Biography
The daughter of Royal Shakespeare Company director Peter Hall and opera diva Maria Ewing, raven-haired British actress Rebecca Hall broke into filmed entertainment before her 12th birthday, with roles in a series of made-for-television British productions including the miniseries The Camomile Lawn (1992) and the feature Don't Leave Me This Way (1993). She subsequently took a more than ten-year departure from the screen, then returned in a big way in the late 2000s, with a series of supporting roles in features including
Christopher Nolan's period psychological thriller
The Prestige (2006) and Tom Vaughan's romantic comedy Starter for 10 (2007). In 2008, Hall starred opposite
Scarlett Johansson,
Penélope Cruz, and
Javier Bardem in
Woody Allen's romantic comedy
Vicky Cristina Barcelona. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide