Rita Wilson was born on October 26, 1956 in Los Angeles, California. She is an American film and stage actress and producer.

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.

She played Susan Borman, wife of astronaut Frank Borman, in the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon. Rita also appeared in Psycho (1998), Auto Focus (2002) and Beautiful Ohio (2006).

She is the wife of actor Tom Hanks.

Filmography

• Old Dogs (2008)
• Beautiful Ohio (2006)
• The Chumscrubber (2005)
• Raise Your Voice (2004)
• "My Big Fat Greek Life" (1 episode, 2003)
• Auto Focus (2002)
• "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (1 episode, 2001)
• "Frasier" (2 episodes, 1999-2001)
• The Glass House (2001)
• Perfume (2001)
• The Story of Us (1999)
• Runaway Bride (1999)
• Invisible Child (1999)
• Psycho (1998)
• "From the Earth to the Moon" (1998)
• "Mad About You" (1 episode, 1998)
• Jingle All the Way (1996)
• That Thing You Do! (1996)
• If These Walls Could Talk (1996)
• No Dogs Allowed (1996)
• Now and Then (1995)
• Mixed Nuts (1994)
• Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
• Barbarians at the Gate (1993)
• "Civil Wars" (1 episode, 1992)
• "Tales from the Crypt" (1 episode, 1991)
• The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
• "WIOU" (1 episode, 1990)
• "Midnight Caller" (3 episodes, 1989-1990)
• Sinners (1990)
• Teen Witch (1989)
• "Moonlighting" (1 episode, 1989)
• "thirtysomething" (1 episode, 1988)
• "CBS Summer Playhouse" (1 episode, 1988)
• "227" (1 episode, 1986)
• "Who's the Boss?" (1 episode, 1986)
• Volunteers (1985)
• "Legmen" (1 episode, 1984)
• "Three's Company" (1 episode, 1983)
• "Happy Days" (2 episodes, 1982-1983)
• "M*A*S*H" (2 episodes, 1982)
• "Mr. Merlin" (1 episode, 1982)
• "Bosom Buddies" (1 episode, 1981)
• Cheech & Chong's Next Movie (1980)
• "A Man Called Sloane" (1 episode, 1979)
• The Day It Came to Earth (1979)
• "Hawaii Five-O" (1 episode, 1979)
• Flying High (1978)
• "The Brady Bunch" (1 episode, 1972)

Awards

• Golden Satellite Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television "From the Earth to the Moon" 1998
• Drama-Logue Award Best Actress "As You Like It" 1992