Woody Allen’s new film, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, boasts big name stars: Scarlett Johansson, Penélope Cruz and Oscar winner Javier Bardem. But there’s one actress you probably don’t know.
Her name is Rebecca Hall, and she plays the titular Vicky. The 26-year-old British actress belongs to a famous family of theater professionals including her father who is a world-renowned theater director. She’s appeared in a few films, of which The Prestige is her most notable.
Now Hall is moving into the spotlight as an American tourist who spends a summer in Spain with her friend Cristina (Johansson), and soon the two friends become entangled in a love affair with a sexy artist (Bardem).
Hall tells the Los Angeles Times she’s been a fan of Allen’s since seeing Sleeper at age 11 and that acting in one of his films is a dream come true. After divulging this dream during an interview, Allen contacted her and soon offered her the role.
“So I said, ‘Give me the piece of paper to sign. I’ll play a doormat, that’s fine,’” she told the Times.
Hall can next be seen in the political drama, Frost/Nixon and the Oscar Wilde adaptation, Dorian Gray.
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