Rachel Weisz
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"You just have to play every scene honestly and forget about a reaction and what the audience is going to think. I think the more seriously you take something, the more funny it might be."
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Birthdate :March 7, 1971
Location :London , United Kingdom
Country :England
Sign : Pisces
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Job :actresses
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Rachel Weisz Timeline
1970
Her favorite movie is Nicolas Roeg and Donald Cammell's psychedelic 1970 masterpiece Performance .1985
Was offered a large part in the Richard Gere movie King David when she was only 14. Her parents wouldn't let her do it.1991
Studying English at Cambridge University, Weisz formed the Talking Tongues theater company and at 1991's Edinburgh Festival won a student drama award for a play she wrote and acted in.1992
Announced on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" that she was five months pregnant and engaged to Darren Aronofsky. 1994
She was awarded the 1994 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre) for Most Promising Newcomer for her performance in Design for Living.1998
1998: Named as one of European films' Shooting Stars by the European Film Promotion Board.1999
While filming The Mummy and The Mummy Returns , she formed a strong friendship with fellow co-stars John Hannah and Oded Fehr. They remain good friends.2001
Very good friends with the Fiennes family having worked with both Joseph Fiennes in Enemy at the Gates and twice with Ralph Fiennes in Sunshine and The Constant Gardener .2001
Dated director Sam Mendes. 2002
Ranked #30 in Stuff magazine's 102 Sexiest Women in the World .2002
Chris Weitz, who directed her in About a Boy , was a classmate of Rachel when she attended Cambridge University.2004
Lives in New York with director Darren Aronofsky .2005
Won her Oscar for playing a pregnant woman in The Constant Gardener while she was pregnant in real-life with her first child.2005
Is the face of Revlon .2006
Her part in Eragon made her one of the first actress in world history to have a leading role as a dragon.2006
Invited to join AMPAS in 2006.2006
She was offered the role of "Becky" in Clerks II . She couldn't do it because of scheduling conflicts. The role eventually went to Rosario Dawson.2006
Rachel and her fiancé, Darren Aronofsky, became the parents of a son, Henry Chance on May 31, 2006.2007
Returned to work four months after giving birth to her son Henry in order to begin filming My Blueberry Nights .2007
Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#37). .2008
Ranked #85 on Askmen.com's 100 Most Desirable Women in the World .2008
Was originally considered for the role of Daisy in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button but later backed out due to scheduling conflicts. The part was then given to Cate Blanchett.2008
Had a role in the film Smart People , but dropped out before filming began. As a result, Sarah Jessica Parker was given her role.2009
The role of Hypatia in Agora was written with her in mind.2009
Voted #63 in FHM 100 Sexiest 2009.2009
Ranked #44 on Glamour Magazine's Most Glamourous Women in the World list .2010
Beat out Nicole Kidman for the role of Georgie Jutland in Dirt Music .