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