Rachel Weisz
Rachel Hannah Weisz (born 7 March 1970) is an Academy Award-winning English actress. She is also a former fashion model. She became famous after her roles in the Hollywood movies The Mummy and The Mummy Returns, and has since continued appearing in major movie roles.
Rachel Weisz | |
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 Rachel Weisz in 2018 | |
| Born | Rachel Hannah Weisz 7 March 1970 |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | English degree |
| Alma mater | Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1993 – present |
| Spouse(s) | Daniel Craig (m. 2011–present) |
| Partner(s) | Darren Aronofsky (2001–2010) |
| Children | Son |
| Parent(s) | George Weisz Edith Ruth Weisz (née Teich) - now deceased March 2016 |
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Death Machine | Junior Executive | |
| 1994 | White Goods | Elaine | |
| 1996 | Chain Reaction | Dr. Lily Sinclair | |
| 1996 | Stealing Beauty | Miranda Fox | |
| 1997 | Bent | Prostitute | |
| 1997 | Going All the Way | Marty Pilcher | |
| 1997 | Swept from the Sea | Amy Foster | |
| 1997 | I Want You | Helen | |
| 1998 | My Summer with Des | Rosie | |
| 1998 | The Land Girls | Agapanthus | |
| 1999 | The Mummy | Evelyn Carnahan | |
| 1999 | Sunshine | Greta | |
| 1999 | Tube Tales | Angela | Segment: Rosebud |
| 2000 | Beautiful Creatures | Petula | |
| 2000 | This Is Not an Exit: The Fictional World of Bret Easton Ellis | Lauren Hynde | |
| 2001 | Enemy at the Gates | Tania Chernova | |
| 2001 | The Mummy Returns | Evelyn Carnahan O'Connell / Nefertiri | |
| 2002 | About a Boy | Rachel | |
| 2003 | Confidence | Lily | |
| 2003 | The Shape of Things | Evelyn Ann Thompson | |
| 2003 | Runaway Jury | Marlee | |
| 2004 | Envy | Debbie Dingman | |
| 2005 | Constantine | Angela Dodson / Isabel Dodson / Mammon | |
| 2005 | The Constant Gardener | Tessa Quayle | Won Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, and SAG Award for supporting role |
| 2006 | The Fountain | Isabel Creo | |
| 2006 | Eragon | Saphira (voice) | |
| 2007 | Fred Claus | Wanda | |
| 2007 | My Blueberry Nights | Sue Lynne | |
| 2008 | Definitely, Maybe | Summer Hartley | |
| 2008 | The Brothers Bloom | Penelope | |
| 2009 | The Lovely Bones | Abigail Salmon | |
| 2009 | Agora | Hypatia | |
| 2010 | The Whistleblower | Kathryn Bolkovac | |
| 2011 | 360 | Rose | |
| 2011 | Dream House | Libby Atenton | |
| 2011 | The Deep Blue Sea | Hester Collyer | |
| 2012 | The Bourne Legacy | Dr. Marta Shearing | |
| 2013 | Oz the Great and Powerful | Evanora | |
| 2014 | Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger | Herself | Documentary |
| 2015 | The Lobster | Short Sighted Woman | |
| 2015 | Youth | Lena Ballinger | |
| 2016 | Complete Unknown | Alice Manning | |
| 2016 | The Light Between Oceans | Hannah Roennfeldt | |
| 2016 | Denial | Deborah Lipstadt | |
| 2017 | My Cousin Rachel | Rachel Ashley | |
| 2017 | Disobedience | Ronit Krushka | Also producer |
| 2017 | The Mercy | Clare Crowhurst | |
| 2018 | The Favourite | Sarah Churchill | |
| TBA | Black Widow | Filming | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Advocates II | Sarah Thompson | Television movie |
| 1993 | Inspector Morse | Arabella Baydon | Episode: "Twilight of the Gods"[2] |
| 1993 | Tropical Heat | Joey | Episode: "His Pal Joey" |
| 1993 | Scarlet and Black | Mathilde | TV miniseries |
| 1994 | Seventeen | TV short | |
| 1994 | Screen Two | Becca | Episode: "Dirtysomething" |
| 1998 | My Summer with Des | Rosie | Television movie |
| 2010 | The Simpsons | Dr. Thurmond (voice) | Episode: "How Munched Is That Birdie in the Window?" |
| 2011 | Page Eight | Nancy Pierpan | Television movie |
Theatre
| Year | Play | Role | Theatre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Design for Living | Gilda | Gielgud Theatre |
| 1999 | Suddenly Last Summer | Catherine | Donmar Warehouse |
| 1999 | The Shape of Things | Evelyn Ann Thompson | Almeida Theatre |
| 2001 | The Shape of Things | Evelyn Ann Thompson | Promenade Theatre |
| 2009 | A Streetcar Named Desire | Blanche DuBois | Donmar Warehouse |
| 2013 | Betrayal | Emma | Ethel Barrymore Theatre |
| 2016 | Plenty | Susan Traherne | The Public Theater |
References
- The Guardian
- "Twilight of the Gods". 20 January 1993. Retrieved 29 October 2017 – via www.imdb.com.
Other websites
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