Who Is Rita Wilson Receiving Greek Citizenship?

Margarita Ibrahimoff (born October 26, 1956), professionally known Rita Wilson, is an American actress, singer, songwriter and producer. Her films include Volunteers (1985), Insomnia in Seattle (1993), Now and Then (1995), Jingle All the Way (1996), Our Story (1999), Runaway Bride (1999), Complex (2009), and Larry Crowne (2011), and appeared in the television series The Good Wife and Girls. Wilson performed on Broadway and My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002). As a singer / songwriter, Wilson released the albums AM / FM, Rita Wilson, Bigger Picture and Halfway to Home. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March 2019.

Actor Tom Hanks became a Greek citizen with his wife, actress Rita Wilson. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited Tom Hanks and his wife Reta Wilson on the island of Antiparos in the Aegean, giving his double passports and citizenship documents.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who visited 64-year-old Tom Hanks and 63-year-old Rita Wilson with his wife Mareva Kyriakos in their summerhouse on the island of Antiparos, gave them the passports of their famous star and wife and citizenship documents.

Rita Wilson was born and raised in Hollywood, California as Margarita Ibrahimoff. His mother, Dorothea Tzigkou, grew up in Sotirë near Dropull i Sipërm in Albania, on the border with Greece. His father, Hasan Khalilov Ibrahimoff (1920-2009), was a Bulgarian Muslim (born Pomak) in Oraio (Breshtene), Greece, near the Bulgarian border. His father's family moved to Bulgaria as a child. Moved from Bulgaria to the USA in 1949. Upon his marriage he converted from Islam to Orthodox Christianity and changed his name to Allan Wilson in 1960, choosing his name after a local street. Wilson grew up in the Greek Orthodox faith. In Bulgarian, joining, “Turkish Russian, Polish, Greek, Italian can speak a little, a little, according to his father French Wilson's husband” Tom Hanks said he modeled his portrayal of the character Viktor, Navorski Father-in-law in the movie Terminal.

Film, television, theater
Wilson's career began with his guest appearance in the Brady Bunch in the 1972 film Greg's Triangle, where he played Pat Conway, one of the candidates working against Marcia for the head cheerleader. She also appeared twice on M * A * S * H ​​in 1982 as Nurse Lacey, as well as the Company of the Three Sitcoms and Bosom Buddies, played by her future husband Tom Hanks, and Hester Rose Crane on Frasier Crane as her deceased mother Frasier. It's featured in numerous movies, including Volunteers, Barbarians at the Door, Fridge Bonfire, Mixed Nuts, Sleepless Seattle, Now and Then, Thing You Do That! The Jingle All The Way, The Runaway Bride, The Invisible Child, The Story of Us, Raise Your Voice, O Complex, and Larry Crowne.

On television, he played the wife of astronaut Frank Borman, Susan Borman, from Earth to Moon in the HBO miniseries. Frasier has appeared in many series such as Curb Your Enthusiasm, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, The Organs of Evidence and played repeated roles in Good Spouses and Girls.

She had helped actress-playwright Nia Vardalos get the movie deal for My Big Fat Greek Wedding, which became the highest-grossing independent film of all time, and for which she served as a producer. While developing the film, Wilson produced two-stage productions of the game. The sequel to Big Big Greek Wedding 2, in which Wilson co-produced and played a supporting role, was released in 2016.

Wilson's own Greek heritage was honored in 2016 when the Greek Postal Service ELTA commemorated him with the other five on a stamp. The other four depicted on the stamps were filmmaker Costa-Gavras, engineer and entrepreneur Peter Diamandis, journalist George Stephanopoulos, and billionaire businessman John Catsimatidis. In 2008, Wilson shot the movie Mamma Mia! , and its sequel, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.

In 2006, Wilson made his Broadway debut and played the role of Roxie Hart in the Chicago revival. In 2015, he returned to Broadway playing his wife, Brenda, in Larry David's original play Fish in the Dark. Off Broadway, he has played various roles in Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron's play Love, Loss and What I Wore. Geffen reprized his roles in the Los Angeles production at Playhouse. Also in Geffen, Wilson starred in Daniel Margulies' Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Dinner With Friends, directed by Tony Award winner Dan Sullivan. Wilson originated the role of “Mama” in the world premiere of Lisa Loomer's play, Wistful, at the Taper Forum, also in Los Angeles.

