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Biography Rachel Weisz was born on 7th March 1970, in London, England, to Edith, an Austrian psychoanalyst and George, a Hungarian inventor. Rachel was a model when she was 14 and began acting during her studies at Cambridge University. While there, she formed a theater company named Talking Tongues, which won the Guardian Award...
| Talent Agent: |
Independent Talent Group - Jane Brand
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| Profession: |
Actress / Soundtrack / Producer |
| Born: |
7 March 1970, London, England, UK (age 39) |
| Birth Name: |
Rachel Hannah Weisz |
| Height: |
5' 7" (1.70 m) |
| Also Known As: |
Rachel Weisz / Kenya Campbell |
| Awards: |
Won Oscar. Another 6 wins & 10 nominations |
| Credited Years: |
1984 - 2011 |
Real Life Quotes
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"I found myself a sophisticated, educated American. He's not an actor. He's traveled the world. He knows where Europe is, unlike a lot of Americans. He's very cultured, but he's all man." |
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"You just have to play every scene honestly and forget about a reaction and what the audience is going to think. I think the more seriously you take something, the more funny it might be." |
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"People find out I'm an actress and I see that 'whore' look flicker across their eyes." |
Trivia
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She pronounces her last name "Vice." |
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Studied English at Trinity Hall, Cambridge University. |
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Dated director Sam Mendes. [2001] |
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Studying English at Cambridge University, Weisz formed the Talking Tongues theater company and at 1991's Edinburgh Festival won a student drama award for a play she wrote and acted in. |
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Lives in a US$450,000 London apartment and drives a Jaguar. |
Other Works
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Stage: Played Evelyn in the premiere of the play "The Shape of Things" by Neil LaBute at the Almeida Theatre, London, England (2001). |
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2002: TV commercial for Revlon LipGlide. |
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Stage: Played Gilda in "Design For Living" by Noel Coward - Donmar Warehouse/ Gielgud Theatre, London (1994-1995). |
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Stage: Played Catherine in "Suddenly Last Summer" by Tennessee Williams - Comedy Theatre, London (1999). |
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2006: Print ads for Burberry London. |
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