Mara Wilson
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Born | Mara Elizabeth Wilson July 24, 1987 Burbank, California, U.S. |
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Years active | 1993–2000, 2012–present |
Relatives | Ben Shapiro (cousin)[1] |
Website | mara |
Mara Elizabeth Wilson (born July 24, 1987) is an American actress and writer. She rose to prominence as a child for playing the role of Natalie Hillard in the film Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), and went on to play Susan Walker in Miracle on 34th Street (1994), Matilda Wormwood in Matilda (1996), Annabel Greening in A Simple Wish (1997) and Lily Stone in Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000). Wilson took a 12-year hiatus following the latter film to focus on writing. She returned to acting in 2012, and she has since predominantly worked in web series.
Early life[]
Wilson was born in Burbank, California, on July 24, 1987,[2] the oldest daughter of KTLA 5 News broadcast engineer Mike Wilson and homemaker and Burbank PTA school volunteer Suzie Wilson (née Shapiro; 1953–1996).[3] Her mother was Jewish, while her father is half Irish.[4][5][6] She was raised Jewish[7] and became an atheist when she was 15.[8] She has three older brothers named Danny, Jon, and Joel, and a younger sister named Anna.[9] Wilson is a cousin of conservative political commentator and media host Ben Shapiro.[10][11] Wilson, who is progressive,[12] has stated in public interviews that she has disavowed Shapiro for his political views and the two do not interact.
Wilson's mother was diagnosed with breast cancer on March 10, 1995,[13] and died on April 26, 1996. The film Matilda was dedicated to her memory.[14] Wilson later recalled that this affected her passion for acting.[15] At age 12, she was diagnosed with OCD.[16] She has also been diagnosed with ADHD.[17] Wilson attended Idyllwild Arts Academy near Palm Springs, California. After graduation in 2005, Wilson relocated to New York City, where she continued her studies at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. She graduated in 2009.[18] She appeared in her own one-woman show called Weren't You That Girl? while at university.[19]
Career[]
When Wilson was five, she became interested in acting after watching her older brother, Danny, appear in television commercials. Initially, Wilson's parents were disinclined, but eventually agreed to allow her to act.[20] After appearing in several commercials for businesses like Lunchables, Bank of America, Texaco, and Marshalls, Wilson was invited to audition for the 1993 comedy film Mrs. Doubtfire. Producers were impressed and awarded her the role of Natalie Hillard. The following year, Wilson appeared in the remake of Miracle on 34th Street.[21]
In 1994, she was cast in a recurring role as Nikki Petrova on Melrose Place, and played Barbara Barton in the television film A Time to Heal.[citation needed] Wilson sang "Make 'Em Laugh" at the 67th Academy Awards broadcast on March 27, 1995, with Tim Curry and Kathy Najimy.[22] In 1995, she won the ShoWest Award for Young Star of the Year.
Her film work caught the attention of Danny DeVito, and Wilson was cast as the main protagonist, Matilda Wormwood, in the 1996 film Matilda. Wilson was nominated for three awards for her performance, winning the YoungStar Award for Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Comedy Film. In 1997, she starred in A Simple Wish alongside Martin Short.[23] Although Wilson was nominated for three awards, the film mostly received negative reviews by critics.
In 1997, Wilson went to a table reading for What Dreams May Come starring Robin Williams, but she did not get the part.[24] A year later, Wilson unsuccessfully auditioned for the 1998 remake of Disney's The Parent Trap; the role was given to Lindsay Lohan after Wilson was deemed too young.[25] In 1999, she portrayed Willow Johnson in the 1999 film for The Wonderful World of Disney titled Balloon Farm, based on a fiction book.[26]
In 2000, Wilson appeared in the fantasy-adventure family film Thomas and the Magic Railroad, which was her last film as a child actor. Wilson retired from film work shortly afterward.[27] Wilson received a film script for the 2001 film Donnie Darko, but she declined to audition for the film.[28] After retiring from film acting Mara began stage acting. Her theater credits include "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and "Cinderella". She also starred in her own live shows "Weren't You That Girl" and "What Are You Afraid Of?".[29]
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In 2012, Wilson appeared briefly in one episode of a web series called Missed Connection in the role of Bitty and made special appearances on internet review shows for That Guy with the Glasses—most notably a comedic turn playing an adult Matilda during a review of Matilda by The Nostalgia Chick, Lindsay Ellis. That year, Wilson explained why she quit film acting; "Film acting is not very fun. Doing the same thing over and over again until, in the director's eyes, you 'get it right', does not allow for very much creative freedom. The best times I had on film sets were the times the director let me express myself, but those were rare."[30]
In May 2013, Wilson wrote an article for online magazine Cracked.com, offering her opinion of the delinquency of some former child stars.[31] As of 2013, she worked for Publicolor.[32] Her play Sheeple was produced in 2013 for the New York International Fringe Festival.[33] In an interview that December, Wilson stated that her film acting days are over,[34] and that she is instead focusing on writing.[35] Her book Where Am I Now?: True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame was published on September 13, 2016.[36] She is an associate editor at The Atlantic.
