Trivia

Rebecca holds dual citizenship in the U.S. and the U.K.

Her agent paid for the fares for their flight to New York to audition for The Town (2010) because she did not have the money.

She grew to be 5'10 at the age of 11.

Her father was English and her mother is American, from Detroit. Her maternal grandmother, Hermina Maria Veraar, was Dutch. Rebecca's maternal grandfather, Norman Isaac Ewing, was the son of African-American parents. He performed as a Sioux Native American, and had even been described as a Native American chief in newspapers. On Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2012), a DNA test showed Rebecca to be of 91% European and 9% African genetic ancestry. Her great-grandfather, John William Ewing, who had been born into slavery, became prominent in D.C. circles in the 1870s, and her four times great-grandfather was Revolutionary War veteran Bazabeel "Basil" Norman, a free black man.

Attended Roedean School in East Sussex, where she was head girl. Then read English at Cambridge University, but dropped out after her second year.

Mother, with husband Morgan Spector, of one child (b. 2018).

The film that most inspired her to become an actress was All About Eve (1950), especially Bette Davis's character Margo Channing.

She is the daughter of English theatre director Peter Hall, who founded the Royal Shakespeare Company, and American opera singer Maria Ewing.

Her childhood celebrity crush was actor Robert Mitchum.

(September 26, 2015) Married Morgan Spector after they met while co-starring in a Broadway play Machinal the previous year.

For her professional stage debut in "Mrs Warren's Profession" (dir. Peter Hall), she won the 2002 Sunday Times/ National Theatre 'Ian Charleson' Award which recognises performances in classical roles for actors and actresses under 30 in Britain. She was nominated for the same award in 2004 for her performance in "As You Like It" (dir. Peter Hall).

Her favorite film is Woody Allen's Manhattan (1979).

She contributed a doodle for Epilepsy Action's National Doodle Day on Friday 23 February 2007.

Younger half sister of theatre director Edward Hall, theatre set designer Lucy Hall, producer Christopher Hall and Jennifer Caron Hall.

Appeared in the National Theatre production of William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night", directed by her father, Peter Hall.

Attended Cumnor House School in East Sussex from age 9 to 13.

Rebecca Hall has appeared with many actors from the Marvel Universe in non Marvel films. She worked with Andy Serkis (Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)) and Hugh Jackman (the X-Men and Wolverine series) in The Prestige (2006). Hall worked with Toby Jones (Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) and Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)), Kevin Bacon (X-Men: First Class (2011)) and Oliver Platt (X-Men: First Class (2011)) in Frost/Nixon (2008). She also worked with Jeremy Renner (The Avengers (2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) and Thor (2011)) in The Town (2010).

Stepsister-in-law of Issy van Randwyck.

Aunt of Stephanie Clive.