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• 1180 Rita, an asteroid
• Educating Rita, a stage comedy (1980) and film (1983)
• "Lovely Rita", a song by The Beatles from the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
• Rita (album), an album by Portuguese singer Rita Guerra
• Rita, a name on the list of tropical cyclone names for storms in the Atlantic Ocean
  • Hurricane Rita, a major Category 5 and eighteenth storm in the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season
  • Tropical Storm Rita (disambiguation)
• Rita, a shortened form of margarita
• RITA, Réseau intégré des transmissions automatiques, "Integrated Network of Automatic Transmissions", a protected system of military transmissions first used in the French Army
• Rita - Queen of Speed, a roller coaster at Alton Towers
• Rita and Runt, a musical segment in the Animaniacs cartoon
• Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, a novel
• Rita in Hinduism, "Universal law"
• RITA Resistance Inside the Armies; Resister Inside the Armies; Resist Inside the Armies. Term invented by US Army Private Richard Perrin in September 1967. Became widely used during the Vietnam/American war. Later applied generally to Resistance Movements in many other armies.

Contents: 1001. ... 253 Mathilde, a C-type asteroid. ... Educating Rita is a stage comedy by British playwright Willy Russell which premièred at The Warehouse, London, in 1980; and a film (1983) directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Julie Walters, Michael Caine, and Maureen Lipman with a screenplay by Russell. ... Lovely Rita is a song by the Beatles off of the album Sgt. ... The Beatles were an English rock band from Liverpool whose members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. ... The Beatles U.S. chronology Revolver (1966) Sgt. ... Rita was an album released in 2005 by portuguese singer Rita Guerra. ... Rita Guerra (born Rita Maria de Azevedo Mafra Guerra on October 22, 1967) is a Portuguese singer. ... Because of their long-term persistence, and the need for a unique identifier in issuing forecasts and warnings, tropical cyclones are given names. ... Lowest pressure 895 mbar (hPa)[1] Damages $10 billion (2005 USD)[1] Fatalities 7 direct, 113 indirect Areas affected Bahamas, Florida, Cuba, Yucatán Peninsula, Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Arkansas Part of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane Rita is the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the most... The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the most active Atlantic hurricane season in recorded history, shattering previous records on repeated occasions. ... The name Rita has been used for one tropical cyclone in the Atlantic Ocean and ten tropical cyclones in the western Ocean. ... The French Army (French: Armée de Terre) is the land-based component of the French Armed Forces. ... Rita - Queen of Speed is an Intamin AG Accelerator Coaster and one of the newer roller coasters to be built at Alton Towers in Staffordshire, England. ... A typical roller coaster The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. ... Alton Towers is the United Kingdoms most famous theme park. ... Runt Rita and Runt were the stars of several musical segments in the animated television series Animaniacs. ... Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs, usually referred to as the shorter title Animaniacs, is an American animated television series, distributed by Warner Bros. ... Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption (1982) is a novella by Stephen King, originally published in Different Seasons. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The abbreviation or accronym RITA (sometimes written in low case, rita) stands for Resistance Inside the Army, Resister Inside the Army, or Resist ! inside the Army. It was first invented by the American Private Richard (Dick) Perrin, RA 11748246,[1] in September 1967. ...

People

• Rita, Japanese singer, lyricyst, voice actress
• Rita Buglass Gluck, U.S. song writer
• Rita of Cascia (St. Rita) (1381-1457), pre-eminent Augustinian saint
• Rita R. Colwell (born 1934), U.S. environmental microbiologist and scientific administrator
• Rita Coolidge (born 1945), American singer
• Rita Cosby (born 1964), former MSNBC news broadcaster
• Rita Deverell (born 1945), Canadian television broadcaster and social activist
• Rita Donagh (born 1939), British artist
• Rita Dove (born 1952), U.S. African-American poet and author
• Rita Guerra (born 1967), Portuguese singer
• Rita Hayworth (1918–1987), American actress
• Rita Johnston (born 1935), Canadian politician
• Rita Kleinstein (born 1962), Israeli singer/actress known as "Rita"
• Rita Levi-Montalcini (born 1909), Italian-American neurologist
• Rita Mae Brown (born 1944), prolific American writer and social activist
• Rita Marley (born 1946) Jamaican singer, widow of Bob Marley
• Rita Moreno (born 1931), Puerto Rico-American Academy Award-winning actress
• Rita Rudner (born 1956), American comedian and writer
• Rita Tushingham (born 1942), English actress
• Rita Verdonk (born 1955), Dutch politician, former Minister of Integration and Immigration
• Rita Wilson (born 1956), American actress and producer

