Rebecca De Mornay
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Rebecca De Mornay is an American film and television actress. Her breakthrough film role came in 1983, when she played Lana in Risky Business
opposite Tom Cruise
. Her other notable film roles include Sara in Runaway Train
in 1985, Helen McCaffrey in the thriller Backdraft
in 1991, her portrayal of the chillingly twisted nanny Peyton Flanders in the popular 1992 thriller The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
and as Wendy Torrance in Stephen King
's 1997 television adaptation of The Shining (TV miniseries)
.
. Her father was Wally George
(né Pearch), a disc jockey
at the time.
When she was two, her parents divorced and at the age of five, she became known by her stepfather's surname, De Mornay. She has two step-brothers: Jonathan, a businessman, and Peter, a guitarist. She attended the independent Summerhill School
in Leiston
, Suffolk
, England, but her high school degree was awarded in Kitzbühel
, Austria. She later trained as an actress in New York at the Lee Strasberg Institute
.
She had a two year relationship with actor Tom Cruise
; the two lived together in New York after working together on Risky Business. She later married, secondly, to Ryan O'Neal
's son, Patrick O'Neal
from 1995 to 2002, which union produced two daughters. She had previously been married to Bruce Wagner
.
In 1992, she was in a relationship with Leonard Cohen
and helped him arrange and produce music for his album The Future.
's 1982 film One from the Heart
. Soon thereafter came her star-making role as a hooker who seduces a high school student played by Tom Cruise in Risky Business
. In 1986, she appeared with Starship's Mickey Thomas in the music video for the song "Sara". The song reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100
chart on March 15, 1986.
One of De Mornay's most commercially successful films came in the thriller The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
. She also appeared in a 1988 remake of Roger Vadim
's provocative And God Created Woman
, Ron Howard
's Backdraft
(1991) and in 1993, starred as a defense lawyer in Sidney Lumet
's murder drama Guilty as Sin
.
In 2003, she guest-starred as primary antagonist in the first two episodes of season 2 of Boomtown. In 2004, she guest-starred as attorney Hannah Rose for the last few episodes of The Practice
and the following year, had a brief role alongside Owen Wilson
and Vince Vaughn
in Wedding Crashers
. De Mornay also starred in the 2007 drama American Venus
.
In June 2007, she appeared in the HBO series John From Cincinnati
with a starring role as matriarch of a troubled Imperial Beach, California
surfing family and the grandmother/guardian of a teen surfer on the brink of greatness. She appeared in Darren Lynn Bousman
's Mother's Day
(2010).
) in two episodes of Seinfeld
: "The Muffin Tops
" and "The Bookstore
". "Rebecca De Mornay" has also been referenced in an episode of The Ricky Gervais Show
co-starring with "Clive Warren" (a misnomer for Clive Owen) as part of a fictitious movie pitch by Karl Pilkington
.
Risky Business
Risky Business is a 1983 American teen comedy-drama film written by Paul Brickman in his directorial debut. It stars Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay. The hit film launched Cruise to stardom.-Plot:...
opposite Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV , better known as Tom Cruise, is an American film actor and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and he has won three Golden Globe Awards....
. Her other notable film roles include Sara in Runaway Train
Runaway Train (film)
Runaway Train is a 1985 film about two escaped convicts and a female train worker who are stuck on a runaway train as it barrels through snowy desolate Alaska. It stars Jon Voight as Oscar "Manny" Manheim, Eric Roberts as Buck, John P. Ryan as Associate Warden Ranken and Rebecca De Mornay as Sara...
in 1985, Helen McCaffrey in the thriller Backdraft
Backdraft (film)
Backdraft is a 1991 action thriller film directed by Ron Howard and written by Gregory Widen. The film stars Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rebecca De Mornay, Donald Sutherland, and Robert De Niro. Jason Gedrick and J. T. Walsh co-star in the film...
in 1991, her portrayal of the chillingly twisted nanny Peyton Flanders in the popular 1992 thriller The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (film)
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle is a 1992 American thriller about a vengeful nanny out to destroy a naïve woman and steal her family. The film was directed by Curtis Hanson, starring Annabella Sciorra, Rebecca De Mornay, and Matt McCoy...
and as Wendy Torrance in Stephen King
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...
