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Rachel Weisz (born 7.3.1970) Rachel Weisz is an English actress of stage and screen.

Childhood: Rachel Weisz was born in Westminster, London, to Edith Ruth and George Weisz. Her mother is a teacher-turned-psychotherapist and her father is an inventor and engineer; both of them had fled to England in World War II. She grew up in the Hampstead Garden suburb of London.

Rachel Weisz was privately educated at North London Collegiate School, St. Paul's Girls' School and Benenden School before studying at Trinity Hall Cambridge. She graduated from Cambridge University with a 2:1 in English and whilst at university, she co-founded a drama group named Cambridge Talking Tongues. The student group went on to win a Guardian Student Drama Award for a piece entitled 'Slight Possession', performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Acting Career: In 1993, Rachel Weisz worked on the popular TV series Inspector Morse, which starred the late John Thaw, before starting her cinema career with Chain Reaction in 1995. The film starred Keanu Reeves, Morgan Freeman and Brian Cox.

In 1996, Weisz landed a role in Stealing Beauty, along with Liv Tyler, Joseph Fiennes and Jeremy Irons before working on a number of British films, including My Summer with Des (with Neil Morrissey and Arabella Weir), Swept from the Sea (with Zoe Wanamaker and Kathy Bates), The Land Girls (with Anna Friel) and I Want You (directed by Michael Winterbottom).

Weisz's big break in Hollywood came with her role in The Mummy, in which she starred alongside Brendan Fraser. The role was reprised in 2001 with The Mummy Returns. The sequel grossed $433million - even more than the original film. That same year, she appeared in Enemy at the Gates, which starred Jude Law and Ralph Fiennes.

In 2002, Rachel Weisz featured in About A Boy, the film adaptation of the Nick Hornby novel, which starred Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult and Toni Collette. The following year, she appeared in Runaway Jury with an all-star cast including John Cusack, Dustin Hoffman and Gene Hackman.

2005 saw Rachel Weisz starring in the sci-fi / fantasy / horror film Constantine, along with Keanu Reeves, Shia LaBeouf and Tilda Swinton. Later in 2005, Weisz also starred in The Constant Gardener. The movie was an adaptation of John le Carré's novel and was set in Kenya. Ralph Fiennes and Bill Nighy also starred in the film and Weisz won both an Oscar and a Golden Globe for her performance. Weisz also starred in The Fountain, which was directed by Darren Aronofsky and starred Hugh Jackman, after the original choice of lead roles (Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett) could not be budgeted for.

In the 2009 film Agora, Rachel Weisz played the role of Agora. At the Toronto Film Festival, Weisz film The Whistleblower made a woman faint. The film also stars Vanessa Redgrave and Monica Bellucci.

Personal Life: Rachel Weisz started dating the American film director Darren Aronofsky in 2001. In 2005, the pair became engaged and the following year, had a son together, Henry Chance. In 2010, however, Weisz and Aronofsky announced their separation.

In 2011, Rachel Weisz married James Bond actor Daniel Craig. Their marriage was a secret affair, with the wedding ceremony having only four guests in attendance.



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Rachel Weisz Reveals She's Not A Strict Mother


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Rachel Weisz and husband Daniel Craig welcomed a baby girl in the summer and the Mummy actress has revealed she's not a very strict mum - because she loves the job so much. The showbiz couple - who married in 2011 - are furiously private of their youngster but Rachel spilled some secrets during a recent interview.

Rachel WeiszRachel Weisz has admitted she loves being a mum

The 48-year-old - who already has a 12-year-old son with former fiancé, director Darren Aronofsky - said she has a relaxed attitude to parenting and isn't a very strict mother.

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Will The Release Of The Next James Bond Be Delayed Because Of Daniel Craig's New Baby?


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British acting couple Rachel Weisz and Daniel Craig sent showbiz fans into whirlwinds of excitement when they announced they are expecting their first child together due later this year. However, it seems that exciting news could have a knock-on effect for fans of 007 as reports surface the release date of the newest James bond could be pushed back to accommodate Rachel's pregnancy.

Daniel Craig and Rachel WeiszThe Hollywood couple are expecting their first child together later this year

The latest outing of the secret spy was shrouded in doubt but Daniel Craig has since been confirmed as the titular character and Danny Boyle has since been confirmed as the film’s director.

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Rachel Weisz Announces Pregnancy At 48, Her First Child With Daniel Craig


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Rachel Weisz has revealed that she is expecting a baby at the age of 48, with what will be her first child with husband Daniel Craig.

The actress, a star of films such as The Lobster and My Cousin Rachel, revealed in a new interview with the New York Times that she is pregnant. “I’ll be showing soon,” she told the newspaper on Thursday (April 19th).

“Daniel and I are so happy. We’re going to have a little human. We can’t wait to meet him or her. It’s all such a mystery.”

