Rachel Weisz
Biography
Rachel Hannah Weisz is an English actress born on March 7, 1970, in Westminster, London. She is recognized for her work in both independent films and major blockbusters. Throughout her career, Weisz has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Laurence Olivier Award. She is the daughter of Edith Ruth, a psychoanalyst, and George Weisz, an inventor. Her parents immigrated to England around 1938, with her father arriving from Hungary and her mother from Vienna. Weisz maintains a prominent presence in the film industry, with a career spanning over three decades and a wide range of credits in stage, television, and cinema productions.
Career overview
Rachel Weisz began her professional acting career in the early 1990s, appearing in various stage and television productions. She made her feature film debut in the 1994 production Death Machine. That same year, she earned a Critics' Circle Theatre Award for her performance in the revival of Noël Coward's play Design for Living. She continued her stage work in 1999, appearing in the Donmar Warehouse production of Tennessee Williams' drama Suddenly Last Summer. Her film career gained significant momentum with her role as Evelyn Carnahan in the 1999 blockbuster The Mummy, which brought her widespread attention.
Over the following years, Weisz established herself as a versatile performer in both independent and commercial projects. She received an Academy Award for her performance as Tessa Quayle in the 2005 political thriller The Constant Gardener, a film based on the novel by John le Carré. Her filmography includes notable appearances in productions such as The Favourite. With 87 known credits in acting, Weisz remains a recognized figure in the British film industry, known for her ability to navigate between large-scale studio films and character-driven independent dramas.
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Full filmography
- Untitled Mummy Sequel (2027) as Evelyn Carnahan
- Vladimir (2026) as M
- Vladimir (2026) Executive Producer
- Dead Ringers (2023) as Elliot Mantle / Beverly Mantle
- Dead Ringers (2023) Executive Producer
- What If...? (2021) as Melina (voice)
- Black Widow (2021) as Melina
- Marvel Studios Assembled (2021) as Self
- Disobedience (2018) as Ronit Krushka
- Disobedience (2018) Producer
- The Favourite (2018) as Lady Sarah
- The Mercy (2018) as Clare Crowhurst
- Let's Dance (2018) as Segment: "Coffee to Go"
- My Cousin Rachel (2017) as Rachel
- Complete Unknown (2016) as Alice Manning
- The Light Between Oceans (2016) as Hannah Roennfeldt
- Denial (2016) as Deborah Lipstadt
- Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible (2016) as Self
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015) as Self
- Youth (2015) as Lena Ballinger
- The Lobster (2015) as Short Sighted Woman
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014) as Self
- Radiator (2014) Executive Producer
- Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) as Evanora
- Regina (2013) as Regina Jonas (voice)
- The Bourne Legacy (2012) as Dr. Marta Shearing
- 360 (2012) as Rose
- Dream House (2011) as Libby Atenton
- Page Eight (2011) as Nancy Pierpan
- The Deep Blue Sea (2011) as Hester Collyer
- The Thief (2011) Director
- The Thief (2011) Writer
- The Whistleblower (2010) as Kathryn Bolkovac
- The Lovely Bones (2009) as Abigail Salmon
- Agora (2009) as Hypatia
- Definitely, Maybe (2008) as Summer Hartley
- The Brothers Bloom (2008) as Penelope Stamp
- Unraveling the Legacy of the Mummy (2008) as Self
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- My Blueberry Nights (2007) as Sue Lynne
- Fred Claus (2007) as Wanda Blinkowski
- Inside The Fountain: Death and Rebirth (2007) as Herself
- Eragon (2006) as Saphira (voice)
- The Fountain (2006) as Isabel / Izzi Creo
- Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener (2006) as Self
- Constantine (2005) as Angela Dodson / Isabel Dodson
- The Constant Gardener (2005) as Tessa Quayle
- Envy (2004) as Debbie Dingman
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
- Runaway Jury (2003) as Marlee
- Confidence (2003) as Lily
- The Shape of Things (2003) as Evelyn Ann Thompson
- The Shape of Things (2003) Producer
- About a Boy (2002) as Rachel
- The Mummy Returns (2001) as Evelyn O'Connell / Nefertiri
- Enemy at the Gates (2001) as Tania Chernova
- Beautiful Creatures (2000) as Petula
- The Mummy (1999) as Evelyn Carnahan
- The Early Show (1999) as Self
- Sunshine (1999) as Greta
- Tube Tales (1999) as Angela (segment "Rosebud")
- Building A Better Mummy (1999) as Self
- I Want You (1998) as Helen
- Swept from the Sea (1998) as Amy Foster
- The Land Girls (1998) as Ag (Agapanthus)
- My Summer With Des (1998) as Rosie
- This Is Not an Exit: The Fictional World of Bret Easton Ellis (1998) as Lauren Hynde
- The View (1997) as Self
- Going All the Way (1997) as Marty Pilcher
- Bent (1997) as Prostitute
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self - Guest
- Chain Reaction (1996) as Dr. Lily Sinclair
- Stealing Beauty (1996) as Miranda Fox
- Death Machine (1995) as Junior Executive
- Dirtysomething (1994) as Becca
- Seventeen (1994)
- White Goods (1994) as Elaine
- Late Show with David Letterman (1993) as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- Scarlet and Black (1993) as Mathilde de la Mole
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
- The Advocates (1991)
- The Word (1990)
- The Simpsons (1989) as Dr. Thurston (voice)
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
- Inspector Morse (1987) as Arabella Baydon
- Screen Two (1985) as Becca
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Séance on a Wet Afternoon as Myra Savage
- Séance on a Wet Afternoon Producer
- A Special Relationship as Elizabeth Taylor