Editing Rachel Weisz (section)

==Career==
===1990s===
In 1992, Weisz appeared in the television film ''Advocates II'', followed by roles in the ''[[Inspector Morse (TV series)|Inspector Morse]]'' episode "[[Twilight of the Gods (Inspector Morse)|Twilight of the Gods]]", and the [[BBC]]'s steamy period drama ''[[Scarlet and Black (TV series)|Scarlet and Black]]'', alongside [[Ewan McGregor]].<ref name="MSNF"/> ''Dirty Something'', a BBC Screen Two, hour-long television film made in 1992, was Weisz's first film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Libardi |first=Manuella |date=2021-07-05 |title=The Transformation Of Rachel Weisz From Childhood To 51 Years Old |url=https://www.nickiswift.com/453460/the-transformation-of-rachel-weisz-from-childhood-to-51-years-old/ |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=Nicki Swift}}</ref>

Weisz's breakthrough role on the stage was that of Gilda in [[Sean Mathias]]'s 1994 revival of [[Noël Coward]]'s ''[[Design for Living]]'' at the [[Gielgud Theatre]],<ref name=esu>{{cite news |last=Shenton |first=Mark |title=London's Donmar warehouse season to feature Weisz, West, Molina |work=Playbill |publisher=Playbill, Inc |date=17 April 2009 |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/128364-Londons-Donmar-Warehouse-Season-to-Feature-Weisz-West-Molina |access-date=12 November 2010 |archive-date=19 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019192542/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/128364-Londons-Donmar-Warehouse-Season-to-Feature-Weisz-West-Molina}}</ref><ref name=wen>{{cite news |last=Flint Marx |first=Rebecca |title=Rachel Weisz bio, movies and television |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/216376/Rachel-Weisz/biography |access-date=12 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103212857/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/216376/Rachel-Weisz/biography |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2012 |archive-date=3 November 2012}}</ref> for which she received the London Critics' Circle Award for the most promising newcomer.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/rachel-weisz/bio/170676 |title=TV Guide – Rachel Weisz biography |work=TV Guide |publisher=TV Guide Online Holdings LLC |year=2010 |access-date=26 January 2011 |url-status=live |archive-date=28 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628223328/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/rachel-weisz/bio/170676}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.msn.com/celebrities/celebrity-biography/rachel-weisz/ |title=Rachel Weisz biography |publisher=[[MSN|MSN Movies]] |year=2010 |access-date=30 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609122944/http://movies.msn.com/celebrities/celebrity-biography/rachel-weisz/ |archive-date=9 June 2012}}</ref> Her portrayal was described as "wonderful" by a contemporary review.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rupert-graves.com/stage/design.html |publisher=Rupert Graves |title=Stage productions: 'Design For Living' |access-date=20 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120828172337/http://www.rupert-graves.com/stage/design.html |archive-date=28 August 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Weisz started her film career with a minor role in the 1994 film ''[[Death Machine]]'';<ref name="MSNF" /> her first major role came in the 1996 film ''[[Chain Reaction (1996 film)|Chain Reaction]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_n13_v90/ai_18593909/pg_1 |publisher=Johnson Publishing Company |work=Jet Magazine |title=Morgan Freeman stars in ''Chain Reaction'': latest movie in the actor's stellar career |year=1996 |access-date=7 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907081223/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_n13_v90/ai_18593909/pg_1 |archive-date=7 September 2014}}</ref> The film received mostly negative reviews–it holds a 16% rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Chain Reaction |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1072457-chain_reaction/ |access-date=21 April 2008}}</ref> and was a minor financial success.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chain Reaction |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=chainreaction.htm |access-date=21 April 2008}}</ref> She next appeared as Miranda Fox in ''[[Stealing Beauty]]'', directed by [[Bernardo Bertolucci]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/stealing_beauty/ |title=Rotten Tomatoes – Stealing Beauty (1996) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=26 January 2011 |archive-date=18 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918194404/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/stealing_beauty/ |url-status=live}}</ref> where she was first labelled an "English rose".<ref name="HelloMagazine" />

