1. Mara Elizabeth Wilson was born on July 24,1987 and is an American actress.
26 Facts About Mara Wilson
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Mara Wilson returned to acting in 2012 and has predominantly worked in web series.
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Mara Elizabeth Wilson was born in Burbank, California, on July 24,1987, the oldest daughter of Burbank PTA school volunteer Suzie and KTLA broadcast engineer Mike Wilson.
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Mara Wilson's mother was Jewish, while her father is a Catholic of Irish descent.
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Mara Wilson's mother was diagnosed with breast cancer on March 10,1995, and died on April 26,1996 when Mara Wilson was 8 years old.
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Mara Wilson later recalled that this affected her interest in acting.
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Mara Wilson has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
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Mara Wilson attended John Burroughs High School and then transferred to Idyllwild Arts Academy.
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When Mara Wilson was five, she became interested in acting after watching her older brother Danny appear in television commercials.
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Mara Wilson's parents were initially opposed, but after appearing in several commercials for businesses, Mara Wilson was invited to audition for the 1993 comedy film Mrs Doubtfire.
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Mara Wilson sang "Make 'Em Laugh" at the 67th Academy Awards broadcast on March 27,1995, with Tim Curry and Kathy Najimy.
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In 1995, Mara Wilson won the ShoWest Award for Young Star of the Year.
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Mara Wilson was nominated for three awards for her performance, winning the YoungStar Award for Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Comedy Film.
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In 1997, Mara Wilson starred in A Simple Wish alongside Martin Short.
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In 1997, Mara Wilson went to a table reading for What Dreams May Come starring Robin Williams, but she did not get the part.
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In 2000, Mara Wilson appeared in the fantasy film Thomas and the Magic Railroad, her last film to date.
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Mara Wilson received a script for the 2001 film Donnie Darko but declined to audition.
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In 2012, Mara Wilson appeared briefly in one episode of the web series Missed Connection in the role of Bitty, and made special appearances on internet review shows for That Guy with the Glasses, including a comedic turn playing an adult Matilda during a review of Matilda by The Nostalgia Chick, Lindsay Ellis.
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In 2012, she started publishing online writing at a blog called "Mara Wilson Writes Stuff", where in 2014 she shared memories of working with Robin Williams after his death.
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In 2015, Mara Wilson collaborated with Project UROK, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to aid teens with mental illness.
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Mara Wilson is a cousin of political commentator and media host Ben Shapiro, whom she has disavowed due to his conservative views and her left-wing beliefs; the two have no contact with each other.
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Mara Wilson discussed her history of mental illness on Paul Gilmartin's podcast The Mental Illness Happy Hour.
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Mara Wilson first came out as bisexual in June 2016, in the aftermath of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida.
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Mara Wilson referred to herself as bisexual and queer during an interview with Medium in September 2017.
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Mara Wilson described her disappointment when a reporter called her a "spoiled brat" after she stated that she wanted the day off on her 13th birthday instead of granting interviews.
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In 2016, Mara Wilson resided in the Queens borough of New York City.