Alpharita Constantia Marley Anderson, better known as Rita Marley (born July 25, 1946 in Cuba) is a Jamaican singer of Cuban descent.

She was singing with a female ska trio named The Soulettes in mid sixties recording for Studio One when she met Bob Marley. She married him in 1966, and then become a singer in his backing vocals group, the I Threes. When they were engaged she converted to the Rastafarian religion after witnessing Haile Selassie on his visit to Kingston, Jamaica on 21st April 1966. Her fervour converted him to Rastafari. She had 4 children with him. After Marley's death, she recorded few albums under her name with some success in the UK. She took care of Marley's estate and mentored her son, Ziggy Marley.

In January 2005 she announced her wish that Bob Marley's body be reburied in Ethiopia, creating considerable controversy by doing so.

Discography

• 1980 : Rita Marley - Trident
• 1981 : Who Feels It Knows It - Shanachie
• 1988 : Harambe (Working Together for Freedom) - Shanachie
• 1988 : We Must Carry on - Shanachie
• 1990 : Beauty of God's - Shanachie
• 1990 : Good Girls Cult - Shanachie
• 1990 : One Draw - Shanachie
• 2003 : Sings Bob Marley...and Friends - Shanachie
• 2004 : Play Play - Universal Music