Rita Wilson

Margarita Wilson Hanks (born Margarita Ibrahimoff;<ref>Adrian Room (2014) Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th edition. McFarland, p. 511, Template:ISBN.</ref> 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 also 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.<ref name="ORA">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Early life

Rita Wilson was born Margarita Ibrahimoff on October 26, 1956 in Los Angeles.<ref name="Rolling Stone">Template:Cite magazine</ref> Her mother, Dorothea Tzigkou (Template:Langx), was Greek, raised in Sotirë near Dropull i Sipërm in Albania, close to the border with Greece.<ref name="Culture Trip">Template:Cite news</ref> Her father, Hassan Halilov Ibrahimoff (Template:Langx; 1920–2009), was a Bulgarian Muslim (Pomak) born in Oraio (Breshtene), Greece, close to the border with Bulgaria. Her father's family moved to Bulgaria when he was a child. He moved from Bulgaria to the US in 1949.<ref name=tracing>"Rita Wilson, Who Do You Think You Are?" Template:Webarchive, tracing-the-tree, March 31, 2012; retrieved April 3, 2012.</ref><ref name="wdytya">Stated on Who Do You Think You Are?, March 30, 2012.</ref> He converted from Islam to Orthodox Christianity upon his marriage and changed his name to Allan Wilson in 1960,<ref name="wdytya" /> choosing his name after a local street. The family lived in Los Angeles, where Rita Wilson's father worked as a bartender.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Wilson was raised in the Greek Orthodox faith.<ref>"My Big, Fat, Greek Mystery" Template:Webarchive, tmatt.net; September 18, 2002; accessed April 15, 2015.</ref> In addition to Bulgarian, her father could speak "Russian, Turkish, Polish, Greek, a little bit of Italian, a little bit of French" according to Wilson's husband Tom Hanks, who said he modeled his portrayal of the character Viktor Navorski in the film The Terminal on his father-in-law.<ref>"Season 12 Episode 9." Inside the Actors Studio. Bravo. May 14, 2016. Television.</ref>

Career

Film, television, theater

Wilson at the HBO Post–60th Primetime Emmy Awards Party in 2008

Wilson's career began with a guest appearance on The Brady Bunch in the 1972 episode "Greg's Triangle," where she played Pat Conway, one of the candidates running against Marcia Brady for head cheerleader.<ref name="People">Template:Cite news</ref> She also twice appeared on M*A*S*H in 1982 as Nurse Lacey<ref name="Stars and Stripes">Template:Cite news</ref> as well as the sitcoms Three's Company and Bosom Buddies starring her future husband Tom Hanks,<ref name="SD Union Tribune">Template:Cite news</ref> and as Hester Rose Crane, the deceased mother of Frasier Crane on Frasier.<ref name="The Week">Template:Cite news</ref>

In the 1980s, Wilson attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in England.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

She has appeared in numerous films, including Volunteers, Barbarians at the Gate, The Bonfire of the Vanities, Mixed Nuts, Sleepless in Seattle, Now and Then, That Thing You Do!, Jingle All the Way, Runaway Bride, Invisible Child, The Story of Us, Raise Your Voice, It's Complicated, and Larry Crowne.<ref name="IMDB.com">Template:Cite news</ref>

On television, she played Susan Borman, wife of astronaut Frank Borman, in the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon. She guest starred in many series, including Curb Your Enthusiasm, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Body of Proof, and had recurring roles on The Good Wife and Girls.<ref name="IMDB.com"/>

She was instrumental in helping actress-playwright Nia Vardalos get the movie deal for My Big Fat Greek Wedding,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> which became the highest-grossing independent film of all time and for which she served as a producer.<ref name="Hollywood Reporter 3">Template:Cite news</ref> Wilson produced two stage productions of the play as they were developing the film. A sequel, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, which Wilson co-produced and in which she had a supporting role, was released in 2016.<ref name="HReporter">Template:Cite news</ref>

