---
name: "Rachel Weisz"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/rachel-weisz"
fi1m_id: "rachel-weisz"
imdb_id: "nm0001838"
tmdb_id: 3293
wikidata_id: "Q134077"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "7 March 1970"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 18
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 18
updated: "2026-10-07T15:54:16.561828+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Rachel Weisz

## Identity

Rachel Weisz

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/rachel-weisz
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** rachel-weisz
- **IMDb ID:** nm0001838
- **TMDB ID:** 3293
- **Wikidata ID:** Q134077
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Weisz, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134077, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001838/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3293

Actor. Born 7 March 1970 in Westminster, London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 7 March 1970, Westminster, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 1987–present
- **Also known as:** Rachel Hannah Weisz, Rachel Weisz Craig
- **Frequently works with:** [Arnold Vosloo](https://film.one/person/arnold-vosloo.md), [Bill Nighy](https://film.one/person/bill-nighy.md), [Brendan Fraser](https://film.one/person/brendan-fraser.md), [Ceci Dempsey](https://film.one/person/ceci-dempsey.md), [David Hare](https://film.one/person/david-hare.md), [Ed Guiney](https://film.one/person/ed-guiney.md), [James Jacks](https://film.one/person/james-jacks.md), [John Hannah](https://film.one/person/john-hannah.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 1 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as actor, over 18 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 84 (1), 1990s 71 (1), 2000s 62 (7), 2010s 72 (7), 2020s 65 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 67 to 64 across 17 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 11 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 11 of 18 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 13, Action 5, Adventure 5, Romance 5, Comedy 4, Fantasy 4
- **Screen time:** 31 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,036m across 15 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Weisz, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134077, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001838/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3293

## Coming up

- *The Mummy 4* (2027-10-14), as Evelyn O'Connell

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Vladimir*](https://film.one/tv/vladimir.md) (67), [*Agora*](https://film.one/film/agora.md) (66), [*Denial*](https://film.one/film/denial.md) (64)
- **HBO Max:** [*The Lobster*](https://film.one/film/the-lobster.md) (78), [*Constantine*](https://film.one/film/constantine.md) (62)
- **Disney+:** [*Black Widow*](https://film.one/film/black-widow.md) (63), [*Eragon*](https://film.one/film/eragon.md) (35)
- **Apple TV:** [*The Bourne Legacy*](https://film.one/film/the-bourne-legacy.md) (54), [*The Lovely Bones*](https://film.one/film/the-lovely-bones.md) (46)
- **BritBox:** [*Inspector Morse*](https://film.one/tv/inspector-morse.md) (84)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Deep Blue Sea*](https://film.one/film/the-deep-blue-sea.md) (82)
- **AMC+:** [*The Mummy*](https://film.one/film/the-mummy.md) (71)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Rachel Weisz

> Rachel Weisz makes clever women entertaining even when their judgement fails them. We value her wit and conviction most when the writing lets her characters behave badly without worrying that we might stop liking them.

In *The Mummy* (1999), Rachel Weisz can topple a library and still seem the person best qualified to correct somebody’s Egyptian. Her Evelyn Carnahan is clumsy without being helpless, and Weisz gives the comedy enough confidence that the character keeps her dignity. Brendan Fraser supplies the bravery and the uncertain reactions; John Hannah makes cowardice look well practised. Director Stephen Sommers often keeps all three in the same frame, allowing us to enjoy their different responses to trouble. Even in an adventure this noisy, her character’s intelligence remains part of the fun.

After that mainstream breakthrough, she kept working in studio films while taking on smaller productions. *The Constant Gardener* (2005) drew on her emotional conviction, while *The Favourite* (2018) put her skill with female rivalry to work. Television has also given her work as a producer: on *Dead Ringers* (2023), she combined that job with the dual roles of Elliot and Beverly Mantle.

As M, the professor in *Vladimir* (2026), she makes articulate self-justification funny without asking us to endorse it. We laughed at M’s fantasies because Weisz makes her loss of composure so amusing. The pleasure comes from seeing somebody who ought to be able to explain herself make such a poor attempt. Her comic energy stops the midlife crisis becoming a solemn case study, and she remains good company when we disapprove of her.

