“I think that female roles, they can be victims, they can be sympathetic, they can be in pain, they can be in suffering - but they can't be ugly. I think there's so much fear surrounding that, that it makes a film unlikeable, that it won't sell.”

English actress and filmmaker

Rebecca Hall is an English actress and filmmaker, known for work across stage and screen. She began acting as a child and later became known for roles in film and theatre. Her first onscreen appearance came at age 10 in a 1992 television adaptation of The Camomile Lawn, directed by her father, Peter Hall. She made her stage debut in 2002 in Mrs. Warren's Profession, which brought her an Ian Charleson Award. After her film debut in Starter for 10, she drew wider attention with The Prestige in 2006, and later starred in Vicky Cristina Barcelona in 2008, which earned her a Golden Globe nomination.