Ms. Gardner's  Off-Broadway credits include Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, Steel Magnolias, and Wings.  Other theatrical credits include A.R. Gurney's The Snowball, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Gingerbread Lady and Side By Side by Sondheim.  She has performed in productions at Goodspeed Opera House, Ford Theatre in Washington, DC and New York City's Connelly Theatre, among other
celebrated venues.  Ms. Gardner also performed in the National tour of Kiss of the Spider Woman.

Her film credits include Mr. Gibb, Super Heroes and most recently P.S. I Love You, with Hillary Swank.   She has had roles on Guiding Light and on each version of Law and Order, as well as various other television appearances. 

Ms. Gardner performs her one-woman show - Try To Remember: A Look Back At Off-Broadway - at cabarets and theatres across the country.  Rita has also taught throughout the U.S. and continues to teach Master Classes in addition to performing regularly.




"Rita Gardner is a lucky charm."
-David Finkle,
Theatre Mania