Rachel Weisz

Rachel Weisz strikes me as the rare actress who never let prestige and pleasure become opposing camps. She moves between blockbusters and fiercely intelligent independent films without condescending to either, and her Cambridge-honed intellect shows in how precisely she calibrates every role. The Oscar and the Olivier Award tell you she commands both screen and stage, but what I admire most is her taste: she picks directors and scripts the way a collector picks art, patiently and with conviction. Billions of dollars in box office later, she still feels like a working actress rather than a brand, and that discipline is exactly why she endures.

Name (English)

Rachel Weisz

Name (Japanese)

レイチェル・ワイズ

Reading

れいちぇる・わいず

Born

March 7, 1970 (age 56)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Dog

Origin

Westminster, United Kingdom

Occupation

television actor / film actor / film director / audiobook narrator / stage actor

University

University of Cambridge

Awards & achievements

• 2005 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
• 2006 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
• 2005 British Independent Film Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film
• 2006 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
• 2010 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress
• 2012 New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress
• 2002 Theatre World Award
• Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%81%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%82%BA

Tags

• television actor
• film actor
• film director

Last updated

2026-06-11

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