Birth Date
March 7, 1970
Age
51 years old
Nationality
U.K. - U.S.
Sun Sign
Pisces
Natural hair color
Dark Brown
Eye color
Hazel
Height
5 ft 6 in | 168 cm
Net Worth
$30 Million
Body Measurements
37-24-35 in | 94-61-89 cm
Weight
57 kg | 125 pounds
Bra Size
34C
Shoe size
9.5 US | 40 EU
Early acting career First movie Breakthrough
Rachel Hannah Weisz was born in Westminster, London, United Kingdom, on March 7, 1970, is a British-American actress.
Young Rachel Weisz began her career as a model, at the age of fourteen.
She started acting during her university years, at the Cambridge University, she cofounded a theater company "Talking Tongues".
She won the London Critics' Circle Award for the most promising newcomer for her role as Gilda in comedy play "Design for Living" (1994).
She got her television debut in Scottish mini series Advocates II (1992) in role as Sarah Thompson.
She made her big screen debut in cyberpunk horror film Death Machine (1994) in role as Junior Executive.
Her breakthrough performance came as Evelyn Carnahan in action horror film The Mummy (1999) opposite Brendan Fraser. She played same character in sequel The Mummy Returns (2001).
She won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress for her role as Blanche DuBois in a play "A Streetcar Named Desire" (2009).
New Movies
Black Widow (2021) superhero in role as Melina Vostokoff / Black Widow, opposite Scarlett Johansson, Robert Downey Jr. and Florence Pugh
Best Movies
She won the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Tessa Quayle in political thriller film The Constant Gardener (2005) opposite Ralph Fiennes.
She won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and was nominated for the Academy Award for her performance as Sarah Churchill in drama movie The Favourite (2018).
She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her role as Hester Collyer in romantic drama film The Deep Blue Sea (2011).
Chain Reaction (1996) action opposite Keanu Reeves and Morgan Freeman
Stealing Beauty (1996) drama romance directed by Bernardo Bertolucci
The Whistleblower (2010) biographical crime drama opposite Vanessa Redgrave, Monica Bellucci and Benedict Cumberbatch
The Fountain (2006) epic magical realism romantic drama with Hugh Jackman
The Brothers Bloom (2008) caper comedy drama with Adrien Brody and Mark Ruffalo
The Bourne Legacy (2012) action thriller with Edward Norton and Jeremy Renner
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) fantasy adventure with James Franco and Mila Kunis
The Lobster (2015) dystopian black comedy with Colin Farrell
About a Boy (2002) romantic comedy drama with Hugh Grant and Nicholas Hoult
Enemy at the Gates (2001) drama thriller with Jude Law and Ed Harris
Constantine (2005) drama fantasy with Keanu Reeves and Tilda Swinton
Youth (2015) comedy drama opposite Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel
Complete Unknown (2016) drama mystery thriller with Michael Shannon
The Light Between Oceans (2016) romantic period drama with Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender
My Cousin Rachel (2017) romantic drama opposite Sam Claflin
Disobedience (2017) romantic drama opposite Rachel McAdams
The Mercy (2018) biographical drama opposite Colin Firth
TV Shows
She played Mathilde de la Mole in television drama series Scarlet and Black (1992).
She portrayed Nancy Pierpan in British political thriller drama movie Page Eight (2011).
Facts
Attended North London Collegiate School, Benenden School and St Paul's Girls School in London.
Graduated from Trinity Hall, Cambridge.
Has a younger sister, Minnie.
She was named L’Oréal’s global ambassador in 2010.
Friends with actors Jude Law and Ian McKellen.
Has a tattoo of a ladder on her hip.
Good friends with designers Narciso Rodríguez and Donna Karan.
Became an American citizen in 2011.
Fan of heavy metal music.
Lives in New York City, U.S.
Relationships
She dated Sam Mendes (2000-2001), Neil Morrissey (1998-2000), Alessandro Nivola (1997) and Dominic Anciano (1993-1996).
She has been engaged to Darren Aronofsky (2005-2010), they have a son.
She married actor Daniel Craig in 2011, they have a daughter.