Weisz found roles in the 1997 American drama ''[[Swept from the Sea]]'',<ref>{{cite web |title=Swept From The Sea: Overview |publisher=MSN Movies |url=http://movies.msn.com/movies/movie/swept-from-the-sea |access-date=31 January 2010 |archive-date=9 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609123738/http://movies.msn.com/movies/movie/swept-from-the-sea |url-status=dead}}</ref> the 1998 British television comedy-drama ''[[My Summer with Des]]'', [[Michael Winterbottom]]'s crime film ''[[I Want You (1998 film)|I Want You]]'',<ref name="indmagaz">{{cite news |last=Forrest |first=Emma |title=Rachel Weisz |work=[[Index Magazine]] |year=2001 |url=http://www.indexmagazine.com/interviews/rachel_weisz.shtml |access-date=23 May 2007 |archive-date=18 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818104832/http://www.indexmagazine.com/interviews/rachel_weisz.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> and [[David Leland]]'s ''[[The Land Girls (film)|The Land Girls]]'', based on [[Angela Huth]]'s book of the same name.<ref>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Julia Llewellyn |title=Land girls: disquiet on the home front |location=London |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=27 February 2010 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-two/7332317/land-girls-disquiet-on-the-home-front.html |access-date=31 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130205234350/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-two/7332317/land-girls-disquiet-on-the-home-front.html |archive-date=5 February 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1999, Weisz played Greta in the historical film ''[[Sunshine (1999 film)|Sunshine]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1097859-sunshine/ |title=Rotten Tomatoes – Sunshine (1999) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=27 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521210600/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1097859-sunshine/ |archive-date=21 May 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> The same year, her international breakthrough came with the 1999 adventure film ''[[The Mummy (1999 film)|The Mummy]]'', in which she played the female lead opposite [[Brendan Fraser]]. Her character, Evelyn Carnahan, is an English [[Egyptology|Egyptologist]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Jones |first=Alison |title=Great Excavations |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/GREAT+EXCAVATIONS%3B+Interview%3A+Rachel+Weisz+Rachel+Weisz+talks+to...-a060531008 |publisher=Trinity Mirror |work=The Birmingham Post |date=26 June 1999 |access-date=7 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023085223/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/GREAT%2BEXCAVATIONS%3B%2BInterview%3A%2BRachel%2BWeisz%2BRachel%2BWeisz%2Btalks%2Bto...-a060531008 |archive-date=23 October 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> who undertakes an expedition to the fictional ancient Egyptian city of Hamunaptra to discover an ancient book. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' criticised the direction of the film, writing: "(the actors) have been directed to broad, undisciplined performances [...] Buffoonery hardly seems like Weisz's natural domain, as the actress strains for comic effects that she can't achieve".<ref>{{cite news |title=The Mummy |work=Variety |url=https://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=review&reviewid=VE1117499718&categoryid=31&cs=1 |publisher=Reed Elsevier Inc. |date=2 May 1999 |author=Todd Mccarthy |access-date=26 April 2011 |url-access=subscription |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308040718/http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=review&reviewid=VE1117499718&categoryid=31&cs=1 |archive-date=8 March 2012}}</ref> She followed this up with the sequel ''[[The Mummy Returns]]'' in 2001, which grossed an estimated $433 million worldwide,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mummyreturns.htm |title=The Mummy Returns (2001) |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=26 January 2011}}</ref> (equivalent to ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|433|2001}}}} million in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars){{inflation-fn|US}} higher than the original's $260 million<ref>{{cite web |title=The Mummy |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mummy.htm |access-date=26 January 2011}}</ref> (equal to ${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|260|1999}}}} million in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars).{{inflation-fn|US}}

Also in 1999, she played the role of Catherine in the [[Donmar Warehouse]] production of [[Tennessee Williams]]' ''[[Suddenly Last Summer]]'',<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web |title=Suddenly, Last Summer |url=http://www.gerardbutler.net/career-achievements/suddenly-last-summer/ |access-date=30 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429210633/http://www.gerardbutler.net/career-achievements/suddenly-last-summer/ |archive-date=29 April 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''What's on Stage'' called her "captivating", stating that she brought "a degree of credibility to a difficult part".<ref>{{cite web |url-status=dead |url=http://www.whatsonstage.com/reviews/theatre/london/E2053492516/Suddenly+Last+Summer.html |title=Suddenly Last Summer |publisher=What's on Stage |date=23 April 1999 |access-date=18 July 2011 |archive-date=18 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718035324/http://www.whatsonstage.com/reviews/theatre/london/E2053492516/Suddenly%2BLast%2BSummer.html}}</ref> The same year, Weisz appeared in [[Neil LaBute]]'s ''[[The Shape of Things]]'' at the [[Almeida Theatre]], then temporarily located in London's [[King's Cross, London|King's Cross]], for which she received a [[Theatre World Award]].<ref name=shape/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/97941/rachel-weisz-to-star-in-londons-streetcar-named-desire/ |title=Rachel Weisz to Star in London's Streetcar Named Desire |date=8 December 2009 |website=broadway.com |access-date=25 March 2020}}</ref> CurtainUp called her "a sophisticated, independent artist" with "great stage presence".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.curtainup.com/shapeofthings.html |title=The Shape of Things |publisher=Curtain Up |date=30 May 2001 |access-date=20 February 2011 |url-status=live |archive-date=12 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110312165538/http://www.curtainup.com/shapeofthings.html}}</ref>

