Rachel Weisz Overview

The daughter of a Jewish refugee from Budapest and a psychoanalyst from Vienna, Rachel Weisz was born in London, England and educated at Benenden and St Paul's School for Girls. When Weisz was 13, her mother sent a holiday snapshot to fashion magazine Harpers & Queen and presto, she started modeling. Casting agents working on the feature film King David spotted her in the magazine and offered her the part of Richard Gere's daughter in the period piece. After making her big screen debut at... See All