Rita Wilson Bio

Who is Rita Wilson?

Rita Wilson is an American actress, songwriter, singer, and producer. She is also famous for her appearance in the films ‘Sleepless in Seattle’ (1993), ‘Now and Then’ (1995), ‘Jingle All the Way’ (1996), ‘The Story of Us (1999) and Runaway Bride’ (1999). She is the producers of the film ‘My Big Fat Greek Weeding’.

Rita Wilson: Age(62), Parents, Siblings, Family

Rita was born in Los Angeles, California, on October 26, 1956. She is currently 62 years old. Her birth name is Margarita Ibrahimoff. Her father’s name is Hassan Halilov Ibrahimoff and her mother’s name is Dorothea Genkos. Her father was a Pomak-Bulgarian Muslim and her mother was Greek.

Dorothea, her mother moved to the US from Bulgaria in 1949. He changed his name to Allan Wilson and converted from Islam to Orthodox Christianity upon his marriage and he can speak Russian, Turkish, Polish, Greek, Italian, and French. She holds American citizenship and her ethnicity is Greek-American. Her siblings are Lily Wilson(Teacher) and Chris Wilson(Composer).

Rita Wilson: Education, School/College University

She attended Hollywood High School and also attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Rita Wilson: Professional Life and Career

She debuted her career with a guest appearance on ‘The Brandy Bunch’ in the 1972 episode ‘Greg’s Triangle’ in which she played the role of Pat Conway. She made her appearance twice on ‘M*A*S*H’ in 1982 as well as the sitcoms ‘Three’s Company’ and ‘Bosom Buddies’ starring Tom Hanks.

Her other movies include Volunteers, Teen Witch, Barbarians at the Gate, The Bonfire of the Vanities, That Thing You Do!, Jingle All the Way, Runaway Bride, Mixed Nuts,  Invisible Child, The Story of Us, Raise Your Voice, It’s Complicated, Sleepless in Seattle, Now and Then, and Larry Crowne.

Her television series include Frasier, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Good Wife, Body of Proof, and Girls. She performed the role of Roxie Hart in the revival of ‘Chicago’ from June to August 2006.

She produced Nia Vardalos’s movie ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding’ and co-produced a sequel, ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2’ and had a supporting role, which was released in 2016.

Rita Wilson debuted her singing from her solo album ‘AM/FM’ which was released on May 8, 2012, on the Decca Records label. There was included a cover of ‘Wichita Lineman’ in which she performed with the song’s writer-composer, Jimmy Webb.

She announced in April 2015 that she was diagnosed with breast cancer. And she had undergone a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery.

She returned to Larry David’s ‘Fish in the Dark’ Broadway show after a month. She is also the member of the Greek Orthodox Church.

Rita signed an open letter in 2015 which was addressed to Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Former South African Minister of Health urging them to focus on women empowerment.

Rita Wilson: Awards, Nominations

She won Visionary Award for ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding’ in 2003, Publicist Guild of America for Motion Picture in 2003, Golden Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television in ‘From the Earth to the Moon’ in 1999, and nominated several times.

Rita Wilson: Net Worth($20 m), Income, Salary

She has an estimated net worth of $20 million and her main source of income is from her professional career.

Rita Wilson: Rumors and Controversy/Scandal

It was heard that Rita has been overwhelmed with her singing ambition that her husband could not take. It has been rumored that the couple is going through a rough road that may lead to divorce.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

She has a height of 5 ft. 7 inches and she weighs 61 kg. She has got light brown color hair and blue eyes. Her body measurement is 34-26-36 inches. She wears dress os sie 4(US) and shoe of size 9(US).

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.

She has around 352.1k followers on Instagram, about 427k followers on Twitter and around 97.7k followers on Facebook.

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