---
name: "Carmen Zapata"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/carmen-zapata"
fi1m_id: "carmen-zapata"
imdb_id: "nm0953175"
tmdb_id: 152716
wikidata_id: "Q2939645"
roles: []
born: "15 July 1927"
died: "5 January 2014"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-04T22:06:08.627958+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Carmen Zapata

## Identity

Carmen Zapata

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/carmen-zapata
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** carmen-zapata
- **IMDb ID:** nm0953175
- **TMDB ID:** 152716
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2939645
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen_Zapata, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2939645, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0953175/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/152716

Actor. Born 15 July 1927 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 5 January 2014.

## Details

- **Born:** 15 July 1927, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 5 January 2014
- **Also known as:** Marge Cameron
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen_Zapata, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2939645, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0953175/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/152716

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Sister Act*](https://film.one/film/sister-act.md) (78)

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## Biography

Carmen Zapata (1927–2014) was an American actress whose career spanned six decades on stage, television and film. She appeared as a choir nun in *Sister Act* (1992) and *Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit* (1993). Other notable credits include the PBS series *Villa Alegre*, the soap opera *Santa Barbara* as Carmen Castillo, and guest roles in series such as *Batman: The Animated Series*, *Married... with Children* and *Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman*.

Zapata made her Broadway debut in the chorus of *Oklahoma!* in 1946. Early in her career she performed stand-up comedy under the name Marge Cameron. In 1973 she co-founded the Bilingual Foundation of the Arts in Los Angeles with Margarita Galban to promote bilingual theatre. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2003 and was knighted by King Juan Carlos of Spain in 1990.

Born Carmen Margarita Zapata in New York City to a Mexican father and Argentine mother, she died in Van Nuys, California, on 5 January 2014.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, cnn.com, hollywoodreporter.com, projects.latimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Sister Act* (1992), Fi1m 78, as Choir Nun — [page](https://film.one/film/sister-act.md)

## Complete filmography (83)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Sleepy Time Gal* (2001), as Anna
- *The Eggplant Lady* (2001), as Rosa Vecino
- *Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child* (1995), series, as The Seventh Fairy (voice)
- *Gang Boys* (1994), as Roses
- *Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit* (1993), as Choir Nun
- *Point of No Return* (1993), as Judge
- *Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman* (1993), series, as Dona Verano
- *Batman: The Animated Series* (1992), series, as Judge Maria Vargas (voice)
- *Sister Act* (1992), as Choir Nun — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/sister-act.md)
- *Secrets* (1992), as Judge
- *How to Murder a Millionaire* (1990), as Clara
- *Broken Angel* (1988), Actor
- *Jake and the Fatman* (1987), series, as Judge
- *Daniel and the Towers* (1987), as Consuelo Guerra
- *Married... with Children* (1987), series, as Madame Olga
- *The Abduction of Allison Tate* (1986), as Teresa Aleman
- *Reel Horror* (1985), as Lottie (archive footage)
- *The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo* (1985), as Narrator
- *Hunter* (1984), series, as Edna Watley
- *Santa Barbara* (1984), series, Actor
- *Vultures* (1983), as Elena Garcia-Lopez
- *Not Just Another Affair* (1982), as Judge Mercado
- *Matt Houston* (1982), series, as Marta
- *Falcon Crest* (1981), series, as Judge Patterson
- *Flamingo Road* (1981), series, Actor
- *Children of Divorce* (1980), as Mrs. Ruiz
- *Homeward Bound* (1980), as Lorenza
- *How to Beat the High Cost of Living* (1980), as Mama (uncredited)
- *There Goes The Bride* (1980), as Mrs. Ramirez
- *Hagen* (1980), series, Actor
- *Archie Bunker's Place* (1979), series, Actor
- *Trapper John, M.D.* (1979), series, Actor
- *Like Normal People* (1979), as License Clerk
- *Boulevard Nights* (1979), as Mrs. Landeros
- *Mrs. Columbo* (1979), series, as Landlady
- *The White Shadow* (1978), series, as Mrs. Alvarez
- *A Guide for the Married Woman* (1978), as Mrs. Garcia
- *Flying High* (1978), as Mrs. Bellagio
- *Leave Yesterday Behind* (1978), as Connie
- *Rabbit Test* (1978), as Madam Nundi
- *Telefon* (1977), as Nurse
- *Viva Valdez* (1976), series, Actor
- *Shark Kill* (1976), as Helena Mendoza
- *I Will, I Will...For Now* (1976), as Maria
- *Wonder Woman* (1975), series, as The Prime Minister
- *A Home of Our Own* (1975), as Elena De La Paz
- *Switch* (1975), series, as Clarita
- *Boss Nigger* (1975), as Margarita
- *Winner Take All* (1975), as Sara
- *Archer* (1975), series, Actor
- *The Last Porno Flick* (1974), as Mama Theresa
- *Kolchak: The Night Stalker* (1974), series, Actor
- *Chico and the Man* (1974), series, Actor
- *Harry O* (1974), series, as Mrs. Reynosa
- *W* (1974), as Betty
- *Villa Alegre* (1974), series, as Doña Luz
- *Toke* (1973), Actor
- *Kojak* (1973), series, as Ellen Conforti — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/kojak.md)
- *Faraday and Company* (1973), series, as Frieda Dupar
- *Bad Charleston Charlie* (1973), as Lottie
- *A Gift of Terror* (1973), as Aunt Caroline
- *The Girls of Huntington House* (1973), as Miss Rodriquez
- *Carola* (1973), as Mireille
- *The ABC Afternoon Playbreak* (1972), series, as Aunt Caroline
- *The Couple Takes a Wife* (1972), as Maria
- *The Streets of San Francisco* (1972), series, as Mrs. Martinez
- *The Rookies* (1972), series, Actor
- *Portnoy's Complaint* (1972), as Mrs. Harero (uncredited)
- *Emergency!* (1972), series, Actor
- *McMillan & Wife* (1971), series, as Mrs. Barteloni
- *The New Dick Van Dyke Show* (1971), series, as Teela
- *O'Hara, U.S. Treasury* (1971), series, Actor
- *Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law* (1971), series, as Mrs. Chavez
- *McCloud* (1970), series, Actor
- *Hail, Hero!* (1969), as Juana
- *Love, American Style* (1969), series, as Pilar
- *Medical Center* (1969), series, as Luisa
- *The Bold Ones: The New Doctors* (1969), series, as Rosa Villacres
- *The Mod Squad* (1968), series, as Mrs. Gomez
- *Adam-12* (1968), series, as Mrs. Encara Flores, Mrs. Cipreano, Maria Lopez
- *Mannix* (1967), series, as Chambermaid
- *The F.B.I.* (1965), series, as Leila Dracus
- *Bonanza* (1959), series, as Maria Valdez

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Jane Fonda Humanitarian Award 1983: Jane Fonda Humanitarian Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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