Rachel Weisz
Birth Name:
Rachel Hannah Weisz
Birth Place:
Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom
Profession
Actress, Producer, Soundtrack, Director, Writer
Fast Facts
- Is a supporter of the charitable organizations Cancer Research UK, the Small Steps Project and the African Rainforest Conservancy, among others
- Won the London Critics Circle Award for most promising newcomer for her role in "Design For Living․"
- Received the Student Drama Award at the 1991 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
- Earned a degree from Cambridge University, where she was a classmate of fellow actor Sacha Baron Cohen
- Got married to actor Daniel Craig in 2011
- Made her screen acting debut in the TV movie "Advocates II" in 1992
- Quote: "For me it's all about disappearing․ When people think of performing they usually think of show-offs, but I think of it more that you disappear into somebody else․"
- Was the original choice to portray the character Daisy in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts
Awards
- 2000Saturn Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2000Blockbuster Entertainment Award - Favorite Actress - Action:Nominated
- 2000Genie - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 2001EFA People's Choice Award - Best European Actress:Nominated
- 2001Teen Choice Award - Film - Choice Fight Scene:Nominated
- 2002Empire Award - Best British Actress:Nominated
- 2004COFCA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2005British Independent Film Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 2005DFWFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2005Golden Schmoes - Best Supporting Actress of the Year:Nominated
- 2005SDFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2005SLFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2005Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie Scream Scene:Nominated
- 2005UFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2006Oscar - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:Winner
- 2006Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role:Winner
- 2006BAFTA Film Award - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:Nominated
- 2006CFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2006Critics Choice Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2006Gold Derby Film Award - Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2006Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture:Winner
- 2006Golden Schmoes - Best Actress of the Year:Nominated
- 2006INOCA - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2006IFC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2006ALFS Award - British Actress of the Year:Winner
- 2006NTFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2006OFTA Film Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2006OFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2006VFCC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2007Scream Award - Sci-Fi Siren:Nominated
- 2010Goya - Best Lead Actress (Mejor Actriz Principal):Nominated
- 2011Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television:Nominated
- 2012ACCA TV - Best Actress in a TV Movie or Miniseries:Nominated
- 2012Evening Standard British Film Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2012Genie - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:Nominated
- 2012ICP Award - Best Lead Performance:Nominated
- 2012ALFS Award - British Actress of the Year:Nominated
- 2012NYFCC Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 2012TFCA Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 2012VFCC Award - Best Actress in a Canadian Film:Nominated
- 2012VVFP Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 2013Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama:Nominated
- 2013ICS Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2013INOCA - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2013OFCS Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2013RAFA - Best British Performance of the Year:Nominated
- 2013Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie Actress: Action:Nominated
- 2015European Film Award - European Actress:Nominated
- 2016CinEuphoria - Best Supporting Actress - International Competition:Winner
- 2016CinEuphoria - Best Ensemble - International Competition:Nominated
- 2016Cinema Bloggers Award - Best Supporting Actress - International Competition:Nominated
- 2016IFJA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2016IFJA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2016IFJA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2016IFJA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2016Halfway Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2017COFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2017CinEuphoria - Best Supporting Actress - International Competition:Nominated
- 2017Evening Standard British Film Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2017INOCA - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2018British Independent Film Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2018British Independent Film Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2018British Independent Film Award - Best British Independent Film:Nominated
- 2018CFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2018DFWFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2018DFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2018Evening Standard British Film Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2018FFCC Award - Best Ensemble:Winner
- 2018FFCC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2018Golden Schmoes - Best Supporting Actress of the Year:Nominated
- 2018Special Gotham Jury Award - Best Ensemble Performance:Winner
- 2018GWNYFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2018Hollywood Film Award - Supporting Actress of the Year:Winner
- 2018IFJA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2018IFJA Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2018ICP Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2018LAOFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2018NFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2018NMFC Award - Best Ensemble:Winner
- 2018NTFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2018OAFFC Award - Best Supporting Female:Winner
- 2018PCC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2018SFFCC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2018SFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2018SEFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2018SEFCA Award - Best Ensemble:Winner
- 2018SLFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2018TFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2018VFCC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2018WAFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2018WFCC Award - Best Screen Couple:Nominated
- 2018WFCC Award - Women's Work/Best Ensemble:Nominated
- 2019Oscar - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 2019Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 2019EDA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2019American Film Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2019Apolo Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2019AFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2019ACCA - Best Actress in a Supporting Role:Winner
- 2019BAFTA Film Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2019Palmarés blogos de oro - Best Supporting Actress (Mejor Actriz de reparto):Nominated
- 2019CIFCC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2019CinEuphoria - Best Actress - International Competition:Winner
- 2019CinEuphoria - Best Film - International Competition:Nominated
- 2019CinEuphoria - Best Duo - International Competition:Nominated
- 2019COFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2019Critics Choice Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2019DFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2019Dorian Award - Film Performance of the Year - Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2019GAFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2019Gold Derby Film Award - Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2019Gold Derby Film Award - Ensemble Cast:Winner
- 2019Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2019HFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2019HFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2019ICS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2019INOCA - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2019IFC Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2019LEJA Award - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 2019ALFS Award - British/Irish Actress of the Year:Nominated
- 2019ALFS Award - Supporting Actress of the Year:Winner
- 2019MCFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2019National Film Award - Best British Film:Nominated
- 2019National Film Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2019NCFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2019OFTA Film Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2019OFTA Film Award - Best Ensemble:Winner
- 2019OFCS Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2019Special Achievement Award - Best Ensemble, Motion Picture:Winner
- 2019Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 2020Apolo Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2020CinEuphoria - Best Actress - International Competition:Winner
- 2020CinEuphoria - Best Duo - International Competition:Nominated
- 2020Gold Derby Film Award - Ensemble of the Decade:Nominated
- 2020Gold Derby Film Award - Supporting Actress of the Decade:Nominated
- 2023Best Series - Best Series - Official Competition:Nominated
- 2023Gotham Independent Film Award - Breakthrough Series, Over 40 Minutes:Nominated
- 2023Gotham Independent Film Award - Outstanding Performance in a New Series:Nominated
- 2024Astra TV Award - Best Actress in a Limited Series or Streaming Movie:Nominated
- 2024Golden Globe - Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television:Nominated
- 2024Peabody Award - Entertainment:Winner
- 2024Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Miniseries, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television:Winner