=== 2000s ===
In 2000, she portrayed Petula in the film ''[[Beautiful Creatures (2000 film)|Beautiful Creatures]]'',<ref name="MSNF">{{cite web |url=http://movies.msn.com/celebrities/celebrity-filmography/rachel-weisz/?startingItem=16&ipp=15 |title=Rachel Weisz Filmography |year=2000 |publisher=MSN Movies |access-date=23 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612032638/http://movies.msn.com/celebrities/celebrity-filmography/rachel-weisz/?startingItem=16&ipp=15 |archive-date=12 June 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> followed by 2001's ''[[Enemy at the Gates]]'',<ref>{{cite web |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |title=Enemy at the Gates (2001) |access-date=31 January 2011 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/enemy_at_the_gates/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830190925/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/enemy_at_the_gates/ |archive-date=30 August 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> and the 2002 comedy-drama ''[[About a Boy (film)|About a Boy]]'', with [[Hugh Grant]], based on [[Nick Hornby]]'s 1998 [[About a Boy (novel)|novel]].<ref>{{cite web |website=The British Comedy Guide |access-date=31 January 2011 |url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/film/about_a_boy/ |title=About A Boy}}</ref> In 2003, she played Marlee in the adaptation of [[John Grisham]]'s legal thriller novel ''[[The Runaway Jury]]'';<ref>{{cite web |url=http://people.lis.illinois.edu/~unsworth/courses/bestsellers/search.cgi?title=The+Runaway+Jury |title=20th-Century American Bestsellers |publisher=The Graduate School of Library and Information Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |access-date=31 January 2011 |archive-date=15 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215070500/http://people.lis.illinois.edu/~unsworth/courses/bestsellers/search.cgi?title=The%2BRunaway%2BJury}}</ref> and starred in the film adaptation of the romantic comedy-drama play ''[[The Shape of Things]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/v279419 |title=The Shape of things |website=[[AllMovie]] |access-date=31 January 2011 |archive-date=24 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024100812/http://www.allmovie.com/movie/v279419 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Rachelweisz.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Weisz in 2007]]

In 2004, Weisz appeared in the comedy ''[[Envy (2004 film)|Envy]]''. The film failed at the box office.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1131155-envy/ |title=Envy (2004) |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=30 January 2011 |archive-date=3 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103042647/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1131155-envy/ |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' opined that Weisz and co-star [[Amy Poehler]] "get fewer choice moments than they deserve."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117923704/ |title=Envy |work=Variety Magazine |publisher=Reed Business Information |date=29 April 2004 |first=Robert |last=Koehler |access-date=20 February 2011 |archive-date=7 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107175349/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117923704/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Her next role was alongside [[Keanu Reeves]] in ''[[Constantine (film)|Constantine]]'', based on the comic book ''[[Hellblazer]]''.<ref name=guardian2>{{cite news |last=Brooks |first=Xan |title=Girl behaving sensibly |publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=9 January 2001 |url=http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,,419667,00.html |access-date=23 May 2007 |location=London |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720054327/http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,,419667,00.html |archive-date=20 July 2008}}</ref> ''[[Film Threat]]'' called her portrayal "effective at projecting scepticism and, eventually, dawning horror".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.filmthreat.com/reviews/7115/ |title=Constantine |first=Pete |last=Vonder Haar |work=[[Film Threat]]|access-date=20 February 2011 |archive-date=22 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922071541/http://www.filmthreat.com/reviews/7115/}}</ref>

