Age, Biography, and Wiki
Rebecca De Mornay was born on August 29, 1959, in Santa Rosa, California. Her early life was marked by frequent moves due to her mother's career and marriage to Richard De Mornay, from whom she took her surname. She gained prominence in the film industry with her breakout role in "Risky Business" in 1983.
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| Date of Birth | 29 August 1959 |
| Age | 65 Years |
| Birth Place | Santa Rosa, California, U.S. |
| Horoscope | Virgo |
| Country | U.S |
Height, Weight & Measurements
While specific details about her current height and weight are not available, Rebecca De Mornay is known for her striking presence on screen.
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Dating & Relationship Status
Information about Rebecca De Mornay's current relationship status is not extensively documented in the public domain. However, she has been linked to several high-profile figures in the past.
Rebecca De Mornay (born August 29, 1959 ) is an American actress. Her breakthrough film role came in 1983, when she starred in Risky Business. De Mornay is also known for her roles in The Slugger's Wife (1985), Runaway Train (1985), The Trip to Bountiful (1985), Backdraft (1991), and The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992).
Her other film credits include The Three Musketeers (1993), Never Talk to Strangers (1995), Identity (2003), Lords of Dogtown, Wedding Crashers (both 2005), and Mother's Day (2010). On television, she starred as Wendy Torrance in the miniseries adaptation of The Shining (1997), and as Dorothy Walker on Marvel's Jessica Jones (2015–19).
Her parents divorced in 1960, and she took the surname of her stepfather, Richard De Mornay, after her mother married him in 1961. She spent her early years in Pasadena, California, until her stepfather died of a stroke on March 2, 1962, aged 48. After his death, De Mornay and her half-brother Peter were raised by her mother, who relocated the family to Europe, where they lived in several different locations. She attended the independent Summerhill School in Leiston, Suffolk, England before completing her studies at a private high school in Germany.
By the time she was 16, De Mornay had an agent who was selling her songs to German rock & roll musicians, and she had written the theme song for a kung fu movie called Goodbye Bruce Lee: His Last Game of Death (1975). In 1980, De Mornay returned to the United States and enrolled at the Lee Strasberg Institute to study acting. She made her film debut with a small part in Francis Ford Coppola's 1981 film One from the Heart, which starred her real-life partner at the time, Harry Dean Stanton. Her star-making role came two years later in Risky Business (1983), as a call girl who seduces a high-school student played by Tom Cruise. In 1985, she played the title role in The Slugger's Wife opposite Michael O'Keefe, and co-starred in The Trip to Bountiful and Runaway Train, both of which were nominated for several Academy Awards. That same year, she appeared with Starship's Mickey Thomas in the music video for the song "Sara". The song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on March 15, 1986.
She also appeared in Roger Vadim's provocative 1988 remake of And God Created Woman, and as the wife of Kurt Russell's character in Ron Howard's Backdraft (1991). In 1990 she enacted the role of a USAF Captain pilot in HBO's successful Cold War film By the Dawn's Early Light. One of De Mornay's most commercially successful films was the thriller The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, released in 1992. She starred as a defense lawyer in Sidney Lumet's murder drama Guilty as Sin (1993) with Don Johnson. Then she appeared in the 1995 drama film Never Talk to Strangers opposite Antonio Banderas, for which she was also the executive producer.
In June 2007, she appeared in the HBO series John from Cincinnati with a starring role as matriarch of a troubled Imperial Beach, California, surfing family and the grandmother/guardian of a teen surfer on the brink of greatness. She appeared in Darren Lynn Bousman's Mother's Day (2010).
In 2012, De Mornay played the role of Finch's mom in the movie American Reunion where she portrayed an attractive older woman and a love interest of Stifler. From 2015 to 2019, she appeared in Jessica Jones as Trish Walker's abusive mother.
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| Husband | Bruce Wagner (m. December 16, 1986-1990) |
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Net Worth and Salary
As of 2025, Rebecca De Mornay's net worth is estimated to be approximately $11 million. This wealth is primarily derived from her successful acting career, which includes notable roles in films and television series.
Career, Business, and Investments
Rebecca De Mornay's career is marked by a diverse range of roles in both film and television. Some of her most notable performances include:
- Risky Business (1983): Her breakout role.
- The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992): A critically acclaimed performance.
- Backdraft (1991) and The Three Musketeers (1993): Other significant film roles.
- Jessica Jones (2015–2019): Her television series role as Dorothy Walker.
De Mornay dated actor Harry Dean Stanton in the early 1980s. They met in 1981 on the set of One from the Heart and dated until De Mornay and Tom Cruise began an affair while filming Risky Business in 1982. De Mornay and Cruise parted in 1985.
Social Network
Rebecca De Mornay maintains a relatively low profile on social media platforms, preferring to focus on her professional work rather than personal online presence.
Education
De Mornay attended the independent Summerhill School in Leiston, Suffolk, England, before completing her education at a private high school in Germany. This international upbringing likely influenced her adaptability and diverse career choices.
