See the children's star from the 90s Mara Wilson now at 35
The Matilda and Miracle star on the 34th Street fell from action as a young teenager.
In the 1990s,Mara Wilson was one of the most successful and recognizable children in Hollywood, and her films from the decade include certain classics that are still loved today. Child, she played inMatilda and theMiracle on the 34th street remake and also played a support role inMrs Doubtfire. But, after having reached the greatest celebrity child, Wilson decided to stop acting at the age of 13. As an adult, it has become a vocal criticism of the way young artists are treated in the media.
In recent years, Wilson has started to act again but has not returned to the kind of big budget projects of which it was once part. Read more to find out more about his life and career today at 35.
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She stopped acting at the start of her adolescence.
Wilson's last role as a young star came in 2000 when she wasThomas and the magic railway, which was released at the age of 13. But, Wilson said that she might should have stopped acting even earlier.
"Sometimes I would have liked to stop [act] afterMatilda Because I think it was really the top for me, "she said NPR in 2016. "There was really anywhere where I could leave from there. So I think I was already starting to age." She explained that once she started puberty, "people did not know what to do with me, and I knew it, and I felt it, and it really hurt."
A few months before the release ofMatilda, Wilson lost his mother,Suzie Wilson, to breast cancer, which, according to her, played a role in her continuation of acting. "I think that would be a good time to reassess things," she said. "But I think that after my mother's death, I felt like I was to continue because the film was the only constant in my life."
She returned to the theater of years later.
Wilson stopped acting professionally on the screen during her adolescence, but she continuedplay in rooms. She then attended New York University where sheput a woman's show titleAren't you this girl?
In the early 2010s, Wilson resumed performance, mainly in web series, although she also assumed television positions. In 2016, she was on an episode ofBig city. She also expressed characters inBojack rider andBig Hero 6: The series.
"I still love the voiceover, and I think I will always do it, because you can be anything and no matter what you look like,"she said Collider in 2021. "It doesn't matter that I am only another short brunette. One of the last characters I literally played had no face, and another character that I played before was a big , hot and Blonde billionaire Evil Genius. It's great because I'm not these things, but I can play them, and it's great. "
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She is a writer.
Wilson explored his passion for writing after deciding at the game. "The writing I have always loved," she told NPR. "Even on sets of various films, I would always be in my trailer writing stories - generally very similar to anythingJudy Blume WhereBeverly Cleary WhereBruce Coville The book I read at the time, but I loved writing. I started writing a dialogue, and I started making performance parts - like 10 -minute solo performance parts - and finally I made a woman's show, and it seemed so much more real than being on a set every day. ""AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
Wilson released his memories,Where am I now?: Real stories of the girl and the accidental reputation, in 2016. She is currently writing a newsletter entitledShan do we not say it to the vicar?.
It criticizes the way young stars are treated.
Speaking of writing, in 2021, Wilson wrote an essay forThe New York Times On the way the media and the public treat young famous women and girls. The piece, entitled"The Lies Hollywood tells little girls", " focused on his own experience, as well as that ofBritney Spears, whose media treatment has been reassessed in recent years.Wilson explained that she experienced the painful experience of being sexualized from a young age in the interviews and by so-called fans.
In the interview with Collider, Wilson explained that she was "generally happy", she acted as a child. “I had wonderful experiences that I could never have had. I pay for the university, "she said.
But, she explained, "I also have the impression that this level of renown as a child we have to talk about."
She recently recalledMatilda.
Matilda was 25 years old in 2021 and Wilsonshared some of his memories to make the film withEntertainment tonight.
"It was not a huge success at the time. It did well, but it did not succeed very well," said WilsonAND. "It became a success especially with VHS and with DVD, and I signed VHS that people have kept and the DVDs that people have been keeping for 25 years now, and it's something that is really cool. And probably the The coolest thing is when people tell me they presented their children, so they will say: "My daughter loves it, my son loves it. I look at him with my children", and it's really cool to know that you are part of something that is generational. ”