Her next appearance, in 2005, was in [[Fernando Meirelles]]'s ''[[The Constant Gardener (film)|The Constant Gardener]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/constant_gardener/ |title=The Constant Gardener (2005) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=30 January 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110108013158/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/constant_gardener/ |archive-date=8 January 2011}}</ref> a film adaptation of a [[John le Carré]] thriller set in the slums of [[Kibera]] and [[Loiyangalani]], [[Kenya]].<ref name="guardian3">{{cite news |last=Vulliamy |first=Ed |title=The Guardian profile: Rachel Weisz |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/feb/03/film.edvulliamy |publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited |work=The Guardian |date=3 February 2006 |access-date=23 May 2007 |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503031030/http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2006/feb/03/film.edvulliamy |archive-date=3 May 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=thisislondon>{{cite news |last=Goodridge |first=Mike |title=The virtues of Weisz |publisher=ES London Limited |work=Evening Standard |url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/starinterviews/article-23374776-details/The%20virtues%20of%20Weisz/article.do |location=London |date=16 November 2006 |access-date=23 May 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070524053153/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/starinterviews/article-23374776-details/The%20virtues%20of%20Weisz/article.do |archive-date=24 May 2007}}</ref> Weisz played an activist, Tessa Quayle, married to a British embassy official.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808680118/info |title=The Constant Gardener (2005) |website=[[Yahoo! Movies]] |access-date=30 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081225165743/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808680118/info |archive-date=25 December 2008}}</ref> The film was critically acclaimed,<ref>{{cite web |access-date=30 January 2011 |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-constant-gardener |title=The Constant Gardener |website=[[Metacritic]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111201222906/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-constant-gardener |archive-date=1 December 2011}}</ref> earning Weisz the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/78th-winners.html |title=The 78th Academy Awards (2006) Nominees and Winners |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |year=2006 |access-date=30 January 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111228050838/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/78th-winners.html |archive-date=28 December 2011}}</ref> the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress]],<ref>{{cite web |access-date=23 February 2011 |url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/film/25991 |title=Constant Gardener, The |publisher=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]] |year=2006 |archive-date=26 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726123324/http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/film/25991}}</ref> and the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/12th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |title=The 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards |publisher=Screen Actors Guild |access-date=30 January 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930172653/http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/12th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |archive-date=30 September 2011}}</ref> UK newspaper ''[[The Guardian]]'' noted that the film "established her in the front rank of British actors",<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2005/nov/08/awardsandprizes.oscars2006 |title='I'm a storyteller. I don't save lives' |publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited |work=The Guardian |date=8 November 2005 |access-date=2 February 2011 |location=London |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090910064241/http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2005/nov/08/awardsandprizes.oscars2006 |archive-date=10 September 2009}}</ref> while the BBC wrote: "Weisz is exceptional: film star charisma coupled with raw emotion in a performance to fall in love with".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2005/10/24/the_constant_gardener_2005_review.shtml |title=The Constant Gardener (2005) |first=Andy |last=Jacobs |work=BBC News |date=11 November 2005 |access-date=2 May 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091115181650/http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2005/10/24/the_constant_gardener_2005_review.shtml |archive-date=15 November 2009}}</ref> In 2006, she received the [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] [[Britannia Awards|Britannia Award]] for British Artist of the Year.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=31 July 2012 |url=http://www.bafta.org/losangeles/awards/britannia-awards-winners,1252,BA.html |title=Britannia Award Honorees – Awards & Events – Los Angeles – The BAFTA site |date=2 August 2006 |publisher=[[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] (BAFTA) |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111109061122/http://www.bafta.org/losangeles/awards/britannia-awards-winners%2C1252%2CBA.html |archive-date=9 November 2011}}</ref>

