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Rebecca Hall

Acting

Born May 3, 1982 · London, England, UK

Also known as Rebecca Maria Hall

Biography

Rebecca Maria Hall (born May 3, 1982) is an English actress and filmmaker. She made her first onscreen appearance at age 10 in the 1992 television adaptation of The Camomile Lawn, directed by her father, Sir Peter Hall. Her professional stage debut came in her father's 2002 production of Mrs. Warren's Profession, which earned her the Ian Charleson Award. In 2006, following her film debut in Starter for 10, Hall got her breakthrough role in Christopher Nolan's thriller film The Prestige. In 2008, she starred as Vicky in Woody Allen's romantic comedy-drama Vicky Cristina Barcelona, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress. Hall then appeared in a wide array of films, including Ron Howard's historical drama Frost/Nixon (2008), Ben Affleck's crime drama The Town (2010), the horror thriller The Awakening (2011), the superhero film Iron Man 3 (2013), the science fiction film Transcendence (2014), the psychological thriller The Gift (2015), the live-action/CGI fantasy adventure film The BFG (2016), the biographical drama Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (2017) and the monster film Godzilla vs. Kong (2021). In 2016, Hall was praised by critics for her portrayal of news reporter Christine Chubbuck in the biographical drama Christine. She made her directorial debut with Passing (2021), receiving critical acclaim. Hall has also made several notable appearances on British television. She won the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 2009 Channel 4 miniseries Red Riding: 1974. In 2013, she was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress for her performance in BBC Two's Parade's End. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rebecca Hall, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Theatre World Award · 2014
  • Ian Charleson Awards

Filmography49 titles

The Prestige

2006as Sarah

The Studio

2025as Dr. Sarah Cohen

Godzilla vs. Kong

2021as Ilene Andrews

Frost/Nixon

2008as Caroline Cushing

Professor Marston & the Wonder Women

2017as Elizabeth Marston

The Town

2010as Claire Keesey

Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire

2024as Ilene Andrews

Tales from the Loop

2020as Loretta

High Maintenance

2016as Rebecca Hall

Christine

2016as Christine Chubbuck

Iron Man 3

2013as Maya Hansen

Einstein and Eddington

2008as Winnie Eddington

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

2008as Vicky

The Gift

2015as Robyn Callem

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974

2009as Paula Garland

The Night House

2020as Beth

The Beauty

2026as Jordan Bennett

A Rainy Day in New York

2019as Connie

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019as Self

Parade's End

2012as Sylvia Tietjens

The Awakening

2011as Florence Cathcart

Starter for 10

2006as Rebecca Epstein

Passing

2021Director, Producer, Writer

The BFG

2016as Mary

Tumbledown

2015as Hannah Miles

Please Give

2010as Rebecca

Everything Must Go

2010as Samantha

Transcendence

2014as Evelyn Caster

Teen Spirit

2018as Jules

Dorian Gray

2009as Emily Wotton

Resurrection

2022as Margaret

Closed Circuit

2013as Claudia Simmons-Howe

A Bag of Hammers

2011as Melanie 'Mel' Manilow

Joe's Palace

2007as Tina

The Camomile Lawn

1992as Sophy

The Listener

2022as Laura (voice)

A Promise

2013as Lotte Hoffmeister

Ella McCay

2025as Claire McCay

Wide Sargasso Sea

2006as Antoinette Cosway

Bonobos: Back to the Wild

2011as Claudine (voice)

Peter Hujar's Day

2025as Linda Rosenkrantz

Lay the Favorite

2012as Beth Raymer

Permission

2017as Anna

Off Camera with Sam Jones

as Self

The Dinner

2017as Katelyn Lohman

Holmes & Watson

2018as Dr. Grace Hart

The Listeners

as Claire

With/In: Volume 1

2021as (segment "Mother")

The Beauty: Official Podcast

as Self