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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 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.


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Born:
Sep 17, 1953 In Miami, Florida, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
23
First Appeared:
In the movie Rodney Dangerfield Hosts the 9th Annual Young Comedians Special 1985-08-03
Latest Project:
Movie Rita Rudner: A Tale of Two Dresses 2018-09-07
Known For
Poster of Rita Rudner: A Tale of Two Dresses
Poster of Rita Rudner and 3 Potential Ex-Husbands
Poster of Rita Rudner:  Live from Las Vegas
Poster of Ask Rita
Filmography
Movie Rita Rudner: A Tale of Two Dresses Herself 2018-09-07
Movie Why We Laugh: Funny Women Self 2013-03-21
Movie Rita Rudner and 3 Potential Ex-Husbands Herself 2012-03-21
Movie Thanks Bunny 2011-01-07
Movie Love Hurts Dr. Lisa Levanthorp 2009-09-09
Movie Rita Rudner: Live from Las Vegas Herself 2008-05-30
Movie The Aristocrats Self 2005-07-29
Series Ask Rita 2003-01-27
Series Queer Eye for the Straight Guy Unknown 2003-07-15
Series As Told by Ginger Mrs. Fleming (voice) 2000-10-25
Movie A Weekend in the Country Sally Shelton 1996-06-12
Movie Goldilocks and the Three Bears Ursula 1995-01-01
Series Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist Unknown 1995-05-28
Series The Nanny Unknown 1993-11-03
Movie Peter's Friends Carol Benson 1992-09-18
Series Rita Rudner Herself - Hostess 1990-09-18
Movie Gleaming the Cube Mrs. Yabbo 1989-01-13
Movie That's Adequate Frieda Philby 1989-01-01
Series One Night Stand Unknown 1989-02-15
Series Tales from the Crypt Unknown 1989-06-10
Movie The Wrong Guys Pam 1988-05-13
Movie On Location: Women of the Night Self 1987-07-11
Movie Rodney Dangerfield Hosts the 9th Annual Young Comedians Special herself 1985-08-03