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