British actress with an Academy Award for "The Constant Gardener", with roles in "The Mummy", "About a Boy", and the BBC's "Dead Ringers".
Background
Born in London to Hungarian Jewish refugee parents, Weisz studied at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where she co-founded the Talking Tongues theater group. Her first major film was “Stealing Beauty” (1996).
Career
She broke into Hollywood with Stephen Sommers’ “The Mummy” (1999) and built credibility with Fernando Meirelles’ “The Constant Gardener” (2005). She has worked with Yorgos Lanthimos twice and led Amazon’s “Dead Ringers” (2023).
Style
Weisz is recognized for choosing politically conscious material and for collaborating with director Sebastian Lelio. She married actor Daniel Craig in 2011 and is a long-running supporter of multiple refugee causes.
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