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Rooney Mara

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Rooney Mara

Born April 17, 1985 in Bedford, New York, USA32 films

Patricia Rooney Mara (born April 17, 1985) is an American film and television actress. Mara made her acting debut in 2005 and has gone on to star in films including A Nightmare on Elm Street, the remake of the 1984 horror film, and The Social Network. Mara also portrayed Lisbeth Salander, the title character in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, a Sony Pictures film based on Stieg Larsson’s Millennium book series.

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Mara is also known for her charity work. She oversees the charity Faces of Kibera, which benefits orphans from the Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya, one of the largest slums in Africa.

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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Her poster7.8Her2013The Social Network poster7.4The Social Network2010The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo poster7.4The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo2011Kubo and the Two Strings poster7.6Kubo and the Two Strings2016Carol poster7.5Carol2015Nightmare Alley poster6.9Nightmare Alley2021A Ghost Story poster7.1A Ghost Story2017Side Effects poster6.6Side Effects2013

Filmography

32 films as actor
  1. TBAThe Island
  2. TBAPolarisThe Devil
  3. TBAQuest for LoveMaris
  4. 2026Bucking FastardJoan Holbrooke
  5. 2024La CocinaJulia
  6. 2022Women TalkingOna
  7. 2021Nightmare AlleyMolly Cahill
  8. 2018Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on FootAnnu
  9. 2018Mary MagdaleneMary Magdalene
  10. 2017A Ghost StoryM
  11. 2017The DiscoveryIsla
  12. 2017The Secret ScriptureYoung Roseanne McNulty
  13. 2017Song to SongFaye
  14. 2017UnaUna Spencer
  15. 2016LionLucy
  16. 2016Kubo and the Two StringsThe Sisters (voice)
  17. 2015CarolTherese Belivet
  18. 2015PanTiger Lily
  19. 2014TrashOlivia
  20. 2013HerCatherine
  21. 2013Ain't Them Bodies SaintsRuth Guthrie
  22. 2013Side EffectsEmily Taylor
  23. 2011The Girl with the Dragon TattooLisbeth Salander
  24. 2011Tanner HallFernanda
  25. 2010The Social NetworkErica Albright
  26. 2010Friends (With Benefits)Tara
  27. 2010A Nightmare on Elm StreetNancy Holbrook
  28. 2009DareCourtney
  29. 2009Youth in RevoltTaggarty
  30. 2009The Winning SeasonWendy
  31. 2008Dream BoyEvelyn
  32. 2005Urban Legends: Bloody MaryClassroom Girl #1