Rebecca De Mornay

Rebecca De Mornay is an American actress whose delivery of her on-screen characters has fascinated film enthusiasts and has hence, become a Hollywood veteran.

Early Accomplishments

She had her formal education in England and soon relocated to New York attended the famed Lee Strasberg Institute where she learnt acting. 

She debuted her acting career in a 1981 film, One From the Heart in which her then boyfriend, Harry Dean Stanton was starred.

Best Known For

Two years after her debut film, she had her claim to Hollywood fame delivering a riveting act in Risky Business along with Tom Cruise.

Other memorable showcase of her talent are The Trip to Bountiful and Runaway Train both in 1985, Backdraft in 1991, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle in 1992 as well as Wedding Crashers in 2005.

Sexual Orientation

Rebecca is straight and has been with a variety of men. She dated Harry Dean Stanton back in 1981 and became a wife to Bruce Wagner in 1986 but split in 1990. 

She dated and was in a brief engagement with Leonard Cohen until 1993. She was in a committed relationship with Patrick O'Neal from 1995 to 2002. 

Other men in her history include Bruce Davison and Toby Emmerich.   

Family

She is born to Walter George Pearch and Julie Eagar but she adopted her stepfather’s name, Richard De Mornay. 

She has several half-siblings whom she never met. 

Her 2 children are Sophia, born in 1997 and Veronica, born in 2001, both with O'Neal.

Religion

Rebecca does not talk much about her religious beliefs but she is being reported to be a Catholic.

Worth To Know

She appeared in 8 episodes of Marvel’s Jessica Jones in 2015 and 2018.

She is a very fluent speaker of German.