Rebecca Pidgeon | |
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Born | Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. | October 10, 1965
Nationality | American, British |
Occupation(s) | Actress, singer, songwriter |
Years active | 1986–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 2; including Clara Mamet |
Musical career | |
Genres | Folk, pop |
Instrument(s) | Guitar, vocals |
Labels | Chesky, Decca |
Website | rebeccapidgeonmusic |
Rebecca Pidgeon (born October 10, 1965) is an American-British actress who has appeared on stage and in feature films. She is also a singer, songwriter and recording artist.
Pidgeon was born to English parents in Cambridge, Massachusetts, while her father, Carl R. Pidgeon, was a visiting professor at MIT. [1] [2] Her mother, Elaine, is a yoga teacher. Her paternal grandmother, Monica Pidgeon, the editor of Architectural Design , was the sister of artist Olga Lehmann and academic Andrew George Lehmann. [3] [4]
Pidgeon moved to Edinburgh, Scotland in 1970 with her parents. She graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London with classmates Clive Owen and Liza Tarbuck. [5]
From 1986 to 1990, Pidgeon was the lead singer of the British folk/pop band Ruby Blue. She left the group shortly after they signed to a major record label. She released the album The Raven in 1994, followed by The New York Girls' Club (1996), and The Four Marys (1998), a collection of traditional Celtic folk songs. Tough on Crime (2005) featured Walter Becker on guitar and Billy Preston on keyboards. Behind the Velvet Curtain (2008) included a cover version of the Beach Boys song "Wouldn't It Be Nice". Slingshot was released in 2012. [6]
She appeared in her first feature film, The Dawning, in 1988, then starred in David Mamet's plays and films, beginning with the movie Homicide and the play Oleanna , a part Mamet wrote for her. She composed the music for the film version, which starred Debra Eisenstadt in her role. [7]
Pidgeon has had roles in additional Mamet films, including The Spanish Prisoner (1997), The Winslow Boy (1999), State and Main (2000), Heist (2001) and Redbelt (2008). She had a supporting role in Red (2010). In the 2013 television movie Phil Spector , she played a supporting role and also sang "Spanish Harlem" over the closing credits. She appeared in the U.S. television series The Unit as Charlotte Ryan, and in the 2007 television film Jesse Stone: Sea Change as Leeann Lewis, a murder/bank robbery suspect. [7]
Pidgeon is married to American writer and director David Mamet, whom she met while appearing in his play Speed-the-Plow at the National Theatre, London. Pidgeon and Mamet have two children, actress Clara and Noah, in addition to Mamet's two older children, Willa and Zosia.
Pidgeon, who was born to a non-practising Christian family, is a student of yoga as taught by B.K.S. Iyengar.
She holds dual American/British citizenship.
With Ruby Blue
As guest
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1988 | The Dawning | Nancy Gulliver | |
1991 | Uncle Vanya | Sonya | |
Homicide | Miss Klein | ||
1997 | The Spanish Prisoner | Susan Ricci | |
1999 | The Winslow Boy | Catherine Winslow | |
2000 | Catastrophe | The Director's Assistant | |
State and Main | Ann | ||
2001 | Heist | Fran Moore | |
2002 | Advice and Dissent | Ellen Goldman | |
2005 | Shopgirl | Christie Richards | |
Edmond | Wife | ||
2006 | Provoked | Miriam Taylor | |
2007 | Jesse Stone: Sea Change | Leeann Lewis | |
2008 | Redbelt | Zena Frank | |
How to Be | Mother | ||
Cat City | Victoria Compton | ||
2009 | The Lodger | Dr. Jessica Westmin | |
2010 | Red | Cynthia Wilkes | |
Two Painters | Announcer | Short | |
2013 | Come Back to Sorrento | ||
2014 | Two-Bit Waltz | Anita | |
2016 | Allegiant | Sarah | |
2018 | Bird Box | Lydia |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1987 | Bust | Sarah | 2 episodes |
1988 | Campaign | Sally Byfleet | |
1989 | Screen One: She's Been Away | Young Lillian | Episode: "She's Been Away" |
1992 | The Water Engine | Connie | TV movie |
2004–2005 | The Shield | Joanna Faulks | 3 episodes |
2006 | In Justice | Charlotte Conti | 3 episodes |
2006–2009 | The Unit | Charlotte Ryan | 14 episodes |
2007 | Jesse Stone: Sea Change | Leeann Lewis | TV movie |
2010 | Glenn Martin, DDS | Unknown | Episode: "Jackie of All Trades" Voice |
2013 | Phil Spector | Dr. Fallon | TV movie |
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