In 2006, Weisz starred in American filmmaker [[Darren Aronofsky]]'s romantic drama ''[[The Fountain (film)|The Fountain]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://allmovie.com/work/the-fountain-312594/cast |title=The Fountain – Cast |website=AllMovie |access-date=30 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502165334/http://allmovie.com/work/the-fountain-312594/cast |archive-date=2 May 2009}}</ref> The ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' found her portrayal of Queen Isabel "less convincing" than other roles.<ref>{{cite news |date=22 November 2006 |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/11/22/DDGQRMGP7B1.DTL&type=movies |title=Toke-worthy search for fountain of youth |work=The [[San Francisco Chronicle]] |publisher=[[Hearst Corporation]] |first=Ruthe |last=Stein |access-date=20 February 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081019235951/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2006%2F11%2F22%2FDDGQRMGP7B1.DTL&type=movies |archive-date=19 October 2008}}</ref> That same year, she provided the voice for [[Saphira]] the dragon in the fantasy film ''[[Eragon (film)|Eragon]]'';<ref>{{cite web |url=https://allmovie.com/work/eragon-325766/cast |title=Eragon – cast |website=AllMovie |year=2006 |access-date=30 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100312102210/http://allmovie.com/work/eragon-325766/cast |archive-date=12 March 2010}}</ref> and rejected an offer to star in ''[[The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor]]'' due to script issues.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Rachel-Weisz-Leaves-Mummy-3-4912.html |title=Rachel Weisz Leaves Mummy 3 |website=CinemaBlend.com |last=Tyler |first=Josh |date=2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Beth Hilton |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a95411/weisz-criticised-for-mummy-decision.html |title=Weisz criticised for 'Mummy' decision |website=[[Digital Spy]] |access-date=15 July 2008 |date=7 May 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090605215123/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a95411/weisz-criticised-for-mummy-decision.html |archive-date=5 June 2009}}</ref> The part eventually went to [[Maria Bello]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1583041/meet-mummy-sequels-new-leading-lady.jhtml |title='Mummy 3' star Maria Bello talks about taking over for Rachel Weisz, fighting an invisible baddie |publisher=MTV |last=Adler |first=Shawn |year=2008 |access-date=26 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106203846/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1583041/meet-mummy-sequels-new-leading-lady.jhtml}}</ref> Her subsequent films include the 2007 [[Wong Kar-wai]] drama ''[[My Blueberry Nights]]'',<ref name=weiszroles/> and [[Rian Johnson]]'s 2008 caper film ''[[The Brothers Bloom]]''.<ref name="weiszroles">{{cite news |last=Wise |first=Damon |title=What's wong with this picture? |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/cannes/article1830614.ece |work=[[The Times]] |publisher=News Corporation |date=24 May 2007 |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617004751/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/cannes/article1830614.ece |archive-date=17 June 2011 |url-status=dead |access-date=23 May 2007}}</ref> In 2009, she played the lead role of [[Hypatia of Alexandria]] in the historical drama film ''[[Agora (film)|Agora]]'', a Spanish production directed by [[Alejandro Amenábar]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/charlottehigginsblog/2009/may/18/cannesfilmfestival-classics |title=Alejandro Amenabar's Agora: a gift for classicists |work=The Guardian |publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028042332/http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/charlottehigginsblog/2009/may/18/cannesfilmfestival-classics |archive-date=28 October 2011 |url-status=live |access-date=30 January 2011 |date=1 July 2010 |location=London |first=Charlotte |last=Higgins}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' called her portrayal "adept", noting that she imparted "a sympathetic presence".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/2010/05/28/movies/28agora.html |title=New York Times – Agora review – love amid the togas and the intolerant |work=The New York Times |access-date=16 February 2011 |first=A. O. |last=Scott |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020191015/http://movies.nytimes.com/2010/05/28/movies/28agora.html |archive-date=20 October 2011 |url-status=live |date=28 May 2010}}</ref> That same year, she appeared as [[Blanche DuBois]], in [[Rob Ashford]]'s revival of the play ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire (play)|A Streetcar Named Desire]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2009/jul/30/a-streetcar-named-desire |first=Chris |last=Wiegand |title=What to say about ... 'A Streetcar Named Desire' at the Donmar |work=The Guardian |date=30 July 2009 |access-date=7 March 2011 |location=London |url-status=live |archive-date=16 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616014416/http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2009/jul/30/a-streetcar-named-desire}}</ref> Her performance in the play was praised by critics, the ''[[Daily Telegraph]]'' noted that she "rises to the challenge magnificently".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturecritics/charlesspencer/5930319/A-Streetcar-Named-Desire-with-Rachel-Weisz-at-the-Donmar-Warehouse-review.html |first=Charles |last=Spencer |location=London |title='A Streetcar Named Desire' with Rachel Weisz, at the Donmar Warehouse – Review |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=29 July 2009 |access-date=7 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430022026/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturecritics/charlesspencer/5930319/A-Streetcar-Named-Desire-with-Rachel-Weisz-at-the-Donmar-Warehouse-review.html |archive-date=30 April 2011}}</ref>

===2010s===
[[File:Rachel Weisz 2012.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Weisz at the 2012 [[Deauville American Film Festival]]]]

