Mara Wilson

American actress

Mara Elizabeth Wilson (born July 24, 1987 in Los Angeles, California[1]) is an American actress and playwright. She was born in Los Angeles.

Mara Wilson
Wilson in November 2017
Born
Mara Elizabeth Wilson

(1987-07-24) July 24, 1987 (age 37)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • writer
Years active1993–2000, 2012–present
RelativesNat Mayer Shapiro (grandfather)
Ben Shapiro (cousin)
Websitemara.substack.com

She currently acts on stage and has participated in voices in series and the web. She is best known for her acting in movies when she was a child. Her best known movies include Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Matilda (1996) and Lily Stone in Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000). She came out as bisexual in June 2016.[2]

Filmography

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Screen roles

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
1993 Mrs. Doubtfire Natalie "Nattie" Hillard
1994 Miracle on 34th Street Susan Walker
1994 A Time to Heal Barbara Barton TV film
1996 Matilda Matilda Wormwood
1997 A Simple Wish Anabel Greening
1999 Balloon Farm Willow Johnson TV film
2000 Thomas and the Magic Railroad Lily Stone
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1993 Melrose Place Nicole "Nikki" Petrova Recurring, 5 episodes
1996 Pearl Samantha Stein Episode: "The Tutor"
1999 Batman Beyond Tamara (voice) Episode: "Mind Games"
2016 Broad City Waitress Episode: "Burning Bridges"
2016 BoJack Horseman Jill Pill (voice) Recurring, 4 episodes, Season 3
2018–19 Big Hero 6: The Series Liv Amara/Diane "Di" Amara (voice) Recurring
Web series
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Nostalgia Critic Herself Episode: "A Simple Wish"[3]
2012 Nostalgia Chick Herself Episode: "Matilda",[4] also writer
2012 Demo Reel Donnie DuPre's wife (voice) Episode: "Lost in Translation (Bromance Version)"
2012 Shut Up and Talk Herself Episode: "Guest: Mara Wilson"
2012 Missed Connection Bitty Episode: "Bad Dates"[5]
2013 Welcome to Night Vale Faceless Old Woman (voice) 10 episodes
2014 Keith and The Girl Herself Episode: "2002: Boobs"[6]
2014 Nostalgia Chick Herself Episode: "Nostalgic Foods of Yore"
2014 Amy Poehler's Smart Girls Herself Episode: "The In Too Steep Tea Party"
2014 Maven of the Eventide Herself Pumpktoberfest Vlogs, Episodes 5 & 12
2014 I Don't Even Own a Television Herself Episode: "016 — Covert Conception (w/ Mara Wilson)"[7]
2015 Keith and The Girl Herself Episode: "2147: Gang Dick"[8]
2015 Gilmore Guys Herself Episode 4.21
2015 That's the Show with Danny Herself Episode: "117: The One with Mara Wilson"[9]
2015, 2017 I Don't Even Own a Television Herself Episodes: "026: Treacherous Love (w/ Mara Wilson)",[10] "081: I'm With the Band (w/ Mara Wilson)"[11]
2016 Mouth Time with Reductress Ruth Hrorgen Mouth Time LIVE! With Mara Wilson[12]
2019 Passenger List N/A Writer of "Cyberspace" (episode 5)
2020 Helluva Boss Mrs. Mayberry Episode: "Murder Family"[13]
2020 Our Popcorn Movie Dystopia - Some More News: The Movie Matilda Cody Web movie[14]
2020 The George Lucas Talk Show Herself May the AR Be LI$$ You Arli$$ marathon fundraiser;

The George Lucas Holiday Special

2021 You Are Good Herself Episode: Hocus Pocus with Mara Wilson
2022 Ollie & Scoops Claudia Grimson / The Creepy Girl (voice) 2 episodes (#9 "Vinnie Video" and #10 "A Night at Claudia's")

Stage roles

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  • A Midsummer Night's Dream (2004)
  • Cinderella (2005)
  • Weren't You That Girl? (2009)
  • What Are You Afraid Of? (2014)

References

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  1. "Mara Wilson Bio Biography". TV Rage. Archived from the original on 2015-06-12. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. Mara Wilson comes out as bisexual
  3. "A Simple Wish". Thatguywiththeglasses.com. May 1, 2012. Archived from the original on July 24, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  4. "Matilda". Thatguywiththeglasses.com. October 11, 2012. Archived from the original on August 16, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  5. "Missed Connection: "Bad Dates"". Comediva. January 30, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  6. "Boobs (Keith and The Girl) – Comedy Talk Show & Podcast". Keith and The Girl. June 25, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  7. "016 -- Covert Conception (w/ Mara Wilson)". i don't even own a television. August 8, 2014. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  8. "Gang Dick (Keith and The Girl)". Keith and The Girl. March 16, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  9. "The One with Mara Wilson (That's the Show with Danny)". That's the Show with Danny. March 19, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  10. "026 — Treacherous Love (w/ Mara Wilson)". i don't even own a television. February 25, 2015. Archived from the original on January 3, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  11. "081 — I'm with the Band (w/ Mara Wilson)". i don't even own a television. May 14, 2017. Archived from the original on September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  12. "Episode: "Mouth Time LIVE! With Mara Wilson"". Mouth Time with Reductress. June 1, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  13. "Matilda: así se ve Mara Wilson a 25 años del estreno de la película". IGN Latin America. August 2, 2021. Archived from the original on August 3, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  14. Our Popcorn Movie Dystopia - SOME MORE NEWS: THE MOVIE, archived from the original on 2021-11-13, retrieved 2021-04-16