Rita Wolf (born Rita Ghose, ) is an American British actress born in Kolkata, India. US theatre credits include premieres of work by Tony Kushner ("Homebody/Kabul" at NY Theatre Workshop, also at BAM) and Richard Nelson ("The Michaels" at The Public Theatre and "The Michaels Abroad" at Hunter College). She was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for her role in "The American Pilot" by David Greig at Manhattan Theatre Club and appeared most recently with NAATCO in "Out of Time" at The Public Theatre directed by Les Waters. Wolf moved from Kolkata, India to London as a child and began her professional acting career with Joint Stock Theatre Company at The Royal Court Theatre, London in

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's ''Borderline.'' She appeared on British television and in several London theatre productions, including the first professional production of pioneering S. Asian Theatre Company

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, then had her first leading film role in Retake Film and Video Collective's 1984 movie '' Majdhar'', where she played, Fawzia a young Pakistani woman in 1980's Britain. Since then, she has had major parts on stage and screen in both the United States and the United Kingdom. After playing Tania in Kureishi/ Stephen Frears' ''

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's ''Romance, Romance,'' ''Calling the Shots'', and ''

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's '' Khush''. In 1989, Wolf and writer

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founded the Kali Theatre Company in London, a registered charity that has a goal to encourage, develop, promote and produce the works of Asian female writers. Wolf directed the company's first production, ''Song for a Sanctuary'', written by Ahmad. Kali is supported in part by grants from the

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/ref> Wolf has lived in New York City for three decades. As a child, her daughter, Anjeli Chapman had a major role in the independent film '' The War Within''. Her son, Kiran Chapman was featured as a child in ''A Heartbeat to Baghdad'', a play about the Iraq War at The Flea Theatre NYC.

Filmography

* ''Majdhar'' (1984) as Fawzia Khan * ''

'' (1984) as Carrie * ''

'' (1985) as Tania * ''

'' (1989) as Maya * '' Khush (film)'' (1991) * '' Girl 6'' (1996) * '' Second Generation'' (2003)

Television

* ''

'' (UK) * ''Calling the Shots'' (UK) * ''

'' (UK) (1990) as Felicity 'Flick' Khan * ''

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'' (US) * ''

'' (UK) * ''

The Good Wife ''The Good Wife'' is an American legal and political drama television series that aired on CBS from September 22, 2009, to May 8, 2016. It focuses on Alicia Florrick, the wife of the Cook County State's Attorney, who returns to her career in law ...

'' (US)

Theatre

* ''Borderline'' * ''Homebody / Kabul'' * ''The House of Bernarda Alba'' * ''The American Pilot'' * ''Chaos Theory'' * ''An Ordinary Muslim'' * ''The Michaels'' * Out of Time

References

*BBC
"The bbc.co.uk Guide to Comedy"
accessed 15 October 2005 *The Kali Theatre

accessed 14 October 2005 *''The New York Times''

accessed 15 October 2005 The American Pilot

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wolf, Rita 1960 births Living people Indian emigrants to the United Kingdom British actresses of Indian descent British people of Bengali descent Actresses from Kolkata British theatre managers and producers Women theatre managers and producers