I've always been fascinated by activists, people who will devote their life to a cause, people who go to India and to Africa and put their life in jeopardy to do what they believe is right.

During its première the intense depiction of the treatment meted out to victims by the kidnappers made a woman in the audience faint. During her career Rachel Weisz has been featured on the covers of magazines such as insideKENTVogue and Esquire. 2004–2009
In 2004 Weisz appeared in the comedy Envy opposite Ben Stiller Jack Black and Christopher Walken.

Rachel Hannah Weisz (pron. Her portrayal of Blanche DuBois in the latter play earned her the Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Actress. She has been labelled an "English rose" since her minor role in Stealing Beauty (1996).