Rebecca Pidgeon
Biography
Rebecca Pidgeon is an American-British actress who performs on stage and in films, and she is also a singer and songwriter. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, she grew up in Edinburgh from 1970 and studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. She sang lead for the folk-pop group Ruby Blue from 1986 to 1990, then recorded solo albums including The Raven (1994) and The Four Marys (1998). Her screen debut came with The Dawning in 1988, and she became a regular in David Mamet's work, appearing in his play Oleanna, which he wrote for her, and in the film Homicide. She provided the music for the filmed adaptation of Oleanna. Her other Mamet films include The Spanish Prisoner (1997), The Winslow Boy (1999), State and Main (2000), Heist (2001) and Redbelt (2008). She also appeared in Red (2010), played Charlotte Ryan in The Unit and Leeann Lewis in Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007).
61years old
Turns 62 on October 10in 334 days
- Born Cambridge
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 13
- Career span
- 23 years1991 to 2014
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A change of course
From 1986 to 1990, Pidgeon sang lead for Ruby Blue, a British folk and pop group. She quit without telling anyone soon after the band put out its first record on a major label.
Big break
Pidgeon's first feature film was The Dawning in 1988. She then acted in David Mamet's plays and movies, starting with Homicide and Oleanna, a part he wrote for her, and she wrote the music for the film version.
Early training
Pidgeon graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, where Clive Owen and Liza Tarbuck were her classmates.
Rebecca Pidgeon movies on Netflix
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
David Mamet directed seven of these films. Three actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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- Steve MartinShopgirl (2005) and The Spanish Prisoner (1997)
- Clark GreggState and Main (2000) and The Spanish Prisoner (1997)
- David PaymerTwo-Bit Waltz (2014) and Redbelt (2008)
- Chiwetel EjioforPhil Spector (2013) and Redbelt (2008)
- Julia StilesEdmond (2005) and State and Main (2000)
- Colin StintonThe Winslow Boy (1999) and Homicide (1991)
- Patti LuPoneHeist (2001) and State and Main (2000)
- J.J. JohnstonThe Spanish Prisoner (1997) and Homicide (1991)
- Vincent GuastaferroEdmond (2005) and Homicide (1991)
- Lionel Mark SmithEdmond (2005) and Homicide (1991)
- Emily KurodaRED (2010) and Shopgirl (2005)
- John PirruccelloTwo-Bit Waltz (2014) and Phil Spector (2013)
- Tony MametState and Main (2000) and The Spanish Prisoner (1997)
- Charlotte PotokState and Main (2000) and The Spanish Prisoner (1997)
- Christopher KaldorThe Spanish Prisoner (1997) and Homicide (1991)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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