Mara Elizabeth Wilson

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Mara Elizabeth Wilson (born July 24, 1987) is an American former child actress and playwright, known for her roles as a child star, particularly in Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Miracle on 34th Street (1994), Matilda (1996), A Simple Wish (1997) and Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000). She is currently a stage actress. Wilson had interest in acting at the age of 5. Wilson's film debut was in the 1993 hit Mrs. Doubtfire - based on the Anne Fine novel Madame Doubtfire, a sequel after Mrs. Doubtfire followed by the 1994 remake of Miracle on 34th Street. In 1995, she won the ShoWest Award for "Young Star of the Year." Her performances in those films caught the attention of Danny DeVito and led to her being cast as the title character in Matilda, adapted from the popular children's book by author Roald Dahl. Wilson won a Young Artist Award for her role in A Simple Wish in "Best Performance in a Feature Film Leading Young Actress" and a Young Star Award for Matilda in "Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Comedy Film." She was twice nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor for both Matilda and A Simple Wish. Her appearance in the 2000 film Thomas and the Magic Railroad was her last major film role to date. In 1993, Wilson had a recurring role as Nikkie Petrova on the prime time soap opera Melrose Place. She also played Barbara Barton in the 1994 television film A Time to Heal; and Willow Johnson in the 1999 television film Balloon Farm. Wilson sang "Make 'Em Laugh" at the 67th Academy Awards telecast on March 27, 1995, with Tim Curry and Kathy Najimy. In January 2012, Wilson appeared briefly in one episode of a web series called Missed Connection in the role of Bitty. In 2012, Wilson addressed recurrent fan questions regarding her acting career via her blog.[8] Wilson stated that film acting was the talent she had as a child, but does not plan on pursuing it in the future. She said that film acting was not very fun for her and has no regrets about abandoning this career. She will continue to appear in theater. Within the same year, Wilson made special appearances on internet review shows for That Guy with the Glasses, including the A Simple Wish review by The Nostalgia Critic and the Matilda review by The Nostalgia Chick.