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Rachel Weisz

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About Rachel Weisz

Rachel Weisz is an American-British actress best known for her role as Dr. Lily Sinclair in the 1996 sci-fi action film titled “Chain Reaction,” and the part of Evelyn Carnahan in the action-horror films “The Mummy” and “The Mummy Returns.” She made her film debut in 1994 with the cyberpunk horror film “Death Machine.” She is also renowned for her big-budget films like “Oz the Great and Powerful” and “The Bourne Legacy.” She has been active in the industry since 1992 and has bagged several prestigious awards, including a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award.

Quick Info
Full Name	Rachel Hannah Weisz
Date of Birth	7 March 1970
Birth Place	Westminster, London, United Kingdom
Parent(s)	George Weisz and Edith Ruth
Occupation	Actress
Spouse(s)/Partner(s)	Daniel Craig (m. 2011) Darren Aronofsky (2001-2010)
Net Worth	US $40 million

Early Life

Rachel Weisz’s full name is Rachel Hannah Weisz. She was born to George Weisz and Edith Ruth on March 7, 1970, in Westminster, located in London. Her father is a mechanical engineer, and her mother was a psychotherapist. She has a younger sister named Minnie Weisz, who is a visual artist. Weisz completed her A-levels from St Paul’s Girls’ School, located in Brook Green. She began modeling at the age of 14. During her time in Trinity Hall, Cambridge, Rachel co-founded a drama group called Cambridge Talking Tongues. She studied English in Trinity Hall.

Career

Rachel made her TV debut in 1992 with the TV film titled “Advocates II,” in which she played the role of Sarah Thompson. The following year, she appeared in Arabella Baydon in an episode of the TV show called “Inspector Morse.” The same year, Rachel played Joey in “Tropical Heat” and Mathilde in the miniseries called “Scarlet and Black.” She played the role of Becca for an episode of “Screen Two” in 1994. She portrayed the role of Rosie in the TV film in “My Summer with Des” in 1998. She voiced Dr. Thurmond in an episode of “The Simpsons” in 2010. The following year, she played Nancy Pierpan in the TV film titled “Page Eight.”

In 1994, Rachel made her film debut with the film “Death Machine,” in which she played the role of a junior executive. The same year, she played the role of Elaine in “White Goods.” In 1996, she played the role of Dr. Lily Sinclair in “Chain Reaction” and the role of Miranda Fox in “Stealing Beauty.” In 1997, she played as a prostitute in the film titled “Bent,” followed by the role of Amy Foster in the movie “Swept from the Sea.”

In 1998, she acted like the characters Helen in “I Want You,” Rosie in “My Summer with Des” and Agapanthus in “The Land Girls.” She appeared as Evelyn Carnahan in the film “The Mummy” in 1999. The same year, she played Greta in “Sunshine” and Angela in “Tube Tales.” From 2000 to 2005, she worked in films like “Beautiful Creatures,” “Enemy at the Gates,” “The Mummy Returns,” “The Shape of Things,” “Envy,” and “Constantine.” In 2006, she played the role of Isabel Cero in the film “The Fountain.” She voiced Saphira in “Eragon.” In 2007, she played Sue Lynne in “My Blueberry Nights.”

In 2008, Rachel Weisz played as Summer Hartley in “Definitely, Maybe” and as Penelope in “The Brother’s Bloom.” In 2009, she portrayed the role of Hypatia in “Agora.” 2010 saw her appear in the film “The Whistleblower” as the character named Kathryn Bolkovac. In 2011, she acted as the characters Rose in “360”, Libby Attention in “Dream House,” and Hester Collyer in “The Deep Blue Sea.”

She played the part of Evanora in the film “Oz the Great and Powerful” in 2013. In 2016, she played the role of Deborah in the movie titled “Denial.” She appeared as Sarah Churchill in “The Favourite” in 2018. She seems as Melina Vostokoff j the film “Black Widow,” which is under post-production as of September 2020.

Personal Life

Rachel Weisz started dating Darren Aronofsky in 2001. They got engaged in 2005 and had their son in May of 2006. In 2010, it was announced that they had separated. Rachel married Daniel Craig in 2011. They had a daughter together in 2018.