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Rita Wilson

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Rita Wilson

Born October 26, 1956 in Los Angeles, California, USA44 films

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).

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Wilson married actor Tom Hanks in 1988 and has two sons.

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Mamma Mia! posterFirst watchMamma Mia!20087.0as Greek Goddess (uncredited)A spirited young bride-to-be living with her single mother on a small Greek island secretly invites three of her mother's ex-boyfriends in hope of finding her biological father to walk her…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Sleepless in Seattle poster6.7Sleepless in Seattle1993Asteroid City poster6.5Asteroid City2023Jingle All the Way poster6.1Jingle All the Way1996It's Complicated poster6.5It's Complicated2009The Art of Getting By poster6.6The Art of Getting By2011That Thing You Do! poster6.9That Thing You Do!1996Runaway Bride poster6.1Runaway Bride1999Raise Your Voice poster6.6Raise Your Voice2004

Filmography

44 films as actor
  1. TBAStart Without MeMona
  2. TBAPatsy Cline: Walkin' After Midnight
  3. 2023Asteroid CityMrs. Weatherford
  4. 2022KimiNatalie Chowdhury
  5. 2021Love Is Love Is LoveMary Kay (segment "Late Lunch")
  6. 2019Boy GeniusMary Locke
  7. 2019Gloria BellVicky
  8. 2018A Simple WeddingMaggie Baker
  9. 2016Brother NatureCathy Turley
  10. 2016My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2Anna
  11. 2015Kiss MeEdith
  12. 2014Dawn PatrolSheila
  13. 2013The TutorMother
  14. 2012The CarrierHelen
  15. 2011Larry CrowneWilma Q. Gammelgaard
  16. 2011The Art of Getting ByVivian Sargent
  17. 2009It's ComplicatedTrisha
  18. 2009Old DogsGloria Lawrence
  19. 2009My Life in RuinsElinor
  20. 2008Mamma Mia!Greek Goddess (uncredited)
  21. 2006Beautiful OhioJudith Messerman
  22. 2005The ChumscrubberTerri Bratley
  23. 2004Raise Your VoiceFrancis Fletcher
  24. 2002Auto FocusAnne Crane
  25. 2001The Glass HouseGrace Avery Baker (uncredited)
  26. 2001PerfumeRoberta
  27. 1999The Story of UsRachel Kogen
  28. 1999Runaway BrideEllie
  29. 1999Invisible ChildAnnie Beeman
  30. 1998PsychoCaroline
  31. 1996Jingle All the WayLiz Langston
  32. 1996That Thing You Do!Margueritte
  33. 1996If These Walls Could TalkLeslie
  34. 1995Now and ThenChrissy
  35. 1994Mixed NutsCatherine
  36. 1993Sleepless in SeattleSuzy
  37. 1993Barbarians at the GateCarolyne Roehm-Kravis
  38. 1990The Bonfire of the VanitiesP.R. Woman
  39. 1990SinnersMargaret
  40. 1989Teen WitchDancer
  41. 1985VolunteersBeth Wexler
  42. 1980Cheech & Chong's Next MovieHostage
  43. 1978Flying HighDebbie
  44. 1977The Day It Came to EarthDebbie