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Mara Elizabeth Wilson (born July 24 1987 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress. The daughter of Michael Wilson and the late Suzie Shapiro (who died of breast cancer in 1996); her mother was Jewish and Mara was raised in the Jewish religion. Wilson attended John Burroughs High School and participated in a youth summer program at Idyllwild Arts Academy before transferring there in her junior year of high school.

Wilson starred in the films Miracle on 34th Street
, Matilda
, and A Simple Wish
. She won a Young Artist Award for 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". Wilson also appeared in the famous film Mrs Doubtfire with Robin Williams, Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan and Matthew Lawrence.

She also made several appearances on the nighttime soap Melrose Place
, playing the role of Nikki Petrova. Before she was in films, she and her eldest brother, Danny, did commercials for Texaco, Marshalls, Bank of America, and Oscar Mayer.

Wilson's appearance in Thomas and the Magic Railroad
was her last major film role to date. In August 2005, she starred as the lead character in a production of Rodgers' and Hammerstein's Cinderella performed at the Ector Theater in Odessa, Texas, before becoming a freshman at the Tisch School of the Arts of New York University that fall.

Filmography

Film

Television Guest Appearances

Melrose Place
(1993) playing Nikki Petrova
*Hot and Bothered (season 2 episode 6) (13 October 1993)
*Flirting with Disaster (season 2 episode 7) (20 October 1993)
*Married to It (season 2 episode 9) (3 November 1993)
*Duet for One (season 2 episode 13) (1 December 1993)
*Under the Mistletoe (season 2 episode 15) (22 December 1993)
Late Show with David Letterman (August 23 1996)
Pearl (1996) playing Samantha Stein
*The Tutor season 1 episode 11 (11 December 1996)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (July 8 1997)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show (July 9 1997)
Batman Beyond (1999) playing Tamara (voice)
*Mind Games (season 2 episode 10) (4 December 1999)

Theater

Cinderella (2005)

Awards (won)

1997 - YoungStar Award - Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Comedy Film for Matilda
1998 - Young Artist Award - Best Performance in a Feature Film, Leading Young Actress for A Simple Wish

Awards (nominated)

1995 - ShoWest Award - Young Star of the Year
1997 - Saturn Award - Best Performance by a Younger Actor for Matilda
1997 - Young Artist Award - Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress for Matilda
1998 - Saturn Award - Best Performance by a Younger Actor/Actress for A Simple Wish
1998 - YoungStar Award - Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Comedy Film for A Simple Wish
2000 - YoungStar Award - Best Young Actress/Performance in a Motion Picture Comedy for Thomas and the Magic Railroad
2001 - Young Artist Award - Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress for Thomas and the Magic Railroad

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