The series is less assured, repeating those fantasies until they reveal less and hesitating when M might become harder to like. We wanted it to follow the discomfort Weisz was capable of producing. She cannot make that repetition disappear, any more than the cast of *The Mummy* can supply the jokes its script neglects. Both are qualified recommendations, with her performance a substantial reason to try them. Start with Evelyn for the easier evening; try M if watching a clever person talk herself into trouble sounds agreeable.

## Biography

Rachel Weisz is a British actress. Born on 7 March 1970 in Westminster, London, she began acting in stage and television productions in the early 1990s and made her film debut in *Death Machine* (1994).

Her breakthrough came with the role of Evelyn Carnahan in *The Mummy* (1999) and its sequel *The Mummy Returns* (2001). She has since appeared in films including *Constantine* (2005), *The Constant Gardener* (2005), *The Bourne Legacy* (2012), *The Lobster* (2015), *The Favourite* (2018) and *Black Widow* (2021). In 2026 she played M in the series *Vladimir*.

Weisz studied at the University of Cambridge. On stage she appeared in the 1994 revival of Noël Coward’s *Design for Living* and the 1999 Donmar Warehouse production of Tennessee Williams’ *Suddenly Last Summer*. She has received an Academy Award, a BAFTA, a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Laurence Olivier Award.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, themoviedb.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (18)

- *Vladimir* (2026), Fi1m 67, as M — [page](https://film.one/tv/vladimir.md)
- *Black Widow* (2021), Fi1m 63, as Melina — [page](https://film.one/film/black-widow.md)
- *The Favourite* (2018), Fi1m 87, as Lady Sarah — [page](https://film.one/film/the-favourite.md)
- *Denial* (2016), Fi1m 64, as Deborah Lipstadt — [page](https://film.one/film/denial.md)
- *The Lobster* (2015), Fi1m 78, as Short Sighted Woman — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lobster.md)
- *Youth* (2015), Fi1m 66, as Lena Ballinger — [page](https://film.one/film/youth-2015.md)
- *The Bourne Legacy* (2012), Fi1m 54, as Dr. Marta Shearing — [page](https://film.one/film/the-bourne-legacy.md)
- *Page Eight* (2011), Fi1m 70, as Nancy Pierpan — [page](https://film.one/film/page-eight.md)
- *The Deep Blue Sea* (2011), Fi1m 82, as Hester Collyer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-deep-blue-sea.md)
- *Agora* (2009), Fi1m 66, as Hypatia — [page](https://film.one/film/agora.md)
- *The Lovely Bones* (2009), Fi1m 46, as Abigail Salmon — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lovely-bones.md)
- *Eragon* (2006), Fi1m 35, as Saphira (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/eragon.md)
- *The Fountain* (2006), Fi1m 66, as Isabel / Izzi Creo — [page](https://film.one/film/the-fountain.md)
- *Constantine* (2005), Fi1m 62, as Angela Dodson / Isabel Dodson — [page](https://film.one/film/constantine.md)
- *The Constant Gardener* (2005), Fi1m 82, as Tessa Quayle — [page](https://film.one/film/the-constant-gardener.md)
- *About a Boy* (2002), Fi1m 77, as Rachel — [page](https://film.one/film/about-a-boy.md)
- *The Mummy* (1999), Fi1m 71, as Evelyn Carnahan — [page](https://film.one/film/the-mummy.md)
- *Inspector Morse* (1987), Fi1m 84, as Arabella Baydon — [page](https://film.one/tv/inspector-morse.md)

