Rebecca Dayan

Acting

Rebecca Dayan

Born January 1, 1984 · Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France (age 42)

Rebecca Dayan ([da.jɔn]; born 1984) is a French actress, model, artist, and activist. After training in fine arts, Dayan began her career in fashion and theatre in Paris. She then moved to New York City where she took up screen acting. Following several small roles, she returned to painting, and had her first large role in 2017 film Novitiate. She is best known for portraying Elsa Peretti in the 2…

Known For

LimitlessLimitless · 2011
Limitless
7.22011
MovieThrillerMystery
The life of an unsuccessful writer is transformed by a top-secret 'smart drug' that allows him to use 100% of his brain and become a perfect version of himself. His enhanced abilities soon attract shadowy forces that threaten his new life.
From Paris with LoveFrom Paris with Love · 2010
From Paris with Love
6.52010
MovieActionCrime
James Reese has a good job as an ambassador's aid in France, but his real passion is a side gig—working in a minor role in the CIA. He would love to be a full-fledged agent and can't believe his luck when he lands an assignment with Charlie Wax. Trigger-happy Charlie soon has James crying for his desk job, but when he learns that the same guys they're trying to catch are after him, James realises that Charlie may be his only hope of survival.
The Neon DemonThe Neon Demon · 2016
The Neon Demon
6.52016
MovieHorrorThriller
When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means necessary to get what she has.
Celeste & Jesse ForeverCeleste & Jesse Forever · 2012
Celeste & Jesse Forever
6.42012
MovieComedyDrama
Celeste and Jesse met in high school and got married young. They laugh at the same jokes and finish each other’s sentences. They are forever linked in their friends’ minds as the perfect couple – she, a high-powered businesswoman and budding novelist; he, a free spirit who keeps things from getting boring. Their only problem is that they have decided to get divorced. Can their perfect relationship withstand this minor setback?
Bonjour TristesseBonjour Tristesse · 2025
Bonjour Tristesse
6.12025
MovieRomanceDrama
At the height of summer, 18-year-old Cécile is relaxing by the French seaside with her father and falling in love with her new boyfriend. The arrival of her late mother's enigmatic friend turns her world upside down.
NovitiateNovitiate · 2017
Novitiate
6.52017
MovieDrama
In the early 1960s, during the Vatican II era, a young woman training to become a nun struggles with issues of faith, sexuality and the changing church.
TeslaTesla · 2020
Tesla
5.72020
MovieHistoryDrama
The story of the Promethean struggles of Nikola Tesla, as he attempts to transcend entrenched technology—including his own previous work—by pioneering a system of wireless energy that would change the world.
The Childhood of a LeaderThe Childhood of a Leader · 2016
The Childhood of a Leader
6.12016
MovieDrama
The chilling story of a young American boy living in France in 1918 whose father is working for the US government on the creation of the Treaty of Versailles. What he witnesses helps to mold his beliefs – and we witness the birth of a terrifying ego.

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