Rita Jenrette Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Rita Jenrette, born Rita Carpenter, November 25, 1949 in San Antonio, Texas is an American celebrity, actor, television journalist, and real estate executive. She is most famous for the interview she gave about her marriage to U.S. Representative John Jenrette following his conviction in the Abscam scandal and her accompanying semi-nude pictorial in Playboy magazine.
Net Worth
$20 Million
Date Of Birth
November 25, 1949
Place Of Birth
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Profession
Actress
Nicknames
Rita Jenrette, Jenrette, Rita
Star Sign
Sagittarius
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Quote
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"The power of the office of Congressman is very alluring. It (marriage to John Jenrette) was like being married to a rock star. Women saw me with him and still approached him and handed them the keys to their hotel rooms and their addresses and phone numbers. I was a young model for Clarol. That didn't deter women as old as my mother from pursuing him." Recalling her years as a Congressional wife, 1982.
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I made choices that were not judicious, and I have to live with that....But you have to quit feeling sorry for yourself and say 'I will not let this be my epitaph.'...My past sometimes comes up at inopportune times. But I've made it a footnote. Interview with People Magazine, Sep. 30, 2002
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Fact
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She graduated cum laude from the University of Texas with a degree in Italian history and proficiency in several languages, including Russian.
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Lives in New York City, where she is a successful real estate broker. She is member of the Real Estate Board of New York and active in community and charitible affairs. [2004]
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In 1981, she wrote a tell-all book titled "My Capitol Secrets", which included some scandalous revelations of her married life with South Carolina Congressman John W. Jenrette. It was a best-seller.
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Has acted on the stage as well as on film. In 1982, she appeared in the play "A Philadelphia Story", and won the L.A. Drama-Logue Critics Award for her performance. In 1987, she starred in the play "A Girl's Guide to Chaos."
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Posed for Playboy Magazine in the April 1981 issue. She appeared again in the May 1984 issue with Phillip Anderson, an actor and model she was dating at the time.
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Retired from the entertainment industry in the early 1990s to attend Harvard Business School and pursue a career in business.
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Attempted a pop-inging career in her 20s and recorded a country and western song ["It Gives Me The Low Down Blues Ever Since You Found Money Stashed In My Shoe"] while her ex-husband was serving his prison time.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dream On
1992
TV Series
Reporter Jennifer Klarik
The Equalizer
1988
TV Series
Hooker
End of the Line
1987
Sharon
The Malibu Bikini Shop
1986
Aunt Ida
A Current Affair
1986
TV Series
Correspondent (1988-90)
Zombie Island Massacre
1984
Sandy
Fantasy Island
1982
TV Series
Nurse Heavenly / Miss James
The Edge of Night
1956
TV Series
Bibi Kenilworth (1981)
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
1986
TV Series documentary
Herself
Tomorrow Coast to Coast
1981
TV Series
Herself
Archive Footage
Known for movies
Zombie Island Massacre (1984) as Sandy
The Edge of Night (1956) as Bibi Kenilworth (1981)