In March , she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Her father's family moved to Bulgaria when he was a child. He moved from Bulgaria to the US in The family lived in Los Angeles, where Wilson's father worked as a bartender. Wilson's career began with a guest appearance on The Brady Bunch in the episode "Greg's Triangle," where she played Pat Conway, one of the candidates running against Marcia Brady for head cheerleader.
She was instrumental in helping actress-playwright Nia Vardalos get the movie deal for My Big Fat Greek Wedding , [ 18 ] which became the highest-grossing independent film of all time and for which she served as a producer. A sequel, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 , which Wilson co-produced and in which she had a supporting role, was released in The other four depicted on stamps were the filmmaker Costa-Gavras , engineer and entrepreneur Peter Diamandis , journalist George Stephanopoulos , and billionaire businessman John Catsimatidis.
Here We Go Again. In , Wilson made her Broadway debut where she performed the role of Roxie Hart in the revival of Chicago. She reprised her roles in the Los Angeles production at the Geffen Playhouse. Before they were returned to quarantine, they were admitted to the Gold Coast University Hospital. In , Wilson began writing her own songs with the help of co-writer, the Grammy -nominated Kara Dioguardi.
That same year, her second album, Rita Wilson, was released. The New York Times said: "Ms. Wilson has a catch in her voice that conveys yearning and potential heartbreak behind a facade of cheer. To support the release of Rita Wilson, she opened on a tour with Chicago ; she has said she is a lifelong fan of the band. With her third album, Bigger Picture , Wilson drew directly from her personal life for its theme. In addition, she performed "Sometimes Love", co-written with David Hodges , for the independent film Emmett, in which she also stars.
On March 29, , Wilson released her fourth album, Halfway to Home which included "Throw Me a Party", a song inspired by her survival from breast cancer.
