Rita Wolf

Rita Wolf
Born	Rita Ghose Kolkata, India
Alma mater	The David Geffen School of Drama
Occupation(s)	Actress, director
Children	Anjeli Chapman Kiran Chapman
Awards	Beinecke Fellowship (2024) Drama Desk Award Nomination (Featured Actress)

Rita Wolf (born Rita Ghose ^[1] ) is an American British actress born in Kolkata, India.

Biography

She and writer Rukhsana Ahmad 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 in 1991, written by Ahmad. ^[2] Kali is supported by the Arts Council of England. ^[3]

Wolf has lived in New York City for over 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 US/Iraq War at The Flea Theatre NYC.

Filmography

• Majdhar (1984) as Fawzia Khan
• The Chain (1984) as Carrie
• My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) as Tania
• Slipstream (1989) as Maya
• Khush (1991)
• Girl 6 (1996)
• Second Generation (2003)

Television

• Wing and a Prayer (UK)
• Calling the Shots (UK)
• Coronation Street (UK) (1990) as Felicity 'Flick' Khan
• Law & Order (US)
• Tandoori Nights (UK)
• The Good Wife (US)

Theatre

• Borderline
• Homebody / Kabul
• The House of Bernarda Alba
• The American Pilot
• Chaos Theory
• An Ordinary Muslim
• The Michaels
• Out of Time
• A Delicate Balance
• Escaped Alone

References

1. Jouhal, Tejinder (2003–14). "Wolf, Rita (1960-)". BFI Screenonline. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
2. Satinder Chohan (2002). "Wolf, Rita". In Alison Donnell (ed.). Companion to Contemporary Black British Culture. Routledge. p. 325. ISBN   978-1-134-70025-7.
3. Kali Theatre

• BBC: "The bbc.co.uk Guide to Comedy", accessed 15 October 2005
• The Kali Theatre: "About Us: The People: Rita Wolf", accessed 14 October 2005
• The New York Times: "The New York Times: Movies: Rita Wolf", accessed 15 October 2005

The American Pilot

External links

• Rita Wolf at IMDb