Rita Yahan-Farouz Kleinstein (born 1962 in Teheran), known as Rita, is a popular singer and actress in Israel. ... Media:Example. ... Saint Rita (1381 – May 22, 1457), a pre-eminent Augustinian saint was born at Roccaporena near Cascia in the Diocese of Spoleto, Italy. ... Rita R. Colwell (born 1934) is an environmental microbiologist and scientific administrator. ... Rita Coolidge (born May 1, 1945, in Lafayette, Tennessee) is an American singer. ... Rita Cosby (born November 18, 1964, in Brooklyn, New York, but raised in Greenwich, Connecticut) is a veteran TV news anchor and senior correspondent who most recently worked at MSNBC. Acknowledged as one of television’s most respected interviewers and journalists, she has received three Emmy awards, the Jack Anderson... Rita Shelton Deverell (born 1945 in Houston, Texas) is a Canadian television broadcaster and social activist, who was one of the founders of the Canadian television channel Vision TV. Deverell moved to Canada in 1967, and began her television career in 1972 as the producer of a childrens television... Born in 1939, Rita Donagh is a revolutionary artist known for her realistic paintings and painstaking draughtsmanship. ... Rita Frances Dove (born August 28, 1952 in Akron, Ohio, USA) is an African American United States poet and author. ... Rita Guerra (born Rita Maria de Azevedo Mafra Guerra on October 22, 1967) is a Portuguese singer. ... Rita Hayworth (born Margarita Carmen Cansino on October 17, 1918 – May 14, 1987), was an American actress of Spanish and Irish descent who reached fame during the 1940s as the eras leading sex symbol. ... Rita Johnston (born April 22, 1935) was a politician in British Columbia, Canada. ... This article does not give much verifiable information about the subject. ... Rita Levi Montalcini. ... Rita Mae Brown (born November 28, 1944) is a prolific American writer and social activist, notable for novels, poetry, and screenwriting. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Robert Nesta Bob Marley OM (February 6, 1945 – May 11, 1981) was a Jamaican singer, songwriter, guitarist, and political activist. ... Rita Moreno on the 1962 album cover for Academy Award Winner Rita Moreno Sings Rita Moreno (born December 11, 1931 in Humacao, Puerto Rico) is an Academy Award-winning actress and the first and only Puerto Rican actress in history (as well as one of only nine people) to have... Rita Rudner (born on 17 September 1956 in Miami, Florida) is an American comedienne and writer. ... Rita Tushingham (b. ... Drs. ... Rita Wilson (born October 26, 1956)[1] is an American actress and producer. ...

Fictional characters

• Rita Foster, a fictional character in the Canadian production Cypher (film)
• Rita Repulsa, a villain from the TV series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
• Rita Skeeter, a fictional character from the Harry Potter series

Cypher is a Canadian sci-fi spy film released in 2002, directed by Vincenzo Natali and written by Brian King. ... Rita Repulsa, known in the Japanese Super Sentai show, Zyuranger, as Witch Bandora, is a fictional character from the TV series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. ... Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (MMPR) was an American live-action television series, created for the American market based on the sixteenth installment of the Japanese Super Sentai franchise, Kyouryuu Sentai Zyuranger. ... Rita Skeeter (born c. ... This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ...

Organizations

• RIT Ambulance (RITA), a volunteer ambulance at the Rochester Institute of Technology

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See also

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