's 1997 television adaptation of The Shining (TV miniseries)
The Shining (TV miniseries)
The Shining is a three-part television miniseries based on Stephen King's novel of the same name. Directed by Mick Garris from King's teleplay, the series was first aired in 1997.-Plot:...
.
Personal life
She was born Rebecca Pearch on August 29, 1959 in Santa Rosa, CaliforniaSanta Rosa, California
Santa Rosa is the county seat of Sonoma County, California, United States. The 2010 census reported a population of 167,815. Santa Rosa is the largest city in California's Wine Country and fifth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area, after San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, and Fremont and 26th...
. Her father was Wally George
Wally George
Wally George, born George Walter Pearch , was an American conservative radio and television commentator...
(né Pearch), a disc jockey
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
at the time.
When she was two, her parents divorced and at the age of five, she became known by her stepfather's surname, De Mornay. She has two step-brothers: Jonathan, a businessman, and Peter, a guitarist. She attended the independent Summerhill School
Summerhill School
Summerhill School is an independent British boarding school that was founded in 1921 by Alexander Sutherland Neill with the belief that the school should be made to fit the child, rather than the other way around...
in Leiston
Leiston
Leiston is a town in eastern Suffolk, England. It is situated near Saxmundham and Aldeburgh, about from the North Sea coast and is northeast of Ipswich and northeast from London...
, Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
, England, but her high school degree was awarded in Kitzbühel
Kitzbühel
-Demographic evolution:-Personalities:*Karl Wilhelm von Dalla Torre , entomologist and botanist*Alfons Walde , expressionist painter and architect*Peter Aufschnaiter , mountaineer and geographer...
, Austria. She later trained as an actress in New York at the Lee Strasberg Institute
Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
__notoc__The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute is an acting school located at 115 East 15th Street between Union Square East and Irving Place in the Union Square neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, as well as at 7936 Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, California...
.
She had a two year relationship with actor Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV , better known as Tom Cruise, is an American film actor and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and he has won three Golden Globe Awards....
; the two lived together in New York after working together on Risky Business. She later married, secondly, to Ryan O'Neal
Ryan O'Neal
Charles Patrick Ryan O'Neal , better known as Ryan O'Neal, is an American actor best known for his appearances in the ABC nighttime soap opera Peyton Place and for his roles in such films as Paper Moon , Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon , A Bridge Too Far , and Love Story , for which he received...
's son, Patrick O'Neal
Patrick O'Neal (sportscaster)
Patrick O'Neal is a studio host and reporter for Fox Sports West/Prime Ticket in Los Angeles. Most of his appearances come during pregame and postgame shows of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Kings, as well as the Los Angeles Lakers.In 2005, he was a sideline reporter on several telecasts...
from 1995 to 2002, which union produced two daughters. She had previously been married to Bruce Wagner
Bruce Wagner
Bruce Alan Wagner is an American novelist, actor, screenwriter, producer, and director based in Los Angeles known for his acerbic view of the Hollywood entertainment industry.-Personal life:...
.
In 1992, she was in a relationship with Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Norman Cohen, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963. His work often explores religion, isolation, sexuality and interpersonal relationships...
and helped him arrange and produce music for his album The Future.
Career
Her film debut was a small part in Francis Ford CoppolaFrancis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He is widely acclaimed as one of Hollywood's most innovative and influential film directors...
's 1982 film One from the Heart
One from the Heart
One from the Heart is a 1982 musical film directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The characters themselves do not actually sing but the powerful score dominates the movie. It is set entirely in Las Vegas, on the Las Vegas Strip and the desert surrounding the city...
. Soon thereafter came her star-making role as a hooker who seduces a high school student played by Tom Cruise in Risky Business
Risky Business
Risky Business is a 1983 American teen comedy-drama film written by Paul Brickman in his directorial debut. It stars Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay. The hit film launched Cruise to stardom.-Plot:...
