Rachel Weisz

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Rachel Weisz Fast Facts:

Parents are from Eastern Europe; father is a Hungarian-born inventor; mother is an Austrian-born psychotherapist.
Turned down a role in King David, starring Richard Gere, when she was 14.
While at Cambridge, formed an avant-garde acting troupe called Talking Tongues.
Received the London Critics' Circle Award for Most Promising Newcomer in 1994 for Design for Living.
Was not in the third installment of The Mummy series because she had both scheduling difficulties and a newborn baby.
Won Britain's 2010 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress for her role as Blanche DuBois in a revival of A Streetcar Named Desire.
Signed on to be a L'Oréal Paris spokesperson on October 2010.
Says doing an American accent is no longer difficult for her.
Keeps her Oscar in her bathroom.
Describes being an actor as a way of fulfilling her childhood dream of wanting to be a detective because she gets to "snoop into other people's lives."
Has been called the muse of fashion designer Narciso Rodriguez.

Rachel Weisz Relationships:
George Weisz - Father
Ruth Weisz - Mother
Darren Aronofsky - Ex-fiancé
Henry Chance Aronofsky - Son
Minnie Weisz - Sister
Alessandro Nivola - Ex-significant Other
Ella - Stepdaughter
Daniel Craig - Husband
Rachel Weisz Awards:
2006 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Winner
1999 Genie Awards: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
2011 Genie Awards: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
2013 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
2005 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Winner
2005 BAFTA Awards: Best Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
2005 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role - Winner
College:
University of Cambridge, Trinity College, Cambridge, England (BA in English)