Rita Wilson Joins "Girls"

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Rita Wilson Will Play Marnie's Mom in "Girls" Season 2
09/05/2012


"Girls" has found a new woman.

Rita Wilson has joined the cast of the HBO comedy for Season 2 as Marnie's (Allison Williams) mom, Hollywood.com reports.

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[Schmoopie]

That's awesome! I love her! Now if I only had HBO! Dang!

[TMC]

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Back in the '90s, Rita*Wilson was known for her supporting roles in comedies as much as she was known for being the wife of actor*Tom Hanks, but these days, she's taken an even bigger supporting role in Hollywood. What's she been up to in recent years, and more importantly, why don't we see or hear from her? Let's find out.

She's still killing it on the small screen

In recent years, Wilson has given a handful of performances on the small screen that suggest Hollywood and fans will always embrace her with open arms. From 2011 to 2014, she played high-powered lawyer*Viola Walsh on the Emmy-winning CBS drama The Good*Wife. During that time and through 2017, she also appeared as Marnie's wild singer mother*Evie Michaels on the HBO comedy Girls. In both instances, Wilson played against type, shedding her lovable persona to dig into characters that were cunning and flawed. Both roles gave Wilson's career a boost of never-before-seen range, which has fans clamoring to see what incredible work she comes up with next.

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