Rita Wilson
Department: Acting
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.
Known For
Sleepless in Seattle
1993
Runaway Bride
1999
It's Complicated
2009
Old Dogs
2009
Mixed Nuts
1994
The Story of Us
1999
Now and Then
1995
Jingle All the Way
1996
If These Walls Could Talk
1996
The Chumscrubber
2005
Auto Focus
2002
Raise Your Voice
2004
Sinners
1990
Kimi
2022
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
2005
Beautiful Ohio
2006
Start Without Me
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Volunteers
1985
Invisible Child
1999
Kiss Me
2015
Asteroid City
2023
The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990
Brother Nature
2016
Flying High
1978
That Thing You Do!
1996
Killing Me Softly with His Songs
2022
Dawn Patrol
2014
My Life in Ruins
2009
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
2016
The Art of Getting By
2011
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
1980
Everything Is Copy
2015
The Day It Came to Earth
1977
Larry Crowne
2011
Psycho
1998
The Glass House
2001
Gloria Bell
2019
Always at The Carlyle
2018
A Simple Wedding
2018
Perfume
2001
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
2019
Boy Genius
2019
Love Is Love Is Love
2021
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
2020
Mamma Mia!
2008
The Carrier
2012
Barbarians at the Gate
1993
The Tutor
2013
Patsy Cline: Walkin' After Midnight
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Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007
Teen Witch
1989
Mad About You
1992
M*A*S*H
1972
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Who's the Boss?
1984
thirtysomething
1987
The Daily Show
1996
Hawaii Five-O
1968
The Brady Bunch
1969
Tales from the Crypt
1989
The View
1997
Moonlighting
1985
Bosom Buddies
1980
Happy Days
1974
Frasier
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Celebrities Uncensored
2003
Mr. Merlin
1981
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
2021
The Masked Singer
2019
Joe Forrester
1975
The Wild Thornberrys
1998
From the Earth to the Moon
1998
The Good Wife
2009
Girls
2012
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
Body of Proof
2011
1883
2021
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Hollywood Game Night
2013
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Gong Show
2017
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Too Much
2025
Entertainment Tonight
1981
The Oscars
1953
Frasier
1993
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
The Claudia Winkleman Show
2026