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She had a role opposite Meg Ryan in the movie Sleepless In Seattle.
And this brunette beauty has appeared in several other films such as Volunteers, Jingle All The Wat and My Big Fat Greek Wedding.
When she popped up in a small role in the Yellowstone prequel 1883 with pals Faith Hill and Tim McGraw, fans were surprised.
This looker is also a talented singer who has come out with many albums, and has a new song named It’s Too Late out this summer.
She is perhaps best known for being married to an A-list Oscar-winning movie star.
On Thursday the Los Angeles resident shared a flashback photo from her youth where she wore a sunny smile and fresh tan along with a white tank top and cut-off blue denim jeans.
Who is she?
She had a role in Sleepless In Seattle, is a talented singer who has come out with many albums and is married to an A-list Oscar-winning movie star. Who is she?
She is Rita Wilson, 68, who is married to Tom Hanks.
It’s Too Late is a redo of the Carole King version.
Along with her flashback photo Rita shared a look at her new song cover and added this caption: ‘Yep, This is me back when I was wearing out Carole King’s Tapestry record!
‘Now I have my own version of It’s Too Late out in the world. Never thought that would happen! You can stream it wherever music is available!’
Wilson’s music career includes the albums AM/FM (2012), Halfway to Home (2019), and Now & Forever: Duets (2022).
Rita also works as a film producer; she’s credited with the box-office hit My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) and involvement in the Mamma Mia! film series.
Tom wed Rita in 1988.
Hanks already had two children from a previous marriage, Colin and Elizabeth Hanks. She has two sons with Hanks, Chet (a reality TV star and actor) and Truman.
She is Rita Wilson, 68, seen at the Too Much screening in London in June
Here Rita is seen with husband since 1988, Oscar winner Tom Hanks
Tom and Rita in the film Sleepless In Seattle in 1993; the movie starred Meg Ryan
Wilson was born in Los Angeles to Greek parents who raised her in the Greek Orthodox faith.
Her career began with a guest appearance on The Brady Bunch in the 1972 and she also twice appeared on M*A*S*H in 1982 as Nurse Lacey.
Next came Three’s Company and Bosom Buddies starring her future husband Tom and Frasier.
She has appeared in numerous films, including Volunteers, Barbarians at the Gate, The Bonfire of the Vanities, Mixed Nuts and Sleepless in Seattle.
Then came 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.
Rita with Nicole Kidman at the 60th Academy Of Country Music Awards in Texas in May
In 2006, Wilson made her Broadway debut when she performed the role of Roxie Hart in a revival of Chicago.
Wilson’s debut solo album AM/FM was released in 2012. In 2016, Wilson released her self-titled album.
With her third album, Bigger Picture, Wilson drew directly from her personal life for its theme; it was released in 2018. In 2019, Wilson released her fourth album, Halfway to Home.
In 2022, Wilson announced her duets album Now & Forever, a collection of 70s covers with male vocalists.