Wilson has a recurring role on the podcast Welcome to Night Vale as "The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home", as well as her own storytelling show called What Are You Afraid Of?[37][38] In 2016, Wilson made a brief return to television in a Mrs. Doubtfire-inspired episode of Broad City; she played a waitress where the comical Heimlich scene from the movie was reenacted.[39][40] That same year, she also voiced Jill Pill, a writer/director anthropomorphic spider, in season 3 of BoJack Horseman.[41] Mara Wilson voiced Liv Amara/Diane "Di" Amara in Big Hero 6: The Series.[42]
Personal life[]
In 2015, she collaborated with Project UROK, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to aid teens with mental illness.[43] She appeared in a video to discuss the mental illnesses she has experienced, including anxiety, depression, and OCD.[44] She also discussed her history of mental illness on Paul Gilmartin's podcast The Mental Illness Happy Hour.[45] As of 2013, Wilson resides in Queens, New York.[46] She is bisexual.[47] In a 2019 interview with the website bi.org, Wilson stated about her sexuality:
I remember thinking to myself when I was young that bisexuality made more sense to me than being straight or being gay. It made more sense to me intrinsically. I thought, "Well, yeah, it makes sense to me that people would be attracted to more than one kind of person." And I remember having that thought, but thinking: "But that's just sort of an abstract thing; that's not a real thought."
And I remember being attracted to girls and having crushes on girls in middle school, and at a really young age, too. I think that when I was like prepubescent, I didn't really realize that they were crushes. In middle school and high school, I would think that they were crushes, but then be like, "No, of course not, it's something else." I would blame it on something else. It took a really long time.
There were also a lot of reasons I didn't identify with it for a really long time. I think [by] the time I was coming of age in the 2000s, there was sort of this idea of: "you're doing it for attention."[48]
In a 2017 NPR interview, The Simpsons voice actor Nancy Cartwright stated that a young Wilson was the inspiration for a character's voice on the episode "Bart Sells His Soul".[49] In a 2017 op-ed in Elle magazine, Wilson defended 13-year-old child star Millie Bobby Brown after commentators sexualized Brown's public image.[50][51]
On February 23, 2021, in a The New York Times op-ed, Wilson commented on the documentary Framing Britney Spears, and parallels between their lives as child stars.[52] She described being asked to comment on the burgeoning sexuality of 18-year-old Spears, when she was barely 13. She expressed relief at largely escaping oversexualization of her public image compared to Spears. She described her disappointment when a reporter called her a "spoiled brat" when she honestly stated that she wanted the day off on her 13th birthday instead of granting interviews.[52]
Filmography[]
Screen roles[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Mrs. Doubtfire | Natalie "Nattie" Hillard | |
1994 | Miracle on 34th Street | Susan Walker | |
1994 | A Time to Heal | Barbara Barton | TV film |
1996 | Matilda | Matilda Wormwood | |
1997 | A Simple Wish | Anabel Greening | |
1999 | Balloon Farm | Willow Johnson | TV film |
2000 | Thomas and the Magic Railroad | Lily Stone |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Melrose Place | Nicole "Nikki" Petrova | Recurring, 5 episodes |
1996 | Pearl | Samantha Stein | Episode: "The Tutor" |
1999 | Batman Beyond | Tamara (voice) | Episode: "Mind Games" |
2016 | Broad City | Waitress | Episode: "Burning Bridges" |
2016 | BoJack Horseman | Jill Pill (voice) | Recurring, 4 episodes, Season 3 |
2018–19 | Big Hero 6: The Series | Liv Amara/Diane "Di" Amara (voice) | Recurring |
2020 | The George Lucas Talk Show | Herself | May the AR Be LI$$ You Arli$$ marathon fundraiser;
The George Lucas Holiday Special |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Nostalgia Critic | Herself | Episode: "A Simple Wish"[53] |