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Rachel Weisz Doesn't Think There Should Be A Female James Bond


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We've got a female Doctor in 'Doctor Who', and Charlize Theron has proven just how incredible a woman can be in the role of a spy following her portrayal of Agent Lorraine Broughton in last year's brilliant 'Atomic Blonde', so it was only going to be a matter of time before the discussion surrounding a female version of James Bond flared up once more.

Rachel Weisz thinks women should have their own storiesRachel Weisz thinks women should have their own stories

A vocal portion of Bond fans have been against the move ever since it was brought into mainstream conversation, but there are also a big chunk of people who would love to see a Jane Bond make her way onto the big screen. Jane would of course be a huge deviation from the James the series of Bond films are based on - that created by author Ian Fleming in his novel series - as he's a womanising, incredibly sexist and at times, racist character. The Bond we've seen on screen has of course evolved, but he's still extremely masculine.

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The Mercy Trailer


Donald Crowhurst is an amateur sailor whose ambition eclipses his financial woes. When he comes across the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race in 1968; an event in which sailors must circumnavigate the world in return for sponsorship; he sees it as the perfect opportunity for adventure, recognition and, indeed, the answer to all his financial problems. 

His friends and family think he's mad to sign up to be alone on a boat for nine months, plus, while he's very much into sailing, his own boat is certainly not up to world-travel standard. Nevertheless, he enlists the help of his wife to build a new vessel that will withstand the tempestuous oceans and unpredictable weathers, managing to secure an investment from his friend Stanley Best.

Of course, his wife isn't thrilled with the whole idea. When it comes to it, the thought of watching her husband sail out to sea for the best part of a year is a heartbreaking and terrifying prospect. Indeed, he does face such a matter of life and death off the coast of Africa, and begins to realise that his new boat isn't going to get him much further.

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Rachel Weisz Relished The Ambiguity Of My Cousin Rachel


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After first reading the script for My Cousin Rachel, based on the iconic Daphe du Maurier novel, Rachel Weisz phoned up writer-director Roger Michell to ask whether her character is guilty or innocent. It was when he told her that even he wasn't sure that she was hooked. "I thought that would be very exciting to explore, and it made me really want to do this project," she says.

Rachel Weisz in My Cousin Rachel

Weisz loves the way the story pushes and pulls the audience. "The process of the whole film will be trying to work out who to trust and who not to trust," she says. "People will think different things of Rachel. The story is equally weighted in both ways. It will divide people, and that's what makes it such an unusual love story, so compelling and haunting. It asks how much you really ever know a person, and can your impressions of someone go completely, devastatingly wrong?"

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My Cousin Rachel Review

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Daphne du Maurier's 1951 mystery-romance novel has been adapted for theatre, radio, TV and film, although the last time it was seen on the big screen was in the 1952 movie starring Olivia De Havilland and Richard Burton. So a new film version isn't a terrible idea, bringing some modern sensibilities to the 19th century tale of obsession and intrigue. It's just a shame that this version, while gorgeous to look at, never quite manages to generate the momentum needed to involve the audience.

It's set in the early 1800s, when Philip (Sam Claflin) has inherited a Cornish farm from his cousin, who died in Italy where he lived with his wife Rachel (Rachel Weisz). Philip is nervous about meeting Rachel, but he's instantly smitten with her dark charm. His godfather Kendall (Iain Glen) warns him to be careful, and Kendall's daughter Louise (Holliday Grainger) is even more horrified by this development, because she has always had a crush on Philip. But as Philip becomes increasingly focussed on Rachel, he offers to give her the farm to prove his love. The question of course is whether she is really in love with him.

My Cousin Rachel

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Rachel Weisz And Holliday Grainger Turn Heads At 'My Cousin Rachel' Premiere


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Rachel Weisz and Holliday Grainger stunned on the red carpet at the London premiere of their new period drama 'My Cousin Rachel' earlier this week. They were joined by the rest of the cast at The Picturehouse Central, as well as filmmaker Roger Michell.

Rachel Weisz, Sam Claflin and Holliday Grainger at 'My Cousin Rachel' premiereRachel Weisz, Sam Claflin and Holliday Grainger at 'My Cousin Rachel' premiere

Lead actress Rachel Weisz, who plays Rachel Ashley in the Daphne Du Maurier adaptation, looked a picture in a custom black tulle Oscar de la Renta gown with silver vine embellishments at the premiere last night (June 7th 2017), while Holliday Grainger, who plays Louise Kendall, wore a slightly more understated sheer black number.

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The Lobster Review

Excellent

Throwing a solid Hollywood cast into a surreal arthouse satire, acclaimed Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos (Dogtooth) makes his English-language debut with a bang. This is a blackly comical parable about how it feels to be single in a society that only values couples. With its two-part structure it almost seems like two movies mashed together, exploring the topic in ways that are smart and revelatory, and utterly deranged. And the strikingly gifted actors bring it to life beautifully.

