Rachel Weisz was born on 7th March 1971, in London, England, to Edith, an Austrian psychoanalyst and George, a Hungarian inventor. Rachel was a model when she was 14 and began acting during her studies at Cambridge University. While there, she formed a theater company named Talking Tongues, which won the Guardian Award, at the Edinburgh Festival, for its take on 'Neville Shouthall' 's "Washbag. ...  show all 

Rachel Weisz was born on 7th March 1971, in London, England, to Edith, an Austrian psychoanalyst and George, a Hungarian inventor. Rachel was a model when she was 14 and began acting during her studies at Cambridge University. While there, she formed a theater company named Talking Tongues, which won the Guardian Award, at the Edinburgh Festival, for its take on 'Neville Shouthall' 's "Washbag." Rachel went on to star on stage in the lauded Sean Mathias revival of Noel Coward's "Design For Living." It was a role that won Rachel a vote for Most Promising Newcomer by the London Critics' Circle. Rachel has starred in many movies, including "The Mummy (1999)", "The Enemy at the Gates (2001)", and "Stealing Beauty (1996)". Rachel can also be seen in the movies "Shape of Things (2003)", "The About a Boy (2002)", "Constantine (2005)", and "Constant Gardener (2005)". Rachel is currently living in London and is single, but has dated Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes. Currently, she is living with maverick director Darren Aronofsky.
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