{"artistName":"Rita Wilson","artistId":144651,"artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/50d/50d4d243c29243ffb25cac3c0740462e_xl.jpg","srcset":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/50d/50d4d243c29243ffb25cac3c0740462e_sm.jpg 50w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/50d/50d4d243c29243ffb25cac3c0740462e_md.jpg 80w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/50d/50d4d243c29243ffb25cac3c0740462e_lg.jpg 200w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/50d/50d4d243c29243ffb25cac3c0740462e_xl.jpg 340w","artistBio":"\u003cp\u003eRita Wilson (born October 26, 1956) is an American actress, singer, and producer. \n Early life\nWilson was born Margarita Ibrahimoff (Bulgarian: Маргарита Ибрахимов; Greek: Μαργαρίτα Ιμπραΐμοβ) in Los Angeles, California. Her mother was born and raised in an ethnic Greek village (Sotirë) in present-day Albania. Her father, born Hassan Halilov Ibrahimoff (March 21, 1920 - March 6, 2009), worked at a race track; he was a Bulgarian Muslim immigrant, born in Oraio, Xanthi, Greece, and lived in Bulgaria, where his half brother Ferhat still lives, before moving to the United States on May 4, 1949. Wilson's father changed his name from Hassan Ibrahimoff to Allan Wilson in 1960, \"Wilson\" being the name of a local street in Southern California. Wilson was raised in the Greek Orthodox religion. \n Career\n\nWilson's career began with a guest appearance on The Brady Bunch, in a 1972 episode entitled \"Greg's Triangle,\" which was followed by appearances on several shows during the 1970s and 1980s (including Three's Company in 1982). \nShe has appeared in several movies, including Volunteers, Teen Witch, The Bonfire of the Vanities, Barbarians at the Gate, Mixed Nuts, Sleepless in Seattle, Now and Then, That Thing You Do!, Jingle All the Way, Runaway Bride, Invisible Child, The Story of Us, and Raise Your Voice. She played Susan Borman, wife of astronaut Frank Borman, in the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon. On television, she guest starred in many television series, including Frasier, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Law \u0026amp; Order: Special Victims Unit, The Good Wife and Body of Proof. \nWilson has performed on Broadway, where she performed the role of Roxie Hart from June-August 2006 in the revival of Chicago. \nShe is often credited with being the driving force behind Nia Vardalos' movie deal for My Big Fat Greek Wedding, which became the highest-grossing independent film of all time, and for which she served as a producer. \nWilson's debut solo album, AM/FM, was released May 8, 2012, on Decca Records. The album will feature classics from the 60s and 70s, including a cover of Wichita Lineman performed with the song's writer, Jimmy Webb. \n Personal life\nShe has been married to actor Tom Hanks since April 1988, with whom she has two sons, Chester, or \"Chet\"--who has a small part as a student in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and released a rap single in 2011--and Truman. She also has two stepchildren from Tom Hanks' previous marriage, one of them being Colin Hanks. She contributed to the Moffitt Cancer Center by donating \"True Hearts\" jewelry made of sterling silver and 14k gold. The proceeds will benefit several charities. Wilson credits good friend Rosie O'Donnell as inspiration for her charitable work, particularly with cancer and children's charities. She is a member of the Greek Orthodox Church. \nIn the director's cut of the Tom Hanks film That Thing You Do!, her brief appearance as a cocktail waitress named Marguerite has another scene, in which main character Guy Patterson (Tom Everett Scott) drunkenly calls her Margarita, a reference to Wilson's real-life first name. \n Filmography\nActress\n Year\nFilm\nRole\nNotes\n 1966 \nSpinout \nBit Girl (uncredited) \n\n1979 \nThe Day It Came to Earth \nDebbie \n\n1980 \nCheech \u0026amp; Chong's Next Movie \nActress \n\n1980 \nThree's Company \nAgnes Platt \n\n1985 \nVolunteers \nBeth Wexler \n\n1989 \nTeen Witch \nDancer \n\n1990 \nSinners \nMargaret \n\nThe Bonfire of the Vanities \nP.R. Woman \n\n1993 \nSleepless in Seattle \nSuzy \n\n1994 \nMixed Nuts \nCatherine O'Shaughnessy \n\n1995 \nNow and Then \nChrissy DeWitt Williams \n\n1996 \nNo Dogs Allowed \n\nThat Thing You Do! \nMarguerite \n\nJingle All the Way \nLiz Langston \n\n1998 \nPsycho \nCaroline \n\n1999 \nRunaway Bride \nEllie Graham \n\nInvisible Child \nAnnie Beeman \n\nThe Story of Us \nRachel \n\n2001 \nPerfume \nRoberta \naka Dress to Kill \n The Glass House \nGrace Avery-Baker \n(uncredited) \n 2002 \nAuto Focus \nAnne Crane \n\n2004 \nRaise Your Voice \nFrancis Fletcher \n\n2005 \nThe Chumscrubber \nTerri Bratley \n\nMagnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D \nBeta Station Commander \n(voice) \n 2006 \nBeautiful Ohio \nJudith Messerman \n\n2009 \nMy Life in Ruins \nElinor \n\nOld Dogs \nJenna \n\nIt's Complicated \nTrisha \n\n2011 \nThe Art of Getting By \nVivian Sargent \n\nLarry Crowne \nBetty \n\nAs a producer\nProducer\n Year\nFilm\nRole\nNotes\n 2002 \nMy Big Fat Greek Wedding \nProducer \nProducers Guild of America Visionary Award, \nNominated -- Producers Guild of America Award for Motion Picture Producer of the Year \n 2003 \nMy Big Fat Greek Life \nExecutive producer \nTV series \n 2004 \nConnie and Carla \n\n2008 \nMamma Mia! 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