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Rachel Weisz

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Name
Rachel Weisz

Age
40

Date of Birth
1 Jan 1970

Birth Place
Hampstead, London

Brought up in the wealthy London suburb of Hampstead, Rachel Weisz (pronounced Vice, in case you were wondering), was born to a Austrian psychoanalyst mum and Hungarian inventor dad.

Rachel had a stint as a model at 14, and discovered an interest in acting at Cambridge University, from which she graduated with a 2:1 in English. While there, she formed a theatre group called Talking Tongues, which won the Guardian Award at the Edinburgh Festival. She got her first big break on the West End stage in Noel Coward's Design For Living and, after starring in English TV programmes and two small movies, Stealing Beauty and Chain Reaction, Hollywood came calling.

She went on to star in big box-office films like The Mummy, Enemy at the Gates and Constantine, but it was the 2005 hit The Constant Gardener that garnered her real critical acclaim, not to mention an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance.

Now a bonafide Hollywood A-lister, Rachel lives in Manhattan with her director fiancé Darren Aronovsky and their son Henry Chance, who was born in 2006. Her former boyfriends include English actor Neil Morrisey and Kate Winslet's husband, Sam Mendes.

In 2008, Rachel starred in the comedy Definitely, Maybe, and her latest project sees her take a star turn in an adaptation of Alice Sebold's moving novel, The Lovely Bones.


Rachel-Weisz-Celebrity Photos-8 December 2009

Ice Maiden

Rachel Weisz at The Lovely Bones premiere in LA

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Rachel-Weisz-Celebrity Photos-6 October 2009

Miss Scarlet

Rachel-Weisz-Celebrity Photos-6 October 2009

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Rachel-Weisz-Cannes Film Festival-Celebrity Photos-18 May 2009

Green Goddess

See Rachel Weisz on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival 2009

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Rachel Weisz - Cannes Festival 2009 - 17 May 2009 - celebrity photos

Lime Queen

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Rachel-Weisz-Cartier Party-Celebrity Photos-1 May 2009

Radiant Rachel

See Rachel Weisz on the red carpet in New York

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Sole Sensation

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Film Lovers

Rachel Weisz and Darren Aronofsky- 22 Feb 2009 - Independent Spirit Awards 2009 - Celebrity Photos Read more... about Film Lovers

Rachel Weisz to play Catwoman

New Batman cast revealed: Rachel Weisz for Catwoman, Eddie Murphy for Riddler Read more... about Rachel Weisz to play Catwoman

Rachel Weisz Interview

From Hampstead to Hollywood: Rachel Weisz reveals all about her meteoric rise and how motherhood... Read more... about Rachel Weisz Interview

Disney's Year Of A Million Dreams

Rachel Weisz and a host of celebrities bring fairytales to life for Disney's new campaign  Read more... about Disney's Year Of A Million Dreams



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