Rita Wilson

Rita Wilson

Known for
Acting
Born
October 26, 1956 (age 70)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

Rita Wilson (born Margarita Ibrahimoff on October 26, 1956) is an American actress, singer, and producer. Her film appearances include Volunteers (1985), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Now and Then (1995), That Thing You Do! (1996), Jingle All the Way (1996), The Story of Us (1999), Runaway Bride (1999), It's Complicated (2009), and Larry Crowne (2011), and she appeared in the television series The Good Wife and Girls. Wilson has performed on Broadway and produced several films, including My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002). Wilson married actor Tom Hanks in 1988 and has two sons.

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Filmography

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Start Without Me

Start Without Me

Movie · as Mona

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Patsy Cline: Walkin' After Midnight poster

Patsy Cline: Walkin' After Midnight

Movie

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How to Survive Without Me

How to Survive Without Me

TV · as Beverly De Angelis · 1 ep

2026
Marty, Life Is Short poster

Marty, Life Is Short

Movie · as Self

2026
The Claudia Winkleman Show poster

The Claudia Winkleman Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2026
Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America poster

Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America

TV · as Mavis Lewis · 1 ep

2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert poster

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

Movie · as Self

2025
Too Much poster

Too Much

TV · as Lois Salmon · 10 eps

2023
Asteroid City poster

Asteroid City

Movie · as Mrs. Weatherford

2023
The Last Thing He Told Me poster

The Last Thing He Told Me

TV · as Carol · 1 ep

2022
Kimi poster

Kimi

Movie · as Natalie Chowdhury

2022
Killing Me Softly with His Songs poster

Killing Me Softly with His Songs

Movie · as Self

2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show poster

The Jennifer Hudson Show

TV · 1 ep

2021
Love Is Love Is Love poster

Love Is Love Is Love

Movie · as Mary Kay (segment "Late Lunch")

2021
Die Tom Hanks Story poster

Die Tom Hanks Story

Movie · as Self

2021
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts poster

Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2021
1883 poster

1883

TV · as Carolyn · 1 ep

2020
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine poster

Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine

Movie · as Self

2019
Gloria Bell poster

Gloria Bell

Movie · as Vicky

2019
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate poster

Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate

Movie · as Self

2019
Boy Genius poster

Boy Genius

Movie · as Mary Locke

2019
The Masked Singer poster

The Masked Singer

TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep

2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2018
Always at The Carlyle poster

Always at The Carlyle

Movie · as Self

2018
A Simple Wedding poster

A Simple Wedding

Movie · as Maggie Baker

2017
The Fabulous Allan Carr poster

The Fabulous Allan Carr

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2017
The Gong Show poster

The Gong Show

TV · as Self - Judge · 1 ep

2016
Brother Nature poster

Brother Nature

Movie · as Cathy Turley

2016
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 poster

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

Movie · as Anna

2015
Kiss Me poster

Kiss Me

Movie · as Edith

2015
Everything Is Copy poster

Everything Is Copy

Movie · as Self

2014
Dawn Patrol poster

Dawn Patrol

Movie · as Sheila

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

2013
The Tutor poster

The Tutor

Movie · as Mother

2013
Hollywood Game Night poster

Hollywood Game Night

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2012
The Carrier poster

The Carrier

Movie · as Helen

2012
Girls poster

Girls

TV · as Evie Michaels · 4 eps

2011
The Art of Getting By poster

The Art of Getting By

Movie · as Vivian Sargent

2011
Larry Crowne poster

Larry Crowne

Movie · as Wilma Q. Gammelgaard

2011
Body of Proof poster

Body of Proof

TV · as Ruth Stone · 1 ep

2010
Who Do You Think You Are? poster

Who Do You Think You Are?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2010
Conan poster

Conan

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2009
It's Complicated poster

It's Complicated

Movie · as Trisha

2009
Old Dogs poster

Old Dogs

Movie · as Gloria Lawrence

2009
My Life in Ruins poster

My Life in Ruins

Movie · as Elinor

2009
The Good Wife poster

The Good Wife

TV · as Viola Walsh · 6 eps

2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

TV · as Self - Guest · 6 eps

2008
Mamma Mia! poster

Mamma Mia!

