Rita Wilson

Biography

Born 10/26/1956

An attractive actress, Wilson is perhaps best remembered for her hilarious scene in "Sleepless in Seattle" (1993) in which she attempts to explain the appeal of the 1957 movie "An Affair to Remember" and begins blubbering inconsolably, completely winning over critics and audiences. She began her...
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Filmography

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Awards

In 2003, received Producers Guild of America Visionary Award

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Highlights

In 2008, Executive produced (with husband Tom Hanks) the film adaptation of the West End stage musical, "Mamma Mia!"
In 2006, Performed the role of Roxie Hart in the Broadway revival of "Chicago"
In 2005, Co-starred in Arie Posin's darkly satiric feature "The Chumscrubber"

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Family & Companions

father: A Greek Pomak who worked at a racetrack; born in Greece. Before immigrating to the U.S., he had lived in Bulgaria and Turkey; changed family name from Ibrahimoff to Wilson, which was a name of a local street in S. California
Dorothy Wilson: mother (Born and raised in a Greek village on the Albanian border)
Lily Wilson: sister (Born in 1953)

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