Mara Wilson

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Mara Elizabeth Wilson (2017)

Mara Elizabeth Wilson (born July 24, 1987 in Los Angeles , California ) is an American actress who is best known as a child actress .

Life

Mara Wilson is the second youngest of five children. Her three older brothers are named Danny (* 1979), Jon (* 1980) and Joel (* 1982), their younger sister is Anna (* 1993).

After her brother Danny gained his first experience as an actor in various commercials, Wilson decided to do the same. She also started out as an actress for commercials (including for Texaco, Bank Of America). She started her professional acting career at the age of five. In 1993 she appeared in the successful American soap opera Melrose Place . In the same year she got her first major film role at the age of six. She played in the very successful film Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) the youngest daughter of the two main characters, played by Robin Williams and Sally Field .

The following year she starred in the television drama And Time Heals All Wounds , which is based on a true story, the daughter of a young woman who suffers a stroke in her early 30s. Wilson's big break came in late 1994 with the Christmas film The Miracle of Manhattan , the remake of the 1947 film of the same name . In it she played the role of 7-year-old Susan Walker (played by Natalie Wood in 1947 ), who does not believe in Santa Claus and who ultimately learns the truth of Santa Claus through him. Ironically, Wilson is Jewish and wasn't brought up to believe in Santa Claus, but according to producer John Hughes, this fitted well with the role of Susan, as her statement that there was no Santa Claus came across as believable.

In 1996 her most famous role followed: Her portrayal of the title role in Danny DeVito's film adaptation of the Roald Dahl novel Matilda was received positively by the critics. Wilson lost her mother, who died of breast cancer , during the making of this film .

In the following two years there was a movie ( Der Zauberwunsch, 1997) and a TV movie ( Harveys Zauberballons, 1999). Her last film role for a long time was in 2000 as the granddaughter of Peter Fonda in Thomas, the fantastic locomotive . This movie was a failure at the box office, whereupon Wilson decided to take a break from her acting career and focus mainly on school and her private life.

Wilson graduated from Burbank High School in June 2005 and starred in a stage production of Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein's musical Cinderella in August of that year . From 2005 to 2009 she studied acting and theater at New York University . In an interview with NYU Local in early 2009, she said that she could well imagine playing in independent films later , but there would be no more mainstream films like Mrs. Doubtfire or Matilda with her because she didn't want to be prominent to be.

In 2013 she wrote the play Sheeple , which premiered at the New York International Fringe Festival . In 2015, she appeared again in a movie for the first time in 15 years. In the independent film Billie Bob Joe by director Joe Kowalski , she took on the lead role.

In 2016, Wilson announced that she was bisexual and published her autobiography Where Am I Now ?: True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame . She is considered a critic of US President Donald Trump .

Filmography (selection)

Awards

  • 1995: ShoWest Award as Young Star of the Year
  • 1997: Nomination for the Saturn Award as best young actor (Best Performance by a Younger Actor) for Matilda
  • 1997: Nomination for the Young Artist Award for Best Actress in a Feature Film (Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress) for Matilda
  • 1997: YoungStar Award for Best Actress in a Comedy (Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Comedy Film) for Matilda
  • 1998: Nomination for the Saturn Award for Best Young Actor (Best Performance by a Younger Actor) for Der Zauberwunsch
  • 1998: Young Artist Award for Best Actress in a Feature Film (Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress) for Der Zauberwunsch
  • 1998: Nomination for the YoungStar Award for Best Actress in a Comedy (Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Comedy Film) for Der Zauberwunsch
  • 2000: Nomination for the YoungStar Award for Best Actress in a Comedy (Best Young Actress / Performance in a Motion Picture Comedy) for Thomas, the fantastic locomotive
  • 2001: Nomination for the Young Artist Award for Best Actress in a Feature Film (Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress) for Thomas, the fantastic locomotive

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sheeple . In: NYC-Arts.org . August 10, 2013. Archived from the original on June 15, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
  2. ↑ Billie Bob Joe (2015) on imdb.com, accessed August 25, 2018
  3. ↑ This is what child star Mara Wilson looks like today , stylebook.de, accessed on August 25, 2018

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personal data
SURNAME Wilson, Mara
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wilson, Mara Elizabeth (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film actress
DATE OF BIRTH July 24, 1987
PLACE OF BIRTH Los Angeles , California