Rebecca Dayan

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 2021 Netflix miniseries Halston.

Celeste & Jesse Forever (2012)

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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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Toland Krieger
CAST:  Rashida Jones  •  Andy Samberg  •  Elijah Wood  •  Emma Roberts

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Toland Krieger
CAST:  Rashida Jones  •  Andy Samberg  •  Elijah Wood  •  Emma Roberts

A Short History of Decay (2014)

A failed Brooklyn writer, Nathan Fisher, visits his ailing parents in Florida. His mother has Alzheimer's and his father has recently had a stroke and his girlfriend has recently broken up with him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Maren
CAST:  Bryan Greenberg  •  Linda Lavin  •  Harris Yulin  •  Kathleen Rose Perkins

A failed Brooklyn writer, Nathan Fisher, visits his ailing parents in Florida. His mother has Alzheimer's and his father has recently had a stroke and his girlfriend has recently broken up with him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Maren
CAST:  Bryan Greenberg  •  Linda Lavin  •  Harris Yulin  •  Kathleen Rose Perkins

Limitless (2011)

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A paranoia-fueled action thriller about an unsuccessful writer whose life 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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Neil Burger
CAST:  Bradley Cooper  •  Robert De Niro  •  Abbie Cornish  •  Andrew Howard

A paranoia-fueled action thriller about an unsuccessful writer whose life 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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Neil Burger
CAST:  Bradley Cooper  •  Robert De Niro  •  Abbie Cornish  •  Andrew Howard

From Paris with Love (2010)

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Morel
CAST:  John Travolta  •  Jonathan Rhys Meyers  •  Kasia Smutniak  •  Richard Durden

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pierre Morel
CAST:  John Travolta  •  Jonathan Rhys Meyers  •  Kasia Smutniak  •  Richard Durden

H. (2014)

Two women, each named Helen, live out their mirrored lives in the town of Troy, NY. The first Helen is in her 60s, is married, and takes care of a small, extremely lifelike baby doll, which she treats as a living baby. The second Helen is in her 30s, has a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rania Attieh  •  Daniel Garcia
CAST:  Robin Bartlett  •  Rebecca Dayan  •  Will Janowitz  •  Julian Gamble

Two women, each named Helen, live out their mirrored lives in the town of Troy, NY. The first Helen is in her 60s, is married, and takes care of a small, extremely lifelike baby doll, which she treats as a living baby. The second Helen is in her 30s, has a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rania Attieh  •  Daniel Garcia
CAST:  Robin Bartlett  •  Rebecca Dayan  •  Will Janowitz  •  Julian Gamble

The Neon Demon (2016)

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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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicolas Winding Refn
CAST:  Elle Fanning  •  Karl Glusman  •  Jena Malone  •  Bella Heathcote

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicolas Winding Refn
CAST:  Elle Fanning  •  Karl Glusman  •  Jena Malone  •  Bella Heathcote

The Childhood of a Leader (2016)

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brady Corbet
CAST:  Bérénice Bejo  •  Liam Cunningham  •  Robert Pattinson  •  Stacy Martin

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brady Corbet
CAST:  Bérénice Bejo  •  Liam Cunningham  •  Robert Pattinson  •  Stacy Martin

Charm (2013)

Being the adventures of a young man whose principle interests are movies, New York, and mass murder. CHARM is an ultra low budget black comedy about Malcolm - a New Yorker who gets tired of how gentrified, tepid and antiseptic it's all become. What's happened to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ashley Cahill
CAST:  Rebecca Dayan  •  Jennifer Murray  •  Ashley Cahill

Being the adventures of a young man whose principle interests are movies, New York, and mass murder. CHARM is an ultra low budget black comedy about Malcolm - a New Yorker who gets tired of how gentrified, tepid and antiseptic it's all become. What's happened to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ashley Cahill
CAST:  Rebecca Dayan  •  Jennifer Murray  •  Ashley Cahill

Novitiate (2017)

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Margaret Betts
CAST:  Margaret Qualley  •  Melissa Leo  •  Julianne Nicholson  •  Dianna Agron

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Margaret Betts
CAST:  Margaret Qualley  •  Melissa Leo  •  Julianne Nicholson  •  Dianna Agron

Tour de Pharmacy (2017)

A mockumentary that chronicles the prevalence of doping in the world of professional cycling.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jake Szymanski
CAST:  Orlando Bloom  •  Andy Samberg  •  John Cena  •  Jeff Goldblum

A mockumentary that chronicles the prevalence of doping in the world of professional cycling.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jake Szymanski
CAST:  Orlando Bloom  •  Andy Samberg  •  John Cena  •  Jeff Goldblum

Boomerang (2018)

A satirical look at social media addiction. Jen finds that quitting Instagram and the grip it has on her isn't as easy as it seems.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matthew Frost
CAST:  Mackenzie Davis  •  Paige Elkington  •  Rebecca Dayan  •  Melanie Papalia

A satirical look at social media addiction. Jen finds that quitting Instagram and the grip it has on her isn't as easy as it seems.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matthew Frost
CAST:  Mackenzie Davis  •  Paige Elkington  •  Rebecca Dayan  •  Melanie Papalia

Tesla (2020)

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Almereyda
CAST:  Ethan Hawke  •  Kyle MacLachlan  •  Hannah Gross  •  Josh Hamilton

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Almereyda
CAST:  Ethan Hawke  •  Kyle MacLachlan  •  Hannah Gross  •  Josh Hamilton

Someone, Somewhere (2020)

Two people who have recently been dumped, meet in an uber and have a discussion about love and lonesomeness.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thibaut Buccellato
CAST:  Rebecca Dayan  •  Jeremy McClain

Two people who have recently been dumped, meet in an uber and have a discussion about love and lonesomeness.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thibaut Buccellato
CAST:  Rebecca Dayan  •  Jeremy McClain

Seven Angels

An invitation to enter the soul of an artist - director Erick Ifergan - through a highly personal retelling of the Orpheus tale suffused with Ifergan's striking paintings, sculpture and conceptual photography.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erick Ifergan
CAST:  Josef Ganz  •  Rebecca Dayan

An invitation to enter the soul of an artist - director Erick Ifergan - through a highly personal retelling of the Orpheus tale suffused with Ifergan's striking paintings, sculpture and conceptual photography.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erick Ifergan
CAST:  Josef Ganz  •  Rebecca Dayan