Rachel Weisz

Rachel Hannah Weisz is a British actress known for her work in stage, television, and film. Born on March 7, 1970, she began her acting career in the early 1990s and made her film debut in Death Machine (1994). Weisz gained recognition for her role in the 1994 revival of Noël Coward's play Design for Living, which earned her a Critics' Circle Theatre Award. She went on to star in various productions, including Tennessee Williams' drama Suddenly, Last Summer. Weisz rose to prominence with her portrayal of Evelyn Carnahan in the Hollywood action films The Mummy (1999) and The Mummy Returns (2001). Throughout the 2000s, she appeared in notable films such as Enemy at the Gates (2001), About a Boy (2002), Runaway Jury (2003), Constantine (2005), The Fountain (2006), The Lovely Bones (2009), and The Whistleblower (2010). Weisz won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the 2005 thriller The Constant Gardener. She also received acclaim for her portrayal of Blanche DuBois in the 2009 revival of A Streetcar Named Desire.