## Complete filmography (68)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Mummy 4* (2027), as Evelyn O'Connell
- *Vladimir* (2026), series, as M · Executive Producer — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/tv/vladimir.md)
- *Dead Ringers* (2023), series, as Elliot Mantle / Beverly Mantle · Executive Producer
- *What If...?* (2021), series, as Melina (voice) — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/what-if.md)
- *Black Widow* (2021), as Melina — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/black-widow.md)
- *Let's Dance* (2018), as Segment: "Coffee to Go"
- *The Favourite* (2018), as Lady Sarah — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/the-favourite.md)
- *Disobedience* (2018), as Ronit Krushka · Producer
- *The Mercy* (2018), as Clare Crowhurst
- *My Cousin Rachel* (2017), as Rachel
- *Denial* (2016), as Deborah Lipstadt — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/denial.md)
- *The Light Between Oceans* (2016), as Hannah Roennfeldt
- *Complete Unknown* (2016), as Alice Manning
- *The Lobster* (2015), as Short Sighted Woman — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lobster.md)
- *Youth* (2015), as Lena Ballinger — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/youth-2015.md)
- *Radiator* (2014), Executive Producer
- *Regina* (2013), as Regina Jonas (voice)
- *Oz the Great and Powerful* (2013), as Evanora
- *The Bourne Legacy* (2012), as Dr. Marta Shearing — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-bourne-legacy.md)
- *360* (2012), as Rose
- *The Deep Blue Sea* (2011), as Hester Collyer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-deep-blue-sea.md)
- *Dream House* (2011), as Libby Atenton
- *Page Eight* (2011), as Nancy Pierpan — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/page-eight.md)
- *The Thief* (2011), Director, Writer
- *The Whistleblower* (2010), as Kathryn Bolkovac
- *The Lovely Bones* (2009), as Abigail Salmon — Fi1m 46, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lovely-bones.md)
- *Agora* (2009), as Hypatia — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/agora.md)
- *The Brothers Bloom* (2008), as Penelope Stamp
- *Definitely, Maybe* (2008), as Summer Hartley
- *My Blueberry Nights* (2007), as Sue Lynne
- *Fred Claus* (2007), as Wanda Blinkowski
- *Eragon* (2006), as Saphira (voice) — Fi1m 35, [page](https://film.one/film/eragon.md)
- *The Fountain* (2006), as Isabel / Izzi Creo — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/the-fountain.md)
- *The Constant Gardener* (2005), as Tessa Quayle — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-constant-gardener.md)
- *Constantine* (2005), as Angela Dodson / Isabel Dodson — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/constantine.md)
- *Envy* (2004), as Debbie Dingman
- *Runaway Jury* (2003), as Marlee
- *The Shape of Things* (2003), as Evelyn Ann Thompson · Producer
- *Confidence* (2003), as Lily
- *About a Boy* (2002), as Rachel — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/about-a-boy.md)
- *The Mummy Returns* (2001), as Evelyn O'Connell / Nefertiri
- *Enemy at the Gates* (2001), as Tania Chernova
- *Beautiful Creatures* (2000), as Petula
- *Tube Tales* (1999), as Angela (segment "Rosebud")
- *Sunshine* (1999), as Greta
- *The Mummy* (1999), as Evelyn Carnahan — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-mummy.md)
- *This Is Not an Exit: The Fictional World of Bret Easton Ellis* (1998), as Lauren Hynde
- *The Land Girls* (1998), as Ag (Agapanthus)
- *My Summer With Des* (1998), as Rosie
- *I Want You* (1998), as Helen
- *Swept from the Sea* (1998), as Amy Foster
- *Bent* (1997), as Prostitute
- *Going All the Way* (1997), as Marty Pilcher
- *Chain Reaction* (1996), as Dr. Lily Sinclair
- *Stealing Beauty* (1996), as Miranda Fox
- *Death Machine* (1995), as Junior Executive
- *Dirtysomething* (1994), as Becca
- *White Goods* (1994), as Elaine
- *Seventeen* (1994), Actor
- *Scarlet and Black* (1993), series, as Mathilde de la Mole
- *He-Play She-Play* (1993), series, Actor
- *Tropical Heat* (1991), series, as Joey (as Kenya Campbell)
- *The Advocates* (1991), series, as Sarah Thompson
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as Dr. Thurston (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *Inspector Morse* (1987), series, as Arabella Baydon — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/inspector-morse.md)
- *Screen Two* (1985), series, as Becca
- *Séance on a Wet Afternoon*, as Myra Savage · Producer
- *A Special Relationship*, as Elizabeth Taylor

