Rebecca is fluent in both German and French. (edit) Rebecca's sister-in-law is Tatum O'Neal. (edit) Rebecca has several half-brothers, and a half-sister she has never met. (edit) Rebecca earned her high school degree in Kitzbuhel, Austria, and also graduated summa cum laude. (edit) Rebecca studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute. (edit) Rebecca's film debut was in One from the Heart. (edit) Rebacca lived with Tom Cruise for two and a half years after the filming of Risky Business finished. (edit) Rebecca appeared in the music video of "Sara", by the band Jefferson Starship. (edit) Rebecca made her stage debut with the play Born Yesterday. (edit) Rebecca was married to novelist Bruce Wagner for 10 months. (edit) Rebecca produced Leonard Cohen's album The Future. (edit) Rebecca won Best Villain at the 1992 MTV Movie Awards for her performance in The Hand that Rocks the Cradle. (edit) Rebecca quit smoking in 1992. (edit) Rebecca turned down the role of "Debbie" in Addams Family Values, citing that the role was similar to her role in The Hand that Rocks the Cradle. (edit) Rebecca had a character named after her on Seinfeld. (edit) Rebecca made her directorial debut directing an episode of The Outer Limits entitled "The Conversion." (edit) Rebecca's character of 'Hannah Rose' on The Practice was going to be a regular character on Boston Legal, but was replaced by Monica Potter's Lori Colson. (edit) Was legally adopted by Richard DeMornay after he married her mother when she was a child. (edit) Rebecca has a younger half-brother named Peter, and a half-sister born in 1989. (edit) Rebecca is the biological daughter of television talk show host Wally George. (edit) Currently married to Patrick O'Neal, son of Ryan O'Neal -- they have daughters Sophia (b. 1997) and Veronica (b. 2001). (edit)

[On her character from The Hand that Rocks the Cradle]
Rebecca DeMornay: She was very freaky and disturbed in a way that was almost unpleasant to watch. I guess that means I succeeded in the character. What was surprising was how much the audience cared about Peyton's predicament initially, and then how, much it loved to hate her. (edit) [On the actresses that inspired her]
Rebecca DeMornay: Vivien Leigh was a phenomenal actress, a very complicated woman, living on the edge of mental problems, haunted by demons and angels. And though I've never thought of myself like Marilyn Monroe, I was inspired by the tremendous risk she took--of being vulnerable. (edit)