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Margarita Ibrahimoff, known professionally as Rita Wilson, is an American actress, singer, songwriter, and producer. Her film appearances include Volunteers (1985), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Now and Then (1995), Jingle All the Way (1996), The Story of Us (1999), Runaway Bride (1999), and It's Complicated (2009), and she appeared in the television series The Good Wife and Girls. Wilson has performed on Broadway, and has produced several films, including My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002). As a singer/songwriter, Wilson has released the albums AM/FM, Rita Wilson, Bigger Picture, and Halfway to Home. In March 2019, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Birth Name
Margarita Ibrahimoff
Born
Friday, 26 October 1956
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Asteroid City | Mrs. Weatherford | 2023 |
| Killing Me Softly with His Songs | Self | 2022 |
| The Jennifer Hudson Show | Self | 2022 |
| Kimi | Natalie Chowdhury | 2022 |
| 1883 | Carolyn | 2021 |
| Love Is Love Is Love | Mary Kay (segment "Late Lunch") | 2021 |
| The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Performer | 2021 |
| CBS Mornings | Self | 2021 |
| Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts | Self - Guest | 2021 |
| Soundtrack of Our Lives: A Celebration for the Film & TV Music Community | Self | 2020 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Asteroid City | Mrs. Weatherford | 2023 |
| Killing Me Softly with His Songs | Self | 2022 |
| The Jennifer Hudson Show | Self | 2022 |
| Kimi | Natalie Chowdhury | 2022 |
| 1883 | Carolyn | 2021 |
| Love Is Love Is Love | Mary Kay (segment "Late Lunch") | 2021 |
| The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Performer | 2021 |
| CBS Mornings | Self | 2021 |
| Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts | Self - Guest | 2021 |
| Soundtrack of Our Lives: A Celebration for the Film & TV Music Community | Self | 2020 |
| The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart | Self - Judge | 2020 |
| The Oscars | Self - Audience Member | 2020 |
| Celebrities with Heart | Self - Guest | 2020 |
| The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self - Musical Guest / Self | 2019 |
| Boy Genius | Mary Locke | 2019 |
| Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate | 2019 | |
| Gloria Bell | Vicky | 2019 |
| The Masked Singer | Self - Guest Panelist | 2019 |
| A Simple Wedding | Maggie Baker | 2018 |
| The Fabulous Allan Carr | Self | 2018 |
| Always at The Carlyle | Self | 2018 |
| Filmworker | Self | 2018 |
| 75th Golden Globe Awards | Self - Audience Member | 2018 |
| Daily Blast Live | Self | 2017 |
| The Gong Show | Self | 2017 |
| Pitch | Andrea Barton | 2016 |
| Stand Up to Cancer | Self | 2016 |
| Brother Nature | Cathy Turley | 2016 |
| My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 | Anna | 2016 |
| Everything Is Copy | Self | 2016 |
| Chelsea | Herself (archive footage) | 2016 |
| A Very Murray Christmas | Self | 2015 |
| Conspiracy | Self | 2015 |
| The 69th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 2015 |
| Dawn Patrol | Shelia / Sheila | 2015 |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Musical Guest / Self | 2015 |
| Bystander Revolution | Self | 2014 |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | 2014 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self / Self - Musical Guest | 2014 |
| Kiss Me | Edith | 2014 |
| The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles | Self - Audience Member | 2014 |
| Full Circle | Shelly Rezko | 2013 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Hollywood Game Night | Self - Celebrity Player | 2013 |
| The 67th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Audience Member | 2013 |
| The Broadway.com Show | Self | 2013 |
| Jewtopia | Arlene Lipschitz | 2012 |
| The Conversation | Self | 2012 |
| Girls | Evie Michaels | 2012 |
| Visionaries: Inside the Creative Mind | Self | 2011 |
| Dish Nation | Self | 2011 |
| Larry Crowne | Wilma Q. Gammelgaard | 2011 |
| The Art of Getting By | Vivian Sargent | 2011 |
| Big Morning Buzz Live | Self | 2011 |
| The 83rd Annual Academy Awards | Self | 2011 |
| Body of Proof | Ruth Stone | 2011 |
| Conan | Herself - Guest | 2010 |
| The Talk | Self / Self - Guest / Self - Guest Co-Hostess | 2010 |
| Curb: The Discussion | Self | 2010 |
| The 82nd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Audience Member | 2010 |
| Who Do You Think You Are? | Self | 2010 |
| The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards | Self - Audience Member | 2010 |
| It's Complicated | Trisha | 2009 |
| Old Dogs | Jenna / Gloria Lawrence | 2009 |
| The Good Wife | Viola Walsh | 2009 |
| Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self / Self - Guest | 2009 |
| My Life in Ruins | Elinor | 2009 |
| The Promise of Tomorrow 1940- 1960 | Self | 2009 |
| Beautiful Ohio | Mrs. Messerman / Judith Messerman | 2008 |
| The 80th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Audience Member | 2008 |
