Rita Taggart is an American film and television actress. She is known for playing Carla Bouvier on ''

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Biography

Taggart was the third wife of

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from 1989 until his death at age 93 in 2015. On television, Taggart portrayed Blanche on ''

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'', Marie Roscini in ''

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'', Diane in '' Eye to Eye'', and Joan Foley in '' Almost Grown''. Her TV acting credits included guest role appearances on such shows as ''

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'', ''

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''. Her film credits include the made-for-TV movie ''James Dean'' (1976), '' Coming Home'' (1978), ''

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'' (1979) and the TV movie ''Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home!'' (1983). She has most recently appeared in the films ''

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'' in 2010 and '' Go for Sisters'' in 2013.

Filmography

Feature films

Television films

Television series

References

External links

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Rita Taggart Biography - Film Reference.com
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