Weisz starred in the film ''[[The Whistleblower]]'', which debuted at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]] in 2010. The film was based on the [[DynCorp#Employee involvement in child sex slave traffic|true story]] of human trafficking by employees of contractor [[DynCorp]]. During its première, the intense depiction of the treatment meted out to victims by the kidnappers made a woman in the audience faint.<ref>{{cite news |first=Melissa |last=Leong |url=http://arts.nationalpost.com/2010/09/17/star-rachel-weisz-and-subject-kathryn-bolkovac-on-detaching-themselves-from-the-events-of-the-whistleblower/ |title=Star Rachel Weisz and subject Kathryn Bolkovac on detaching themselves from the events of 'The Whistleblower' |work=National Post |publisher=[[Postmedia Network]] Inc |access-date=13 April 2011 |date=17 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907081932/http://arts.nationalpost.com/2010/09/17/star-rachel-weisz-and-subject-kathryn-bolkovac-on-detaching-themselves-from-the-events-of-the-whistleblower/ |archive-date=7 September 2014 }}</ref> ''Variety'' wrote "Weisz's performance holds the viewer every step of the way."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117943562?refcatid=31&printerfriendly=true |title=The Whistleblower: A tense, focused piece of storytelling with a powerful sense of empathy |last=Chang |first=Justin |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |publisher=[[Reed Business Information]] |date=15 September 2010 |access-date=8 May 2011 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308060341/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117943562?refcatid=31&printerfriendly=true |archive-date=8 March 2012}}</ref> That same year, she guest-starred in the animated series ''[[The Simpsons]]'', in the [[The Simpsons season 22|22nd season]] episode "[[How Munched is That Birdie in the Window?]]".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/danica-patrick-and-rachel-weisz-to-appear-in-the-simpsons-106434983-237725171 |title=Danica Patrick and Rachel Weisz to appear in 'The Simpsons' |date=1 November 2010 |work=Irish Central |first=Antoinette |last=Kelly |access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> Weisz's 2011 roles included an adaptation of [[Terence Rattigan]]'s play ''[[The Deep Blue Sea (2011 film)|The Deep Blue Sea]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Rachel-Weisz-Set-To-Suffer-In-The-Deep-Blue-Sea-19904.html |last=Rich |first=Katey |title=Rachel Weisz set to suffer in 'The Deep Blue Sea' |publisher=Cinema Blend LLC |date=30 July 2010 |access-date=2 January 2011 |archive-date=13 October 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013091014/http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Rachel-Weisz-Set-To-Suffer-In-The-Deep-Blue-Sea-19904.html}}</ref> [[Fernando Meirelles]]' drama ''[[360 (film)|360]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Rachel-Weisz-Starring-In-Psychosexual-360-20750.html |title=Rachel Weisz starring in psychosexual '360' |website=CinemaBlend |date=21 September 2010 |access-date=30 January 2011 |last=Mariani |first=Mike |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013091108/http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Rachel-Weisz-Starring-In-Psychosexual-360-20750.html |archive-date=13 October 2012 |url-status=usurped}}</ref> the BBC espionage thriller ''[[Page Eight]]'', and the thriller film ''[[Dream House (2011 film)|Dream House]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Catsoulis |first=Jeannette |date=2011-09-30 |title=Moving Out of New York Is Just a Bad Idea |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/01/movies/dream-house-with-daniel-craig-and-rachel-weisz-in-review.html |access-date=2024-06-03 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