. In 1986, she appeared with Starship's Mickey Thomas in the music video for the song "Sara". The song reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
chart on March 15, 1986.
One of De Mornay's most commercially successful films came in the thriller The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (film)
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle is a 1992 American thriller about a vengeful nanny out to destroy a naïve woman and steal her family. The film was directed by Curtis Hanson, starring Annabella Sciorra, Rebecca De Mornay, and Matt McCoy...
. She also appeared in a 1988 remake of Roger Vadim
Roger Vadim
Roger Vadim was a French screenwriter, director, and producer as well as a journalist, author and actor, who launched Brigitte Bardot's career in the film And God Created Woman.-Early life:...
's provocative And God Created Woman
And God Created Woman (1988 film)
And God Created Woman is a 1988 film that starred Rebecca De Mornay and Vincent Spano. It is a remake of the 1958 French film Et Dieu… créa la femme starring Brigitte Bardot....
, Ron Howard
Ron Howard
Ronald William "Ron" Howard is an American actor, director, and producer. He came to prominence as a child actor, playing Opie Taylor in the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show for eight years, and later the teenaged Richie Cunningham in the sitcom Happy Days for six years...
's Backdraft
Backdraft (film)
Backdraft is a 1991 action thriller film directed by Ron Howard and written by Gregory Widen. The film stars Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rebecca De Mornay, Donald Sutherland, and Robert De Niro. Jason Gedrick and J. T. Walsh co-star in the film...
(1991) and in 1993, starred as a defense lawyer in Sidney Lumet
Sidney Lumet
Sidney Lumet was an American director, producer and screenwriter with over 50 films to his credit. He was nominated for the Academy Award as Best Director for 12 Angry Men , Dog Day Afternoon , Network and The Verdict...
's murder drama Guilty as Sin
Guilty as Sin
Guilty as Sin is a 1993 film directed by Sidney Lumet. It stars Don Johnson and Rebecca De Mornay, and was produced by Hollywood Pictures.-Plot:Jennifer Haines is an up-and-coming Chicago attorney...
.
In 2003, she guest-starred as primary antagonist in the first two episodes of season 2 of Boomtown. In 2004, she guest-starred as attorney Hannah Rose for the last few episodes of The Practice
The Practice
The Practice is an American legal drama created by David E. Kelley centering on the partners and associates at a Boston law firm. Running for eight seasons from 1997 to 2004, the show won the Emmy in 1998 and 1999 for Best Drama Series, and spawned the successful and lighter spin-off series Boston...
and the following year, had a brief role alongside Owen Wilson
Owen Wilson
Owen Cunningham Wilson is an American actor and writer, known for his roles in the films The Haunting, The Royal Tenenbaums, Zoolander, Meet the Parents, Wedding Crashers, You, Me and Dupree, Bottle Rocket, the Cars series, The Darjeeling Limited, Marley & Me, Midnight in Paris, Shanghai Noon,...
and Vince Vaughn
Vince Vaughn
Vincent Anthony "Vince" Vaughn is an American film actor, screenwriter, producer and comedian. He began acting in the late 1980s, appearing in minor television roles before attaining wider recognition with the 1996 movie Swingers...
in Wedding Crashers
Wedding Crashers
Wedding Crashers is a 2005 American comedy film directed by David Dobkin. It stars Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn, with Christopher Walken, Rachel McAdams, Isla Fisher, Bradley Cooper, Diora Baird, Jane Seymour, and an uncredited Will Ferrell....
. De Mornay also starred in the 2007 drama American Venus
American Venus
American Venus is a Canadian drama, the film was directed by Bruce Sweeney, and stars Rebecca De Mornay, Jane McGregor, and Matt Craven.-Plot:...
.
