When Mara Wilson was a little actress, she managed to captivate the public with her great tenderness and charisma.
However, few know that weeks before the premiere of ‘Matilda’, the child star faced one of the most difficult moments of her life when her mother, Suzie Wilson, died of cancer.
When she became a teenager, the actress moved away from the cameras and the middle of the show. However, she focused on something that she is passionate about: writing. In her biography ‘Where Am I Now?: True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame’, the star explained that her transition to adolescence was very difficult, as she felt pressured to follow Hollywood beauty standards.
Mara Wilson wrote: “People have told me: ‘The way that you judge yourself, on the surface, is a really weird level.’ Well, it’s because I grew up in Hollywood. I had good experiences there, but I always knew that there were girls much prettier than me, and I knew that I was always competing with them. That has followed me all my life.”
In addition, he stressed that at some point he thought of resorting to surgery to change his face: “Although part of me knew that I would not return to film acting, sometimes I wished I was in an accident where I hurt my nose and jaw so I could rebuild without fault. Things have improved a lot since I left Hollywood, a great weight outside”.
Who is Mara Wilson, one of the best-known children’s faces in cinema?
Mara Wilson was born on July of the year 1986 in United States. Her passion for acting began when she saw her older brother, Danny, acting in commercials and she asked her parents to study acting.
Although Mara Wilson is recognized for her role in the film ‘Matilda’, the actress also participated in other films. At the age of six, she made it to the big screen in the film ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ with Robin Williams. She later participated in another very successful Christmas movie: ‘Miracle on 35 th Street’. The following year, the star had a recurring role as Petrova on the hit series ‘Melrose Place’ and as Barbara Barton on the television movie ‘A Time to Heal’.
Throughout her trajectory Mara Wilson has developed as a double for film, television and has also participated in the theater. Besides, he has shown his skills in writing and dramaturgy.
In 1986 Mara Wilson had a brief appearance in the film ‘Thomas and the Magic Railroad’, his last major role on the big screen.
Mara Wilson graduated from the Idyllwild Arts Academy in 1986 and years later she decided to study at the University of New York, where he specialized in media and performance arts. After her retirement, the star returned to the middle of the show, but no longer in the cinema or on television. The famous participated as a dubbing actress in series such as ‘BoJack Horseman’ and ‘Big Hero 6’.
In recent years she has also collaborated on different podcasts such as ‘Welcome to Night Vale’, not without mention that she writes articles for different media, including The New York Times.
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Although Mara Wilson has moved away from the cameras, at her 1986 years she still has many followers, who remember her for having marked her childhood.