Mara Wilson

Mara Wilson

actress, writer, director

Mara Wilson was born on Jul 24, 1987 in USA. Mara Wilson's big-screen debut came with Mrs. Doubtfire directed by Chris Columbus in 1993. Mara Wilson is known for Big Hero 6: The Series directed by Nicholas Filippi, Scott Adsit stars as Baymax and Ryan Potter as Hiro Hamada. Mara Wilson has got 3 awards and 6 nominations so far. The most recent award Mara Wilson achieved is Young Artist Awards. The upcoming new tvshow Mara Wilson plays is Big Hero 6: The Series - Season 1 which will be released on Nov 20, 2017.

Mara Elizabeth Wilson was born on Friday, July 24th, 1987 in Los Angeles, California. She is the oldest daughter of Michael and Suzie Wilson, with three elder brothers - Danny (b. 1979), Jon (b. 1981) and Joel (b. 1983) - and a younger sister Anna (b. 1993). When Mara was 5 years old, her eldest brother Daniel Ben Wilson (Danny) started acting in television commercials and she wanted to follow in his footsteps. Her parents refused to let her act at first. After continuous persistence from Mara Elizabeth, her parents reluctantly agreed to let her give acting a try. She went on to appear in a number of commercials, including those advertising Texaco and the Bank of America. She also appeared in Madame Doubtfire (1993), starring Robin Williams and Sally Field, as the divorced parents. In her role, Mara proved herself to be a talented young actress, who was mature for her tender years, and her acting career went from strength-to-strength as she quickly became a favorite among cinema-goers. The following year, Mara played a small girl whose mother had suffered a major stroke in Le courage de l'amour (1994). But her big break came with the remake of Miracle sur la 34ème rue (1994), as the little, intelligent, cynical girl who learned the magic of Santa Claus. Ironically, Mara was not raised to believe in Santa Claus but this was a bonus in some ways since she was able to empathize with her character's stance that there was no Santa. At the age of nine, Mara was cast in the lead role in the film adaptation of Roald Dahls book, Matilda (1996). Sadly, during filming, Mara lost her beloved mother to breast cancer but she bravely pushed ahead with the film, much to the amazement and admiration of her adult co-stars. Mara starred in three films over the following three years, the last of which was in Thomas et le Chemin de fer magique (2000). Unfortunately, the film did not do well in the theaters of American box office, but it did very well in the UK box office. This signaled an end to Mara's film career, as she wanted to focus on school and to enjoy her teenage years. In June 2005, Mara graduated from Idyllwild School of Music & Arts and went on to attend New York University. In a March 2012 blog post, she revealed she has no desire to return to acting in films. Today, Mara Wilson is a stage actress, a voice actress, a writer, and a playwright. Mara now lives a quiet life in "The Big Apple", a nickname of New York City, New York.

  • Birthday

    Jul 24, 1987
  • Place of Birth

    Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Also known

    Mara Elizabeth Wilson

Known For

Awards

3 wins & 6 nominations

Young Artist Awards
1998
Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress
Winner - Young Artist Award
YoungStar Awards
1997
Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Comedy Film
Winner - YoungStar Award
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