Mara Wilson Net Worth

Mara Wilson's Quotes

• [reflecting back on her film career] Imagine that when you were a child, you liked to finger-paint. It was a fun pastime, but it came easily to you, so you never took much pride in it. Regardless, you got a reputation for your finger-painting. Now imagine that, fifteen to twenty years later, people are coming up to you and telling you that they have your finger-paintings up on their walls and that your finger-paints changed your life. It's flattering, but you haven't finger-painted in years, and it seems like something you did a long, long time ago. You've realized you don't particularly enjoy getting your hands dirty and that there are other outlets for your creative urges. But people are adamant: are you going to finger-paint again? When? Wait, you're not? Why not? That's what it feels like.
• I don't have any plans to pursue film acting. It's not my "thing" anymore, if it ever was. Yes, I do still act sometimes. But when I do, it's with people I know and trust, people who respect me as a person and appreciate what I have to offer. Yes, I love working in theater and have always loved voice-over, but pursuing a full-time live-action film career does not appeal to me. And no, you will not ever see me on "Dancing With The Stars". Sorry.
• Being cute just made me miserable.

Interesting Facts about Mara Wilson

1. Young Mara Wilson was first seen in Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), where she was spotted by family movie writer/producer John Hughes, who chose her for an important part in his latest production, a remake of the Christmas classic Miracle on 34th Street (1994).
2. Mara graduated from Idyllwild Arts Academy in 2005.
3. Anna is 6 years younger than Mara.
4. Danny is 8 years older than Mara; the middle child Jon is 7 years older than Mara; Mike and Suzie's youngest son Joel is 5 years older than Mara.
5. She writes for "Publicolor".
6. Graduated from New York University. [2009]
7. She suffers from asthma and was in her high school's choir.
8. She cannot wear jewelry as she is allergic to nickel.
9. Her brother, Daniel Ben Wilson, appeared in Turner & Hooch (1989) and Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989), but is now retired from acting.
10. She came out of retirement in 2012 to guest star on the popular web series, The Nostalgia Critic (2007). The popularity of her cameo has since rekindled her popularity, as she has since appeared on Demo Reel (2012) and The Nostalgia Chick (2008), and has become good friends with Doug Walker and Lindsay Ellis.
11. In 2005, she graduated from John Burroughs High School.
12. She studied film at NYU. Mara guest starred as Bitty on the new popular web show "Missed Connection".
13. Expressed strong dislike for the Twilight (2008) series in an interview on The Nostalgia Critic (2007).
14. In 2013, she wrote an article for Cracked.com in which she said (among other things) that when she was 7 years old, she attended the premiere of the Hugh Grant movie Nine Months (1995), and a reporter on the red carpet asked her for her opinion about Hugh Grant having been arrested for soliciting a prostitute.
15. First cousin of Ben Shapiro. The two haven't been on speaking terms since 2003. When asked about him she stated, "Growing up is great because you get to choose which relatives you want to spend time with and which ones to cut out of your life without any regret".
16. Currently attending New York University and studying acting. [September 2005]
17. New York, NY, USA: Writes plays, fiction and non-fiction, and maintains a blog. Mara is writing her first novel and hoping to break into young adult books. [February 2013]
18. Her father has Irish and English ancestry. Her mother was from an Ashkenazi Jewish family.
19. Was considered for the role of Samantha in the film Donnie Darko (2001), but she turned it down.
20. Her mother, Suzie Wilson, passed away from breast cancer during production of Matilda (1996). The film is dedicated to her.