Rita Wilson Biography

Fast Facts

• Best known for appearing in numerous movies and TV series
• Won the Los Angeles Drama-Logue Award for best actress for her performance on stage in "As You Like It․"
• Recognized for bringing "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" to the screen, in which she served as a producer
• Attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
• Originally dreamed of being a singer after being inspired by various artists from the 1960s and 1970s, including The Beatles, The Mamas & the Papas, Janis Joplin and The Supremes
• Quote: "I would watch these artists on stage and ache from wondering, 'How can I get up there?'"
• Quote: "Performing live actually thrills me․ Just get me a stage, get me a mic, and I'm going to be happy․"
• Released an album of 1960s and 1970s songs called "AM/FM" in 2012
• Portrayed Roxie Hart in the Broadway production of "Chicago" in 2006
• Used to study her albums so much that she not only memorized all the words to the songs, but also memorized the names of all the musicians and photographers in the liner notes