Movie · as Greek Goddess (uncredited)

2007
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation poster

Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation

Movie · as Self

2006
Beautiful Ohio poster

Beautiful Ohio

Movie · as Judith Messerman

2005
The Chumscrubber poster

The Chumscrubber

Movie · as Terri Bratley

2005
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon poster

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

Movie · as Beta Station Commander

2004
Raise Your Voice poster

Raise Your Voice

Movie · as Francis Fletcher

2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2003
Celebrities Uncensored poster

Celebrities Uncensored

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2002
Auto Focus poster

Auto Focus

Movie · as Anne Crane

2001
The Glass House poster

The Glass House

Movie · as Grace Avery Baker (uncredited)

2001
Perfume poster

Perfume

Movie · as Roberta

2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm poster

Curb Your Enthusiasm

TV · as Anne Michaelson · 1 ep

1999
Runaway Bride poster

Runaway Bride

Movie · as Ellie

1999
The Story of Us poster

The Story of Us

Movie · as Rachel Kogen

1999
Invisible Child poster

Invisible Child

Movie · as Annie Beeman

1999
Psycho Path poster

Psycho Path

Movie · as Self

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Bree Mazelon · 1 ep

1998
Psycho poster

Psycho

Movie · as Caroline

1998
The Wild Thornberrys poster

The Wild Thornberrys

TV · as Kua (voice) · 1 ep

1998
From the Earth to the Moon poster

From the Earth to the Moon

TV · as Susan Borman · 3 eps

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1996
Jingle All the Way poster

Jingle All the Way

Movie · as Liz Langston

1996
If These Walls Could Talk poster

If These Walls Could Talk

Movie · as Leslie

1996
That Thing You Do! poster

That Thing You Do!

Movie · as Margueritte

1996
The Daily Show poster

The Daily Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show poster

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1995
Now and Then poster

Now and Then

Movie · as Chrissy

1994
Mixed Nuts poster

Mixed Nuts

Movie · as Catherine

1993
Sleepless in Seattle poster

Sleepless in Seattle

Movie · as Suzy

1993
Barbarians at the Gate poster

Barbarians at the Gate

Movie · as Carolyne Roehm-Kravis

1993
Frasier poster

Frasier

TV · as Hester Crane, Mia · 1 ep

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

1992
Mad About You poster

Mad About You

TV · as Lindsay Krbnsk · 1 ep

1992
Later... with Jools Holland poster

Later... with Jools Holland

TV · as Self - Performer · 1 ep

1990
Sinners poster

Sinners

Movie · as Margaret

1990
The Bonfire of the Vanities poster

The Bonfire of the Vanities

Movie · as P.R. Woman

1989
Teen Witch poster

Teen Witch

Movie · as Dancer

1989
Tales from the Crypt poster

Tales from the Crypt

TV · as Jess Gilchrist · 1 ep

1987
thirtysomething poster

thirtysomething

TV · 1 ep

1985
Volunteers poster

Volunteers

Movie · as Beth Wexler

1985
Moonlighting poster

Moonlighting

TV · as Carla McCabe · 1 ep

1984
Who's the Boss? poster

Who's the Boss?

TV · 1 ep

1981
Mr. Merlin poster

Mr. Merlin

TV · 1 ep

1981
Entertainment Tonight poster

Entertainment Tonight

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1980
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie poster

Cheech & Chong's Next Movie

Movie · as Hostage

1980
Bosom Buddies poster

Bosom Buddies

TV · 1 ep

1978
Flying High poster

Flying High

Movie · as Debbie

1977
The Day It Came to Earth poster

The Day It Came to Earth

Movie · as Debbie

1975
Joe Forrester poster

Joe Forrester

TV · 1 ep

1974
Happy Days poster

Happy Days

TV · 2 eps

1972
M*A*S*H poster

M*A*S*H

TV · as Nurse Lacey · 2 eps

1969
Hawaii Five-O poster

Hawaii Five-O

TV · as Mary Ellen Klane · 1 ep

1969
The Brady Bunch poster

The Brady Bunch

TV · as Pat Conway · 1 ep

1953
The Oscars poster

The Oscars

TV · as Self · 1 ep