Rebecca Pidgeon Biography

Fast Facts

• Was one of the recipients of a Best Ensemble Cast award at the 2001 Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
• Won a National Board of Review Award for Best Acting by an Ensemble along with the rest of the cast of "State and Main" in 2000
• Graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts
• Granddaughter of Monica Pidgeon, the editor of "Architectural Design․"
• Was the lead singer of the British folk and pop band Ruby Blue from 1986 to 1990
• Quote: "[on music] "I reached a point where I had to really make a 100% commitment to it, instead of saying this is something I do that's not acting․ I had to own it․""
• Quote: "It's a humbling experience writing with my husband, but he's good looking so I subject myself to it․"
• Collaborated with producer Larry Klein on multiple albums of pop music, including "Slingshot․"
• For several years, she focused on starring in the plays and films written by David Mamet
• Started playing the guitar when she was 20, then started learning music theory later in life
• Wrote 35 songs for "Slingshot," then narrowed down the final ones that would make it to the album