Rachel Weisz Biography

Biography

Scarlet and the Black" (1993).

Crossed to big screen productions, Rachel smoothly made her way to be included in two movie projects of "Stealing Beauty" and "Chain Reaction" which both saw their release in 1996. Although the latter encountered a fair commercial success worldwide, it was the former one that really brought her to international notice, thanks to her fantastic enactment in this excellent work of Bernardo Bertolucci. Earned huge praise from either critics or audience, "Beauty" certainly provided her greater access to enter Hollywood film industry, giving her enough buzz to earn a female leading role in "Swept from the Sea" (1997) which Ian McKellen and Kathy Bates also starred in. However, it was her next picture, "The Mummy" (1999), that truly propelled her to the widespread recognition plus to the forefront of the Hollywood scene as the adventurous flick fabulously scored more than $415 million all over the globe.

Undeniably became the new center of spotlight, Rachel instead chose to return to her first love, the theater, spending the following years to participate in the adaptations of Tennessee Williams' "Suddenly Last Summer" and Neil LaBute's "The Shape of Things" before reunited with the "Mummy" cast and production crew ...

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to film its sequel, "The Mummy Returns" (2001). Soared as one of the most sought female stars by the turn of the new millennium, she later found herself being involved in a series of high-profiles film features, including those of "Enemy of the Gates" (2001), "About a Boy" (2002), and "Runaway Jury" (2003). Marked the year 2005 with an appearance opposite Keanu Reeves in Francis Lawrence's rendition of Hellblazer comic book, "Constantine", the fair actress satisfyingly delivered another compelling performance as Ralph Fiennes' murdered wife in "The Constant Gardener" which also came up that year. This flick was proven great in movie industry and brought her a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture and the 2006 SAG Award for Best Supporting Actress category.

Through this first-class enactment, Rachel eventually encountered the highlight of her career when AMPAS granted her an Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role at the 2006 event held on March 5. Unquestionably lauded as an A-list actress afterwards, she continued exhibiting her fine acting skills in "The Fountain" alongside Hugh Jackman and Ellen Burstyn while lending voice for 20th Century ...