Wilson's Greek heritage was honored in 2016 when the Greek Postal Service ELTA commemorated her with a stamp along with four others: filmmaker Costa-Gavras, engineer and entrepreneur Peter Diamandis, journalist George Stephanopoulos, and billionaire businessman John Catsimatidis.<ref name="National Herald">Template:Cite news</ref> In 2008, Wilson produced the film Mamma Mia!,<ref name="Geffen Playhouse">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and eight years later its sequel, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.<ref name="Harpers Bazaar">Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2006, Wilson made her Broadway debut when she performed the role of Roxie Hart in a revival of Chicago.<ref name="Hollywood Reporter 2">Template:Cite news</ref> In 2015, she starred in Larry David's Fish in the Dark on Broadway, from which she took a month-long hiatus to undergo a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery after being diagnosed with breast cancer.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="SD Union Tribune" /> Off-Broadway, Wilson performed in Daniel Margulies' Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Dinner with Friends, at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles in 2000, directed by Tony Award-winner Dan Sullivan.<ref name="Associated Press">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Business Insider">Template:Cite news</ref> She originated the role of "Mama" in the world premier of Lisa Loomer's play, Distracted, at the Mark Taper Forum, also in Los Angeles, in 2007.<ref name="Playbill">Template:Cite news</ref> Wilson played various roles in Nora and Delia Ephron's play Love, Loss, and What I Wore in 2009. She reprised the roles in the Los Angeles production at the Geffen in 2010.<ref name="Los Angeles Times">Template:Cite news</ref>

In March 2020, while filming Elvis in Australia, Hanks announced through his Instagram profile that the couple had contracted COVID-19 and were experiencing minor symptoms. They were admitted to the Gold Coast University Hospital before being returned to quarantine.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="COVID-19_2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="2020-03-12_ABC">Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson test positive for coronavirus on the Gold Coast Template:Webarchive, ABC News Online, March 12, 2020</ref> On March 27, Wilson and her husband returned home to Los Angeles after they recovered from the virus.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The couple donated their blood antibodies for virus research.<ref name="Antibodies">Template:Cite news</ref>

Wilson produced the film A Man Called Otto, initially released in December 2022.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Wilson became interested in producing the film after watching A Man Called Ove, the Swedish film upon which A Man Called Otto is based.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The film was sold to Sony Pictures in February 2022 for $60 million, at that time the largest deal to date at the virtual European Film Market.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In December, Wilson launched her production company Artistic Films, with A Man Called Otto as the company's first project.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Music

Wilson's debut solo album AM/FM was released on May 8, 2012, on Decca Records. The album featured classics from the 1960s and 70s, including a cover of "Wichita Lineman" that she performed with the song's writer-composer Jimmy Webb. She also performed a duet of "All I Have To Do Is Dream" with former Soundgarden and Audioslave musician Chris Cornell. Additional harmonies on the album are performed by Faith Hill, Sheryl Crow, Vince Gill, and Patti Scialfa (who also produced the track "Come See About Me" with Ron Aniello).<ref>Antoinette Bueno.Rita Wilson to Debut Solo Album Template:Webarchive, E! Online, February 9, 2012.</ref><ref name="Huff Post">Template:Cite news</ref>

At the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in Washington, DC on December 4, 2014, she performed for President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, and served as co-host of the event.<ref name="Georgetowner">Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2014, Wilson wrote the song "Bad Things" with Matt Nathanson, for the Scott Eastwood film Dawn Patrol, in which she also starred.<ref name="All Music 2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Los Angeles Times 2">Template:Cite news</ref> In 2016, Wilson released her self-titled album. She co-wrote each song on Rita Wilson with Kara DioGuardi, Dan Wilson, Jason Reeves, Darrell Brown,<ref name="SD Union Tribune" /> Sugarland's Kristian Bush, Richard Marx,<ref name="Chicago Tribune">Template:Cite news</ref> Lauren Christy, Mikal Blue, Nathan Chapman,<ref name="Entertainment Weekly">Template:Cite magazine</ref> Jason Wade, Stephanie Chapman, Ron Aniello,<ref name="NY Daily News">Template:Cite news</ref> Jillian Jacqueline, Jessi Alexander, JR Randall, Yugomir Lonich, Blair Daly, and Kelly Archer.<ref name="allmusic">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Entertainment Weekly" /><ref name="Washington Post">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="USA Today">Template:Cite news</ref> The song "Strong Tonight" was also performed by Connie Britton in an episode of the ABC television show Nashville.<ref name="SD Union Tribune" /> The New York Times said: "Ms. Wilson has a catch in her voice that conveys yearning and potential heartbreak behind a façade of cheer."<ref name="New York Times">Template:Cite news</ref> To support the release of Rita Wilson, she opened on a tour with Chicago; she has said she is a lifelong fan of the band.<ref name="AXS">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Chicago Tribune" />

A year later, Wilson presented the event "Liner Notes: Songwriters, Stories and Music with Rita Wilson and Friends". The show, which took place at the Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, included performances from Wilson along with Patty Smyth, Desmond Child, Jeff Barry, and Kristian Bush, among others.<ref name="Geffen Playhouse" />

