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 History
2025
Too Much as Lois Salmon
2023Asteroid City as Mrs. Weatherford
2022Killing Me Softly with His Songs as Self
2022The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022Kimi as Natalie Chowdhury
20211883 as Carolyn
2021Love Is Love Is Love as Mary Kay (segment "Late Lunch")
2021Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts as Self
2020Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine as Self
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
2019Boy Genius as Mary Locke
2019Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate as Self
2019Gloria Bell as Vicky
2019The Masked Singer as Guest Panelist
2018A Simple Wedding as Maggie Baker
2018Always at The Carlyle as Self
2017The Gong Show as Self - Judge
2016Brother Nature as Cathy Turley
2016My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 as Anna
2015Everything Is Copy as Self
2015Kiss Me as Edith
2014Dawn Patrol as Sheila
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Musical Guest
2013Hollywood Game Night as Self
2013The Tutor as Mother
2012The Carrier as Helen
2012Girls as Evie Michaels
2011Larry Crowne as Wilma Q. Gammelgaard
2011The Art of Getting By as Vivian Sargent
2011Body of Proof as Ruth Stone
2010Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
2009It's Complicated as Trisha
2009Old Dogs as Gloria Lawrence
2009The Good Wife as Viola Walsh
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2009My Life in Ruins as Elinor
2008Mamma Mia! as Greek Goddess (uncredited)
2007Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation as Self
2006Beautiful Ohio as Judith Messerman
2005Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon as Beta Station Commander
2005The Chumscrubber as Terri Bratley
2004Raise Your Voice as Francis Fletcher
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
2003Celebrities Uncensored as Self
2002Auto Focus as Anne Crane
2001The Glass House as Grace Avery Baker (uncredited)
2001Perfume as Roberta
2000Curb Your Enthusiasm as Anne Michaelson
1999The Story of Us as Rachel Kogen
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Bree Mazelon
1999Runaway Bride as Ellie Graham
1999Invisible Child as Annie Beeman
1998Psycho as Caroline
1998The Wild Thornberrys as Kua (voice)
1998From the Earth to the Moon as Susan Borman
1997The View as Self
1996Jingle All the Way as Liz Langston
1996That Thing You Do! as Margueritte
1996If These Walls Could Talk as Leslie
1996The Daily Show as Self
1996The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
1995Now and Then as Chrissy
1994Mixed Nuts as Catherine
1993Frasier as Hester Crane
1993Frasier as Mia
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1993Sleepless in Seattle as Suzy
1993Barbarians at the Gate as Carolyne Roehm-Kravis
1992Mad About You as Lindsay Krbnsk
1990The Bonfire of the Vanities as P.R. Woman
1990Sinners as Margaret
1989Tales from the Crypt as Jess Gilchrist
1987thirtysomething
1985Volunteers as Beth Wexler
1985Moonlighting as Carla McCabe
1984Who's the Boss?
1981Mr. Merlin
1981Entertainment Tonight as Self
1980Bosom Buddies
1980Cheech & Chong's Next Movie as Hostage
1978Flying High as Debbie
1977The Day It Came to Earth as Debbie
1975Joe Forrester
1974Happy Days
1972M*A*S*H as Nurse Lacey
1969The Brady Bunch as Pat Conway
1968Hawaii Five-O as Mary Ellen Klane
1953The Oscars as Self
—Patsy Cline: Walkin' After Midnight
—Start Without Me as Mona