About
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...
Known for
The NannySeries • 1993
Magnum P.I.Series • 2018
V.I.P.Series • 1998
Tales from the CryptSeries • 1989
As Told by GingerSeries • 2000
Dr. Katz, Professional TherapistSeries • 1995
One Night StandSeries • 1989
Queer Eye for the Straight GuySeries • 2003
Gleaming the CubeMovie • 1989
Peter's FriendsMovie • 1992
Love HurtsMovie • 2009