Belita Moreno's Biography: Belita Moreno is a Texas native who graduated from the theatre department of Southern Methodist University. Her acting career began at the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts in Santa Maria, California. Her projects included A Wedding, Three Sisters and A Perfect Couple, Mommy Dearest, Oh, God! You Devil, and Men Don't Leave to name a few. In addition, she was popularly known as Lydia Markham on the hilarious series Perfect Strangers. Benny is played by Belita Moreno on the television series George Lopez. She is George's overbearing mother. Moreover, her inability to keep track of her own lies makes the show even more hilarious.