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Cites Citizen Kane (1941), as her all-time favorite film. She made a guest appearance on an episode of "Father Knows Best" (1954) ("Fair Exchange" #5.10, originally telecast Nov. 24, 1958). Rita played Chanthini, an exchange student from India who spends a weekend at the Anderson home with her college classmate Betty (Elinor Donahue). When her star was unveiled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, she fell on top of it, openly and uncontrollably weeping. She later commented, "I had been dreaming of this day since I was six!" Measurements: 34-22-34 1/2 (September 1956), 34-23-35 (filming The Four Seasons (1981)), (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine). During the first season (episode 19) of "The Electric Company" (1971), she was in a sketch in which she yelled "Hey, you guys!" repeatedly. It became so popular with the show's producers that they decided to use it as the catchphrase in their opening, starting with season two. Daughter Fernanda Luisa was born in 1967. A successful jewelry designer, she founded Nandiz Design. She is married to Daniel Gordon and has two children named Justin and Cameron. When filming her final scene in West Side Story (1961) in which her character "Anita" is harassed and nearly raped by New York street gang members "the Jets", she was reduced to tears, as it brought flashbacks of similar real life childhood experiences. When she broke down, the other actors nobly stopped and comforted her, helping her to get through the scene, pointing out that the audience was going to hate the gang members for what they were doing, as "Anita" was well meaning in what she was doing, and the sequence set up a critical plot element. Husband Dr. Lenny Gordon is a retired internist and cardiologist. Mother of Fernanda Gordon. She was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts on February 25, 2010 at the White House in Washington D.C. for her services and contributions to the arts.