Rita Wilson was born Margarita Ibrahimoff on 26 October 1956 in Los Angeles, California. She is producer, singer and actress, most known for her rile in films such as ‘Runaway Bride,’ ‘The Story of Us,’ ‘Jingle All the Way,’ ‘Now and Then,’ and ‘Sleepless in Seattle.’
Are you wondering what the net worth of Rita Wilson is, as of early 2016? According to credible sources, Rita has an estimated net worth of about $20 million. She has acquired this kind of fortune mostly as an actress, starring many films and appearing in many TV series. She has also produced a couple of films including the famous ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding,’ which grossed millions of dollars.
Rita Wilson is the daughter of a Greek mother, Dorothy, and Bulgarian father, Pomak. She was passionate about acting from an early age and started her career in an appearance on the series ‘The Brady Bunch.’ Since then she has appeared in various films such as ‘Volunteers,’ ‘Barbarians at the gate,’ ‘Teen Witch,’ ‘The Bonfire of the Vanities,’ ‘Sleepless in Seattle,’ and ‘Mixed Nuts,’ among many others. Some of her TV credits include ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm,’ ‘Frasier,’ ‘The Good Wife,’ ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’ and ‘Body of Proof.’ Her works both as an actress and TV personality have seen her earn a lot of money, adding to her net worth with every episode and film she appears in.
In her personal life, Rita Wilson married Tom Hanks, a fellow actor, in 1988, and the couple has two sons: Truman and Chester. She has two stepchildren from her husbands past marriage called Elizabeth and Colin Hanks. Rita has a soft heart for charity. She has contributed Jewelry made of 14k gold and sterling silver to Moffitt Cancer Center. In April 2015, she made it public that she was diagnosed with cancer of the breast. She currently appears in a Broadway Show called ‘Fish in the Dark,’
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| 1 | (April 14, 2015) Was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and has undergone a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery. She will return to work to the Broadway play on May 5. |
| 2 | Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 39, a son named Truman Theodore Hanks on December 26, 1995. Child’s father is her husband, Tom Hanks. |
| 3 | Her father, Hassan Halilov Ibrahimoff, left Bulgaria in 1947, two years after the Soviet Union seized the government. He moved to the United States on May 4, 1949. Due to his sympathy with the United States, he was declared enemy of the state by the Bulgarian government. |
| 4 | Attended Princess Diana’s funeral with her husband, Tom Hanks. |
| 5 | Made her Broadway debut as a Roxie Hart replacement in “Chicago”. |
| 6 | Attended Hollywood High School in California and later studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) in England. One of her classmates at LAMDA was Deborah Moore, and they have since become close friends. |
| 7 | Won a Los Angeles Drama-Logue Award for Best Actress for her stage performance in “As You Like It”. |
| 8 | Her father chose to change their last name to Wilson, because that was the name of the street they lived on. |
| 9 | Her niece, Kristen Reeves, is an entertainment reporter for Orange County TV. |
| 10 | Her niece, Carly Reeves, appears on-screen with her in the movie Raise Your Voice (2004) starring Hilary Duff. |
| 11 | She is widely credited with landing Nia Vardalos a movie deal for My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) (now the top money making independent film of all time, surpassing the $200 million mark), after seeing Vardalos perform her autobiographical one-woman show. She got her husband (Tom Hanks) to set up the film at his company, Playtone, which shopped it around to financiers and distributors on the strength of the Hanks-Wilson seal of approval. (Side note: Rita and Tom had a “Big Fat Greek Wedding” of their own in 1988). |
| 12 | Sister-in-law of Jim Hanks. |
| 13 | Stepmother of Colin Hanks and Elizabeth Hanks. |
| 14 | Older sister, Lily (teacher); and her younger brother, Chris Wilson, is the composer of My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002). |
| 15 | Her father was a Pomak (Bulgarian Muslim), who was born in Greece and lived in Bulgaria and Turkey, and who worked at a racetrack; he changed his name to Allan Wilson. Her mother, Dorothy, of Greek origin, was born and raised in a Greek village on the Albanian border. |
| 16 | She originally met Tom Hanks in 1981 on the set of Bosom Buddies (1980) when she guest-starred as Peter Scolari’s Satan-worshiping girlfriend. But their relationship wasn’t kindled until they were reunited on the set of Volunteers (1985). |
| 17 | Gave birth to her 1st child at age 33, a son named Chester Marlon Hanks on August 4, 1990. Child’s father is her husband, Tom Hanks. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
| The 69th Annual Tony Awards | 2015 | TV Movie | Herself – Presenter: Best Direction of a Play |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 1995-2015 | TV Series | Herself / Herself – Guest |
| The 83rd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade | 2014 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The National Christmas Tree Lighting | 2014 | TV Special | Herself |
| Bystander Revolution | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| Hollywood Game Night | 2014 | TV Series | Herself – Celebrity Player |
| Watch What Happens: Live | 2012-2014 | TV Series | Herself – Guest / Herself |
| EE British Academy Film Awards: The Red Carpet Show | 2014 | TV Special | Herself |
| The EE British Academy Film Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Herself |
| The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles | 2014 | TV Special | Herself (audience) (uncredited) |
| 2014 Golden Globe Arrivals Special | 2014 | TV Special | Herself – Interviewee |
| E! Live from the Red Carpet | 2008-2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| Good Day L.A. | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 67th Annual Tony Awards | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Herself – Audience Member (uncredited) |
| The 38th Annual Gracie Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Herself |
| Big Morning Buzz Live | 2012-2013 | TV Series | Herself |