| The 79th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Audience Member | 2007 |
| Rachael Ray | Self - Guest | 2006 |
| The 60th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 2006 |
| The 78th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Audience Member | 2006 |
| Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | Beta Station Commander | 2005 |
| The Chumscrubber | Terri Bratley | 2005 |
| Raise Your Voice | Francis Fletcher | 2004 |
| The Insider | Herself (archive footage) | 2004 |
| The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Herself - Musical Guest | 2003 |
| Celebrities Uncensored | Self | 2003 |
| My Big Fat Greek Life | Ariana | 2003 |
| Inside Edition | Self | 2003 |
| Auto Focus | Anne Crane | 2002 |
| American Idol | Self - Audience / Self | 2002 |
| The 74th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Audience Member | 2002 |
| Tracey Ullman's Visible Panty Lines | Self | 2001 |
| The Glass House | Grace Avery-Baker | 2001 |
| Perfume | Roberta | 2001 |
| The 73rd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Audience Member | 2001 |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | Anne Michaelson | 2000 |
| Teacher's Pet | Cosmetics saleswoman | 2000 |
| The Story of Us | Rachel / Rachel Kogen | 1999 |
| Saturday Night Live 25 | Self - Audience Member | 1999 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Bree Mazelon | 1999 |
| The Martin Short Show | Self - Guest | 1999 |
| Runaway Bride | Ellie Graham | 1999 |
| The 71st Annual Academy Awards | Self - Audience Member | 1999 |
| Invisible Child | Annie Beeman | 1999 |
| Psycho | Caroline | 1998 |
| Famous Families | Self | 1998 |
| The Wild Thornberrys | Kua | 1998 |
| From the Earth to the Moon | Susan Borman | 1998 |
| Jingle All the Way | Liz Langston | 1996 |
| If These Walls Could Talk | Leslie / Leslie (segment "1996") | 1996 |
| Access Hollywood | Self | 1996 |
| The Daily Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| That Thing You Do! | Margueritte | 1996 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Herself | 1996 |
| The 68th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Audience Member | 1996 |
| Now and Then | Chrissy | 1995 |
| The 67th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Audience Member | 1995 |
| Mixed Nuts | Catherine | 1994 |
| Extra | Self | 1994 |
| The 66th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Audience Member | 1994 |
| Frasier | Hester Crane / Mia Preston | 1993 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | 1993 |
| Late Show with David Letterman | Herself / Herself - Guest | 1993 |
| Sleepless in Seattle | Suzy | 1993 |
| Barbarians at the Gate | Carolyne Roehm-Kravis | 1993 |
| Later... With Jools Holland | Self - Guest | 1992 |
| Mad About You | Lindsay Krbnsk | 1992 |
| HBO First Look | Self | 1992 |
| The 64th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Audience Member | 1992 |
| Civil Wars | Margot Wilkenson | 1991 |
| The Bonfire of the Vanities | P.R. Woman | 1990 |
| WIOU | Ellen Zaret | 1990 |
| The 62nd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Audience Member | 1990 |
| Sinners | Margaret | 1990 |
| Tales from the Crypt | Jess Gilchrist | 1989 |
| Teen Witch | Dancer | 1989 |
| The 61st Annual Academy Awards | Self - Audience Member | 1989 |
| Midnight Caller | Connie Zymak | 1988 |
| Sonny Spoon | Jolene | 1988 |
| Thirtysomething | Adrienne | 1987 |
| CBS Summer Playhouse | China Seasons | 1987 |
| Biography | Self | 1987 |
| The 59th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Audience Member | 1987 |
| 227 | Dr. Peterson | 1985 |
| Volunteers | Beth Wexler | 1985 |
| Moonlighting | Carla McCabe | 1985 |
| Who's the Boss? | Shirley | 1984 |
| Legmen | Cathy | 1984 |
| Mr. Merlin | Beverly | 1981 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Self / Herself (archive footage) / Herself | 1981 |
| Bosom Buddies | Cindy | 1980 |
| Cheech and Chong's Next Movie | Hostage / Actress | 1980 |
| A Man Called Sloane | Kathy | 1979 |
| B.J. and the Bear | Suzanne | 1978 |
| Flying High | Debbie | 1978 |
| The Day It Came to Earth | Debbie | 1977 |
| Lou Grant | Christine Farrell | 1977 |
| CHiPs | Alice | 1977 |
| Three's Company | Agnes Platt | 1977 |
| Movin' On | Penny | 1974 |
| Happy Days | Roxanne / Barbara McManus | 1974 |
| M*A*S*H | Nurse Lacey / Lt. Lacey, RN | 1972 |
| The Brady Bunch | Pat Conway | 1969 |
| Hawaii Five-O | Mary Ellen Klane | 1968 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself (credit only) / Herself - Guest | 1962 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Trap | 2007 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 | 2023 |
| A Man Called Otto | 2022 |
| Boy Genius | 2019 |
| A Simple Wedding | 2018 |
| Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again | 2018 |
| My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 | 2016 |
| My Life in Ruins | 2009 |
| Mamma Mia! | 2008 |
| Connie and Carla | 2004 |
| My Big Fat Greek Life | 2003 |
| My Big Fat Greek Wedding | 2002 |
