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 Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson on the red carpet at the 1989 Academy Awards, March 29, 1989 |
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Rita Wilson (born October 26, 1956)[1] is an American film and stage actress and producer. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. She is the wife of actor Tom Hanks. Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks (born July 9 1956 is an two-time Academy award and Emmy winning American Film actor, director
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Biography
Early life
Wilson was born Margarita Ibrahimoff in Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Her father, a Greek Pomak who worked at a racetrack, was born in Greece. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία A race track (or 'racetrack' or 'racing track' is a purpose-built facility for Racing of animals (eg Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Before immigrating to the U.S., he had lived in Bulgaria and Turkey;[2] her mother, Dorothy, was born and raised in a Greek village on the Albanian border. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία This article is about the country in southern Europe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Albania topics. [3] Wilson's family changed their surname from "Ibrahimoff" to "Wilson", which was a name of a local street in Southern California. Southern California, or So Cal, is defined as the southern portion of the U [4]
Career
Wilson is often credited with being the driving force behind Nia Vardalos's movie deal for My Big Fat Greek Wedding, which became the highest-grossing independent film of all time. Nia Vardalos (born September 24 1962) is a Golden Globe -nominated Greek Canadian actress, Academy Award -nominated My Big Fat Greek Wedding is an Academy Award nominated 2002 Romantic comedy film written by and starring Nia Vardalos and directed by Joel She has had recurring roles in various television series, and appeared in several movies. These include Midnight Caller, Volunteers, Teen Witch, The Bonfire of the Vanities, Barbarians at the Gate, Mixed Nuts, Sleepless in Seattle, Now and Then, That Thing You Do!, Frasier, Jingle All the Way, Runaway Bride, and Raise Your Voice. Midnight Caller is a dramatic NBC Television series which ran from 1988 to 1991 The Volunteers is a 1985 Comedy directed by Nicholas Meyer. Plot Tom Hanks stars as Lawrence a rich kid with Teen Witch is a film that was released in 1989. It was originally pitched as a sequel/spin-off of the 1985 movie Teen Wolf, although The Bonfire of the Vanities is a 1990 film adaptation of a novel by Tom Wolfe, also called The Bonfire of the Vanities. Barbarians at the Gate is a made-for-TV movie based upon the book by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar, about the Leveraged buyout For the 1922 short comedy film see Mixed Nuts. Mixed Nuts is a motion picture released in the United Sleepless in Seattle is a 1993 American comedy-drama Film written and directed by Nora Ephron. Now and Then is a 1995 Film directed by Lesli Linka Glatter and starring Demi Moore, Melanie Griffith, Rosie That Thing You Do! (known in Spain as The Wonders and in Italy as Music Graffiti) is a 1996 Film, written and Frasier is an American sitcom, a Spin-off of Cheers starring Kelsey Grammer as Jingle All the Way is a 1996 family Comedy film directed by Brian Levant and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger Runaway Bride is a 1999 Romantic comedy film starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts and directed by Garry Marshall Raise Your Voice is an American drama Film released in 2004. It was directed by Sean McNamara and stars Hilary Duff
She played Susan Borman, wife of astronaut Frank Borman, in the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon. Frank Frederick Borman II (born March 14, 1928) is a retired NASA Astronaut, best remembered as the Commander of Apollo 8, the From the Earth to the Moon is a twelve-part HBO Television Miniseries (1998 co-produced by Ron Howard, Brian Grazer,
She performed the role of Roxie Hart in the Broadway revival of Chicago from June-August, 2006. Chicago is a Kander and Ebb musical set in prohibition era Chicago.
Personal life
She has been married to Tom Hanks since April 1988, and has two children. Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks (born July 9 1956 is an two-time Academy award and Emmy winning American Film actor, director She contributed to the Moffitt Cancer Center by donating "True Hearts" jewelry made of sterling silver and 14k gold. H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute opened on October 26, 1986, on the Tampa campus of the University of South Florida. 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. Roseann "Rosie" O'Donnell [5] She is also a member of the Greek Orthodox Church. The Greek Orthodox Church ( Greek: Ἑλληνορθόδοξη Ἐκκλησία Hellēnorthódoxē Ekklēsía) is formed by several autocephalous churches
Wilson is reported to have coached her husband, actor Tom Hanks, to speak basic Bulgarian phrases which he used in the film The Terminal to portray the fictional Krakozhian language. Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks (born July 9 1956 is an two-time Academy award and Emmy winning American Film actor, director The Terminal is a 2004 Comedy-drama Film written by Andrew Niccol and Sacha Gervasi.
In the director's cut of her husband Tom Hanks' movie 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 play on Wilson's real-life first name. That Thing You Do! (known in Spain as The Wonders and in Italy as Music Graffiti) is a 1996 Film, written and Thomas Everett Scott (born September 7, 1970) is an American Actor.
References
- ^ Birth date confirmed at the State of California, California Birth Index, 1905-1995. The California Birth Index ( CABI) is a database compiled by the California Office of Health Information and Research Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. Date of birth for Margarita Ibrahimoff in Los Angeles, California is 26 October 1956. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [1]
- ^ "Rita Wilson", Yahoo!. Retrieved on 2007-10-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar)
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