Rachel Weisz Biography

Having been cast in a production of Noel Coward's ‘Design For Living’ at the Gielgud theatre in London, she won the London Critics' Circle Award for ‘Most Promising Newcomer’.

A number of low key television roles eventually led to film roles in ‘Stealing Beauty’ and ‘Chain Reaction’. However, Rachel often found it difficult to land to the right parts and her roles became few and far between.

Changing tack, she backed away from Hollywood and opted instead for a series of British films - ‘The Land Girls’, ‘I Want You’ and ‘My Summer With Des’.

In 1999, Rachel starred in ‘The Mummy’ which proved to be a huge blockbusting success. Her star status was now confirmed. Moving onto theatre she earned a Barclays Theatre Award for Best Supporting Actress in the Tennessee Williams play ‘Suddenly Last Summer’.

Returning to film with ‘Enemy At The Gates’, she teamed up with Jude Law for this war epic, before bowing to Hollywood pressure and returning for a ‘Mummy’ sequel.

With a string of Hollywood and indie films under her belt, Rachel has managed to successfully juggle both a film and stage career on both sides of the Atlantic.