Biography
Who is Rachel Weisz?
Early life and education
Rachel Weisz was born in Westminster, United Kingdom, on March 7, 1970, and grew up in Hampstead Garden Suburb. Her father, George Weisz, worked as a mechanical engineer and inventor, while her mother, Edith Ruth, was a teacher and psychotherapist. Her younger sister, Minnie Weisz, works as a visual artist. Rachel attended North London Collegiate School, Benenden School, and St Paul's Girls School before studying English at Trinity Hall, Cambridge.
During her time at Cambridge, she engaged in student theater and co-founded an all-female drama group called Cambridge Talking Tongues. The group earned a Guardian Student Drama Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for a piece titled Slight Possession. Following her university studies, she received training under Philippe Gaulier at his Paris school.
Stage and early screen career
Rachel began acting in television and stage productions during the early 1990s. Her early television appearances included Advocates II and an episode of Inspector Morse titled Twilight of the Gods, alongside work in the BBC period drama Scarlet and Black. She made her film debut in the 1992 television movie Dirty Something and later appeared in the feature film Death Machine.
Her breakthrough stage role came in 1994 when she played Gilda in a revival of Noël Coward's Design for Living at the Gielgud Theatre. This performance earned her the London Critics' Circle Award for the most promising newcomer. She continued her stage work with productions such as Suddenly Last Summer and The Shape of Things, receiving a Theatre World Award for the latter.
Breakthrough and film career
Global recognition came when Rachel starred as Evelyn Carnahan in the 1999 adventure film The Mummy, alongside Brendan Fraser. She reprised the role in the 2001 sequel, The Mummy Returns. Throughout the 2000s, she appeared in numerous high-profile projects, including Enemy at the Gates, About a Boy, Runaway Jury, and Constantine.
In 2005, she starred alongside Ralph Fiennes in The Constant Gardener, portraying an activist named Tessa Quayle. Her performance earned her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. She later appeared in films such as The Fountain, The Lovely Bones, The Bourne Legacy, Oz the Great and Powerful, and The Favourite, receiving a second Academy Award nomination for the latter.
Family and personal life
Rachel Weisz has been married to actor Daniel Craig, and they share a child named Grace Craig. She also has a son named Henry Aronofsky from a previous relationship with filmmaker Darren Aronofsky. Her family background includes parents who came to the United Kingdom from Europe prior to the Second World War.
Birthday and age
Rachel Weisz was born on March 7, 1970, which makes Rachel 56 years old today. That birthday falls under the Pisces sign. Rachel shares the date with 34 other famous people.
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