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Rita Rudner

Rita Rudner

Actor · Born 1953-09-17 · Miami, Florida, USA

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Nanny (1993) — Margot
  2. Tales from the Crypt (1989) — Rolanda (segment "Whirlpool")
  3. Magnum P.I. (2018) — Patty Talbot
  4. Hell's Kitchen (2005) — Self - Restaurant Patron
  5. RuPaul's Drag Race (2009) — Self - Guest Judge
  6. Peter's Friends (1992) — Carol Benson
  7. The Aristocrats (2005) — Self
  8. Gleaming the Cube (1989) — Mrs. Yabbo
  9. As Told by Ginger (2000) — Mrs. Fleming (voice)
  10. V.I.P. (1998) — Bidder at Art Auction
  11. Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (1995) — Rita (voice)
  12. Love Hurts (2009) — Dr. Lisa Levanthorp
  13. Great Performances (1971) — Self
  14. Queer Eye for the Straight Guy (2003)
  15. Celebrity Ghost Stories (2009) — Self
  16. The Wrong Guys (1988) — Pam
  17. One Night Stand (1989)
  18. That's Adequate (1989) — Frieda Philby
  19. Hollywood Squares (1998) — Self - Panelist
  20. Rodney Dangerfield Hosts the 9th Annual Young Comedians Special (1985) — herself
  21. A Weekend in the Country (1996) — Sally Shelton
  22. Why We Laugh: Funny Women (2013) — Self
  23. Goldilocks and the Three Bears (1995) — Ursula
  24. Thanks (2011) — Bunny
  25. Rita Rudner and 3 Potential Ex-Husbands (2012) — Herself
  26. Rita Rudner: Born to be Mild (1990) — Herself
  27. On Location: Women of the Night (1987) — Self
  28. Rita Rudner: A Tale of Two Dresses (2018) — Herself
  29. Catch A Rising Star: 10th Anniversary Special (1982) — Self
  30. Rita Rudner: Live from Las Vegas (2008) — Herself
  31. Bob Hope's Four-Star Christmas Fiesta from San Antonio (1992) — Self
  32. Rita Rudner - One Night Stand — herself
  33. Ask Rita (2003)
  34. Rita Rudner (1990) — Herself - Hostess
  35. Comics Unleashed (2006) — Self