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Rita Wilson: Biography

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  • Birth Name: Margarita Ibrahimoff
  • Birth Place: Los Angeles, CA
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 10/26/1956, Scorpio
  • Profession: Actor; model; producer
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Rita Wilson Fast Facts:
  • Of Greek and Bulgarian ancestry.
  • Family changed surname to "Wilson" after a local street in Southern California.  
  • Began modeling career at age 14, when she was discovered by a photographer.
  • Made a 1981 guest appearance on the sitcom Bosom Buddies as Peter Scolari's Satan-worshipping girlfriend.
  • First starring role came in 1985's comedy Volunteers, in which she played a Peace Corps worker, opposite Tom Hanks, whom she married three years later.
  • Won over critics with her role as Suzy (especially one of the scenes in which she begins to cry inconsolably while explaining the appeal of the 1957 tear-jerker An Affair to Remember) in the popular romantic comedy Sleepless in Seattle, which also starred husband Hanks.
  • Along with Hanks, served as co-producer for the 2002 sleeper hit My Big Fat Greek Wedding; convinced Hanks to produce the movie after seeing Nia Vardalos' one-woman show.
  • Debuted on Broadway in 2006, as a replacement for the role of murderess Roxie Hart in the musical Chicago.
  • Active in several charitable causes and organizations, including the Moffitt Cancer Center, to which she donated "True Hearts" jewelry; proceeds benefit a number of charities.
  • Rita Wilson Relationships:
  • Carly Reeves - Niece
  • Chester Marlon Hanks - Son
  • Chris Wilson - Brother
  • Colin Hanks - Stepson
  • Dorothy Wilson - Mother
  • Elizabeth Hanks - Stepdaughter
  • Lily Wilson - Sister
  • Tom Hanks - Husband
  • Truman Theodore Hanks - Son
  • College:
  • Attended London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, London, England

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