Rita may refer to:

People

* Rita (given name) * Rita (Indian singer) (born 1984) * Rita (Israeli singer) (born 1962) * Rita (Japanese singer) * Eliza Humphreys (1850–1938), wrote under the pseudonym Rita

Places

* Djarrit, also known as Rita, a community in the Marshall Islands * 1180 Rita, an asteroid * Rita, West Virginia * Santa Rita, California (disambiguation), several places

Film, television, and theater

* Rita (1959 film), ''Rita'' (1959 film), an Australian television play * Rita (2009 Italian film), ''Rita'' (2009 Italian film), an Italian film * Rita (2009 Indian film), ''Rita'' (2009 Indian film), a Marathi film directed by Renuka Shahane * Rita (2024 Guatemalan film), ''Rita'' (2024 Guatemalan film), Guatemalan dark fantasy film * Rita (2024 Spanish film), ''Rita'' (2024 Spanish film), an upcoming Spanish drama film *Rita (TV series), ''Rita'' (TV series), a Danish television show * RITA Award, an award for romantic fiction * ''Educating Rita'', a 1980 stage play by Willy Russel ** Educating Rita (film), ''Educating Rita'' (film), a 1983 British film based on that play *Rita Oberoi, fictional character in the 1982 Indian film ''Disco Dancer'', played by Kim Yashpal *Rita Santos, an adult mermaid on the TV series ''Mako Mermaids''

Music

* Rita (opera), ''Rita'' (opera), an 1841 opera by Gaetano Donizetti

Albums

*Rita (Rita Yahan-Farouz album), ''Rita'' (Rita Yahan-Farouz album), 4× platinum album by Israeli singer Rita 1986 *''Rita'', 2× platinum album by Rita MacNeil 1989 * Rita (Rita Guerra album), ''Rita'' (Rita Guerra album), a 2× platinum Portuguese-language album by Rita Guerra 2005

Songs

*"Rita", a 1972 song by Arthur Conley *"Rita", a 1976 song by Marcel Khalife *"Rita", a 1967 song by The Men (pop rock band) *"Rita", a song by Powderfinger from the 2003 album ''Vulture Street (album), Vulture Street''

Other uses in arts and entertainment

* Rita (roller coaster), a roller coaster at Alton Towers, England * Rita Repulsa, a villain in the TV series ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers''

Weather

* Hurricane Rita * Tropical Storm Rita (disambiguation), the name of several storms

Other uses

* Budweiser Rita, a group of flavored drinks made by Anheuser-Busch * Shortening of margarita (the tequila-based sour cocktail) * Nakajima G8N, Japanese WWII naval heavy bomber, codenamed "Rita" * Research and Innovative Technology Administration, research programs agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation * Resistance Inside the Army, a protest movement * RiTa, an open-source programming library * RIT Ambulance, an emergency medical services organization * Rita the Rock Planter, a giant wooden sculpture in Colorado, USA. * Rita (chimpanzee) * Rita (fish), ''Rita'' (fish), a genus of catfishes * Rta (also transliterated as ''Rita''), a cosmic order in Hinduism