With her third album, Bigger Picture, Wilson drew directly from her personal life for its theme. The album, released September 28, 2018, reunited her with AM/FM's producer Fred Mollin. Wilson co-wrote many of the tracks with Kristian Bush and Darrell Brown, as well as new partners The Warren Brothers, Lindy Robbins and Alex Reid, and the album also included covers of Cat Stevens' "The Wind" and Burt Bacharach/Hal David's "What the World Needs Now Is Love".<ref name="Billboard">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Also in 2018, Wilson performed "Heart Unknown", co-written with Josh Alexander, DioGuardi, and Mozella, for the indie film, Simple Wedding. In addition, she performed "Sometimes Love", co-written with David Hodges, for the independent film Emmett, in which she also stars.<ref name="Opry">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On March 29, 2019, Wilson released her fourth album, Halfway to Home, which included "Throw Me a Party", a song inspired by her survival from breast cancer.<ref name="Variety Mag">Template:Cite news</ref> Other songs were created during a writing workshop that partnered her with Mozella, Mitch Allan, DioGuardi, Liz Rose and Kristian Bush.<ref name="BB">Template:Cite magazine</ref> Halfway to Home was co-produced by Nathan Chapman. "Halfway to Home finds Wilson pulling from musical traditions that revere deep storytelling (Southern California rock, classic Nashville country), which was a hallmark for her growing up," explained Rolling Stone.<ref name="RS 2">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Over the course of her music career, Wilson has performed her songs on Ellen,<ref>Template:Cite episodeTemplate:Cbignore</ref> The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Late Show with James Corden, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and Today.<ref name="Today Show">Template:Cite news</ref>

In March 2020 after she and husband Tom Hanks contracted the coronavirus while filming in Australia and in self-quarantine and going "stir crazy", she filmed an Instagram video showing her rapping the Naughty by Nature song, "Hip Hop Hooray". The video went viral<ref name="BET">Template:Cite news</ref> and reached Naughty by Nature's Vin Rock. After she had fully recovered from virus, the two teamed up for a "Hip Hop Hooray" remix to benefit the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund.<ref name="RS">Template:Cite magazine</ref> In July 2020, Wilson appeared on Jimmie Allen's Bettie James EP,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> collaborating on the song "When This Is Over" with Tauren Wells and The Oak Ridge Boys.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In October 2020, Wilson was featured on the single "Pink" alongside Dolly Parton, Monica, Jordin Sparks and Sara Evans. The single was released in aid of Breast Cancer Research.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2021 she contributed to the Blues Traveler rendition of "Crazy" on their album "Traveler’s Blues".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On August 24, 2022, Wilson announced her duets album Now & Forever, a collection of 70s covers with male vocalists.<ref name="Newman 2022">Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Patton 2022">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Co-produced by Wilson and Matt Rollings, the album features Willie Nelson, Keith Urban, and Elvis Costello among other guests. The album, which was preceded by three singles (including "Songbird" which she performed with Josh Groban at Radio City Music Hall in April) was released on September 27.<ref name="Newman 2022" /><ref name="Patton 2022" /> To promote the album Wilson performed on Good Morning America with Smokey Robinson and Later... with Jools Holland with Jackson Browne, and celebrated the release with a two week residency at Cafe Carlyle.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> The album was nominated for Self-Released Record of the Year at the 2023 Libera Awards.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> In December 2023, Barack Obama featured Wilson's song "Crazy Love" with Keith Urban on his list of favorite songs of the year.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2022, Wilson collaborated with Sebastián Yatra on the single "Til You're Home" from the soundtrack to A Man Called Otto.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Wilson performing at The White House in March 2023

On March 29, 2023, Wilson attended the White House's Greek Independence Day celebration, alongside other prominent Greek-Americans.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Wilson led the event's cultural program, performing four songs.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Journalism

Wilson has been a contributing editor to Harper's Bazaar magazine, writing over twenty-one articles.<ref name="Harper's Bazaar">Template:Cite magazine</ref> She also started, and was Editor at Large of, a section of The Huffington Post called Huff/Post50, which explored issues and topics relative to people over fifty years old.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She has also written for O, The Oprah Magazine.<ref name="Oprah Magazine">Template:Cite news</ref>

Personal life

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Wilson and Hanks at the 61st Academy Awards in 1989