In June 2007, she appeared in the HBO series John From Cincinnati
John from Cincinnati
John from Cincinnati is an American television drama, set against the surfing community of Imperial Beach, California, that aired on HBO from June 10, 2007 to August 12, 2007. It is the result of a collaborative effort between writer/producer David Milch and author Kem Nunn, whose novels have been...
with a starring role as matriarch of a troubled Imperial Beach, California
Imperial Beach, California
Imperial Beach is a residential beach city in San Diego County, California, with a population of 26,324 at the 2010 census. The city is the most southern beach city in Southern California and the West Coast of the United States...
surfing family and the grandmother/guardian of a teen surfer on the brink of greatness. She appeared in Darren Lynn Bousman
Darren Lynn Bousman
Darren Lynn Bousman is an American film director and screenwriter.-Personal life:Bousman was born in Overland Park, Kansas, the son of Nancy and Lynn Bousman. He is a graduate of the Film School at Full Sail University. He attended high school at Shawnee Mission North High School in Overland Park,...
's Mother's Day
Mother's Day (2010 film)
Mother's Day is an upcoming American horror- thriller film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman. It is a remake of Charles Kaufman's 1980 film of the same name and was written by Scott Millam.-Plot:...
(2010).
Cultural references
The name "Rebecca De Mornay" is used for a character (played by African-American actress Sonya EddySonya Eddy
Sonya Eddy is an American actress. She majored in Theatre and Dance at UC Davis and received her B.A. in 1992. Eddy is a licensed vocational nurse .-Career:...
) in two episodes of Seinfeld
Seinfeld
Seinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in syndication. It was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the latter starring as a fictionalized version of himself...
: "The Muffin Tops
The Muffin Tops
"The Muffin Tops" is the 155th episode of the sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 21st episode of the eighth season. It aired on May 8, 1997.-Plot:...
" and "The Bookstore
The Bookstore
"The Bookstore" is the 173rd episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 17th episode for the 9th and final season. It aired on April 16, 1998.-Plot:...
". "Rebecca De Mornay" has also been referenced in an episode of The Ricky Gervais Show
The Ricky Gervais Show
The Ricky Gervais Show is a comedy audio show in the UK starring Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, and Karl Pilkington, later adapted into an animated televised version debuting for HBO and Channel 4 in 2010. The show started in November 2001 on Xfm, and aired in weekly periods for months at a time...
co-starring with "Clive Warren" (a misnomer for Clive Owen) as part of a fictitious movie pitch by Karl Pilkington
Karl Pilkington
Karl Pilkington is a British podcaster, author, television personality and former radio producer. He is best known for the Sky travel series, An Idiot Abroad, which was also presented in the United States on the Science Channel, in Canada on Discovery Channel and in Australia on One HD, and The...
.
Filmography and credits
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1982 | One from the Heart One from the Heart One from the Heart is a 1982 musical film directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The characters themselves do not actually sing but the powerful score dominates the movie. It is set entirely in Las Vegas, on the Las Vegas Strip and the desert surrounding the city... |
Understudy | as Rebecca de Mornay |
| 1983 | Risky Business Risky Business Risky Business is a 1983 American teen comedy-drama film written by Paul Brickman in his directorial debut. It stars Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay. The hit film launched Cruise to stardom.-Plot:... |
Lana | |
| 1983 | Testament Testament (film) Testament is a drama film directed by Lynne Littman and starring Jane Alexander.The film tells the story of how one small suburban town near the San Francisco Bay Area slowly falls apart after a nuclear war destroys outside civilization.... |
