Rachel Weisz :: Actress

Rachel Weisz was born on 7th March 1971, 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, at the Edinburgh Festival, for its take on 'Neville Shouthall' 's "Washbag." Rachel went on to star on stage in the lauded Sean Mathias revival of Noel Coward's "Design For Living." It was a role that won Rachel a vote for Most Promising Newcomer by the London Critics' Circle. Rachel has starred in many movies, including Stealing Beauty (1996), The Mummy (1999), Enemy at the Gates (2001), and The Mummy Returns (2001). Rachel can also be seen in the movies The Shape of Things (2003), About a Boy (2002), Constantine (2005), and The Constant Gardener (2005). Rachel is currently living in London. On March 6, 2006, Rachel won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in the movie, "The Constant Gardener".