2012 | Nostalgia Chick | Herself | Episode: "Matilda",[54] also writer |
2012 | Demo Reel | Donnie DuPre's wife (voice) | Episode: "Lost in Translation (Bromance Version)" |
2012 | Shut Up and Talk | Herself | Episode: "Guest: Mara Wilson" |
2012 | Missed Connection | Bitty | Episode: "Bad Dates"[55] |
2013 | Welcome to Night Vale | Faceless Old Woman (voice) | 10 episodes |
2014 | Keith and The Girl | Herself | Episode: "2002: Boobs"[56] |
2014 | Nostalgia Chick | Herself | Episode: "Nostalgic Foods of Yore" |
2014 | Amy Poehler's Smart Girls | Herself | Episode: "The In Too Steep Tea Party" |
2014 | Maven of the Eventide | Herself | Pumpktoberfest Vlogs, Episodes 5 & 12 |
2014 | I Don't Even Own a Television | Herself | Episode: "016 — Covert Conception (w/ Mara Wilson)"[57] |
2015 | Keith and The Girl | Herself | Episode: "2147: Gang Dick"[58] |
2015 | Gilmore Guys | Herself | Episode 4.21 |
2015 | That's the Show with Danny | Herself | Episode: "117: The One with Mara Wilson"[59] |
2015, 2017 | I Don't Even Own a Television | Herself | Episodes: "026: Treacherous Love (w/ Mara Wilson)",[60] "081: I'm With the Band (w/ Mara Wilson)"[61] |
2016 | Mouth Time with Reductress | Ruth Hrorgen | Mouth Time LIVE! With Mara Wilson[62] |
2019 | Passenger List | N/A | Writer of "Cyberspace" (episode 5) |
2020 | Helluva Boss | Mrs. Mayberry | Episode: "Murder Family"[63] |
2020 | Our Popcorn Movie Dystopia - Some More News: The Movie | Matilda Cody | Web movie[64] |
Stage roles[]
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (2004)
- Cinderella (2005)
- Weren't You That Girl? (2009)
- What Are You Afraid Of? (2014)
Bibliography[]
- Sheeple (Play, 2013)
- Where Am I Now?: True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame (2016) - Find this book on Amazon.com
Awards and nominations[]
Year | Organization | Award | Work | Result |
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1995 | ShoWest Award | Young Star of the Year | N/A | Won[65] |
1996 | YoungStar Award | Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Comedy Film | Matilda | Won |
Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a Feature Film — Leading Young Actress | Nominated | ||
Saturn Awards | Best Performance by a Younger Actor | Nominated | ||
1997 | YoungStar Award | Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Comedy Film | A Simple Wish | Nominated |
Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a Feature Film — Leading Young Actress | Won | ||
Saturn Awards | Best Performance by a Younger Actor | Nominated | ||
2000 | YoungStar Award | Best Young Actress in a Comedy Film | Thomas and the Magic Railroad | Nominated |
Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a Feature Film — Leading Young Actress | Nominated |
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Mara Wilson (November 14, 2017). "Matilda Actress Mara Wilson: A 13-Year-Old Girl Is Not 'All Grown Up'". Elle magazine. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
As soon as I’d hit puberty, it had become okay for strangers to discuss my body. Every time I stumbled across an article about myself, every fear I had about my pubescent body was confirmed: I was 'ugly,' which as a woman, made me useless, or I was 'cute,' which made me an object. I was 'grown up,' which made me vulnerable. Because I was a child actor, my body was public domain.
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Last week, a grown man tweeted a photo of Millie dressed up for a premiere noting that the actress 'just grew up in front of our eyes,' and Mara says that it made her feel 'sick' and 'furious.'
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I learned I would be talking to reporters all day. Working on my birthday wasn’t new to me — I had celebrated my eighth birthday on the set of “Matilda” and my ninth filming 'A Simple Wish' — but this was still disappointing.
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External links[]
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- Mara Wilson on Twitter
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