British actress Rachel Weisz, known for her role in The Mummy and married to Hollywood actor Daniel Craig, is set to star in the upcoming Netflix series “Vladimir,” based on a novel by Julia May Jonas. The show, scheduled to debut on March 5, revolves around a university lecturer’s fixation on a younger male colleague named Vladimir.
Weisz, a 55-year-old English actress with a successful career, has received numerous awards for her work, with her films grossing over $3.5 billion globally. Born in Westminster, London, to a Hungarian Jewish mechanical engineer father and a psychotherapist mother from Vienna, Weisz also has a younger sister, Minnie, who is a visual artist.
Dubbed an “English rose,” Weisz began modeling at 14 and later pursued acting, studying English at Cambridge University. During her university days, she crossed paths with notable personalities like Sacha Baron Cohen and had a brief relationship with actor Ben Miller.
Her acting career took off in the early 1990s with roles in films like Design for Living and The Mummy series. In an exciting development, she confirmed her return as Evelyn O’Connell in the fourth Mummy installment, slated for release in May 2028.
In her personal life, Weisz dated filmmaker Darren Aronofsky before marrying Daniel Craig in a private New York ceremony in 2011. The couple, who welcomed a daughter in 2018, had kept their relationship low-key. Weisz once shared that marriage was not a prior ambition but something that happened naturally.
For enthusiasts of showbiz, TV, movies, and streaming news, “Vladimir” is a must-watch series premiering on Netflix on March 5.