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Rita Wilson

1956 - Today

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Margarita Wilson Hanks (née Ibrahimoff; 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rita Wilson has received more than 14,272,028 page views. Her biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Rita Wilson is the 1,526th most popular actor (up from 2,282nd in 2019), the 2,560th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,716th in 2019) and the 710th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 14M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.09

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Rita Wilson ranks 1,526 out of 13,578. Before her are François Berléand, Sarah Wayne Callies, Ralph Waite, Choi Eun-hee, Bruce Greenwood, and Franco Citti. After her are Tony Lip, Peter Gallagher, Chris Noth, Christina Applegate, Sal Mineo, and Terry Crews.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Rita Wilson ranks 93. Before her are Mimi Rogers, Maggie Reilly, Sela Ward, Fernando Gomes, Mikuláš Dzurinda, and Bruce Greenwood. After her are Henri Toivonen, Philip Kerr, Elie Hobeika, Gianni De Biasi, Hans van Breukelen, and King Diamond.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rita Wilson ranks 2,560 out of 20,380. Before her are John Sculley (1939), Archie Moore (1916), Donna Murphy (1959), Sarah Wayne Callies (1977), Ralph Waite (1928), and Barbara W. Tuchman (1912). After her are Dianne Feinstein (1933), Stephen Smale (1930), Bob Woodward (1943), Walter Cunningham (1932), Irving Baxter (1876), and Russ Meyer (1922).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Rita Wilson ranks 710. Before her are Edward Herrmann (1943), James Remar (1953), Robert Downey Sr. (1936), Donna Murphy (1959), Sarah Wayne Callies (1977), and Ralph Waite (1928). After her are Tony Lip (1930), Peter Gallagher (1955), Chris Noth (1954), Christina Applegate (1971), Sal Mineo (1939), and Terry Crews (1968).

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Television and Movie Roles

Jingle All the Way
Liz Langston
Howard Langston, a salesman for a mattress company, is constantly kept busy at his job, disappointing his son. After he misses his son's karate exposition, Howard vows to make it up to him by buying an action figure of his son's favorite television hero for Christmas. Unfortunately for Howard, it is Christmas Eve, and every store is sold out of Turbo Man. Now, Howard must travel all over town and compete with everybody else to find a Turbo Man action figure.
Nov 21o 19966 / 10
Runaway Bride
Ellie Graham
Having already left three grooms at the altar, Maggie Carpenter is branded "the runaway bride" by jaded New York journalist Ike Graham. But, after his facts are called into question, Ike races to Maggie's hometown to save his reputation and report on her upcoming fourth trip down the aisle – during which he's convinced she'll run again. Though he's there on a muckraking mission, Ike can't help but fall for this breathtaking heartbreaker.
Jul 30o 19996.109 / 10
Mamma Mia!
Greek Goddess (uncredited)
Donna Sheridan, an independent, single mother who owns a small hotel on a Greek island, is preparing for her daughter's wedding, along with the help of her two old friends, Tanya and Rosie. Meanwhile Sophie, the spirited bride, has a plan. She secretly invites three of her mother's ex-lovers - Sam, Harry, and Bill - in hope of finding her biological father and having him escort her down the aisle on her big day.
Jul 3o 20086.978 / 10