Music
Wilson's long-standing interest in singing led him to record his first solo album, AM / FM, which was released on the Decca Records label on May 8, 2012. The album featured classics of the 1960s / 70s and included a cover of "Wichita Lineman," which she co-produced with the song's author-composer Jimmy Webb. He also made a duet "All I Have To Do Is Dream" with ex-Soundgarden and Audioslave musician Chris Cornell. Additional harmonies from the album come from Faith Hill, Sheryl Crow, Vince Gill and Patti Scialfa. (Also with Ron Aniello, "Come See About" also pulled).

On December 4, 2014, he performed for President Obama and Michelle Obama at the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in Washington DC and served as co-host of the event.

In 2016, Wilson began writing his own songs with the help of co-writer Grammy nominee Black Dioguardi. The first song he wrote and sang is "Grateful" with Dioguardi and Jason Reeves (later the self-titled album Rita Wilson). Earlier, Wilson wrote "Bad Things" for the Scott Eastwood movie Dawn Patrol, starring opposite Matt Nathanson in 2014.

His second album, Rita Wilson, was released the same year. Wilson co-author Dan Wilson, Black DioGuardi, Jason Reeves, Darrell Brown, Sugarland's Kristian Bush, Richard Marx, Lauren Christy, Mikal Blue, Nathan Chapman, Jason Wade, Stephanie Chapman, Ron Aniello, Jillian Jacqueline, Jessi Alexander, JR Randall, Yugomir Lonich, Blair Daly, and Kelly Archer. The song "Strong Tonight" was performed by Connie Britton at the opening of the episode on ABC television show Nashville.

The New York Times said: “Mrs. Wilson caught a voice in her voice that conveyed the longing behind the front of joy and a potential heart attack.

He opened a tour with Chicago to support the release of Rita Wilson; He said he was a lifelong fan of the group. “I'm excited to open up to Chicago, a band that makes up most of my music life. Whether I was listening to the band while sliding down a hill or driving in my car, I always moved to joy immediately, melodies and lyrics. ” Wilson said.

A year later, Wilson invited "Liner Notes: Songwriters, Stories and Music with Rita Wilson and Friends" and other singer / songwriters to join the event. The show at the Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles included Patty Smyth, Desmond Child, Jeff Barry, Kristian Bush, among others.

With his third album, Bigger Picture, he shot directly from his personal life for the Wilson theme. Released on September 28, 2018, the album reunited with producer Fred Mollin (Johnny Mathis, Jimmy Webb and Kris Kristofferson); the couple first collaborated on their first album AM / FM in 2012. Wilson once again wrote the title track and Kristian Bush and Darrell Brown, as well as new partners The Warren Brothers, Lindy Robbins and Alex Reid. The set also included the covers of Cat Stevens's "The Wind" and Burt Bacharach / Hal David. "What the World Needs Now is Love."

Also in 2018, Wilson's original song "Heart Unknown" was used in the independent movie Simple Wedding. Josh Alexander sang the song written by Wilson with Kara Dioguardi and Mozella. In addition, Grammy played "Sometimes Love," starring the independent film Emmett, co-produced with winning producer David Hodges.

Wilson released his fourth album, Halfway to Home, on March 29, 2019, and released the song "Throw Me a Party", inspired by breast cancer survival. Other songs were created in a writing workshop that partnered with Mozella, Mitch Allan (Demi Lovato), Black DioGuardi (Pink), Liz Rose, and Krisian Bush. Halfway to Home was co-produced by Nathan Chapman, who worked regularly with Taylor Swift. “The Road to Home finds it draws from musical traditions (Southern California rock, classic Nashville country) that recreate the deep storytelling that was a sign for Wilson's growth.” The Rolling Stone.

Throughout his musical career, Wilson has played songs on Ellen, Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show, James Corden at The Late Late Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live! and today .

While shooting in Australia in March 2020, Wilson signed a contract with Covid-19. While putting himself in quarantine and “go crazy”, he shot an Instagram video showing the Naughty by Nature song playing “Hip Hop Hooray”. The video went viral and reached Naughty by Nature's Vin Rock. The duo came together for a “Hip Hop Hooray” remix that benefited from the MusiCares COVID-19 Charity Fund.

