Biography
Who is Rebecca De Mornay?
Early life and education
Rebecca Jane Pearch was born on August 29, 1959, in Santa Rosa, California. Her parents were Julie Eager and Wally George, a television host and radio personality. Her parents divorced when she was very young.
Following her mother's marriage to Richard De Mornay in 1961, she adopted her stepfather's surname. After her stepfather died in 1962, her mother relocated the family to Europe. During her time abroad, she attended the Summerhill School in Suffolk, England, and completed her education at a private high school in Germany.
Early career and Risky Business
Before her acting career began, Rebecca De Mornay showed early interest in music. At sixteen, she worked with an agent selling songs to rock musicians in Germany. She wrote the theme song for a kung fu film titled Goodbye Bruce Lee: His Last Game of Death in 1975.
She moved back to the United States in 1980 to study at the Lee Strasberg Institute. Her first film appearance was a small role in One from the Heart in 1981. She achieved a major career breakthrough in 1983 as a call girl in the film Risky Business, where she starred opposite Tom Cruise. This role established her as a significant talent in Hollywood.
Film and television highlights
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Rebecca De Mornay maintained a busy acting schedule. She appeared in The Slugger's Wife, Runaway Train, and The Trip to Bountiful, all released in 1985. In 1991, she played a role in the Ron Howard film Backdraft.
Her performance in the 1992 thriller The Hand That Rocks the Cradle was a major commercial success. She also appeared in the 1993 film The Three Musketeers and the 1995 drama Never Talk to Strangers, where she served as an executive producer. Her television work includes the 1997 miniseries version of The Shining and a recurring role as Dorothy Walker in the series Jessica Jones between 2015 and 2019.
Relationships and family
Rebecca De Mornay has had several high-profile relationships throughout her life. She dated actor Harry Dean Stanton in the early 1980s after meeting on the set of One from the Heart. She was in a relationship with Tom Cruise during the filming of Risky Business from 1982 until 1985.
She married writer Bruce Wagner in December 1986, but they divorced in 1990. She was also briefly engaged to singer Leonard Cohen, and she produced his 1992 album titled The Future. Also, she was in a long-term relationship with sportscaster Patrick O'Neal, and the couple shares two daughters.
Birthday and age
Rebecca De Mornay was born on August 29, 1959, which makes Rebecca 67 years old today. That birthday falls under the Virgo sign. Rebecca shares the date with 23 other famous people.
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