Rita Wilson (born Margarita Ibrahimoff; October , ) is an
American-Greek actress, singer, songwriter, and producer. Her film
appearances include Volunteers (), Sleepless in Seattle (), Now and
Then (), Jingle All the Way (), The Story of Us (), Runaway Bride (),
It's Complicated (), and Larry Crowne (), and she appeared in the
television series The Good Wife and Girls. Wilson has performed on
Broadway, and has produced several films, including My Big Fat Greek
Wedding (). As a singer/songwriter, Wilson has released the albums
AM/FM, Rita Wilson, Bigger Picture, and Halfway to Home. In March ,
she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.Rita Wilson was born
as Margarita Ibrahimoff in Hollywood, California where she grew up.
Her mother, Dorothea Tzigkou, was Greek, raised in Sotirë near
Dropull i Sipërm in Albania, close to the border with Greece. Her
father, Hassan Halilov Ibrahimoff (â€"), 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 . He converted from Islam to
Orthodox Christianity upon his marriage and changed his name to Allan
Wilson in , choosing his name after a local street. Wilson was raised
in the Greek Orthodox faith. 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.Wilson's career began with a
guest appearance on The Brady Bunch in the episode "Greg's Triangle,"
where she played Pat Conway, one of the candidates running against
Marcia for head cheerleader. She also twice appeared on M*A*S*H in as
Nurse Lacey as well as the sitcoms Three's Company and Bosom Buddies
starring her future husband Tom Hanks, and as Hester Rose Crane, the
deceased mother of Frasier Crane on Frasier. She has appeared in
numerous movies, 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.[citation needed]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 Frasier, Curb Your
Enthusiasm, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Body of Proof, and had
recurring roles on The Good Wife and Girls.[citation needed]
American-Greek actress, singer, songwriter, and producer. Her film
appearances include Volunteers (), Sleepless in Seattle (), Now and
Then (), Jingle All the Way (), The Story of Us (), Runaway Bride (),
It's Complicated (), and Larry Crowne (), and she appeared in the
television series The Good Wife and Girls. Wilson has performed on
Broadway, and has produced several films, including My Big Fat Greek
Wedding (). As a singer/songwriter, Wilson has released the albums
AM/FM, Rita Wilson, Bigger Picture, and Halfway to Home. In March ,
she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.Rita Wilson was born
as Margarita Ibrahimoff in Hollywood, California where she grew up.
Her mother, Dorothea Tzigkou, was Greek, raised in Sotirë near
Dropull i Sipërm in Albania, close to the border with Greece. Her
father, Hassan Halilov Ibrahimoff (â€"), 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 . He converted from Islam to
Orthodox Christianity upon his marriage and changed his name to Allan
Wilson in , choosing his name after a local street. Wilson was raised
in the Greek Orthodox faith. 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.Wilson's career began with a
guest appearance on The Brady Bunch in the episode "Greg's Triangle,"
where she played Pat Conway, one of the candidates running against
Marcia for head cheerleader. She also twice appeared on M*A*S*H in as
Nurse Lacey as well as the sitcoms Three's Company and Bosom Buddies
starring her future husband Tom Hanks, and as Hester Rose Crane, the
deceased mother of Frasier Crane on Frasier. She has appeared in
numerous movies, 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.[citation needed]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 Frasier, Curb Your
Enthusiasm, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Body of Proof, and had
recurring roles on The Good Wife and Girls.[citation needed]
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