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Sunday, January 15, 2012

Rooney Mara: biography and career









Patricia Rooney Mara was born on 17 April 1985 in Bedford, New York; she is one of four children born to New York Giants executive Timothy Christopher Mara and Kathleen McNulty. Rooney travelled to Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia in South America for four months as part of the Traveling School, and then attended the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University, where she studied psychology, international social policy, and nonprofits; Rooney graduated in 2010. Mara is of Italian (from her maternal grandmother) and Irish descent.
Rooney's older sister is the actress Kate Mara, but she wasn't bitten by the acting bug until she was at New York University, when she appeared in student films. She appeared with sister Kate in Urban Legend 3 (2005) (V) - her movie debut - a horror movie. She subsequently appeared in guest roles on TV and bit parts in movies. Her big "break" was the lead in the 2010 remake of Nightmare (2010). A small but pivotal role in The Social Network (2010) was her first collaboration with director David Fincher, who subsequent cast her as the lead in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) trilogy.
Rooney founded the charity Faces of Kibera, which aimed to provide housing, food, and medical care for orphans in Kibera, a Nairobi, Kenya slum. In January 2011, Faces of Kibera merged with Uweza Foundation which runs community-based empowerment programs in Kibera, including soccer leagues and after-school tutoring.






FILMOGRAPHY

2013 Lawless (pre-production)

2011 The girl with the dragon tattoo: Lisbeth Salander

2011 Touch of Evil (short)

2010 The Social Network: Erica Albright

2010 Nightmare: Nancy Holbrook

2009 Tanner Hall: Fernanda

2009 Youth in Revolt: Taggarty

2009 Friends (With Benefits): Tara

2009 E.R. (TV series): Megan
– I Feel Good (2009)
– Old Times (2009)

2009 The Winning Season: Wendy

2009 Dare: Courtney

2008 The Cleaner (TV series): Rebecca Smith
– Rebecca (2008)

2008 Dream Boy: Evelyn

2007 Women's Murder Club (TV series): Alexis Sherman
– Blind Dates and Bleeding Hearts (2007)

2006 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series): Jessica DeLay
– Fat (2006)

2005 Urban Legend 3 (video): Classroom Girl #1
 




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