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Rebecca Hall
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Rebecca Maria Hall
3 May 1982 London, England
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| Alma mater | St Catharine's College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1992–present |
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Morgan Spector
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| Children | 1 |
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Rebecca Maria Hall (born 3 May 1982) is an English actress and director. She first appeared on screen at age 10 in a 1992 TV show called The Camomile Lawn. Her father, Peter Hall, directed it.
Rebecca started her professional acting on stage in 2002. She won an award called the Ian Charleson Award for her role in Mrs. Warren's Profession. In 2006, she got a big break in the movie The Prestige. Later, in 2008, she starred in Vicky Cristina Barcelona, which earned her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress.
Rebecca Hall has acted in many different types of films. These include the historical drama Frost/Nixon (2008) and the crime drama The Town (2010). She also appeared in the superhero movie Iron Man 3 (2013) and the fantasy film The BFG (2016). In 2016, she received great reviews for playing news reporter Christine Chubbuck in the movie Christine.
More recently, Rebecca starred in the giant monster movies Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024). In 2021, she also directed her first movie, a drama called Passing. She has also won a British Academy Television Award for her work on the TV miniseries Red Riding: 1974.
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About Rebecca Hall's Early Life
Rebecca Hall was born in London on May 3, 1982. Her mother, Maria Ewing, was an American opera singer. Her father, Sir Peter Hall, was a famous English stage director. He started the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Rebecca's mother had a mixed background. Her father was African-American, and her mother was Dutch. Rebecca learned more about her family history on a TV show called Finding Your Roots. She discovered that her great-grandfather, John William Ewing, was born into slavery. After the American Civil War, he became an important person in the black community in Washington, D.C.
Rebecca's parents separated when she was young and divorced in 1990. She has five half-siblings from her father's side.
Rebecca went to Roedean School and was even the head girl there. She then studied English literature at St Catharine's College, Cambridge. She left college in 2002 before finishing her last year. While at Cambridge, she was very involved in student theater. She even started her own theater company.
Rebecca Hall's Acting Career
Early Film and TV Roles
Rebecca Hall's first acting job was in 1992. She was nine years old and played young Sophy in her father's TV show, The Camomile Lawn. Her first movie role was in 2006. She played Rebecca Epstein in Starter for 10.
She became well-known for her role as Sarah Borden in Christopher Nolan's movie The Prestige (2006). She also appeared in several TV films like Wide Sargasso Sea (2006) and Joe's Palace (2007).
Becoming a Hollywood Star
Rebecca's career in Hollywood took off when she starred in the Woody Allen film Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008). She played Vicky, one of the main characters. Her acting was highly praised, and she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. In the same year, she was in the historical drama Frost/Nixon. She played the girlfriend of David Frost.
In 2009, she acted in the British fantasy-horror movie Dorian Gray. This movie was based on a famous book by Oscar Wilde.
Later Film and TV Work
After a small role in Please Give, Rebecca starred in Ben Affleck's crime drama The Town (2010). In 2010, she won a British Academy Television Award for her role in the TV show Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1974. The next year, she was the main actress in the British ghost movie The Awakening (2011).
In 2012, she played Beth Raymer in the movie Lay the Favorite. Critics said she played the character as a strong person who could survive tough situations. She also starred in the TV series Parade's End (2012) with Benedict Cumberbatch. This role earned her another BAFTA Television Award nomination.
In 2013, Rebecca joined the superhero movie Iron Man 3 as Maya Hansen. She also appeared in the thriller Closed Circuit (2013). In 2014, she starred with Johnny Depp in Transcendence. In 2015, she was in the romantic comedy Tumbledown and the thriller The Gift.
In the 2016 movie Christine, Rebecca played Christine Chubbuck, a real-life TV news reporter. Her performance was called "amazing" by Variety.
In 2017, she played Elizabeth Holloway Marston in Professor Marston and the Wonder Women. This character helped inspire Wonder Woman. In 2018, she voiced the character Mother in the English version of the animated movie Mirai. In 2021, Rebecca starred in and helped produce the horror movie The Night House. She also appeared in the monster movie Godzilla vs. Kong.
Directing and Recent Work
In 2021, Rebecca Hall made her first movie as a director. It was a drama called Passing. The movie was based on a book from 1929. Rebecca also wrote the script and helped produce the film. Passing was shown at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival and received great reviews. Netflix bought the rights to show the movie.
Rebecca Hall's Stage Career
Rebecca Hall first acted professionally on stage in 2002. She played Vivie in her father's play Mrs. Warren's Profession in London. Her performance was praised and won her the Ian Charleson Award in 2003.
In 2003, Rebecca's father celebrated 50 years as a theater director. Rebecca starred in two plays during his special season. She played Rosalind in As You Like It and the main role in The Fight for Barbara. She received another award nomination for As You Like It.
In 2005, Rebecca played Rosalind again in a touring show of As You Like It. This show traveled to places like New York and Los Angeles.
From 2008 to 2009, Rebecca was part of a big theater project called the Bridge Project. She played Hermione in The Winter's Tale and Varya in The Cherry Orchard. This project performed in many countries around the world. In 2010–2011, she played Viola in Twelfth Night at London's Royal National Theatre. Her father directed this play too.
Rebecca made her first appearance on Broadway in 2013. She starred in the play Machinal.
Rebecca Hall's Personal Life
In 2014, Rebecca Hall met actor Morgan Spector when they were acting together in a Broadway play. They got married in 2015. Their daughter, Ida, was born in 2018.
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See also
In Spanish: Rebecca Hall para niños
