Rita Wilson Biography (1958?-)

Original name, Margarita Ibrahimoff; born October 26, 1958 (some sources cite1956), in Los Angeles, CA; daughter of Dorothy Wilson; married Tom Hanks (anactor), April 30, 1988; children: Chester, Truman Theodore; (stepchildren) Colin, Elizabeth. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: Heidi Schaeffer, PMK/HBH, 8500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress
Birth Details: October 26, 1958?; Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
(Uncredited) Girl, Spinout, 1966
Debbie, The Day It Came to Earth, 1979
Hostage, Cheech & Chong's Next Movie (also known as High Encounters of the Ultimate Kind), 1980
Beth Wexler, Volunteers, TriStar, 1985
Public relations woman, Bonfire of the Vanities, Warner Bros., 1990
Suzy, Sleepless in Seattle, TriStar, 1993
Catherine O'Shaughnessy, Mixed Nuts (also known as Lifesavers), TriStar, 1994
Christina DeWitt, Now and Then, New Line Cinema, 1995
Marguerite, That Thing You Do!, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
Liz Langston, Jingle All the Way, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
No Dogs Allowed, 1996
Caroline, Psycho, Universal, 1998
"Psycho" Path (documentary short film), 1999
Ellie Graham, Runaway Bride, Paramount, 1999
Rachel, The Story of Us, Warner Bros., 1999
Roberta, Perfume, Lions Gate Films, 2001
(Uncredited) Grace Avery-Baker, The Glass House, Columbia, 2001
Anne Crane, Auto Focus, Sony Pictures Classics, 2002
Frances Fletcher, Heart of Summer, New Line Cinema, 2004
Film Producer
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (also known as Mariage a la grecque), 2002
Connie and Carla, Universal, 2004
Television Appearances
Pilots
Doris, The Cheerleaders, NBC, 1976
Ginny Day, The Beach Girls, syndicated, 1977
China Seasons, Silent Whisper (broadcast as an episode of CBS Summer Playhouse), CBS, 1988
Kate Morrison, Sisters, CBS, 1990
Movies
Debbie, Flying High, CBS, 1978
Carolyne Roehm-Kravis, Barbarians at the Gate (also known as Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of R. J. R. Nabisco), HBO, 1993
Leslie, "1996," If These Walls Could Talk, HBO, 1996
Annie Beeman, Invisible Child, Lifetime, 1999
Miniseries
Susan Borman, From the Earth to the Moon, HBO, 1998

Specials
The American Film Institute Salute to Steven Spielberg, NBC, 1995
Tom Hanks: Hollywood's Golden Boy, Arts and Entertainment, 1997
Hollywood Salutes Arnold Schwarzenegger, TNT, 1998
Telling the Story of Us (documentary), 1999
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Tom Hanks, USA Network, 2002
Awards Presentations
The 18th Annual Cable Ace Awards, TNT, 1996
The 4th Annual VH1 Honors, VH1, 1997
The 18th Annual American Fashion Awards, E! Entertainment Television, 1999
Episodic
Pat Conway, "Greg's Triangle," The Brady Bunch, 1972
Mary Ellen Klane, "The Skyline Killer," Hawaii Five-O, 1979
"The Venus Microbe," A Man Called Sloane, 1979
Cindy, "All You Need Is Love," Bosom Buddies, ABC, 1981
Nurse Lacey, "Blood and Guts," M*A*S*H, 1982
Roxanne, "A Woman Not under the Influence," Happy Days, 1982
Nurse Lacey, "Hey, Look Me Over," M*A*S*H, 1982
"Everything's Coming Up Daisies," Mr. Merlin, 1982
Barbara McManus, "Where the Guys Are," Happy Days, 1983
Agnes Platt, "Alias Jack Tripper," Three's Company, 1983
Cathy, "A Woman's Work," Legmen, 1984
Shirley, "Losers and Other Strangers," Who's the Boss?, 1986
Dr. Peterson, "Mary Nightgale," 227, 1986
Adrienne, "In Re: The Marriage of Weston," thirtysomething, 1988
Carla McCabe, "Those Lips, Those Lies," Moonlighting, 1989
Connie Zymak, "Mercy Me," Midnight Caller, 1989
Connie Zymak, "Based on a True Story," Midnight Caller, 1990
Connie Zymak, "The Reverend Soundbite," Midnight Caller, 1990
Ellen Zaret, "One Point, No Light," W.I.O.U., 1990
Jess, "Mournin' Mess," Tales from the Crypt, HBO, 1991
Margot Wilkenson, "Tape Fear," Civil Wars, 1991
Late Show with David Letterman, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999
The Rosie O'Donell Show, 1996
Lindsay Krbusk, "Separate Planes," Mad about You, NBC, 1998
Herself, "Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson: That Thing They Do," Famous Families, Fox Family, 1998
Mia Preston/Hester Crane, "Momma Mia," Frasier, NBC, 1999
The Martin Short Show, syndicated, 1999
Hester Crane, "Don Juan in Hell: Part 2," Frasier, NBC, 2001
Anne Michealson, "The Doll," Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO, 2001
The View, ABC, 2002
The Wayne Brady Show, syndicated, 2003
Arianna, "Arianna," My Big Fat Greek Life, CBS, 2003
(In archive footage) Celebrities Uncensored, E! Entertainment Television, 2003
Tinseltown.TV, 2003
(Cameo appearance) On Air with Ryan Seacrest, 2004
Also appeared as Ginny Day, The Beach Girls; interviewee, "An Affair to Remember," Backstory, AMC; interviewee, Tracey Ullman's Visible Panty Lines, Oxygen.
Television Executive Producer
Series
My Big Fat Greek Life, CBS, 2003
Stage Appearances
Dinner with Friends, Los Angeles production, 2000
Appeared in stage productions at the Macowan Theatre, London. Also appeared in As You Like It.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Chicago Tribune, December 18, 1994, p. 31
Entertainment Weekly, July 9, 1993, p. 18
McCall's, November, 1995, pp. 118, 120-21
People Weekly, June 22, 1998, p. 112
TV Guide, April, 2000, p. 16
Vanity Fair, April, 2000, pp. 94-97
WWD, April 1, 1999, p. 5

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