Cathy Pitkin | |
| 1985 | The Slugger's Wife The Slugger's Wife The Slugger's Wife is a 1985 romantic comedy about a baseball star who falls for a singer. Written by Neil Simon, directed by Hal Ashby and produced by Ray Stark, the film stars Michael O'Keefe, Rebecca De Mornay and Randy Quaid. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures and released on March 29,... (aka Neil Simon's The Slugger's Wife) |
Debby Palmer | sings |
| 1985 | Runaway Train Runaway Train (film) Runaway Train is a 1985 film about two escaped convicts and a female train worker who are stuck on a runaway train as it barrels through snowy desolate Alaska. It stars Jon Voight as Oscar "Manny" Manheim, Eric Roberts as Buck, John P. Ryan as Associate Warden Ranken and Rebecca De Mornay as Sara... |
Sara | |
| 1985 | The Trip to Bountiful The Trip to Bountiful The Trip to Bountiful is a 1985 film starring Geraldine Page, John Heard, Carlin Glynn, Richard Bradford and Rebecca De Mornay. Geraldine Page won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Carrie Watts. The movie was adapted by Horton Foote from his television play. The Trip to... |
Thelma | |
| 1987 | Beauty and the Beast Beauty and the Beast (1987 film) Beauty and the Beast is a 1987 American/Israeli musical film, part of the 1980 film series Cannon Movie Tales... |
Beauty | sings |
| 1988 | Feds Feds Feds is a 1988 comedy film written and directed by Daniel Goldberg, and starring Rebecca De Mornay and Mary Gross.-Plot details:Ellie DeWitt is a former U.S. Marine who wants to become an FBI Agent. However, where she has the physical skills, she doesn't have as much success in memorizing all the... |
Elizabeth 'Elie' DeWitt | |
| 1988 | And God Created Woman And God Created Woman (1988 film) And God Created Woman is a 1988 film that starred Rebecca De Mornay and Vincent Spano. It is a remake of the 1958 French film Et Dieu… créa la femme starring Brigitte Bardot.... |
Robin Shea Moran | sings, plays guitar (??) |
| 1989 | Dealers Dealers (film) Dealers is a 1989 British film directed by Colin Bucksey. It stars Paul McGann and Rebecca De Mornay.-Cast:*Paul McGann as Daniel Pascoe*Rebecca De Mornay as Anna Schuman*Derek O'Connor as Robbie Barrell*John Castle as Frank Mallory... |
Anna Schuman | |
| 1991 | Backdraft Backdraft (film) Backdraft is a 1991 action thriller film directed by Ron Howard and written by Gregory Widen. The film stars Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rebecca De Mornay, Donald Sutherland, and Robert De Niro. Jason Gedrick and J. T. Walsh co-star in the film... |
Helen McCaffrey | |
| 1992 | The Hand That Rocks the Cradle The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (film) The Hand That Rocks the Cradle is a 1992 American thriller about a vengeful nanny out to destroy a naïve woman and steal her family. The film was directed by Curtis Hanson, starring Annabella Sciorra, Rebecca De Mornay, and Matt McCoy... |
Peyton Flanders | MTV Movie Award for Best Villain |
| 1993 | Guilty as Sin Guilty as Sin Guilty as Sin is a 1993 film directed by Sidney Lumet. It stars Don Johnson and Rebecca De Mornay, and was produced by Hollywood Pictures.-Plot:Jennifer Haines is an up-and-coming Chicago attorney... |
Jennifer Haines | |
| 1993 | The Three Musketeers The Three Musketeers (1993 film) The Three Musketeers is a 1993 film from Walt Disney Pictures and Caravan Pictures, directed by Stephen Herek from a screenplay by David Loughery and starring Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland, Chris O'Donnell, Oliver Platt, Tim Curry and Rebecca De Mornay.... |
Lady de Winter | |
| 1995 | Never Talk to Strangers Never Talk to Strangers Never Talk to Strangers is a 1995 American thriller film directed by Peter Hall and starring Antonio Banderas and Rebecca De Mornay.-Plot:... |
Dr. Sarah Taylor | Also executive producer |
| 1996 | The Winner | Louise | as Rebecca DeMornay |
| 1999 | Thick as Thieves | Petrone | |
| 1999 | A Table for One (a.k.a. Wicked Ways) | Ruth Draper | |
