Rita Wilson

Rita Wilson
Wilson in 2019
Born
Margarita Ibrahimoff

(1956-10-26) October 26, 1956 (age 68)[1]
Citizenship
  • United States
  • Greece[2]
Alma materLondon Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • producer
Years active1972–present
Spouse
(m. 1988)
Children2, including Chet Hanks
RelativesColin Hanks (stepson)
Jim Hanks (brother-in-law)
Larry Hanks (brother-in-law)
Musical career
Genres
Labels
  • Sing It Loud Records

Margarita Wilson Hanks (née Ibrahimoff;[3] 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). As a singer-songwriter, Wilson has released the albums AM/FM, Rita Wilson, Bigger Picture, and Halfway to Home. In March 2019, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[4]

  1. ^ Edwards, Gavin (October 2018). The World According to Tom Hanks. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 978-1538712207. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "PM meets Tom Hanks, now a Greek citizen". Ekathimerini. July 26, 2020. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  3. ^ Adrian Room (2014) Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th edition. McFarland, p. 511, ISBN 0786457635.
  4. ^ "Larry King Now Rita Wilson". Ora.tv. Archived from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2019.