Rachel Weisz, 1970
Actors · March 7, 1970
Rachel Weisz
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Rachel Weisz is 56 years old, born March 7, 1970 in United Kingdom · Pisces.
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About
Rachel Weisz turned indie arthouse credibility into blockbuster dominance, collecting an Oscar, a BAFTA, and a Golden Globe along the way. Born in Britain in 1970, she broke through as Evelyn Carnahan in The Mummy films, then won Best Supporting Actress for The Constant Gardener. Her later work spans Marvel tentpoles to prestige drama—The Favourite earned her a second Oscar nom and a BAFTA. As a Pisces, she channels the sign's emotional depth into nuanced, layered roles.
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Biography
Rachel Weisz arrived as a British actress capable of straddling art-house intensity and popcorn spectacle. Born 7 March 1970, she started in stage and TV in the early 1990s, earning a Critics' Circle Theatre Award for a 1994 Noël Coward revival. Her film breakthrough came as Evelyn Carnahan in The Mummy (1999) and The Mummy Returns (2001)—roles that cemented her as a lead in high-grossing action franchises. Through the 2000s, she built a reputation for selectivity: Enemy at the Gates, About a Boy, Runaway Jury, Constantine, The Fountain, Definitely Maybe, The Lovely Bones, and The Whistleblower showed range across genres.
The 2005 thriller The Constant Gardener marked her award breakthrough; she took the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as an activist. On stage, she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a 2009 revival of A Streetcar Named Desire, playing Blanche DuBois. In the 2010s, she alternated between tentpole films—The Bourne Legacy (2012), Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)—and acclaimed indies: The Deep Blue Sea (2011), Denial (2016), and The Favourite (2018). For The Favourite, she won a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress and earned a second Oscar nomination. Recent roles include Melina Vostokoff in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Black Widow (2021) and a dual lead in the thriller miniseries Dead Ringers (2023). Her filmography has grossed over $3.5 billion worldwide. A Pisces born in 1970, Weisz embodies the sign's intuitive emotional intelligence—her performances prize psychological subtlety over surface charm. As an actor, she navigates the full spectrum of contemporary cinema: blockbuster spectacle, prestige drama, indie experimentation, and television innovation.
★ ORIGIN
Before Fame
Weisz began acting in stage and television productions in the early 1990s, earning a Critics' Circle Theatre Award for her role in a 1994 revival of Noël Coward's Design for Living. She appeared in the 1999 Donmar Warehouse production of Tennessee Williams' Suddenly Last Summer before her film debut in Death Machine (1994). These early stage roles in London's theatre scene established her as a serious dramatic performer before Hollywood discovered her.
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Trivia
- Her films have grossed over $3.5 billion worldwide.
- She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Constant Gardener (2005).
- She received a second Oscar nomination for her role as Sarah Churchill in The Favourite (2018).
- She won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a 2009 stage revival of A Streetcar Named Desire.
- She has won a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award across her career.
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Numerology
LIFE-PATH NUMBER
The Humanitarian
Idealistic and global. Rachel Weisz often use their platform for causes and tend to build broad, internationally diverse audiences.
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Birthday compatibility
By Chinese zodiac — san-he trine for best matches, opposing pair for the most friction-prone.
HIGHLY COMPATIBLE
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CHALLENGING
- Griffin GluckDragon · 2000
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Frequently asked
- How old is Rachel Weisz?
- Rachel Weisz is 56 years old (born March 7, 1970).
- When is Rachel Weisz's birthday?
- Rachel Weisz was born on March 7, 1970.
- What is Rachel Weisz's zodiac sign?
- Rachel Weisz is a Pisces, born March 7, 1970.
- What is Rachel Weisz's Chinese zodiac sign?
- Rachel Weisz was born in 1970, the year of the Metal Dog.
- Where is Rachel Weisz from?
- Rachel Weisz is from United Kingdom.
- What does Rachel Weisz do?
- Rachel Weisz is a actor.
- Is Rachel Weisz still alive?
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