- Her publicist confirmed that Weisz married Daniel Craig in a secret ceremony in New York City, with just Craig's daughter Ella, Weisz's son Henry and two close friends as witnesses.
- Her father invented respirators that supplied their own oxygen and machines that sense land mines.
- Her parents escaped to England from central Europe before the start of WWII.
- She pronounces her last name "Vice."
- While filming Xác Ướp Ai Cập (1999) and Xác Ướp Trở Lại (2001), she formed a strong friendship with fellow co-stars John Hannah and Oded Fehr. They remain good friends.
- Was offered a large part in the Richard Gere movie King David (1985) when she was only 14. Her parents wouldn't let her do it.
- Studied English at Trinity Hall, Cambridge University.
- Became an American citizen in 2011. But she likes to be identified as British.
- When asked who her idols were, she named Gena Rowlands, Katharine Hepburn, Jack Nicholson, Shirley MacLaine, Ingrid Bergman, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin.
- Her father was born in Hungary and her mother was from Vienna, Austria. Both moved to the U.K. around 1938, because of the Nazi threat. Rachel's paternal grandparents, Yair Weisz (from Pressburg) and Katherine Glickel Sternberg (from Budapest), were both Ashkenazi Jews. Rachel's maternal grandfather, Alexander Teich, was an Austrian Jew, and Rachel's maternal grandmother, Anna Bassi, who was Catholic, had Austrian and Italian ancestry. Rachel's mother formally converted to Judaism when marrying Rachel's father.
- Studying English at Cambridge University, Weisz formed the Talking Tongues theater company and at 1991's Edinburgh Festival won a student drama award for a play she wrote and acted in.
- Very good friends with the Fiennes family having worked with both Joseph Fiennes in Kẻ Thù Trước Cổng (2001) and twice with Ralph Fiennes in Sunshine (1999) and Cái Giá Của Công Lý (2005).
- Loves heavy metal music and often goes to rock concerts.
- Divides her time between New York and London, where she has a home on the same street as fellow British actor and good friend Jude Law.
- Has a tattoo of a ladder on her hip.
- Her part in Eragon - Kỵ Sĩ Rồng (2006) made her one of the first actresses in history to have a leading role as a dragon.
- The role of Hypatia in Đường Tròn (2009) was written with her in mind.
- Is semi-fluent in German.
- Can be seen in audience on Bryan Adams music video "There Will Never Be Another Tonight".
- Chris Weitz, who directed her in About a Boy (2002), was a classmate of Rachel when she attended Cambridge University.
- She has recently become a patron of The X Appeal, which is the official charity of the Royal College of Radiologists.
- Counts James Stewart as her all-time cinematic crush, especially for his role in Chuyện ở Philadelphia (1940).
- Drives an old, black Jaguar 4.2 Sovereign with pepper-pot wheels.
- Was in a relationship with Darren Aronofsky (May 2002-November 2010).
- Was in consideration for the role of Selina Kyle/Catwoman in Kỵ Sĩ Bóng Đêm Trỗi Dậy (2012), but Anne Hathaway was cast instead.
- Replaced Kate Moss as the new face of the Burberry campaign.
- Was originally considered for the role of Daisy in Dị Nhân Benjamin (2008) but later backed out due to scheduling conflicts. The part was then given to Cate Blanchett.
- Was the 127th actress to receive an Academy Award; she won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Cái Giá Của Công Lý (2005) at The 78th Annual Academy Awards (2006) on March 5, 2006.
- Returned to work nine months after giving birth to her daughter to begin filming Góa Phụ Đen (2021).
- Is the face of Revlon (2005).
- Beat out Nicole Kidman for the role of Georgie Jutland in Dirt Music (2011).
- Educated at the prestigious St Paul's Girls School in London. Was in the same class as actress Emily Mortimer.
- Grew up a tomboy.
- 1998: Named as one of European films' Shooting Stars by the European Film Promotion Board.
- Her birthday is 5 days after her husband's Daniel Craig.
- Ranked as having one of the "most beautiful faces" for 18 consecutive years by "The Annual Independent Critics List of the 100 Most Beautiful Famous Faces From Around the World." She was ranked #51 in 2013, #59 in 2012, #48 in 2011, #20 in 2010, #19 in 2009, #2 in 2008, #6 in 2007, #6 in 2006, #7 in 2005, #7 in 2004, #5 in 2003, #7 in 2002, #8 in 2001, #10 in 2000, #18 in 1999, #22 in 1998, #23 in 1997, and #30 in 1996.
- She was awarded the 1994 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre) for Most Promising Newcomer for her performance in Design for Living.
- Shared the cover of Vanity Fair magazine's 2016 Hollywood issue with, Jane Fonda, Viola Davis, Cate Blanchett, Jennifer Lawrence, Charlotte Rampling, Lupita Nyong'o, Brie Larson, Alicia Vikander, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Helen Mirren, Diane Keaton and Saoirse Ronan. Photographed by Annie Leibovitz.
- Was considered for Cate Blanchett's role of Lady Marion in Ridley Scott's Huyền Thoại Robin Hood (2010).
- She was offered the role of "Becky" in Dân Chơi 2 (2006). She couldn't do it because of scheduling conflicts. The role eventually went to Rosario Dawson.
- Her favorite movie is Nicolas Roeg and Donald Cammell's psychedelic 1970 masterpiece Performance (1970).
- Is one of 6 actresses to have been pregnant at the time of winning the Academy Award; the others are Eva Marie Saint, Patricia Neal, Meryl Streep, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Natalie Portman. Neal is the only to have not accepted her award in person as a result of her pregnancy. Weisz was 7 months pregnant with her son Henry when she won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Cái Giá Của Công Lý (2005).
- Is very good friends with fashion designers Narciso Rodríguez and Donna Karan.
- Her first starring role was in the tv production of #The Scarlet and the Black.
- Was one month pregnant with her son Henry when she completed filming on Eragon - Kỵ Sĩ Rồng (2006).
- Was replaced by Drew Barrymore in Miss You Already (2015) after she backed out of the project.
- Returned to work two months after giving birth to her son Henry in order to begin filming Say Tình (2007).
- Nominated for a 2019 Academy Award in the Best Actress in a Supporting Role category for her role as Lady Sarah in Sủng Ái (2018) but lost to Regina King for If Beale Street Could Talk (2018).
- Ranked #44 on Glamour Magazine's Most Glamourous Women in the World list. (2009)
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