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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Rita Rudner: A Tale of Two Dresses
Character:Herself
Release Date:07/09/2018
Why We Laugh: Funny Women
Character:Self
Release Date:21/03/2013
Rita Rudner and 3 Potential Ex-Husbands
Character:Herself
Release Date:21/03/2012
Thanks
Character:Bunny
Release Date:07/01/2011
Love Hurts
Character:Dr. Lisa Levanthorp
Release Date:09/09/2009
Rita Rudner: Live from Las Vegas
Character:Herself
Release Date:30/05/2008
The Aristocrats
Character:Self
Release Date:29/07/2005
A Weekend in the Country
Character:Sally Shelton
Release Date:12/06/1996
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Character:Ursula
Release Date:01/01/1995
Bob Hope's Four-Star Christmas Fiesta from San Antonio
Character:Self
Release Date:19/12/1992
Peter's Friends
Character:Carol Benson
Release Date:18/09/1992
Rita Rudner: Born to be Mild
Character:Herself
Release Date:01/12/1990
That's Adequate
Character:Frieda Philby
Release Date:20/01/1989
Gleaming the Cube
Character:Mrs. Yabbo
Release Date:13/01/1989
The Wrong Guys
Character:Pam
Release Date:13/05/1988
On Location: Women of the Night
Character:Self
Release Date:11/07/1987
Rodney Dangerfield Hosts the 9th Annual Young Comedians Special
Character:herself
Release Date:03/08/1985
Television Appearances
Magnum P.I.
Character:Patty Talbot
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Character:Self
RuPaul's Drag Race
Character:Self - Guest Judge
Comics Unleashed
Character:Self
Hell's Kitchen
Character:Self - Restaurant Patron
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
Character:
Ask Rita
Character:
As Told by Ginger
Character:Mrs. Fleming (voice)
V.I.P.
Character:Bidder at Art Auction
Hollywood Squares
Character:Self - Panelist
Hollywood Squares
Character:
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Character:Rita (voice)
The Nanny
Character:Margot
Rita Rudner
Character:Herself - Hostess
Tales from the Crypt
Character:Rolanda (segment "Whirlpool")
One Night Stand
Character:
Great Performances
Character:Self
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