Born on March 7, 1971, in London to an Austrian psychoanalyst mother and a Hungarian inventor father, Rachel Weisz attended Cambridge University, where she appeared in student productions and co-founded a drama group called Talking Tongues, which won a Guardian Student Drama Award at the Edinburgh Festival. She gained recognition in Britain when she co-starred with Ewan McGregor in the BBC miniseries The Scarlet and the Black (1993).In 1996, Weisz made her feature-film debut in Bernardo Bertolucci's Stealing Beauty, and in 1997, landed her first leading role in the period drama Swept from the Sea. Other notable films include The Mummy, Enemy at the Gates, About a Boy, Runaway Jury and Constantine.
In 2005, Weisz co-starred with Ralph Fiennes in The Constant Gardener, a performance that earned her critical acclaim and numerous honors, including an Oscar and a Golden Globe Award.
The WhistleblowerSent to Bosnia to train cops in the aftermath of that country's brutal civil war, American policewoman Kathryn Bolkovac (Rachel Weisz) uncovers evidence that U.N. peacekeepers are complicit in a flourishing sex-trafficking trade. But when she brings her allegations to light, she discovers that her... Read More
The Constant GardenerJustin Quayle (Ralph Fiennes), a member of the British High Commission based in Africa, launches a quest for the truth and begins his own international investigation when his wife (Rachel Weisz, in an Oscar-winning turn) is murdered. Not even the rumors of his wife's infidelity will stop him from... Read More
Masterpiece Contemporary: Page EightSilky-smooth veteran MI5 agent Johnny Worricker is wholly dedicated to his work, but his loyalty to the British spy agency is about to be tested. A top secret document surfaces that reveals heinous government misdeeds -- and puts Johnny on the spot. Read More
The Brothers BloomThe Brothers Bloom made a name for themselves as the world's best con men. Now, the younger (Adrien Brody) is ready to retire on the millions the pair has swindled. But when his brother (Mark Ruffalo) lures him into one last job, he reluctantly agrees. What he hasn't counted on, though, is falling... Read More
The FountainIn this sci-fi drama that spans a millennium, a man (Hugh Jackman) searches for a tree believed to grant eternal life in 16th-century Spain; seeks a cure for his wife's (Rachel Weisz) cancer as a present-day scientist; and traverses the universe as a 26th-century astronaut. As he travels through... Read More
Dream House (2011) | PG-13 | |
NR | ||
The Deep Blue Sea (2011) | NR | |
360 (2011) | NR | |
The Whistleblower (2010) | R | |
Agora (2009) | R | |
PG-13 | ||
Definitely, Maybe (2008) | PG-13 | |
The Brothers Bloom (2008) | PG-13 | |
My Blueberry Nights (2007) | PG-13 | |
Fred Claus (2007) | PG | |
The Fountain (2006) | PG-13 | |
The Constant Gardener (2005) | R | |
R | ||
Envy (2004) | PG-13 | |
The Shape of Things (2003) | R | |
Runaway Jury (2003) | PG-13 | |
Confidence (2003) | R | |
About a Boy (2002) | PG-13 | |
Enemy at the Gates (2001) | R | |
The Mummy Returns (2001) | PG-13 | |
Beautiful Creatures (2000) | R | |
PG-13 | ||
R | ||
PG-13 | ||
Going All the Way (1997) | R | |
Chain Reaction (1996) | PG-13 | |
Stealing Beauty (1996) | R | |
Scarlet and Black (1993) | NR | |
NR | ||
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