12 Facts About Rita Rudner

Rita Rudner was born on September 17,1953 and is an American comedian.

Rita Rudner was born in Miami, Florida, the daughter of Frances, an Orthodox Jewish homemaker from Brooklyn, and Abe Rita Rudner, a lawyer from the Catskills.

Rita Rudner grew up in a Jewish family in Coconut Grove.

Rita Rudner's mother died of breast cancer when she was 13 and her father remarried.

Rita Rudner struggled to get along with her stepmother and felt a desire to become independent.

Rita Rudner took over the role of Lily St Regis in the long-running musical Annie circa 1980, and stayed with the company for over a year, leaving in 1981.

Rita Rudner appeared frequently on television shows both in the US and the UK, and she appeared often on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as well as the HBO special Rodney Dangerfield's Young Comedians Special.

Rita Rudner has a role as the character Bunny in her husband's 2011 film Thanks, which had its world premiere at the 2011 Palm Springs Film Festival.

Rita Rudner is the author of the books I Still Have It; I Just Can't Remember Where I Put It, Naked Beneath My Clothes and the novels Tickled Pink and Turning The Tables.

Rita Rudner has written several screenplays and plays with her husband.

Since 2001, Rita Rudner has performed almost exclusively in Las Vegas, selling almost two million tickets and becoming the longest-running solo comedy show in Las Vegas.

Rita Rudner moved to a larger theater at The Venetian in January 2011.