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OverviewAI-generated
Mara Elizabeth Wilson is an American stage actor, blogger, podcaster, and voice actor. Born in Burbank, California, in 1987, she began her work period in 1993. She is educated at New York University Tisch School of the Arts and resides in Burbank and Queens. Her notable works include the films *Matilda* and *Thomas and the Magic Railroad*, as well as the podcast *Welcome to Night Vale*. She was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor.
Wilson is also an author with six works, including *Good Girls Don't*, *Where Am I Now? True Stories Of Girlhood And Accidental Fame*, and *The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home*. She speaks and writes in English. She identifies as bisexual and atheist. She has been diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Her relative is Ben Shapiro.
Synthesized by Vinony from 28 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, TMDb. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Good Girls Don't
- Wiley's Grocery
- Grit and Spit
- Where Am I Now? True Stories Of Girlhood And Accidental Fame
- The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home Low Price CD
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Burbank, Los Angeles, California, USA
Mara Elizabeth Wilson (born July 24, 1987) is an American former child actress best known for her roles as a child star, particularly in Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Miracle on 34th Street (1994), and Matilda (1996). She was born in Los Angeles, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mara Wilson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for
- Aaron Carter: The Little Prince of Pop — Self (archive footage)2023
- Our Popcorn Movie Dystopia - Some More News: The Movie — Mara Wilson2020
- Showbiz Kids — Self2020
- The Candlenights 2020 Special — Self2020
- Helluva Boss — Mrs. Mayberry (voice)2020
- Helluva Boss — Additional Voices (voice)2020
- Christy's Kitchen Throwback2019
- Big Hero 6 The Series — Liv Amara (voice)2017
- Billie Bob Joe2015
- Another Take on… Mrs. Doubtfire — Self (Archive)2015
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1934-06-09
- Active to
- 1984-01-21
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 36
- Total plays
- 118
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Mara+Wilson">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
· 2021 · cited 85,293x
- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 36,569x
- PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and Explanation
· 2018 · cited 36,326x
- Welcome to the Tidyverse
· 2019 · cited 20,499x
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,623x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- Mara Elizabeth Wilson , ( 1987-07-24 ) July 24, 1987 (age 38) , Burbank, California , U.S.
- Education
- New York University ( BFA )
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1993–2000, 2012–present
- Relatives
- Ben Shapiro (cousin)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Elizabeth
- Family name
- Wilson
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Burbank
- Occupation
- film director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Notable work
- Thomas and the Magic Railroad
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- marawilsonwritesstuff.com
- Image
- Mara Wilson Photo Op GalaxyCon Raleigh 2023.jpg
- Residence
- Queens
Show 9 more facts
- date of birth
- 1987-07-24
- nominated for
- Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor
- sexual orientation
- bisexuality
- birth name
- Mara Elizabeth Wilson
- Commons category
- Mara Wilson
- start of work period
- 1993-00-00
- medical condition
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- social media followers
- 577471
- name in native language
- Mara Wilson
Sources (10)
via Wikidata · CC0
~9 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Mara Elizabeth Wilson (born July 24, 1987) 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.
Early life
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