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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Joe Viterelli to Orson Welles
Rachel Weisz Biography (1971-)
Surname is pronounced "Vice"; born March 7, 1971, in London, England; daughter of George (an inventor) and Edith (a psychotherapist) Weisz.
Addresses:
Agent: Jennifer Gabler Rawlings, Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Actress
- Birth Details
- March 7, 1971
- London, United Kingdom
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Junior executive,
Death Machine,
Trimark Pictures, 1995
- Dr. Lily Sinclair,
Chain Reaction,
Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
- Miranda Fox,
Stealing Beauty
(also known as
Beaute volee
and
Io ballo da sola
), Fox Searchlight Pictures, 1996
- Amy Foster,
Swept from the Sea
(also known as
Balaye par la mer
), 1997 TriStar, 1998
- Marty Pilcher,
Going All the Way,
Gramercy, 1997
- Prostitute,
Bent,
Goldwyn Entertainment/Metromedia/Orion Home Entertainment, 1997
- Agapanthus "Ag,"
The Land Girls
(also known as
Trois anglaisesen campagne
), Gramercy, 1998
- Helen,
I Want You
(also known as
Beloved
), 1998 Gramercy, 1999
- Evelyn "Evie" Carnahan,
The Mummy,
MCA/Universal, 1999
- Greta Sors,
Sunshine
(also known as
Taste of Sunshine,
Anapfeny ize,
and
Sunshine--Ein Hauch von Sonnenschein
), Paramount, 1999
- Petula,
Beautiful Creatures,
2000 Universal Focus, 2001
- Lauren Hynde,
This Is Not an Exit: The Fictional World of Bret EastonEllis
(documentary), First Run Pictures, 2000
- Tania,
Enemy at the Gates
(also known as
Duell--Enemy at the Gates
), Paramount, 2001
- Evelyn "Evie" Carnahan-O'Connell/Princess Nefertiri,
The Mummy Returns,
MCA/Universal, 2001
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About a Boy,
Universal, 2002
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Stage Appearances
- Sasha Hails,
Slight Possession,
London, 1991
- Fliss,
The Year of the Family,
Finborough Theatre, London, 1994
- Gilda,
Design for Living,
Donmar Warehouse Theatre, London, 1994-1995
- Catherine,
Suddenly Last Summer,
Comedy Theatre, London, 1999
- Evelyn,
The Shape of Things,
Almeida Theatre, London, then Promenade Theatre, New York City, both 2001
- Also appeared in
The Courtesans,
Royal National Studio Theatre; and
The Detour,
Gate Theatre.
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Television Appearances
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Episodic
- Arabella Baydon, "Twilight of the Gods,"
Inspector Morse,
1993
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Other
- Mathilde,
Scarlet and Black
(miniseries), BBC (England), 1993
- Becca,
Dirty Something,
1993
- Elaine,
White Goods,
1994
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Seventeen,
1994
- Rosie,
My Summer with Des
(movie), BBC, 1998
- "Rosebud,"
Tube Tales,
1999
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
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Empire,
May, 1998, pp. 62-63
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Interview,
November, 1997, p. 94; June, 2001, p. 87
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Movieline,
April, 1998, p. 14
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Parade,
March 11, 2001, p. 14
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People Weekly,
May 21, 2001, p. 71
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Theatre Record,
February 12, 1995
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Time Out New York,
May 3, 2001, pp. 32-33
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Vogue,
September, 1995, p. 301