Rita

Rita is a female given name, often a name in its own right, but mostly a shortened version of Margarita. The feast day of Rita is generally celebrated on May 22 in honor of Saint Rita of Cascia. In media and entertainment In film, television and theater Rita Avila, Filipina actress Rita Bell (1893-1992), American singer, entertainer Rita Camarneiro (born 1988), Portuguese comedian and TV presenter Rita Christiani (1917–2008), Trinidad-born African-American dancer Rita Hayworth (1918–1987), American actress Rita Sririta Jensen (born 1981), Thai model and actress Rita Moreno (born 1931), Puerto Rican-born American actress Rita Raave (born 1951), Estonian actress Rita Ratnayake (1934–2006), Sri Lankan Sinhala cinema actress Rita Rätsepp (born 1962), Estonian actress Rita Romilly Benson (1900 – 1980), American actress and acting teacher Rita Rudner (born 1956), American comedian and writer Rita Simons (born 1977), English actress and singer Rita Tushingham (born 1942), English actress Rita Wilson (born 1956), American actress, singer, and producer In journalism and literature Rita Mae Brown (born 1944), American writer and activist Rita Cosby (born 1964), American journalist Rita Deverell (born 1945), Canadian journalist Rita Dove (born 1952), American poet Rita Clay Estrada (born 1941), romance novelist Rita Panahi, American-Iranian Australian opinion columnist Rita Sebastian (died 1996), Sri Lankan journalist