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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Titus Welliver to Peter Wingfield
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
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CREDITS
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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
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No Dogs Allowed, 1996
- Caroline, Psycho, Universal, 1998
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"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
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Film Producer
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding (also known as Mariage a la grecque), 2002
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Connie and Carla, Universal, 2004
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Television Appearances
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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
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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
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Miniseries
- Susan Borman, From the Earth to the Moon, HBO, 1998
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Specials
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The American Film Institute Salute to Steven Spielberg, NBC, 1995
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Tom Hanks: Hollywood's Golden Boy, Arts and Entertainment, 1997
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Hollywood Salutes Arnold Schwarzenegger, TNT, 1998
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Telling the Story of Us (documentary), 1999
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AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Tom Hanks, USA Network, 2002
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Awards Presentations
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The 18th Annual Cable Ace Awards, TNT, 1996
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The 4th Annual VH1 Honors, VH1, 1997
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The 18th Annual American Fashion Awards, E! Entertainment Television, 1999
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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
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Late Show with David Letterman, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999
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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
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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
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The View, ABC, 2002
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The Wayne Brady Show, syndicated, 2003
- Arianna, "Arianna," My Big Fat Greek Life, CBS, 2003
- (In archive footage) Celebrities Uncensored, E! Entertainment Television, 2003
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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.
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Television Executive Producer
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Series
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My Big Fat Greek Life, CBS, 2003
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Stage Appearances
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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
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Chicago Tribune, December 18, 1994, p. 31
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Entertainment Weekly, July 9, 1993, p. 18
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McCall's, November, 1995, pp. 118, 120-21
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People Weekly, June 22, 1998, p. 112
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TV Guide, April, 2000, p. 16
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Vanity Fair, April, 2000, pp. 94-97
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WWD, April 1, 1999, p. 5
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