Rita Wilson Biography (1958?-) (original) (raw)

1. Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
2. Titus Welliver to Peter Wingfield

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