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Where The Little Girl From ‘Matilda’ Is Now


WHERE THE LITTLE GIRL FROM ‘MATILDA’ IS NOW

Mara Wilson was undoubtedly one of the biggest child stars of the ’90s. From her
breakout role in Mrs. Doubtfire, playing the daughter of Robin Williams, to her
starring turn in Matilda, every child of the ’90s has fond memories watching
Mara Wilson on screen.

Yet after dominating children’s roles in the ’90s, Mara Wilson seemed to
disappear. But was it by choice? Here is everything you need to know about Mara
Wilson and where she is now.


CHILD STAR

Born in 1987, Mara’s big break came at the age of five when she won a role in
the hit comedy Mrs. Doubtfire. Incredibly, it was her first film audition, but
her natural charisma charmed the producers. The following year, she appeared in
another well-known property, a remake of Miracle on 34th Street. She was so good
in her audition that the director scrapped plans to make the part for a boy
instead.

Then, at the age of nine came her biggest role. She was the star of her own
movie, Matilda, about a girl with psychic powers. At this point, Mara’s stardom
was well-cemented. It seemed her star could only continue to grow.






GROWING UP

As Mara grew older, she was no longer the precocious little girl that had made
her a household name. But that didn’t stop producers from trying to cast her in
cute little girl roles. At 11, she was cast in Thomas and the Magic Railroad and
had to pretend to still be a little kid. The problem was her body didn’t get the
memo.

Mara later detailed the humiliating experience of having her director, a
“grandmotherly woman” named Britt Alcott, tell her that she needed to wear a
sports bra to conceal her changing body in the film. “The change I was
experiencing would have been uncomfortable enough in private, but I was going
through it under public scrutiny,” Mara wrote in a 2016 essay for The Guardian.

She has also said that puberty “is a serious job hazard when your job is being
cute.” Thomas and the Magic Railroad ended up being her last major role in 2000.

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