Rita Rudner
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 17, 1953 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Miami, Florida, USA
- Credits
- 35
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.
Known for
Filmography
Magnum P.I.
2018TV
Patty Talbot
Rita Rudner: A Tale of Two Dresses
2018Movie
Herself
Why We Laugh: Funny Women
2013Movie
Self
Rita Rudner and 3 Potential Ex-Husbands
2012Movie
Herself
Thanks
2011Movie
Bunny
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009TV
Self
Love Hurts
2009Movie
Dr. Lisa Levanthorp
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009TV
Self - Guest Judge
Rita Rudner: Live from Las Vegas
2008Movie
Herself
Comics Unleashed
2006TV
Self
The Aristocrats
2005Movie
Self
Hell's Kitchen
2005TV
Self - Restaurant Patron
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
2003TV
Ask Rita
2003TV
As Told by Ginger
2000TV
Mrs. Fleming (voice)
V.I.P.
1998TV
Bidder at Art Auction
Hollywood Squares
1998TV
Self - Panelist
A Weekend in the Country
1996Movie
Sally Shelton
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
1995TV
Rita (voice)
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
1995Movie
Ursula
The Nanny
1993TV
Margot
Bob Hope's Four-Star Christmas Fiesta from San Antonio
1992Movie
Self
Peter's Friends
1992Movie
Carol Benson
Rita Rudner: Born to be Mild
1990Movie
Herself
Rita Rudner
1990TV
Herself - Hostess
Tales from the Crypt
1989TV
Rolanda (segment "Whirlpool")
One Night Stand
1989TV
That's Adequate
1989Movie
Frieda Philby
Gleaming the Cube
1989Movie
Mrs. Yabbo
The Wrong Guys
1988Movie
Pam
On Location: Women of the Night
1987Movie
Self
Rodney Dangerfield Hosts the 9th Annual Young Comedians Special
1985Movie
herself
Catch A Rising Star: 10th Anniversary Special
1982Movie
Self
Great Performances
1971TV
Self
Rita Rudner - One Night Stand
Movie
herself