| 2000 | The Right Temptation The Right Temptation The Right Temptation is a 2000 Thriller film directed by Lyndon Chubbuck. It stars Kiefer Sutherland, Dana Delany and Rebecca De Mornay.- Plot :... |
Derian McCall | |
| 2003 | Identity Identity (film) Identity is a 2003 American thriller-mystery film, directed by James Mangold and written by Michael Cooney. The film stars John Cusack, Ray Liotta, John C. McGinley and Amanda Peet. The plot was inspired by Agatha Christie's novel And Then There Were None.-Plot:Malcolm Rivers is awaiting... |
Caroline Suzanne | as Rebecca DeMornay |
| 2004 | Raise Your Voice Raise Your Voice Raise Your Voice is a 2004 American teen musical drama film directed by Sean McNamara-Plot:Terri Fletcher , a teenager with a passion for singing, has been accepted into a music program in Los Angeles to compete for a $10,000 scholarship shortly after her brother Paul 's tragic death in a car crash... |
Aunt Nina | |
| 2005 | Lords of Dogtown Lords of Dogtown Lords of Dogtown is a 2005 biographical film directed by Catherine Hardwicke, written by Stacy Peralta. The film is based on the story of "The Z-Boys", an influential group of skateboarders who revolutionized the sport... |
Philaine | |
| 2005 | Wedding Crashers Wedding Crashers Wedding Crashers is a 2005 American comedy film directed by David Dobkin. It stars Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn, with Christopher Walken, Rachel McAdams, Isla Fisher, Bradley Cooper, Diora Baird, Jane Seymour, and an uncredited Will Ferrell.... |
Mrs. Kroeger | |
| 2007 | American Venus American Venus American Venus is a Canadian drama, the film was directed by Bruce Sweeney, and stars Rebecca De Mornay, Jane McGregor, and Matt Craven.-Plot:... |
Celia Lane | |
| 2007 | Music Within Music Within Music Within is a 2007 drama film starring Ron Livingston, Melissa George and Michael Sheen.-Plot synopsis:The true story of Richard Pimentel, a brilliant public speaker with a troubled past. As a young man, Pimentel realized he had a remarkable gift for public speaking. Pimentel's idol is College... |
Richard's Mom | |
| 2010 | Flipped Flipped (film) Flipped is a 2010 romantic comedy drama film directed by Rob Reiner. It is an adaptation of the novel Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen. It had a limited release in the US on August 6, 2010. The film had a wide release on August 27, 2010.... |
Patsy Loski | |
| 2010 | Mother's Day Mother's Day (2010 film) Mother's Day is an upcoming American horror- thriller film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman. It is a remake of Charles Kaufman's 1980 film of the same name and was written by Scott Millam.-Plot:... |
Mother | |
| 2011 | Collar | Mayor Ramona 'Nomi' Billingsley | |
| 2011 | A Fonder Heart A Fonder Heart A Fonder Heart is an upcoming film directed by Jim Fitzpatrick which loosely follows the plot of Joey Boone, a 15 year-old boy, who shares his hospitalisation time with self-made multimillionaire Craig Thomas.-Background:... |
Dr. Bach | |
| 2011 | Apartment 1303 3D Apartment 1303 3D Apartment 1303 3D is an upcoming horror film by Swedish director, Daniel Fridell. The US-Canadian co-production is the English-language remake of the Japanese film of the same name. It is an adaptation of Japanese author, Kei Ôishi's novel. The film stars Mischa Barton, Rebecca de Mornay and... |
Marilyn | Filming |
| 2011 | Downers Grove | Girl with no name #3 | Rumoured |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1986 | Tall Tales & Legends Tall Tales & Legends Tall Tales & Legends is a series created by Shelley Duvall, following her success with her first series, Faerie Tale Theatre. It ran from 1985-1987 on Showtime and comprised nine episodes, adapted from various American-based stories of bravery.... |
Slew Foot Sue | Episode: "Pecos Bill" |
| 1986 | The Murders in the Rue Morgue The Murders in the Rue Morgue "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in Graham's Magazine in 1841. It has been claimed as the first detective story; Poe referred to it as one of his "tales of ratiocination". Two works that share some similarities predate Poe's stories, including Das... |
