Scene from Lay the Favorite (2012)

Alternate Names: 레베카 홀, Rebecca Maria Hall, 丽贝卡·豪尔, ربکا هال

Physical Characteristics:

• Height: 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)

First Appearances:

• The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (1992) as Lucie

Most Important Roles:

• The Prestige (2006) as Sarah
• Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) as Vicky
• The Town (2010) as Claire Keesey
• Dorian Gray (2009) as Emily Wotton
• Frost/Nixon (2008) as Caroline Cushing
• Please Give (2010) as Rebecca
• Wide Sargasso Sea (2006) as Antoinette Cosway
• Starter for 10 (2006) as Rebecca Epstein
• Einstein and Eddington (2008) as Winnie Eddington
• Resurrection (2022) as Margaret

Career Highlights:

• The Prestige (2006)
• Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
• The Town (2010)
• Dorian Gray (2009)
• Frost/Nixon (2008)
• Please Give (2010)
• Wide Sargasso Sea (2006)
• Starter for 10 (2006)
• Einstein and Eddington (2008)
• Resurrection (2022)

Awards:

• Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award - Outstanding British Film of the Year (2022)
• Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award - Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer (2022)
• Nominated for 1 BAFTA TV Award - Best Leading Actress (2013)
• Won BAFTA TV Award - Best Supporting Actress (2010)
• Nominated for 1 Rising Star Award (2009)
• Nominated for 1 British Independent Film Award - Best Actress (2011)
• Won Broadcasting Press Guild Award - Best Actress (2013)
• Nominated for 1 Golden Frog - Directors' Debuts Competition (2021)
• Nominated for 1 Milos Stehlik Award - Most Promising Filmmaker (2021)
• Nominated for 1 CFCA Award - Best Actress (2016)
• Won Silver Hugo - Best Actress (2016)
• Nominated for 1 DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Feature Film (2022)
• Nominated for 1 Evening Standard British Film Award - Best Actress (2011)
• Nominated for 1 Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical (2009)
• Nominated for 1 Satellite Award - Best Screenplay, Adapted (2022)
• Nominated for 1 Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television (2014)
• Nominated for 1 Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Feature (2021)
• Nominated for 1 Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award (2021)
• Nominated for 1 Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Screenplay (2021)
• Nominated for 1 Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Ensemble Performance (2010)

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.

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