She filmed scenes for ''[[To the Wonder]]'', a 2012 romantic drama film written and directed by [[Terrence Malick]]; her scenes were cut.<ref>{{cite web |title=Barry Pepper, Michael Sheen & Amanda Peet Also Cut From Terrence Malick's 'To The Wonder' |work=The Playlist |url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/barry-pepper-michael-sheen-amanda-peet-also-cut-from-terrence-malicks-to-the-wonder-20120829 |last=Jagernauth |first=Kevin |date=29 August 2012 |access-date=30 August 2012 |archive-date=1 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901004025/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/barry-pepper-michael-sheen-amanda-peet-also-cut-from-terrence-malicks-to-the-wonder-20120829%23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Laura |last=Summers |url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=268&articleid=20101005_268_0_BARTLE615180 |title='Untitled' Malick film is official, shooting in Bartlesville |work=[[Tulsa World]] |publisher=World Publishing Co |date=5 October 2010 |access-date=7 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923055659/http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=268&articleid=20101005_268_0_BARTLE615180 |archive-date=23 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmratings.com/filmRatings_cara/reports/s10746885.htm |access-date=14 May 2012 |title=To The Wonder |publisher=FilmRatings.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518015117/http://www.filmratings.com/filmRatings_cara/reports/s10746885.htm |archive-date=18 May 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> She has starred in the 2012 action thriller film ''[[The Bourne Legacy (film)|The Bourne Legacy]]'' based on the series of books by [[Robert Ludlum]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/first-look-at-rachel-weisz-alongside-jeremy-renner-in-the-bourne-legacy-110247/ |title=First Look At Rachel Weisz Alongside Jeremy Renner In 'The Bourne Legacy' |last=Lyttelton |first=Oliver |website=IndieWire |date=28 May 2012 |access-date=23 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223230451/https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/first-look-at-rachel-weisz-alongside-jeremy-renner-in-the-bourne-legacy-110247/ |archive-date=23 February 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2013, Weisz starred on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] alongside her husband, [[Daniel Craig]], in a revival of [[Harold Pinter]]'s ''[[Betrayal (play)|Betrayal]]''. It opened 27 October 2013, and closed 5 January 2014.<ref>{{cite news |title=Daniel Craig Heads Back To Broadway With 'Betrayal' |url=https://www.npr.org/2013/09/18/223752897/daniel-craig-heads-back-to-broadway-with-betrayal |publisher=[[NPR]] |date=18 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109192934/http://www.npr.org/2013/09/18/223752897/daniel-craig-heads-back-to-broadway-with-betrayal |archive-date=9 November 2013 |url-status=live |access-date=9 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz to Star in Broadway 'Betrayal' |url=https://variety.com/2013/legit/news/daniel-craig-rachel-weisz-broadway-1200333595/ |access-date=9 November 2013 |magazine=variety.com |last=Cox |first=Gordon |date=5 April 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113012356/http://variety.com/2013/legit/news/daniel-craig-rachel-weisz-broadway-1200333595/ |archive-date=13 November 2013}}</ref> Box office receipts of $17.5 million made it the second highest grossing Broadway play of 2013.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/jan/07/daniel-craig-rachel-weisz-huge-success-betrayal-broadway |title=Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz claim huge success with Betrayal on Broadway |newspaper=The Guardian |last=Trueman |first=Matt |date=7 January 2014 |access-date=16 January 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140114155126/http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/jan/07/daniel-craig-rachel-weisz-huge-success-betrayal-broadway |archive-date=14 January 2014}}</ref> That year, Weisz played [[Wicked Witch of the East|Evanora]] in the fantasy film ''[[Oz the Great and Powerful]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://playbill.com/article/rachel-weisz-joins-james-franco-michelle-williams-for-disneys-oz-the-great-and-powerful-com-179307 |title=Rachel Weisz Joins James Franco, Michelle Williams for Disney's "Oz, the Great and Powerful" |last=Gioia |first=Michael |website=Playbill |date=18 May 2011 |access-date=18 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240218203154/https://playbill.com/article/rachel-weisz-joins-james-franco-michelle-williams-for-disneys-oz-the-great-and-powerful-com-179307 |archive-date=18 February 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Rachel Weisz Cannes 2015.jpg|thumb|upright|Weisz at the [[2015 Cannes Film Festival]]]]

In 2015, she appeared in drama film ''[[Youth (2015 film)|Youth]]'' and in science fiction film ''[[The Lobster]]''. The film won Cannes Jury Prize. In 2016, she appeared in the drama film ''[[The Light Between Oceans (film)|The Light Between Oceans]]'', and portrayed Holocaust historian [[Deborah Lipstadt]] in ''[[Denial (2016 film)|Denial]]'', a film based on Lipstadt's book, and directed by [[Mick Jackson (director)|Mick Jackson]].

In 2017 Weisz starred in ''[[My Cousin Rachel (2017 film)|My Cousin Rachel]]'', a drama based on [[Daphne du Maurier]]'s novel, and in 2018 co-starred in a British [[biographical film]] about sailor [[Donald Crowhurst]], ''[[The Mercy]]'', directed by [[James Marsh (director)|James Marsh]].

Weisz's production company, LC6 Productions, released its first feature film, ''[[Disobedience (2017 film)|Disobedience]]'', in 2017, starring Weisz and [[Rachel McAdams]].<ref name=krollvariety>{{cite news |last1=Kroll |first1=Justin |title=Rachel Weisz to Produce and Star in Adaptation of Naomi Alderman Novel 'Disobedience' (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/rachel-weisz-to-produce-and-star-in-adaptation-of-naomi-alderman-novel-disobedience-exclusive-1201873255/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=29 September 2016 |access-date=4 May 2018}}</ref><ref name=turnermm>{{cite web |last1=Turner |first1=Kyle |title=Weisz Beyond Her Years: From Optioned Novel to Arthouse Drama, Rachel Weisz Nurtured Disobedience at Every Stage |url=https://www.moviemaker.com/archives/news/rachel-weisz-disobedience/ |work=[[MovieMaker]] |date=27 April 2018 |access-date=4 May 2018}}</ref> Weisz grew up three [[London Underground]] stops away from the [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox Jewish]] neighborhood where the film is set. Raised within [[Judaism]], Weisz never fully connected to her ancestral religion. She claims she was "really disobedient" herself and has never felt she fits in anywhere.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-rachel-weisz-disobedience-20180502-story.html |title=Rachel Weisz takes matters in her own hands in her film 'Disobedience' |last=Kaufman |first=Amy |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=2 May 2018 |access-date=30 June 2018}}</ref>