| Live with Kelly and Michael | 2012-2013 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| The Broadway.com Show | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
| Conan | 2012 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Herself – Audience Member |
| American Idol | 2008-2012 | TV Series | Herself / Herself – Audience |
| Piers Morgan Tonight | 2012 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Conversation | 2012 | TV Series | Herself |
| Who Do You Think You Are? | 2012 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Visionaries: Inside the Creative Mind | 2011 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The 83rd Annual Academy Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Herself (uncredited) |
| The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Herself – Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Curb: The Discussion | 2010 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 82nd Annual Academy Awards | 2010 | TV Special | Herself – Audience Member (uncredited) |
| The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2010 | TV Special | Herself – Audience Member |
| Rachael Ray | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Promise of Tomorow 1940-1960 | 2009 | Documentary | Herself |
| The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Herself – Audience Member |
| The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Herself – Audience Member (uncredited) |
| AFI’s 10 Top 10: America’s 10 Greatest Films in 10 Classic Genres | 2008 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The 80th Annual Academy Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Herself – Audience Member |
| The 79th Annual Academy Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Herself – Audience Member |
| The 60th Annual Tony Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Herself – Presenter: Best Revival of a Musical |
| Late Night with Conan O’Brien | 2006 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 78th Annual Academy Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Herself – Audience Member |
| Steve Martin: An American Cinematheque Tribute | 2005 | TV Special | Herself |
| The 29th Annual People’s Choice Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Herself |
| Tinseltown TV | 2003 | TV Series | Herself |
| E! True Hollywood Story | 2001-2003 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The 14th Annual Producers Guild of America Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Herself – Winner |
| The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Herself – Audience Member |
| The Daily Show | 2002 | TV Series | Herself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Tom Hanks | 2002 | TV Special | Herself |
| The 74th Annual Academy Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Herself – Audience Member |
| The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2002 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| The 73rd Annual Academy Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Herself – Audience Member |
| 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Herself – Audience Member |
| The 58th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Herself – Audience Member |
| Backstory | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Herself – Actress |
| ‘Psycho’ Path | 1999 | Video short documentary | Herself |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1993-1999 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Martin Short Show | 1999 | TV Series | Herself |
| Telling the Story of Us | 1999 | TV Short documentary | Herself |
| Saturday Night Live 25 | 1999 | TV Special documentary | Herself – Audience Member (uncredited) |
| The 71st Annual Academy Awards | 1999 | TV Special | Herself – Audience Member (uncredited) |
| The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Herself – Audience Member |
| Famous Families | 1998 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The Rosie O’Donnell Show | 1996-1998 | TV Series | Herself |
| HBO First Look | 1998 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Hollywood Salutes Arnold Schwarzenegger: An American Cinematheque Tribute | 1998 | TV Special | Herself |
| The 18th Annual CableACE Awards | 1996 | TV Special | Herself – Presenter |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Steven Spielberg | 1996 | TV Special documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
| The 68th Annual Academy Awards | 1996 | TV Special | Herself – Audience Member |
| The 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1996 | TV Special | Herself – Audience Member |
| The Annual 1995 ShoWest Awards | 1995 | TV Special | Herself – Audience Member |
| The 67th Annual Academy Awards | 1995 | TV Special | Herself – Audience Member |
| The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1995 | TV Special | Herself – Audience Member |
| The 66th Annual Academy Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Herself – Audience Member |
| The 51st Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Herself – Audience Member |
| The 64th Annual Academy Awards | 1992 | TV Special | Herself – Audience Member (uncredited) |
| The 62nd Annual Academy Awards | 1990 | TV Special | Herself – Audience Member |
| Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary | 1989 | TV Special | Herself – Audience Member (uncredited) |
| The 61st Annual Academy Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Herself – Audience Member (uncredited) |
| The 46th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Herself – Audience Member |
| The 59th Annual Academy Awards | 1987 | TV Special | Herself – Audience Member |
| Untitled Carlyle Documentary | 2017 | Documentary post-production | Herself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2007-2016 | TV Series | Herself |
| Extra | 2007-2016 | TV Series | Herself |
| Stand Up to Cancer | 2016 | TV Special | Herself |
| Making the Greekquel | 2016 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | 2016 | TV Series | Herself – Musical Guest |
| The Talk | 2013-2016 | TV Series | Herself / Herself – Guest Co-Hostess |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2016 | TV Series | Herself – Musical Guest |
| Today | 2014-2016 | TV Series | Herself – Musical Guest / Herself – Guest / Herself |
| Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show | 2007-2016 | TV Series | Herself – Musical Guest / Herself |
| Everything Is Copy | 2015 | Documentary | Herself |
