English actor Rachel Weisz was in her twenties when she uncovered her breakout role as the Egyptologist Evelyn “Evie” Carnahan — who goes on an epic adventure in the sands of the Sahara Desert — in the iconic 1999 action movie “The Mummy” and the 2001 follow-up film “The Mummy Returns.”
Rachel Weisz shared the big screen with some real-life stars including John Hannah as the adventurous older brother, Jonathan Carnahan … and of course THE Brendan Fraser as the treasure chasing dreamboat, Rick O’Connell.
RW went on to act in an impressive list of movies and has won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award.