Person Details

Birthday: 1953-09-17 10:16:18

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Miami, Florida, USA

Homepage: http://www.ritafunny.com/

Movie Involvements: 6

TV Involvements: 6


Most Famous Work

Biography

Rita Rudner is an American comedian, actress and writer. She began her career as a dancer, appearing in several Broadway musicals, but switched to stand up comedy at the age of 25 when she saw a gap in the market for female comedians in New York City. She became one of the premier American female comedians to come to success in the 1980s and '90s and at one point Rudner was working successfully both in her native America (with HBO specials and acclaimed appearances on The Tonight Show) and in the UK (with her own six part TV series for BBC2). In 1989 Rudner married her long term partner, the English producer Martin Bergman and together they have collaborated on numerous films, writing and producing Peter's Friends in 1992 which starred Kenneth Branagh, Fry and Laurie, Emma Thompson, Imelda Staunton and Rudner herself, and in Bergman's 1995 directorial debut A Month In The Country which she starred in alongside Jack Lemmon, Dudley Moore and Richard Lewis. Presently she has the longest running solo comedy show in Las Vegas history a twelve year run with over 2,000 shows and one and a half million tickets sold to date.

Most Famous Work

Peter's Friends
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Peter's Friends

(1992) Writer
Rita Rudner
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Rita Rudner

(1990) Creator
Ask Rita
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Ask Rita

(2003) Writer
A Weekend in the Country
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A Weekend in the Country

(1996) Writer
Rita Rudner: A Tale of Two Dresses
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Rita Rudner:  Live from Las Vegas
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Rita Rudner: Born to be Mild
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Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2018 Herself
2013 Self
2012 Herself
2011 Bunny
2009 Dr. Lisa Levanthorp
Self
Self - Judge
2008 Herself
2005 Self - Restaurant Patron
Self
2003 N/A
N/A
2000 Mrs. Fleming (voice)
1998 Bidder at Art Auction
Self - Panelist
1996 Sally Shelton
1995 N/A
Ursula
1993 Margot
1992 Carol Benson
1990 Herself
Herself - Hostess
1989 Rolanda
N/A
Mrs. Yabbo
Frieda Philby
1988 Pam
1987 Self
1985 herself
1971 Self
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

Creator

Year Role Movie/Tv
1990 Creator
Year Role Movie/Tv

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