In July 2020, Wilson appeared on Jimmie Allen's Bettie James, collaborating on the EP song “When It Is Over” with Tauren Wells and the Oak Ridge Boys.

Journalism
Wilson is a contributing editor for Harper's Bazaar magazine, writing more than twenty-one articles. He also started and edited a section on the Huffington Post called Huff / Post50 that explored issues and issues related to people over the age of fifty. He has also written for Oprah Magazine O.

Personal life
Wilson married actor Tom Hanks in 1988. They have two sons named Chester and Truman. Wilson has two stepsons Colin and Elizabeth Hanks. Wilson has two grandchildren.

It is a member of the Greek Orthodox Church.

In April 2015, Wilson announced that he was diagnosed with breast cancer and had undergone double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery. After a month-long hiatus, he returned to Larry David's Darkness in Fish Broadway show.

On March 12, 2020, Hanks announced through his Instagram profile that he had contracted double COVID-19 and there were minor signs when he was filming an upcoming movie Elvis (same as Colonel Tom Parker) with director Baz Luhrmann in Australia. Admitted to Gold Coast University Hospital. On March 27, Wilson and her husband returned to Los Angeles following their quarantine.

activism
Wilson signed an open letter in 2015 with the ONE Campaign collected. The letter turned to Angela Merkel and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and urged them to focus on women as they serve as the head of the G7 in Germany and the AU in South Africa, respectively. The G7 and AU were expected to set priorities in development finance before the main UN summit, which will set new development goals for generations in September 2015.

Charity
Wilson and her husband, Tom Hanks, have been honorary co-chairs, with Steven Spielberg, who has specialized in raising money for women's cancers for over two decades, and Kate Capshaw of the Women's Cancer Research Fund (WCRF). In 2016, WCRF joined forces with Evelyn Lauder's Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Wilson contributes "True Hearts" at the Moffitt Cancer Center by donating jewelry made of pure silver and 14k gold.

Wilson stated that he inspired Rosie O'Donnell for her charity work specifically for cancer and children's charities. She and her husband have long supported Los Angeles' Shakespeare Center, back in 1989 when Wilson appeared as Celia in a production As You Want. The Simply Shakespeare event, held annually, raises funds to support unrestricted youth programs. Musicians who have garnered funds include Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Jackson Browne, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Ben Harper, Reba McEntire and more.

In 2018, Wilson and Hanks were honored with the USC Shoah Foundation's 'longstanding commitment to support humanitarian causes and veterans' for their recognition Humanity award's Ambassadors. The couple also contributes to the AIDS Project Los Angeles, and many more charities.

Wilson and her husband also made significant contributions to helping people suffering from Mati Fire in Greece. This received him and Hanks an honorary citizenship offer in Greece from Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos on 27 December 2019.

Movie  

Year	Hood	role	notes
1977	The Day He Was Born	Debbie
1980	Cheech and Chong's Next Movie	Actress
1985	Volunteers	Beth wexler
1989	Young Witch	Dancer
1990	Bâtıla Bonfire	PR Women
1993	Sleepless in Seattle	Suzy
1994	Assorted Nuts	Catherine O'Shaughnessy
1995	Now and then	Chrissy DeWitt Williams
1996	This is what you do!	marguerite
1996	Jingle All The Way	Liz langston
1996	No Dogs Allowed		Short film
1998	Psycho	Caroline
1999	Kaçak gelin	Ellie Graham
1999	Our story	Rachel
2001	Perfumes	Roberta	aka Dress to Kill
2001	Glass house	Grace Avery-Baker	Non-credit
2002	Auto Focus	Anne Crane
2004	Raise your voice	Frances Fletcher
2005	Chumscrubber	Terri bratley
2005	Fabulous Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D	Beta Station Commander	Sound only
2006	Beautiful Ohio	Judith messerman
2009	My Life in the Ruins	Elinor
2009	Old dogs	Jenna
2009	Complex	Trisha
2011	The Art of Starting	Vivian sargent
2011	Larry Crowne	Wilma Q. Gammelgaard
2012	Jewtopia	Arlene Lipschitz
2013	Instructor	Tina	Short film
2014	Kiss Me	Edith
2014	Dawn patrol	shelia
2016	My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2	Anna
2016	Brother Nature	Cathy Turley
2018	Gloria Bell	Vicky
2018	A Simple Wedding	Maggie baker
2019	Child Genius	Mary locke
2020	Love is love	Mary Kay	Post production