It's set in a remote hotel on the Irish coastline, where the recently divorced David (Colin Farrell) has gone to find a mate. Single people here have 45 days to find their perfect partner, or else they're transformed surgically into an animal of their choosing. David has opted to become a lobster, but is determined to find a wife. He watches as one guy (Ben Whishaw) fakes nosebleeds to appear more like a young woman (Jessica Barden). So David pretends to be something he isn't, but is caught by the hotel's imperious manager (Olivia Colman). He escapes into the woods, where he joins a desperate band of loners led by a fierce warrior (Lea Seydoux). There he falls for a woman (Rachel Weisz) who is short-sighted like he is, but romance is forbidden among the loners.

The filmmakers are inventively exploring some very real issues in society, which makes the story ring eerily true, no matter how relentlessly odd it gets. The script's action sequences sometimes feel a bit contrived, but they add to the characters' nagging sense of desperation as they're stuck in a world that simply won't accept them as they are. And it helps that the actors dive in without hesitation. Farrell has gained weight to play the middle-aged David, who had a happy life before being plunged into this nightmare. He's very easy to identify with, both in his awkward interaction and as he boils over in rage. Weisz adds a lusty, razor-sharp intelligence to her role. And Colman quietly steals the movie with her deadpan performance as the godlike hotel manager.

Sometimes this extreme satire feels rather on-the-nose, but it's also a powerfully provocative exploration of the way society forces people to comply, marginalising anyone who refuses to join the status quo. And Lanthimos is gifted at using comedy and emotion to deepen the characters and themes, digging beneath the surface while telling a story that's simply impossible to predict. So in the end, we're almost taken aback at the way all of this has wormed its way under our skin, revealing things about ourselves we thought we had suppressed. Especially the way we value or dismiss people around us based on factors that are utterly irrelevant.

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Rachel Weisz - 2015 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) - Celebrity Sightings at STORYS - Toronto, Canada - Sunday 13th September 2015

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The Lobster Trailer


David is a single man having just left a 12 year relationship. As per the rules of living in The City, set in a dystopian future, he is forced to check into The Hotel. The sprawling facility is a place where all singletons must find love within 45 days, or else be turned into a creature of their choice and banished into The Woods, as being alone is highly frowned upon. David's only companion is his loyal dog, who happens to be his unlucky-in-love brother who ran out of time when he was a resident at The Hotel. David's chosen animal is a lobster, but he has no intention of living life as a crustacean and makes his escape into The Woods to join up with The Loners. Soon he meets a short-sighted woman who happens to be extremely adept at catching rabbits. As chance would have it, David finds himself falling for her, but this kind of romance is against the law in The City.

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Colin Firth and Rachel Weisz - Colin Firth and Rachel Weisz film a scene for the as yet untitled Donald Crowhursr biopic - Devon, United Kingdom - Wednesday 3rd June 2015

Colin Firth and Rachel Weisz

Rachel Weisz Monday 7th December 2009 The Hollywood premiere of 'The Lovely Bones' held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre - Arrivals Los Angeles, California

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Rachel Weisz - Sunday 17th May 2009 at Cannes Film Festival Cannes, France

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Rachel Weisz Saturday 3rd November 2007 "Fred Claus" LA Premiere Hollywood, CA

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Rachel Weisz

Date of birth

7th March, 1970

Occupation

Actor

Sex

Female

Height

1.7


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Rachel Weisz Movies

The Mercy Trailer

The Mercy Trailer

Donald Crowhurst is an amateur sailor whose ambition eclipses his financial woes. When he comes...

My Cousin Rachel Movie Review

My Cousin Rachel Movie Review

Daphne du Maurier's 1951 mystery-romance novel has been adapted for theatre, radio, TV and film,...

My Cousin Rachel Trailer

My Cousin Rachel Trailer

Philip is a typical young English gent, except that he has a deepening desire for...

The Light Between Oceans Movie Review

The Light Between Oceans Movie Review

With a sweeping, picturesque setting and emotive performances, this dramatic epic will appeal to moviegoers...

Denial Trailer

Denial Trailer

Professor Deborah Lipstadt spent her life documenting and writing about the atrocities that happened in...

Light Between Oceans Trailer

Light Between Oceans Trailer

The Light Between Oceans comes as a new drama film and sees the themes of...

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The Lobster Movie Review

The Lobster Movie Review

Throwing a solid Hollywood cast into a surreal arthouse satire, acclaimed Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos...

The Lobster Trailer

The Lobster Trailer

David is a single man having just left a 12 year relationship. As per the...

Youth Trailer

Youth Trailer

Mick and Fred have been friends lifelong friends, now both reaching their more senior years...

Oz the Great and Powerful Movie Review

Oz the Great and Powerful Movie Review

Like Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, this film shows the overpowering strength of Disney and...

Oz: The Great And Powerful Trailer

Oz: The Great And Powerful Trailer

Oscar Diggs is a magician in a circus in Kansas who has about as much...

The Bourne Legacy Movie Review

The Bourne Legacy Movie Review

Writer Gilroy adds directing to his Bourne chores, shifting the franchise into a cerebral thriller...

360 Movie Review

360 Movie Review

Loosely based on Arthur Schnitzler's play La Ronde, this beautifully assembled film is easy to...

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