## Gallery

- ![Rachel Weisz as Tessa Quayle in The Constant Gardener (2005)](https://film.one/media/title/5375/still-4f02e7bd8048.jpg) Rachel Weisz as Tessa Quayle in *The Constant Gardener* (2005) — Image via TMDB
- ![Rachel Weisz as Hester Collyer in The Deep Blue Sea (2011)](https://film.one/media/title/8277/still-e29fb02aded6.jpg) Rachel Weisz as Hester Collyer in *The Deep Blue Sea* (2011) — Image via TMDB
- ![Rachel Weisz as Evelyn Carnahan in The Mummy (1999)](https://film.one/media/title/368/still-b7bfcd905d58.jpg) Rachel Weisz as Evelyn Carnahan in *The Mummy* (1999) — Image via TMDB
- ![Rachel Weisz](https://film.one/media/person/6879/gallery-f9177d8d232b.jpg) Rachel Weisz — Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Rachel_Weisz_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Extreme close-up of actress Rachel Weisz signing an autograph at TIFF 2015. Watch video here: youtu.be/kJZJi-h0WCo](https://film.one/media/person/6879/gallery-012488807bed.jpg) Extreme close-up of actress Rachel Weisz signing an autograph at TIFF 2015. Watch video here: youtu.be/kJZJi-h0WCo — Peter Kudlacz, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Close-up_of_Rachel_Weisz_at_TIFF_2015_%2821349021022%29.jpg/1280px-Close-up_of_Rachel_Weisz_at_TIFF_2015_%2821349021022%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Caren Pistorius at the premiere of Denial, 2016 Toronto Film Festival](https://film.one/media/person/6879/gallery-1cc4ae6c8a10.jpg) Caren Pistorius at the premiere of Denial, 2016 Toronto Film Festival — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/Caren_Pistorius_and_Rachel_Weisz_at_the_premiere_of_Denial%2C_at_TIFF%2C_2016_%2829170895094%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Caren Pistorius at the premiere of Denial, 2016 Toronto Film Festival](https://film.one/media/person/6879/gallery-c53b29469d49.jpg) Caren Pistorius at the premiere of Denial, 2016 Toronto Film Festival — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Caren_Pistorius_and_Rachel_Weisz_at_the_premiere_of_Denial%2C_at_TIFF%2C_2016_%2829170895094%29.jpg/1280px-Caren_Pistorius_and_Rachel_Weisz_at_the_premiere_of_Denial%2C_at_TIFF%2C_2016_%2829170895094%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Rachel Weisz](https://film.one/media/person/6879/gallery-4fca0a955eb6.jpg) Rachel Weisz — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- 2019: Best Supporting Actress (nominated), for *The Favourite*
- 2006: Best Supporting Actress (won), for *The Constant Gardener*

### BAFTA Film Awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- 2019: Best Actress in a Supporting Role (won), for *The Favourite*
- 2006: Best Actress in a Leading Role (nominated), for *The Constant Gardener*

### Golden Globes — 1 won, 1 nominated

- 2012: Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama (nominated), for *The Deep Blue Sea*
- 2005: Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture (won), for *The Constant Gardener*

### SAG Awards — 1 won

- 2006: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role (won), for *The Constant Gardener*

### Other awards — 4 won, 7 nominated

- European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film 2019: European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film (nominated), for *The Favourite*
- European Film Award for Best Actress 2015: European Film Award for Best Actress (nominated), for *Youth*
- New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress 2012: New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress (won), for *The Deep Blue Sea*
- Satellite Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film 2011: Satellite Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film (nominated), for *Page Eight*
- Goya Award for Best Actress 2010: Goya Award for Best Actress (nominated), for *Agora*
- Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress 2010: Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress (won)
- British Independent Film Awards 2005: Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film (won), for *The Constant Gardener*
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress 2005: Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress (nominated), for *The Constant Gardener*
- Theatre World Award 2002: Theatre World Award (won)
- Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress 2001: Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress (nominated), for *Enemy at the Gates*
- Genie Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role 2000: Genie Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (nominated), for *Sunshine*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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