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Rebecca Romijn

Rebecca Romijn (Rebecca Alie Romijn), American actress and former model born 1972 in Berkeley, California; Mystique in the X-Men films, Alexis Meade on Ugly Betty, and Number One in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds; married Jerry O'Connell after divorcing John Stamos.

Rebecca Root

Rebecca Root (born 1969, Woking, Surrey) is an English actress, comedian, and voice coach, star of BBC Two's Boy Meets Girl, the first British TV comedy to cast a trans actor in a trans lead role; also The Danish Girl, The Queen's Gambit, and Big Finish's Doctor Who: Stranded.

Rebecca Ryan

Rebecca Ryan (born 1991, Manchester) is an English actress known as Debbie Gallagher in Shameless (2004–2009), Vicki MacDonald in Waterloo Road, Gemma Dean in Casualty, and Lydia Chambers in Coronation Street; distinct from other people named Rebecca Ryan.

Rebecca Schaeffer

Rebecca Schaeffer (1967–1989), American actress and model, played Patti Russell on My Sister Sam. Murdered in 1989 by stalker Robert Bardo, who got her address via DMV records; her death spurred anti-stalking and privacy laws.

Rebecca Schull

Rebecca Schull (Rebecca Anna Wattenberg, born 1929) is an American actress known for Fay Cochran on NBC's Wings (1990-97), Broadway's Golda and 45 Seconds From Broadway, and films including United 93 and Crimes and Misdemeanors.

Rebecca Sonnenshine

Rebecca Sonnenshine, American screenwriter and showrunner (The Boys, Archive 81, The Housemaid), creator of Netflix's Little House on the Prairie (2026); two 2021 Emmy nominations for The Boys.

Rebecca Sugar

Rebecca Sugar (Rebecca Rea Sugar, born 1987) is an American animator and songwriter, creator of Steven Universe and Steven Universe Future and the first woman solo show creator at Cartoon Network, formerly of Adventure Time.

Rebecca Wisocky

Rebecca Wisocky (born 1971, York, Pennsylvania) is an American actress, Obie winner for Amazons and Their Men, best known as Evelyn Powell in Devious Maids and Hetty Woodstone on CBS's Ghosts since 2021.

Rebekah Elmaloglou

Rebekah Elmaloglou is an Australian actress who played Sophie Simpson on Home and Away from 1990 to 1993. She later played Terese Willis on Neighbours from 2013 to 2025.

Rebel (2012 film)

Rebel (Telugu: రెబెల్) is a 2012 Telugu action revenge film directed by Raghava Lawrence, starring Prabhas, Tamannaah Bhatia, and Deeksha Seth; released 28 September 2012, rated A, later streaming on Sun Nxt and Prime Video.

Rebel (2021 TV series)

Rebel (2021 TV series) is an American legal drama inspired by Erin Brockovich. It stars Katey Sagal as Annie "Rebel" Bello, a brilliant legal advocate without a law degree.

Rebel (2024 film)

Rebel (ரெபெல்) is a 2024 Tamil political action drama, Nikesh RS's debut, starring GV Prakash Kumar and Mamitha Baiju. Set in 1980s Palakkad, it follows Tamil students from Munnar facing discrimination, released 22 March 2024, streaming on Prime Video.

Rebel Alliance

Rebel Alliance (Alliance to Restore the Republic) is the fictional Star Wars coalition that fought the Galactic Empire, declared in 2 BBY, triumphed at Endor, and became the New Republic.

Rebel in the Rye

Rebel in the Rye (2017) is Danny Strong's debut biographical drama of J.D. Salinger, based on Slawenski's biography, starring Nicholas Hoult and Kevin Spacey; released by IFC Films, it earned 28% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Rebel Moon

Rebel Moon is Zack Snyder's two-part Netflix space opera (Part One: A Child of Fire, 2023; Part Two: The Scargiver, 2024), originally pitched to Lucasfilm as a Star Wars film, with R-rated director's cuts released in 2024 and no third film announced.

Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver

Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver is Zack Snyder's 2024 Netflix sci-fi sequel to A Child of Fire, in which Kora (Sofia Boutella) and rebels defend the farming moon Veldt from the Imperium; released April 19, 2024, PG-13, 16% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Rebel Royals: An Unlikely Love Story

Rebel Royals: An Unlikely Love Story is a 2025 Netflix documentary by Rebecca Chaiklin following Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and shaman Durek Verrett before their divisive 2024 Geiranger wedding; it drew Norwegian controversy and poor reviews.

Rebel Wilson

Rebel Wilson, Australian actor, writer, producer, and director born 1980 in Sydney; known for Bridesmaids, Fat Amy in Pitch Perfect, Isn't It Romantic, and her 2024 directorial debut The Deb.

Rebel Without a Cause

Rebel Without a Cause (1955) is a Warner Bros drama directed by Nicholas Ray, starring James Dean as Jim Stark with Natalie Wood and Sal Mineo; a juvenile-delinquency melodrama blaming parental failure, released weeks after Dean's death.

Rebelde

Rebelde (Mexican telenovela, Televisa 2004–2006), adaptation of Argentina's Rebelde Way; 440 episodes, six leads who formed RBD, 10 million albums, 65 countries, 2022 Netflix reboot.

Rebelde (2022 TV series)

Rebelde (2022) is a Mexican Netflix teen drama, a reboot of the 2004-2006 telenovela and Argentina's Rebelde Way. Directed by Santiago Limón, 2 seasons, 16 episodes, set at Elite Way School, canceled in 2023.

Rebellion (miniseries)

Rebellion (2016) is a five-part RTÉ miniseries by Colin Teevan, directed by Aku Louhimies, dramatizing the 1916 Easter Rising through fictional characters. Its 2019 sequel Resistance (War of Independence) aired on Netflix as Rebellion season 2.

Rebels of the Neon God

Rebels of the Neon God (青少年哪吒) is Tsai Ming-liang's 1992 Taiwanese feature debut, following cram-school dropout Hsiao-kang (Lee Kang-sheng) stalking petty thief Ah-tze through Taipei's Ximending; it won Tokyo Bronze, Torino Best Film, and a Golden Horse score award.

Rebirth For You (嘉南传)

Rebirth For You (嘉南传, formerly Mu Nan Zhi 慕南枝) is a 2021 Chinese historical romance drama adapted from Zhi Zhi's novel, starring Ju Jingyi and Joseph Zeng; 40 episodes streamed on iQiyi and Tencent from October 17 to November 22, 2021, with a low Douban score around 3.8-4.0.

ReBoot

ReBoot is a Canadian CGI-animated TV series (1994–2001) created by the Hub and produced by Mainframe Entertainment in Vancouver; the first half-hour fully computer-animated series, set inside the computer city of Mainframe, predating Toy Story.

Reboot (2022 TV series)

Reboot (2022) is a Hulu meta comedy created by Steven Levitan (Modern Family) about the cast of a fictional early-2000s sitcom, Step Right Up, reuniting for a revival. Eight episodes premiered September 20, 2022; Hulu canceled it January 30, 2023.

Reboot (fiction)

Reboot (fiction): restarting an established fictional universe, film, TV, comic, or game franchise with new continuity, discarding prior storylines. Distinct from remake, revival, sequel; popularized by Batman Begins (2005); includes soft reboots and film-to-TV reboots like Fargo.

ReBoot: The Guardian Code

ReBoot: The Guardian Code is a 2018 Canadian live-action/CG series by Mainframe Studios, created by Michael Hefferon, reimagining the 1994 CG classic ReBoot with teen Guardians; it ran 20 episodes on Netflix and YTV before cancellation.

Rebooting (リブート) (TV series)

Rebooting (リブート) is a 2026 TBS Nichiyo Gekijo suspense drama, 10 episodes from January 18 to March 29, 2026, starring Ryohei Suzuki in a dual role as a framed patissier and the corrupt detective whose face he assumes, scripted by Tsutomu Kuroiwa.

Reborn (重生)

Reborn (重生, originally 白夜重生) is a 2020 Youku Chinese crime web series, 28 episodes, directed by Yang Dong and written by Zhiwen, sister work of Day and Night, starring Zhang Yi as amnesiac survivor of the 714 gun case.