Rita Wilson
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Bree Mazelon
1999
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Musical Guest
2014
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
Frasier
Hester Crane
1993
Series
Frasier
Mia
1993
Series
Conan
Self - Guest
2010
Series
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Series
The Good Wife
Viola Walsh
2009
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Anne Michaelson
2000
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Hawaii Five-O
Mary Ellen Klane
1968
Series
M*A*S*H
Nurse Lacey
1972
Series
Mad About You
Lindsay Krbnsk
1992
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
Happy Days
1974
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
Moonlighting
Carla McCabe
1985
Series
The Wild Thornberrys
Kua (voice)
1998
Series
Girls
Evie Michaels
2012
Series
1883
Carolyn
2021
Series
Tales from the Crypt
Jess Gilchrist
1989
Series
Who's the Boss?
1984
Series
The Last Thing He Told Me
Carol
2023
Series
Body of Proof
Ruth Stone
2011
Series
The Masked Singer
Guest Panelist
2019
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Film
Mamma Mia!
Greek Goddess (uncredited)
2008
Series
thirtysomething
1987
Series
Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America
Mavis Lewis
2026
Series
The Brady Bunch
Pat Conway
1969
Series
From the Earth to the Moon
Susan Borman
1998
Film
Asteroid City
Mrs. Weatherford
2023
Film
Sleepless in Seattle
Suzy
1993
Series
Hollywood Game Night
Self
2013
Film
Runaway Bride
Ellie Graham
1999
Film
Jingle All the Way
Liz Langston
1996
Series
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
2010
Film
Larry Crowne
Wilma Q. Gammelgaard
2011
Series
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
Series
Bosom Buddies
1980
Series
Too Much
Lois Salmon
2025
Film
Old Dogs
Gloria Lawrence
2009
Film
That Thing You Do!
Margueritte
1996
Film
It's Complicated
Trisha
2009
Series
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
Self
2021
Film
The Glass House
Grace Avery Baker (uncredited)
2001
Film
Now and Then
Chrissy
1995
Film
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
Anna
2016
Film
Psycho
Caroline
1998
Series
Mr. Merlin
1981
Series
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
1996
Series
Joe Forrester
1975
Film
Mixed Nuts
Catherine
1994
Film
The Bonfire of the Vanities
P.R. Woman
1990
Film
Marty, Life Is Short
Self
2026
Film
Kimi
Natalie Chowdhury
2022
Series
The Gong Show
Self - Judge
2017
Film
The Story of Us
Rachel Kogen
1999
Film
Teen Witch
Dancer
1989
Film
My Life in Ruins
Elinor
2009
Film
Gloria Bell
Vicky
2019
Film
Raise Your Voice
Francis Fletcher
2004
Film
The Art of Getting By
Vivian Sargent
2011
Film
Auto Focus
Anne Crane
2002
Film
Perfume
Roberta
2001
Series
The Claudia Winkleman Show
Self
2026
Film
Volunteers
Beth Wexler
1985
Film
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
Hostage
1980
Film
Barbarians at the Gate
Carolyne Roehm-Kravis
1993
Film
If These Walls Could Talk
Leslie
1996
Film
Beautiful Ohio
Judith Messerman
2006
Film
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
Self
2019
Film
Kiss Me
Edith
2015
Film
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Self (archive)
2017
Film
The Chumscrubber
Terri Bratley
2005
Film
Killing Me Softly with His Songs
Self
2022
Film
Always at The Carlyle
Self
2018
Film
Love Is Love Is Love
Mary Kay (segment "Late Lunch")
2021
Film
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Beta Station Commander
2005
Film
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Self
2007
Film
A Simple Wedding
Maggie Baker
2018
Film
Brother Nature
Cathy Turley
2016
Film
Boy Genius
Mary Locke
2019
Film
Dawn Patrol
Sheila
2014
Film
Everything Is Copy
Self
2015
Film
Psycho Path
Self
1999
Film
Flying High
Debbie
1978
Film
The Carrier
Helen
2012
Start Without Me
Mona
Film
Invisible Child
Annie Beeman
1999
Film
Patsy Cline: Walkin' After Midnight
Film
Sinners
Margaret
1990
Film
The Day It Came to Earth
Debbie
1977
Film
The Tutor
Mother
2013
Film
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
Self
2020
Series
Celebrities Uncensored
Self
2003