Mara Wilson
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Mara Wilson

Mara E. Wilson
Born 1980s.
Daughter of [private father (1950s - unknown)] and
Sister of [private brother (1970s - unknown)], [private brother (1980s - unknown)], [private brother (1980s - unknown)] and [private sister (1990s - unknown)]
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Biography

Early life

Mara Wilson has Jewish Roots.
Mara Wilson has Irish ancestors.

Mara Wilson was born on the 24th of July 1987 in Burbank, California[1] as the fourth of five children. Wilson's mother Suzie was Jewish and as a result she was raised Jewish, but later became an atheist. Her father is of part Irish descent.[2] When Mara was eight years old her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. She died a year later on the 26th of April 1996 and Wilson lost some of her passion for acting.[3]

Career

Acting

Wilson discovered her passion for acting when she watched her older brother Danny act. At first, her parents refused to let her act. After she had played several roles in commercials, they reluctantly agreed to let her audition for the movie Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)[4] alongside Robin Williams., where she won the part of Natalie Hillard. She later played roles in Melrose Place, A Time to Heal and the 1994 remake of Miracle on 34th Street. Her performances caught the attention of actor, producer and director Danny DeVito, who gave her the chance to play the role of Matilda Wormwood in Matilda. She then auditioned for several other movies but was not deemed suitable for the roles.[5][6] Her last major film role to date was the part in Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000). In 2016 she made a return to television with a short appearance as a waitress in an episode of the comedy series Broad City.[7]

Writing

As of 2013, Wilson works for the New York City-based nonprofit organization Publicolor.[8] In the same year she wrote a play for the New York International Fringe Festival called Sheeple. That December she stated in an interview that her acting career is over and that she is now focusing on her writing career instead.[9] In 2016 she published her autobiography "Where Am I Now?: True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame".

Personal life

Mara Wilson went to the Idyllwild Arts Academy in California and graduated in 2009 from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.[10][11] After the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting, Wilson came out as bisexual in solidarity with the LGBT community and the victims of the shooting.[12]

Sources

  1. ↑ http://www.filmreference.com/film/1/Mara-Wilson.html [retrieved on January 13, 2018]
  2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVp0IFhEQEg [retrieved on January 13, 2018]
  3. ↑ http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/why-hollywood-didnt-want-the-child-star-of-matilda-mara-wilson/news-story/52385ececfff38ffa8d1e27b199f6c57 [retrieved on January 13, 2018]
  4. ↑ http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/04-2013/being-matilda_64967.html [retrieved on January 13, 2018]
  5. ↑ https://www.thedailybeast.com/matilda-star-mara-wilson-reviews-matilda-the-musical [retrieved on January 13, 2018]
  6. ↑ http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/mara-wilson-recalls-robin-williams-grown-ups/story?id=25027733 [retrieved January 13, 2018]
  7. ↑ http://www.eonline.com/news/755164/how-broad-city-convinced-mara-wilson-to-get-back-into-acting-with-a-mrs-doubtfire-twist [retrieved on January 13, 2018]
  8. ↑ http://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2013/03/09/where-are-they-now-1-mara-wilson/ [retrieved on January 13, 2018]
  9. ↑ https://parade.com/236764/scottneumyer/mara-wilson-talks-matilda-the-loss-of-her-mother-and-quitting-acting/ [retrieved on January 13, 2018]
  10. ↑ https://forward.com/schmooze/154979/mara-wilson-hated-being-a-movie-star/ [retrieved on January 13, 2018]
  11. ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2130752/What-happened-original-Matilda-As-musical-dominates-Olivier-awards-look-cute-child-movie-star-Mara-Wilson-24-abandons-acting.html [retrieved on January 13, 2018]
  12. ↑ http://people.com/celebrity/mara-wilson-comes-out-as-bisexual-in-wake-of-orlando-shooting/ [retrieved on January 13, 2018]
  • Kaufman, Amy (September 15, 2016). Actress Mara Wilson has a memoir. She's not Matilda anymore. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 4, 2016.

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