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Mara Wilson

(1987) Stage Actor United States

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Mara Wilson is a stage actor from the United States, best known for Where Am I Now?.

Quick Facts About Mara Wilson

Born: July 24, 1987
Nationality: United States
Profession: Stage Actor
Notable works: Where Am I Now?
Known for: Matilda, Thomas and the Magic Railroad, Welcome to Night Vale

About Mara Wilson

Mara Elizabeth Wilson is an American actress. As a child, she played Natalie Hillard in Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Susan Walker in Miracle on 34th Street (1994), the title character in Matilda (1996), and Annabel Greening in A Simple Wish (1997). Following her role as Lily in Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000), Wilson took a 12-year hiatus from acting to focus on writing. She returned to acting in 2012 and has predominantly worked in web series.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film

Quotes by Mara Wilson

I remember reading To Kill A Mockingbird when I was 12. What I liked about it is that it was all seen…

Children

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“Depriving myself of joys is one of the great joys of my subconscious.”

Happiness

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I'm pretty cautious and not very athletic, so I've only had really dumb injuries, like sprained ankles and allergic reactions. I did…

After

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“People may have to die, but morbidity will live forever.”

Cold-comfort

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I think that when I was child, acting was mostly just a hobby for me. It was something that my parents encouraged…

Acting

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I get a lot of "Shut up, Matilda." I probably get as many "Shut up, Matildas" as Wil Wheaton gets "Shut up,…

Lines

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Here is something no real celebrity will ever tell you: film acting is not very fun. Doing the same thing over and…

Absolutely

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“Children all over the world do ridiculous, borderline dangerous things, and no one around them questions it, because it's ingrained in their…

Children

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I've always really loved stories told from the point of view of children.

Children

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For me [being a kid actor], it's a bit like when you see your mom's friends, and they're like, "I remember when…

Actors

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I'm surprised by how much I remember [on childhood on film]. I think it's just because I had these interesting moments. Of…

Childhood

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Assume everything you put on the Internet can and will be seen not only by the person you're talking about, but your…

About

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'Mrs. Doubtfire' is still a fun movie, and it's still fun to watch, but it is hard to watch myself sometimes. I…

Better

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I would like people to know me for who I am, especially since I think people have a very skewed image of…

Am

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No, you will never see me on 'Dancing With the Stars.' Sorry.

Dancing

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I was such a nerd. It just wasn't something I would have wanted. And I didn't want to act like an adult.

Adults

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I guess I was a philosophical child.

Children

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When you're an actor, your body isn't your own. Your body is part of a tool that you use. Everybody else there…

Access

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People view child actors the same way that girls treat their Barbie dolls.

Actors

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Puberty was definitely difficult for me.

Difficult

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Acting is something I did when I was a kid. I do act sometimes in friends' projects, but when I do, it's…

Act

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The celebrity aspect is nothing short of ridiculous, and auditioning is brutal and dehumanizing. Every time I see a pretty young girl…

Am

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When people asked me what I was going to do when I grow up, I always said, 'I'm going to be a…

Always

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I didn't trust adults because I thought they were all kind of corrupted. I thought children were pure and innocent, and that…

Adults

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I knew I didn't want to put anything down in writing about the first time that I had sex. I knew that…

First time

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Mara Wilson by topic

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