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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Female

Birthday

1956-10-26 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As

Margarita Wilson Hanks

Rita Wilson

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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Acting

—		Start Without Me as Mona
—		Too Much

2023

Asteroid City as Mrs. Weatherford

2022		Killing Me Softly with His Songs as Self
2022		The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022		Kimi as Natalie Chowdhury

2021		1883 as Carolyn
2021		Love is Love is Love as Mary Kay (segment "Late Lunch")
2021		Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts as Self

2020

Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine as Self

2019		The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019		Boy Genius as Mary Locke
2019		Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate as Self
2019		Gloria Bell as Vicky
2019		The Masked Singer as Guest Panelist

2018		A Simple Wedding as Maggie Baker
2018		Always at The Carlyle as Self

2017

The Gong Show as Self - Judge

2016		Brother Nature as Cathy Turley
2016		My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 as Anna

2015		Everything Is Copy as Self
2015		Kiss Me as Edith

2014		Dawn Patrol as Sheila
2014		Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2014		The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Musical Guest

2013

Hollywood Game Night as Self

2012		The Carrier as Helen
2012		Girls as Evie Michaels

2011		Larry Crowne as Wilma Q. Gammelgaard
2011		The Art of Getting By as Vivian Sargent
2011		Body of Proof as Ruth Stone

2010

Who Do You Think You Are? as Self

2009		It's Complicated as Trisha
2009		Old Dogs as Gloria Lawrence
2009		The Good Wife as Viola Walsh
2009		Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2009		My Life in Ruins as Elinor

2008

Mamma Mia! as Greek Goddess (uncredited)

2006

Beautiful Ohio as Judith Messerman

2005		Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon as Beta Station Commander
2005		The Chumscrubber as Terri Bratley

2004

Raise Your Voice as Francis Fletcher

2003		The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
2003		Celebrities Uncensored as Self

2002

Auto Focus as Anne Crane

2001		The Glass House as Grace Avery Baker (uncredited)
2001		Perfume as Roberta

2000

Curb Your Enthusiasm as Anne Michaelson

1999		The Story of Us as Rachel Kogen
1999		Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Bree Mazelon
1999		Runaway Bride as Ellie Graham
1999		Invisible Child as Annie Beeman

1998		Psycho as Caroline
1998		The Wild Thornberrys as Kua (voice)
1998		From the Earth to the Moon as Susan Borman

1997

The View as Self

1996		Jingle All the Way as Liz Langston
1996		That Thing You Do! as Margueritte
1996		If These Walls Could Talk as Leslie
1996		The Daily Show as Self
1996		The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest

1995

Now and Then as Chrissy

1994

Mixed Nuts as Catherine

1993		Frasier as Hester Crane
1993		Frasier as Mia
1993		Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1993		Sleepless in Seattle as Suzy
1993		Barbarians at the Gate as Carolyne Roehm-Kravis