Wilson married actor Tom Hanks in 1988. Hanks already had two children from a previous marriage, Colin and Elizabeth Hanks. She has two sons with Hanks, Chet and Truman.<ref name="Tom Hanks biography">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Wilson has three grandchildren.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

She is a member of the Greek Orthodox Church.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Activism

In 2015, Wilson signed an open letter from the ONE Campaign. The letter was addressed to Angela Merkel and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, then heads of G7 and the African Union, respectively, urging them to focus on women in their work against poverty and inequality.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Philanthropy

For over 20 years, Wilson and her husband, Tom Hanks, have been honorary co-chairs (along with Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw) of the Women's Cancer Research Fund (WCRF), specializing in raising money for women's cancers.<ref name="Variety">Template:Cite news</ref> In 2016, WCRF joined forces with Evelyn Lauder's Breast Cancer Research Foundation.Template:Citation needed Wilson contributed to the Moffitt Cancer Center by donating "True Hearts" jewelry made of sterling silver and 14k gold.

Wilson has credited Rosie O'Donnell as inspiration for her charitable work, particularly with cancer and children's charities.<ref>H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute Template:Webarchive; accessed April 15, 2015.</ref> She and her husband have long supported the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles,<ref name="Shakespeare Center">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> starting in 1989 when Wilson appeared as Celia in a production of As You Like It.<ref name="OC Register">Template:Cite news</ref> Their annual Simply Shakespeare event raises funds to support programs for underprivileged youth. Musicians at the fundraiser have included Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Jackson Browne, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Ben Harper, and Reba McEntire. Template:Citation needed

In 2018, Wilson and Hanks were honored with USC Shoah Foundation's Ambassadors For Humanity award in recognition of their "longstanding commitment to humanitarian causes and support of veterans".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The couple also contribute to other charities including AIDS Project Los Angeles.<ref name="Hollywood Reporter Res Guide">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2019, Wilson, her husband, and their children, were granted Greek citizenship by honorary naturalization by President Prokopis Pavlopoulos, in recognition of their support of those affected by the 2018 Mati fire.<ref name="Leah Asmelash and Arnaud Siad">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1977	The Day It Came to Earth<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	Debbie
1980	Cheech and Chong's Next Movie	Actress
1985	Volunteers	Beth Wexler
1989	Teen Witch	Dancer
1990	Template:Sortname	P.R. Woman
1993	Sleepless in Seattle	Suzy
1994	Mixed Nuts	Catherine O'Shaughnessy
1995	Now and Then	Chrissy DeWitt Williams
1996	That Thing You Do!	Marguerite
	Jingle All the Way	Liz Langston
	No Dogs AllowedTemplate:Citation needed		Short film
1998	Psycho	Caroline
1999	Runaway Bride	Ellie Graham
	Template:Sortname	Rachel
2001	Perfume	Roberta	aka Dress to Kill
	The Glass House	Grace Avery-Baker	UncreditedTemplate:Citation needed
2002	Auto Focus	Anne Crane
2004	Raise Your Voice	Frances Fletcher
2005	Template:Sortname	Terri Bratley
	Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D	Beta Station Commander	Voice only
2006	Beautiful Ohio	Judith Messerman
2009	My Life in Ruins	Elinor
	Old Dogs	Jenna
	It's Complicated	Trisha
2011	Template:Sortname	Vivian Sargent
	Larry Crowne	Wilma Q. Gammelgaard
2012	Jewtopia	Arlene Lipschitz
2013	The TutorTemplate:Citation needed	Tina	Short film
2014	Kiss Me	Edith
	Dawn Patrol	Shelia
2016	My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2	Anna
	Brother Nature	Cathy Turley
2018	Gloria Bell	Vicky
	A Simple Wedding	Maggie Baker
2019	Boy Genius	Mary Locke
2020	Love Is Love Is Love	Mary Kay
	Borat Subsequent Moviefilm	Herself	Cameo
2022	Kimi	Natalie Chowdhury
2023	Asteroid City	Mrs. Weatherford