In 2018, Weisz played [[Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough|Sarah Churchill]] in ''[[The Favourite]]'', winning the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role]] and receiving her second nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]]. In April 2019, she entered talks to join [[Scarlett Johansson]] in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] film ''[[Black Widow (2021 film)|Black Widow]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/rachel-weisz-black-widow-marvel-scarlett-johansson-1203177636/ |title='Black Widow': Rachel Weisz Circling Key Role in Marvel's Standalone Film (EXCLUSIVE) |last=Kroll |first=Justin |magazine=Variety |date=3 April 2019 |access-date=4 April 2019}}</ref> In July of that year, Weisz was announced to play [[Melina Vostokoff (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Melina Vostokoff]] in the film, which was released on 9 July 2021.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/comic-con/2019/07/20/black-widow-movie-first-look-scarlett-johansson/ |title=Black Widow hits Comic-Con with first details of Scarlett Johansson film |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |first=Devan |last=Coggan |date=20 July 2019 |access-date=21 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/03/black-widow-release-july-streaming-disney-plus-1234610752/ |title=Disney Moves 'Black Widow' to July, Releasing in Movie Theaters and Disney+ Streaming |website=[[indiewire]] |first=Ryan |last=Lattanzio |date=23 March 2021 |access-date=23 March 2021}}</ref>

=== 2020s ===
Weisz starred in and executive produced the thriller miniseries ''[[Dead Ringers (miniseries)|Dead Ringers]]'', a remake of the [[Dead Ringers (film)|1988 film of the same name]] for [[Amazon Prime Video]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/08/rachel-weisz-dead-ringers-amazon-annapurna-tv-alice-birch-1203011855/|title=Rachel Weisz To Star In & Produce 'Dead Ringers' TV Series Reboot In Works At Amazon From 'Normal People' Scribe Alice Birch & Annapurna TV|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first1=Justin|last1=Kroll|first2=Nellie|last2=Andreeva|date=18 August 2020|access-date=22 July 2022}}</ref>
<!--Weisz is set to portray actress [[Elizabeth Taylor]] in the biographical drama ''A Special Relationship''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/rachel-weisz-elizabeth-taylor-biopic-a-special-relationship-1203385147/ |title=Rachel Weisz to Play Elizabeth Taylor in Biopic 'A Special Relationship' |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |first=Dave |last=McNary |date=28 October 2019 |access-date=7 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/rachel-weisz-play-elizabeth-taylor-biopic-1250364 |title=Rachel Weisz to Play Elizabeth Taylor in Biopic From 'King's Speech' Producers |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |first=Alex |last=Ritman |date=28 October 2019 |access-date=7 April 2021}}</ref> The film will chronicle Taylor's life and career from actress to activist. It is set to be directed by [[Bert and Bertie]], and produced by [[See-Saw Films]], with a script written by [[Simon Beaufoy]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/rachel-weisz-to-play-elizabeth-taylor-in-a-special-relationship-for-see-saw-bert-bertie-simon-beaufoy-afm-1202770276/ |title=Rachel Weisz To Play Elizabeth Taylor In 'A Special Relationship' For See-Saw, Bert & Bertie, Simon Beaufoy – AFM |website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |first=Tom |last=Grater |date=28 October 2019 |access-date=7 April 2021}}</ref> Weisz is attached to star alongside [[Colin Farrell]] in ''Love Child'', directed by [[Todd Solondz]].<ref name="vlc">{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/global/rachel-weisz-colin-farrell-todd-solondz-love-child-cannes-1234996754/ |title=Rachel Weisz, Colin Farrell Reunite for Todd Solondz's 'Love Child,' Sales to Launch at Cannes |date=15 June 2021 |magazine=Variety |access-date=19 October 2021}}</ref> She is also set to star in a film adaptation of ''[[Seance on a Wet Afternoon]]'', based on the 1961 suspense novel of the same name by Mark McShane and directed by [[Tomas Alfredson]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/rachel-weisz-legendarys-seance-on-a-wet-afternoon-tomas-alfredson-1234855948/ |title=Rachel Weisz To Star in Legendary's Adaptation of 'Seance on a Wet Afternoon', Tomas Alfredson To Direct |website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |first=Justin |last=Kroll |date=14 October 2021 |access-date=18 October 2021}}</ref>-->