Television  

Year	Hood	role	notes
1972	Brady bunch	Pat conway	Episode: “Greg's Triangle”
1974	Continues	Penny	Episode: "Cowhands"; Player
1977	Lou Grant	Christine farrell	Episode: "Cophouse"; Player
1978	Flying high	Debbie	Episode: “Flying High”
1979	Hawaii Five-O	Mary Ellen Klane	Episode: “The Skyline Killer”
1979	The Man Called Sloane	Kathy	Episode: "The Venus Microbe"
1980	BJ and the Bear	Suzanne	Episode: “Good, Bad and Beautiful”
1981	Lap Friends	Cindy	Episode: “All You Need is Love”
1982	Mr. Merlin	Beverly	Episode: "Everything Is Coming Daisies"
1982	PUREE	Nurse lacey	2 sections
1982-1983	Happy Days	Barbara McManus / Roxanne	2 sections
1983	Three's Company	Agnes platt	Episode: “Alias ​​Jack Tripper”
1984	Legman	Cathy	Episode: “A Woman's Work”
1986	Who's the boss?	Shirley	Episode: “Losers and Other Foreigners”
1986	227	Dr. Peterson	Episode: “Mary Nightingale”
1988	CBS Summer Theater	Chinese Seasons	Episode: “Silent Whisper”
1988	Sonny Spoon	Jolene	Episode: “Blind Justice”
1988	Thirty something	Adrienne	Episode: “In Re: Weston Marriage”
1989-1990	Seeking midnight	Connie Zymak	3 sections
1989	moonlighting	Carla McCabe	Episode: “Those Lips, Those Lies”
1990	WIOU	Ellen Zaret	Episode: “One Point, No Light”
1991	Tales from the Cellar	Jess Gilcrist	Episode: “Mournin 'Mess”
1992	Civil wars	Margot wilkenson	Episode: “Tape Fear”
1993	Barbarians at the Door	Carolyne Roehm-Kravis	Telefilm
1996	If these walls could speak	Leslie	Telefilm; segment: “1996”
1998	Crazy about you	Lindsay krbnsk	Episode: “Separate Planes”
1998	From Earth to Moon	Susan Borman	3 sections
1999	Invisible Child	Annie Beeman	Telefilm
1999-2001	Frasier	Mia Preston / Hester Crane	2 sections
2001	Curbing enthusiasm	Anne michaelson	Episode: "The Doll"
2003	My big fat Greek life	Cousin Ariana	Episode: “Ariana”
2003	Wild Thornberrys	Kua (voice)	Episode: “Look Who's Squawking”
2011	Law and Order: Special Victims Unit	Bree mazalon	Episode: “Delinquent”
2011-2014	Good wife	Viola walsh	6 sections
2012	Proof Body	Ruth Stone	Episode: “Sympathy for Satan”
2012	Who do you think you are?	Itself	Episode: “Rita Wilson”
2013-2017	Girls	Evie michaels	7 sections
2015	Full circle	Shelly Rezko	5 sections
2016	Saha	Andrea Barton	Episode: “Wear It”

As a music artist  

Tarih	Song	Television show
December 9 2016	“Christmas Song (Roast Chestnut Open Fire)”	At Live LA YouTube Studio
March 15, 2016	"During the journey"	Ellen DeGeneres Show
	“You are so cold”	Later… with Jools Holland
	“Bigger Picture: Album Medley”	Billboard Live Performance
	“The bigger picture”	Today's Show
December 12 2018	“The bigger picture”	Pickler and Me
	“The bigger picture”	Jimmy Kimmel Live!
April 01 2019	“Throw a Party on Me”	Late Late Show with James Corden
April 05 2019	“Throw a Party on Me”	Today's Show
May 15 2019	“Throw a Party on Me”	Pickler and Me
February 14 2020	“Throw a Party on Me”	tedxnashvillewo financing
April 5 2020	"Star Scale Banner"	NASCAR on Fox
April 7 2020	“Throw a Party on Me”	Kelly Clarkson Show

