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7	->''"I'm very drawn to characters who are very flawed. I'm less interested in characters who are just good or bad, because to me then they're not real people."''
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9	Rachel Hannah Weisz (pronounced "vice") is an English / American [[note]]She became a naturalised US citizen in 2011.[[/note]] actor, born 7 March 1970 in Westminster, London, best known for her roles in such films as the first two films of ''Film/TheMummyTrilogy'', ''Film/Constantine2005'', ''Stealing Beauty'', ''Film/TheBrothersBloom'' and ''Film/EnemyAtTheGates''. Also playing the protagonist of the very controversial movie ''Film/{{Agora}}''. She won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for ''Film/TheConstantGardener''. She was engaged to film director Creator/DarrenAronofsky, and had a role in his movie ''Film/TheFountain''. They have a son, born in 2006.
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11	She married Creator/DanielCraig in June 2011. In September 2018, Weisz gave birth to their daughter.
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13	!!Filmography
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15	* ''Series/InspectorMorse'' (1993) as Arabella Baydon
16	* ''Film/ChainReaction'' (1996) as Lily Sinclair
17	* ''Film/StealingBeauty'' (1996) as Miranda Fox
18	* ''Film/{{The Mummy\|1999}}'' (1999) as Evelyn Carnahan
19	** ''Film/TheMummyReturns'' (2001) as Evelyn Carnahan / Nefertiri
20	* ''Film/EnemyAtTheGates'' (2001) as Tania Chernova
21	* ''Literature/AboutABoy'' (2002) as Rachel
22	* ''Film/{{Confidence}}'' (2003) as Lily
23	* ''Film/RunawayJury'' (2003) as Marlee
24	* ''Theatre/TheShapeOfThings'' (2003) as Evelyn Ann Thompson
25	* ''Film/{{Constantine\|2005}}'' (2005) as Angela Dodson, Isabel Dodson and Mammon
26	* ''Film/TheConstantGardener'' (2005) as Tessa Quayle
27	* ''Film/TheFountain'' (2006) as Isabel Creo
28	* ''Film/{{Eragon}}'' (2007) as Saphira (voice)
29	* ''Film/FredClaus'' (2007) as Wanda
30	* ''Film/DefinitelyMaybe'' (2008) as Summer Hartley
31	* ''Film/TheBrothersBloom'' (2008) as Penelope
32	* ''Film/TheLovelyBones'' (2009) as Abigail Salmon
33	* ''Film/{{Agora}}'' (2009) as Hypatia
34	* ''Film/TheWhistleblower'' (2010) as Kathryn Bolkovac
35	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' (2010) as Dr. Thurston (voice)
36	* ''Film/PageEight'' (2011) as Nancy Pierpan
37	* ''Film/DreamHouse'' (2011) as Libby Atenton
38	* ''Film/TheDeepBlueSea'' (2011) as Hester Collyer
39	* ''Film/TheBourneLegacy'' (2012) as Marta Shearing
40	* ''Film/OzTheGreatAndPowerful'' (2013) as Evanora
41	* ''Film/TheLobster'' (2015) as Short-sighted Woman
42	* ''Film/{{Denial}}'' (2016) as Deborah Lipstadt
43	* ''Film/MyCousinRachel2017'' (2017) as Rachel
44	* ''Film/{{Disobedience}}'' (2017) as Ronit Krushka
45	* ''Film/TheMercy'' (2017) as Clare Crowhurst
46	* ''Film/TheFavourite'' (2018) as Sarah Churchill
47	* ''Film/{{Black Widow\|2021}}'' (2021) as Melina Vostokoff
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49	!!Weisz's roles and works contain examples of:
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51	* ActorAllusion:
52	** She's played scientists involved in "Black Ops" projects in ''Chain Reaction'' and ''Film/TheBourneLegacy''.
53	** She's a PosthumousCharacter in ''{{Film/Constantine}}'' and ''Film/TheConstantGardener''.
54	** She's played doctors whose work contributed to creating brainwashed assassins in ''The Bourne Legacy'' and ''Black Widow''.
55	* AwesomeDearBoy: ''Film/OzTheGreatAndPowerful'''s script came through her agent. Jumping at the chance to play a WickedWitch, she lobbied hard for it.
