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Rebecca Pidgeon

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Rebecca Pidgeon
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From the adorably quirky Ann in State and Main, to a sister seeking justice in The Winslow Boy, to the tightly wound risk taker in The Spanish Prisoner, Rebecca Pidgeon has portrayed a wide range of multifaceted characters in both film, television and on the stage. In addition to the aforementioned films directed by David Mamet and also including Heist, starring alongside Gene Hackman, Pidgeon appeared alongside Helen Mirren, Bruce Willis and Morgan Freeman in Red for director Robert Schwentke.

Pidgeon was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to British parents, Elaine R. (Simpson), a yoga teacher, and Carl R. Pidgeon, a professor then teaching at MIT. She spent much of her childhood in Edinburgh, Scotland. Her paternal grandmother's sister was visual artist Olga Lehmann, and Rebecca's ancestry is English, as well as Scottish, German, and French.

Pidgeon's television credits include Phil Spector for HBO, opposite Al Pacino and Jesse Stone: Sea Change for CBS, opposite Tom Selleck. She had recurring roles on the hit series The Unit for CBS and The Shield for F/X and played a regular role on In Justice for ABC. Rebecca did memorable turns in Uncle Vanya for The BBC and in Samuel Beckett's Catastrophe, opposite Sir John Gielgud and Harold Pinter for Channel 4.

Pidgeon played 'Deeny' in The Old Neighborhood on Broadway and 'Claire' in Boston Marriage at The Geffen Playhouse. She originated the role of 'Carol' in Oleanna Off-Broadway, which had it's World Premiere at The Orpheum Theatre. The character was described by one critic as "Mamet's most fully realized female character...a mousy, confused cipher". As a member of The Royal National Theatre in London, Rebecca received stellar notices for her work in Speed-the-Plow and The Changeling. She is also a member of The Atlantic Theatre Company, where she starred in Dangerous Corner. Rebecca is a graduate of London's prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

In addition to her accomplished career as an actress, Pidgeon is a singer/songwriter, whose latest album Slingshot has been nominated for a Grammy Award.

Rebecca is married to playwright/director David Mamet. Her children are Noah and Clara Mamet, an actress, and actress Zosia Mamet is her stepdaughter. Rebecca is a convert to Judaism.
BornOctober 10, 1965
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Jeremy Northam and Rebecca Pidgeon in The Winslow Boy (1999)
Jeremy Northam and Rebecca Pidgeon in The Winslow Boy (1999)
Rebecca Pidgeon and Clara Mamet in Two-Bit Waltz (2014)
William H. Macy, Rebecca Pidgeon, and Clara Mamet in Two-Bit Waltz (2014)
William H. Macy, David Paymer, Rebecca Pidgeon, and Clara Mamet in Two-Bit Waltz (2014)
Rebecca Pidgeon and Clara Mamet in Two-Bit Waltz (2014)
Rebecca Pidgeon and Jared Gilman in Two-Bit Waltz (2014)
Rebecca Pidgeon and Jared Gilman in Two-Bit Waltz (2014)
Rebecca Pidgeon in Charlie Rose (1991)
William H. Macy, Rebecca Pidgeon, Clara Mamet, and Jared Gilman in Two-Bit Waltz (2014)
Rebecca Pidgeon in The Unit (2006)
Gene Hackman and Rebecca Pidgeon in Heist (2001)

Known for

State and Main (2000)
State and Main
6.7
  • Ann
  • 2000
Morgan Freeman, Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, and Mary-Louise Parker in RED (2010)
RED
7.0
  • Cynthia Wilkes
  • 2010
Danny DeVito, Gene Hackman, Delroy Lindo, and Rebecca Pidgeon in Heist (2001)
Heist
6.5
  • Fran Moore
  • 2001
Jeremy Northam, Matthew Pidgeon, and Rebecca Pidgeon in The Winslow Boy (1999)
The Winslow Boy
7.3
  • Catherine Winslow
  • 1999

Credits

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Actress

  • Sister Pal
    • Post-production
  • Sandra Bullock, Julian Edwards, and Vivien Lyra Blair in Bird Box (2018)
    Bird Box
  • Ape (2017)
    Ape
  • Shailene Woodley, Miles Teller, Zoë Kravitz, Nadia Hilker, Theo James, and Ansel Elgort in Allegiant (2016)
    Allegiant
  • William H. Macy, David Paymer, Rebecca Pidgeon, Clara Mamet, and Jared Gilman in Two-Bit Waltz (2014)
    Two-Bit Waltz
  • Al Pacino and Helen Mirren in Phil Spector (2013)
    Phil Spector
  • Two Painters (2010)
    Two Painters
  • Morgan Freeman, Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, and Mary-Louise Parker in RED (2010)
    RED
  • Glenn Martin DDS (2009)
    Glenn Martin DDS
    • (voice)
  • The Unit (2006)
    The Unit
  • Alfred Molina, Simon Baker, Hope Davis, and Shane West in The Lodger (2009)
    The Lodger
  • Cat City (2008)
    Cat City
  • Chiwetel Ejiofor in Redbelt (2008)
    Redbelt
  • How to Be (2008)
    How to Be
  • Tom Selleck in Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007)
    Jesse Stone: Sea Change
  • Provoked (2006)
    Provoked

Composer

  • Sister Pal
    • Post-production
  • L'Etranger
    • Completed
  • Disintegration Man (2012)
    Disintegration Man
  • William H. Macy and Debra Eisenstadt in Oleanna (1994)
    Oleanna
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Videos13

My Demo Reel
Demo Reel 7:04
My Demo Reel
My Demo Reel
Demo Reel 3:15
My Demo Reel
Red: Trailer #2
Trailer 2:12
Red: Trailer #2
Red: Trailer #1
Trailer 1:51
Red: Trailer #1
How to Be
Trailer 1:54
How to Be
Two-Bit Waltz
Trailer 2:24
Two-Bit Waltz
Cat City
Trailer 1:50
Cat City
State and Main
Trailer 2:14
State and Main
The Winslow Boy
Trailer 1:57
The Winslow Boy
Heist (2001)
Trailer 0:31
Heist (2001)
Cat City
Trailer 2:10
Cat City
Two-Bit Waltz Official Trailer
Trailer 2:23
Two-Bit Waltz Official Trailer

Personal details

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    • October 10, 1965
    • Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
    • David MametSeptember 22, 1991 - present (2 children)
    • Noah Mamet
    • Matthew Pidgeon(Sibling)
  • Other works
    She went to Edinburgh where she formed a folk-pop band called Ruby Blue, which issued two albums on Red Flame and Fontana. In "Down From Above" on Fontana, David Mamet co-writes some songs. She married Mamet and left the group to go back to the US, where she has issued two more CDs on the Chesky label.
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    In 1998 she released a Celtic influenced album called Four Marys.

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