As a producer  

Year	Hood	role	notes
2002	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	Vendors	Producers Guild of America Visionary Award Nominee - Producers of Motion Picture of the Year Producers Guild of America Award
2003	My big fat Greek life	Producer	TV series
2004	Connie and Carla	Producer
2008	Mamma Mia!	Producer
2009	My Life in the Ruins	Producer
2016	My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2	Producer
2018	Mamma Mia! Here we go again	Producer
2018	A Simple Wedding	Producer

Discography 

Album title	Release date	Playlist	Songwriters
AM / FM	May 08 2012	“All I Have To Do is Dream” “Never My Love” “Come see me "The Angel of the Morning" "Walking in the Rain" ”Wichita Lineman” "Cherish" " You're in my mind " "Good Time Charlie's Got Blues" "Love Has No Pride" "Please Come to Boston" ”Will you love me tomorrow? " "Faithless Love" "The river" "Every Perfect Picture"	Felice Bryant, Boudleaux Bryant Donald Addris, Richard Addris Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland chip Taylor Barry Mann, Phil Spector, Cynthia Weil Jimmy Webb Terry kirkman Sylvia fricker Danny O'Keefe Eric Goose, Libby Titus Dave Loggins Gerry Goffin, Carole King JD Souther Joni Mitchell Patti Scialfa
Rita Wilson	March 11, 2016	“Together for Ride” “” Weeping “Talk to Me” “” Forgive me, forgive me “Say Yes” “” Strong Tonight “What You Get What You Get” "Joni" "Dark" “Stay Low” " Everyday " "Girl's Night" " I am guilty " "Still Gone" "Grateful"	Ann Marie Boskovich, Rita Wilson Darrell Brown, Dan Wilson, Rita Wilson Mikal Blue, Lauren Christy, Johan Lindbrandt, Rita Wilson Darrell BrownRita Wilson Richard Marx, Rita Wilson Kelly Archer, Blair Daly, Rita Wilson Shari Short, Bryan Todd, Rita Wilson Jason Reeves, Nelly Joy Reeves, Rita Wilson Ron Aniello, Jason Wade, Rita Wilson Stephan Moccio, Rita Wilson Kristian Bush, Rita Wilson Nathan Chapman, Stephanie Chapman, Rita Wilson Yugomir Lonich, Rita Wilson Jessi Alexander, Jon Randall, Rita Wilson Black DioGuardi, Jason Reeves, Rita Wilson
Larger image	September 28, 2018	“The Big Picture” "Good man" “Heart He Fifty Down” “” Tear by Tear “Not about Music” "The Way I Am" “Adam is Broken” “Was blind” "It Through Go On" "Wind" “It Goes Too Fast” "More of mine"	Annie Bosko, Danny Myrick, Rita Wilson Andrew DoolittleRita Wilson Kristian BushRita Wilson Alex Reid, Lindy Robbins, Rita Wilson Brad WarrenBrett WarrenRita Wilson Nelly Joy ReevesJason ReevesRita Wilson Gary Burr, Rita Wilson Michael Blue, Dominique Marie Vellutato, Rita Wilson, Katrina Woolverton Aaron Benward, Deana Carter, LJ, Rita Wilson Cat stevens Jodi Marr, Victoria Shaw, Rita Wilson Nathan Chapman, Rita Wilson, Darrell Brown
Road to Home	March 29, 2019	“Big City Little Town Girl” "Spark" “Song for Everyone” "The Road to Home" Throw a Party on Me ” "Oh, No, You "New Girl" "Demolition Man" "Rule Breaker" "Pay Me In Wine" "In Faith" "Heart Race" "Date Night"	Annie Bosko, Johan Lindbrandt, Rita Wilson John ShanksAnnie BoskoRita Wilson Trey Bruce, Richard Marx, Rita Wilson Mikal Blue, Marquita McCue, Jason Wade, Rita Wilson Kristian Bush, Liz Rose, Rita Wilson Matraca Berg, Rita Wilson Emily Shackelton, Rita Wilson Stephanie ChapmanRita Wilson Annie BoskoRita Wilson Mitch Allen, Kristian Bush, Black DioGuardi, Mozella, Liz Rose, Rita Wilson Jack TempchinRita Wilson Nathan Chapman, Kevin Kadish, Rita Wilson, Emily Shackelton, Rita Wilson

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