56	* CelebrityVoiceActor: As the voice of Saphira in the film version of ''{{Film/Eragon}}''.
57	* CreatorBacklash: Both she and husband Creator/DanielCraig - as well as director Jim Sheridan - disowned the film ''Film/DreamHouse'' and refused to promote it.
58	* TheDanza: She played characters named Rachel in ''Film/AboutABoy'' and ''Film/MyCousinRachel''.
59	* DeletedRole: She filmed scenes for the film ''To the Wonder'' but they ended up cut.
60	* DoingItForTheArt: Agreed to work on ''Film/TheFountain'' at a reduced rate, just because of Creator/DarrenAronofsky's enthusiasm for the project.
61	* DyeingForYourArt: Cut all her hair off for her role as a cancer patient in ''Film/TheFountain''. She also dyed her hair platinum blonde for ''Beautiful Creatures''.
62	* FakeAmerican: Has played Americans sometimes, as she's able to slip into an American accent fairly easily. She plays an American in ''Film/TheFountain'' but uses her natural voice when playing Queen Isabella of Spain (ItMakesSenseInContext).
63	* HollywoodOld: At only the age of forty she played Hypatia at the age of sixty in ''{{Film/Agora}}''.
64	* OlderThanSheLooks: Still looks like she’s in her 20s even into her 50s.
65	* TheOtherDarrin: Maria Bello replaces her as Evey for ''Film/TheMummyTombOfTheDragonEmperor'', due to Rachel not wanting to move to China to film (after having just given birth).
66	* PlayingAgainstType:
67	** One of her most famous roles - Evey in ''The Mummy'' is an example. Although she's smart, like Rachel's usual types, she's also a CuteClumsyGirl who's pretty much TheFool as well. By the second film, Evey has matured, and she's within Rachel's type.
68	** She plays a snobby RichBitch type in ''Stealing Beauty''.
69	** And in ''Film/OzTheGreatAndPowerful'' she plays the Wicked Witch of the East. She had to really lobby for the role, as Sam Raimi didn't think she was right for it.
70	* PlayingTheirOwnTwin:
71	** In ''{{Film/Constantine}}'' she plays twins Angela and Isabelle Dodson.
72	** And Elliot and Beverly Mantle in ''Series/DeadRingers2023''.
73	* StarMakingRole: ''The Mummy'' brought her to national attention, and her Oscar win for ''Film/TheConstantGardener'' solidified it.
74	* ThrowItIn: One scene in ''Film/TheConstantGardener'' was just the cinematographer following Rachel interacting with locals in Kibera.
75	* TypeCasting: Usually as a strong intelligent lady - a scientist, librarian or else just a very smart and responsible type.
76	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
77	** She's been up for a few roles that Cate Blanchett ended up playing - such as Daisy in ''Film/TheCuriousCaseOfBenjaminButton'' and Marion in ''Film/RobinHood2010''. She was also in the running for Catwoman and [[Comicbook/TaliaAlGhul Miranda Tate/Talia]] in ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises''. She was also considered for Creator/KateHudson's StarMakingRole in ''Film/AlmostFamous''.
78	** As a teen model at 14, she got a bit of public attention for turning down what would have been her first acting role in the Richard Gere film ''Film/KingDavid''. As the film ended up being a BoxOfficeBomb that was trashed by critics, she may have seen potential trouble. According to [[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/15/t-magazine/rachel-weisz-acting-movies.html this article]], she was up for the role of King David's daughter... who gets raped by her brother, who is in turn murdered by another brother as revenge. So it's understandable if she and her parents had misgivings. (In the final film, David's daughter appears very briefly and the first crime is mercifully offscreen).
79	** Her character in ''Film/TheMummyReturns'' (Evie's past life) was originally called Nefertiti, after a real life Egyptian queen. Not wanting audiences to laugh at the name, they changed it to Nefertiri.
80	** ''Film/TheLovelyBones'' filmed the subplot from the book where Abigail has an affair with the detective investigating Suzie's murder (which accounts for the chemistry between them in one scene). The whole subplot ended up cut.

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