- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- September 17, 1953
- Place of Birth
- Miami, Florida, USA
Rita Rudner
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 s…
Filmography
tvMagnum P.I.
2018 · Patty Talbot
movieRita Rudner: A Tale of Two Dresses
2018 · Herself, Writer
movieWhy We Laugh: Funny Women
2013 · Self
movieRita Rudner and 3 Potential Ex-Husbands
2012 · Herself
movieThanks
2011 · Bunny
tvCelebrity Ghost Stories
2009 · Self
movieLove Hurts
2009 · Dr. Lisa Levanthorp
tvRuPaul's Drag Race
2009 · Self - Guest Judge
movieRita Rudner: Live from Las Vegas
2008 · Herself, Writer
tvComics Unleashed
2006 · Self
movieThe Aristocrats
2005 · Self
tvHell's Kitchen
2005 · Self - Restaurant Patron
tvQueer Eye for the Straight Guy
2003
Ask Rita
2003 · , Writer
tvAs Told by Ginger
2000 · Mrs. Fleming (voice)
tvV.I.P.
1998 · Bidder at Art Auction
tvHollywood Squares
1998 · Self - Panelist
movieA Weekend in the Country
1996 · Sally Shelton, Writer
tvDr. Katz, Professional Therapist
1995 · Rita (voice), Additional Writing
movieGoldilocks and the Three Bears
1995 · Ursula
tvThe Nanny
1993 · Margot
movieBob Hope's Four-Star Christmas Fiesta from San Antonio
1992 · Self
moviePeter's Friends
1992 · Carol Benson, Writer
movieRita Rudner: Born to be Mild
1990 · Herself, Writer
tvRita Rudner
1990 · Herself - Hostess, Writer, Creator
tvTales from the Crypt
1989 · Rolanda (segment "Whirlpool")
tvOne Night Stand
1989
movieThat's Adequate
1989 · Frieda Philby
movieGleaming the Cube
1989 · Mrs. Yabbo
movieThe Wrong Guys
1988 · Pam
movieOn Location: Women of the Night
1987 · Self
movieRodney Dangerfield Hosts the 9th Annual Young Comedians Special
1985 · herself
movieCatch A Rising Star: 10th Anniversary Special
1982 · Self
tvGreat Performances
1971 · Self
movieRita Rudner - One Night Stand
— · herself
tvLanding on their Feet
— · Creator