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Rebecca De Mornay Biography
Birth Name:
Rebecca Jane Pearch
Birth Place:
Santa Rosa, California, United States
Profession
Actor, producer, author
Fast Facts
- Moved to Europe with her family at age 5 after the death of her stepfather, Richard De Mornay
- As a result of living throughout Europe during her childhood, is fluent in French and German; after graduating from high school in Austria, moved back to the United States
- Studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute in Los Angeles
- Worked as an apprentice to Francis Ford Coppola at his Zoetrope Studios prior to making her on-screen debut in 1982 with a minor role in his big-budget flick One From the Heart
- Breakthrough role was as call girl Lana in 1983's wildly popular Risky Business
- Appeared in the music video for Jefferson Starship's 1985 hit "Sara
- " Appeared in the 1988 Pasadena Playhouse production of Born Yesterday
- Made a memorable cameo appearance in 2005's blockbuster comedy Wedding Crashers
Relationships
- Sophia De Mornay-O'Neal -- Daughter
- Veronica De Mornay-O'Neal -- Daughter
- Eugenia Clinchard -- Grandmother
- Peter De Mornay -- Half Brother
- Julie De Mornay -- Mother
- Richard De Mornay -- Stepfather