Rita Wilson is a renowned American actress, singer, songwriter, and producer first recognized for her appearances in the films Volunteers (1985) and Sleepless in Seattle (1993).
Rita Wilson was born Margarita Ibrahimoff on October 26, 1956, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States. Her mother, Dorothea Tzigkou was Greek while her father, Hassan Halilov Ibrahimoff was a Bulgarian Muslim born in Oraio, Greece.
Rita Wilson’s father’s family moved to Bulgaria when he was a child and he later moved from Bulgaria to the US in 1949. He converted from Islam to Orthodox Christianity following his marriage and changed his name to Allan Wilson in 1960.
Rita Wilson is also best recognized as the wife of Hollywood icon, Tom Hanks. Thomas Jeffrey Hanks is an American actor and filmmaker, regarded as an American cultural icon. Rita Wilson married actor Tom Hanks in 1988. The pair have two sons, Chester and Truman as well as two children, Colin and Elizabeth Hanks from Hanks earlier relationships.
Rita Wilson has three grandchildren and he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March 2019.
Who was Rita Wilson married to before Tom Hanks?
There is no readily available information regarding who Rita Wilson had dated, was engaged to or had married before meeting Hollywood icon Tom Hanks. Tom met Rita Wilson in the early 1980s while he was starring in the ABC sitcom Bosom Buddies.
Tom Hanks was still married to his college sweetheart, Samantha Lewes at the time, however, his marriage was losing stability then. In 1987 Tom and his first wife formally separated, and he and Rita Wilson went public with their relationship.