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Known for
Actor
Gender
Female
Birthday
26 October
Location
California, United States
Edit pageRita Wilson
Biography
Rita Wilson (born October 26, 1956, in Los Angeles, California, USA) is an American actress, singer, songwriter and film producer. Born Margarita Ibrahimoff, she is of Greek and Bulgarian heritage. She made her television debut in an episode of The Brady Bunch (1972) and her film debut in The Day It Came to Earth (1977). She later studied acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
She gained recognition through appearances in films such as Volunteers (1985), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Now and Then (1995), That Thing You Do! (1996), Jingle All the Way (1996), Runaway Bride (1999), The Story of Us (1999), It's Complicated (2009) and A Man Called Otto (2022). She also appeared in television series including Frasier, The Good Wife, Girls and The Good Wife.
Alongside acting, Wilson established herself as a film producer. She helped bring My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) to the screen, serving as a producer, and later worked on Mamma Mia! (2008), My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016), Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018) and My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (2023). She is also a singer and released her debut solo album, AM/FM, in 2012. She has been married to actor Tom Hanks since 1988.