Claire Dupin | TV movie |
| 1990 | By Dawn's Early Light By Dawn's Early Light By Dawn’s Early Light is an HBO Original Movie, aired in 1990 and set in 1991. It is based on the 1983 novel Trinity's Child, written by William Prochnau. The film is one of the last films to depict the events of a fictional World War III before the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the... |
Captain Moreau | TV movie; as Rebecca DeMornay |
| 1991 | An Inconvenient Woman An Inconvenient Woman An Inconvenient Woman is a 1990 novel by Dominick Dunne. Its plot centers on the affair between married Jules Mendelson, an extremely influential member of Los Angeles high society, and Flo March, a diner waitress and aspiring actress whose life is transformed by the illicit relationship until she... |
Flo | TV movie |
| 1993 | Blind Side Blind Side (film) Blind Side is an HBO thriller made for television movie filmed in 1992, starring Rutger Hauer, Rebecca De Mornay, and Ron Silver, and directed by Geoff Murphy. It aired on HBO in late 1993 and on NBC in early 1994... |
Linda Kaines | TV movie |
| 1994 | Getting Out | Arlene Holsclaw | TV movie |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits The Outer Limits (1995 TV series) The Outer Limits is an American television series that originally aired on Showtime,the Sci Fi Channel and in syndication between 1995 and 2002... |
Woman | Episode: "The Conversion" |
| 1997 | The Shining The Shining (TV miniseries) The Shining is a three-part television miniseries based on Stephen King's novel of the same name. Directed by Mick Garris from King's teleplay, the series was first aired in 1997.-Plot:... |
Wendy Torrance | TV miniseries |
| 1998 | The Con | Barbara Beaton/Nancy Thoroughgood | TV movie; as Rebecca DeMornay |
| 1999 | Night Ride Home Night Ride Home Night Ride Home is the fourteenth album by Joni Mitchell, released in 1991. It was the last of four albums she recorded for Geffen Records.... |
Nora Mahler | TV movie |
| 1999 | ER ER (TV series) ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television... |
Elaine Nichols | Episode: "Leave It to Weaver" Episode: "Last Rites" Episode: "Greene with Envy" Episode: "Sins of the Father" Episode: "Truth & Consequences" |
| 2000 | Range of Motion Range of Motion (film) Range of Motion was a 2000 made-for-TV film based on a book by Elizabeth Berg, starring Rebecca De Mornay. De Mornay said, "The movie is about recognizing an inner strength, which you can call faith or love ... it's something every single person has inside of them".-Cast:* Rebecca De Mornay ... ... |
Lainey Berman | TV movie |
| 2001 | A Girl Thing | Kim McCormack | TV movie |
| 2002 | The Salem Witch Trials | Elizabeth Parris | TV movie |
| 2003 | No Place Like Home | TV movie | |
| 2003 | Boomtown Boomtown (TV series) Boomtown is a U.S. television action/drama series produced by NBC. Created by Graham Yost, the show's title is a nickname for its setting, Los Angeles.-Overview:... |
'Sabrina Fithian' Jill Foster | Episode: "The Love of Money" Episode: "Inadmissable" |
| 2004 | The Practice | Hannah Rose | Episode: "The Firm" Episode: "Comings and Goings" Episode: "New Hoods on the Block" Episode: "Adjourned" (a.k.a. Cheers) |
| 2006 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it is also primarily produced... |
Tessa McKellen | Episode: "Manipulated" |
| 2007 | John from Cincinnati John from Cincinnati John from Cincinnati is an American television drama, set against the surfing community of Imperial Beach, California, that aired on HBO from June 10, 2007 to August 12, 2007. It is the result of a collaborative effort between writer/producer David Milch and author Kem Nunn, whose novels have been... |
Cissy Yost | Episode: "His Visit: Day Five" Episode: "His Visit: Day Six" Episode: "His Visit: Day Seven" Episode: "His Visit: Day Eight" Episode: "His Visit: Day Nine" |
| Music Video | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Artist |
| 1985 | Sara | Sara | Starship |