” Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It” conveys the highs and lows of Moreno’s life, while featuring an astute lineup of talking heads, including academics, peers like “West Side Story” co-star George Chakiris and Karen Olivo, who played the Anita role on Broadway.