Rebecca Hall (born 19 May 1982) is an English actress. In 2003, Hall won the Ian Charleson Award for her debut stage performance in a production of Mrs Warren's Profession. In 2006 she made her cinematic debut, appearing in two high-profile films, Starter for 10 and The Prestige. In December 2008 she earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, for her role of Vicky in Vicky Cristina Barcelona.
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Rebecca Hall (born 19 May 1982) is an English actress. In 2003, Hall won the Ian Charleson Award for her debut stage performance in a production of Mrs Warren's Profession. In 2006 she made her cinematic debut, appearing in two high-profile films, Starter for 10 and The Prestige. In December 2008 she earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, for her role of Vicky in Vicky Cristina Barcelona.
The daughter of director Peter Hall and opera singer Maria Ewing (they divorced when she was five), her sister is Emma Hall, her half-brother Edward Hall is a theatre director.
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...
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