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Rebecca Hall Profile |
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Birth Date: 1982
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Birth Place: England, UK
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Birth Name: Rebecca Hall
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Height: 5'9"
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Biography |
Rebecca Hall is an English actress who, in 2003, won the
Charleson award for her debut stage performance in a
production of Mrs Warren's Profession. In 2006 she made her
film debut, appearing in two high-profile films, Starter for
10 and The Prestige.
Born to Peter Hall and Maria Ewing (who divorced when she
was five), Hall attended Roedean School where she became
head girl. She later read English Literature at St
Catharine's College, Cambridge, for two years before
dropping out in 2002, prior to her final year. During her
time there, she appeared in "nearly a dozen" plays and set
up a theatre company. She also appeared in student stage
productions alongside Dan Stevens, later her As You Like It
co-star. Her half-brother Edward Hall is a theatre director.
Her sister is Emma Hall.
Between 2003 and at least 2004, she was in a relationship
with her As You Like It co-star Freddie Stevenson.
Hall's first role came in 1992 when she appeared as Young
Sophy in her father's television adaptation of Mary Wesley's
The Camomile Lawn.
Hall’s feature film debut came in 2006 as Rebecca Epstein in
the film adaptation of David Nicholls' Starter for Ten. This
was followed by her role as Sarah Borden in Christopher
Nolan's The Prestige. Her most recent appearance on the
small screen was in Stephen Poliakoff's Joe's Palace.
She appears in the forthcoming TV drama Einstein and
Eddington and the films Frost/Nixon and Dorian Gray as well
as Nicole Holofcener's as yet untitled project. |
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Other
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She is the daughter of Peter Hall and Maria Ewing.
Attended Roedean School in East Sussex, where she was head
girl. Then studied English at Cambridge University, but
dropped out after her second year.
She is the sister of theatre director Edward Hall.
She contributed a doodle for Epilepsy Action's National
Doodle Day on Friday 23 February 2007.
She is the sister of theater set designer Lucy Hall.
Her favorite film is Woody Allen's 1979 movie, Manhattan
(1979).
For her professional stage debut in "Mrs Warren's
Profession" (dir. Peter Hall), she won the 2002 Sunday
Times/ National Theatre Ian Charleson Award which recognises
performances in classical roles for actors and actresses
under 30 in Britain. She was nominated for the same award in
2004 for her performance in "As You Like It" (dir. Peter
Hall). |
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since September 6, 2008