Television

Credits as television actress

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1972	The Brady Bunch	Pat Conway	Episode: "Greg's Triangle"
1974	Movin' On	Penny	Episode: "The Cowhands"; uncredited
1977	Lou Grant	Christine Farrell	Episode: "Cophouse"; uncredited
1978	Flying High	Debbie	Episode: "Flying High"
1979	Hawaii Five-O	Mary Ellen Klane	Episode: "The Skyline Killer"
	A Man Called Sloane	Kathy	Episode: "The Venus Microbe"
1980	B. J. and the Bear	Suzanne	Episode: "The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful"
1981	Bosom Buddies	Cindy	Episode: "All You Need is Love"
1982	Mr. Merlin	Beverly	Episode: "Everything's Coming Up Daisies"
	M*A*S*H	Nurse Lacey	2 episodes
1982–1983	Happy Days	Barbara McManus / Roxanne
1983	Three's Company	Agnes Platt	Episode: "Alias Jack Tripper"
1984	Legmen	Cathy	Episode: "A Woman's Work"
1986	Who's the Boss?	Shirley	Episode: "Losers and Other Strangers"
	227	Dr. Peterson	Episode: "Mary Nightingale"
1988	CBS Summer Playhouse	China Seasons	Episode: "Silent Whisper"
	Sonny Spoon	Jolene	Episode: "Blind Justice"
	Thirtysomething	Adrienne	Episode: "In Re: The Marriage of Weston"
1989	Moonlighting	Carla McCabe	Episode: "Those Lips, Those Lies"
1989–1990	Midnight Caller	Connie Zymak	3 episodes
1990	WIOU	Ellen Zaret	Episode: "One Point, No Light"
1991	Tales from the Crypt	Jess Gilcrist	Episode: "Mournin' Mess"
1992	Civil Wars	Margot Wilkenson	Episode: "Tape Fear"
1993	Barbarians at the Gate	Carolyne Roehm-Kravis	Television film
1996	If These Walls Could Talk	Leslie	Television film; segment: "1996"
1998	Mad About You	Lindsay Krbnsk	Episode: "Separate Planes"
	From the Earth to the Moon	Susan Borman	3 episodes
1999	Invisible Child	Annie Beeman	Television film
1999–2001	Frasier	Mia Preston / Hester Crane	2 episodes
2001	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Anne Michaelson	Episode: "The Doll"
2003	My Big Fat Greek Life	Cousin Ariana	Episode: "Ariana"
	The Wild Thornberrys	Kua (voice)	Episode: "Look Who's Squawking"
2011	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Bree Mazalon	Episode: "Delinquent"
2011–2014	The Good Wife	Viola Walsh	6 episodes
2012	Body of Proof	Ruth Stone	Episode: "Sympathy for the Devil"
	Who Do You Think You Are?	Herself	Episode: "Rita Wilson"
2013–2017	Girls	Evie Michaels	7 episodes
2015	Full Circle	Shelly Rezko	5 episodes
2016	Pitch	Andrea Barton	Episode: "Wear It"
2022	1883	Carolyn	Episode: "Boring the Devil"

As musical performer

Credits as television musical performer

Date	Song	Television show
December 9, 2016	"The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)"	Live @ YouTube Space LA
March 15, 2016	"Along For the Ride"	The Ellen DeGeneres Show
October 31, 2017	"You're So Cold"	Later... with Jools Holland
October 1, 2018	"Bigger Picture: Album Medley"	Billboard Live Performance
October 5, 2018	"Bigger Picture"	The Today Show
December 12, 2018	"Bigger Picture"	Pickler & Ben
December 12, 2018	"Bigger Picture"	Jimmy Kimmel Live!
April 1, 2019	"Throw Me a Party"	The Late Late Show with James Corden
April 5, 2019	"Throw Me a Party"	The Today Show
May 15, 2019	"Throw Me a Party"	Pickler & Ben
February 14, 2020	"Throw Me a Party"	TedXNashvilleWomen
April 5, 2020	"The Star-Spangled Banner"	NASCAR on Fox
April 7, 2020	"Throw Me a Party"	The Kelly Clarkson Show

As producer

Credits as producer

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	Producer
2003	My Big Fat Greek Life	Executive producer	TV series
2004	Connie and Carla
2008	Mamma Mia!
2009	My Life in Ruins
2016	My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
2018	Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
	A Simple Wedding
2023	A Man Called Otto	Producer
	My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3

Discography

Discography for Rita Wilson

Album title	Release date	Track listing
AM/FM	May 8, 2012	Template:Unbulleted list
Rita Wilson	March 11, 2016	Template:Unbulleted list
Bigger Picture	September 28, 2018	Template:Unbulleted list
Halfway to Home	March 29, 2019	Template:Unbulleted list
Now & Forever: Duets	September 27, 2022	Template:Unbulleted list

Wilson is credited as co-writer for all tracks on Rita Wilson, Bigger Picture, and Halfway to Home.

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