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 Actress and philanthropist Rooney Mara was born on April 17, 1985 in Bedford, New York. She made her screen debut in the slasher film Urban Legends: Bloody Mary (2005), went on to have a supporting role in the independent coming-of-age drama Tanner Hall (2009), and has since starred in the horror remake A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010), the biographical drama The Social Network (2010), the thriller remake The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), and the romantic drama Carol (2015).Patricia Rooney Mara is one of four children of Kathleen McNulty (n��e Rooney) and NFL football team New York Giants executive Timothy Christopher Mara. Her grandfathers were Wellington Mara, co-owner of the Giants, and Timothy Rooney, owner of Yonkers Raceway, and her grand-uncle is Steelers Chairman Dan Rooney, the former Ambassador to Ireland. She is the great-granddaughter of Art Rooney, the founder of the Pittsburgh Steelers football franchise. Her father has Irish, German, and French-Canadian ancestry, and her mother is of Irish and Italian descent.After graduating from Bedford's Fox Lane High School, she went to Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia in South America for four months as part of the Traveling School, an open learning environment. She attended George Washington University for a year and then transferred to New York University, where she studied international social policy psychology and nonprofits. She took her degree from New York University in 2010. Her studies focused on non-profit organizations, as her family has a tradition of involvement in philanthropic causes.She had thought of acting after watching old movies and attending musical theater, but did not think of it as a serious vocation and was afraid she might fail at this. As a result of her reservations, she appeared in only one play while in high school.She began seriously focusing on acting when she was at New York University, appearing in student films. Inspired by her older sister, actress Kate Mara, she began to pursue the craft, auditioning for acting jobs at age 19. She appeared with her sister Kate in the video horror movie Urban Legends: Bloody Mary (2005), billing herself as "Patricia Mara". As "Tricia Mara", she had guest roles on television and won her first lead in the movie Tanner Hall (2009), which was shot in the fall of 2007.She originally auditioned for the supporting role of Lucasta in "Tanner Hall", a $3-million independent film, but director Tatiana von F��rstenberg was so impressed by the young actress, she had her return to audition for the lead role of Fernanda, which Mara won. Furstenberg was delighted with her nuanced performance, saying, "Still waters run deep".Continuing to call herself Tricia Mara, this was during the making of "Tanner Hall" that she considered changing her professional name to Rooney Mara, soliciting the advice of the cast and crew. After premiering at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival, her performance in "Tanner Hall" brought the rechristened Rooney Mara a "Rising Star" award at the 2009 Hamptons Film Festival and a "Stargazer Award" at the 2010 Gen Art Film Festival.She received her first lead role in a major feature, in the $35 million remake A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010). The movie proved disappointing at the box office, grossing only $63 million domestically and racking up a worldwide gross of just under $116 million. However, she was noticed by critics in the small but pivotal role of the Boston University undergrad Erica Albright who dumps Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network (2010). Director David Fincher subsequently cast her as the lead, Lisbeth Salander, in his thriller remake, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), based on Stieg Larsson's Millennium book series. She received critical acclaim for her performance, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama.She starred in the thriller film Side Effects (2013), the independent drama Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013), and the acclaimed sci-fi romantic drama Her (2013). The following year, she starred in the adventure drama Trash (2014). She garnered further critical acclaim for her performance in Todd Haynes' romantic drama Carol (2015), for which she won the Best Actress Award at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama and the SAG, BAFTA, and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.In the spirit of her family's philanthropic endeavors, Rooney created Faces of Kibera, a charity that provides food, medical care and housing to orphans in Nairobi, Kenya's Kibra district, a small slum that houses a million people. There are many orphans as AIDS is rampant in the slum.
Bio:
Actress and philanthropist Rooney Mara was born on April 17, 1985 in Bedford, New York. She made her screen debut in the slasher film Urban Legends: Bloody Mary (2005), went on to have a supporting role in the independent coming-of-age drama Tanner Hall (2009), and has since starred in the horror remake A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010), the biographical drama The Social Network (2010), the thriller remake The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), and the romantic drama Carol (2015).Patricia Rooney Mara is one of four children of Kathleen McNulty (n��e Rooney) and NFL football team New York Giants executive Timothy Christopher Mara. Her grandfathers were Wellington Mara, co-owner of the Giants, and Timothy Rooney, owner of Yonkers Raceway, and her grand-uncle is Steelers Chairman Dan Rooney, the former Ambassador to Ireland. She is the great-granddaughter of Art Rooney, the founder of the Pittsburgh Steelers football franchise. Her father has Irish, German, and French-Canadian ancestry, and her mother is of Irish and Italian descent.After graduating from Bedford's Fox Lane High School, she went to Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia in South America for four months as part of the Traveling School, an open learning environment. She attended George Washington University for a year and then transferred to New York University, where she studied international social policy psychology and nonprofits. She took her degree from New York University in 2010. Her studies focused on non-profit organizations, as her family has a tradition of involvement in philanthropic causes.She had thought of acting after watching old movies and attending musical theater, but did not think of it as a serious vocation and was afraid she might fail at this. As a result of her reservations, she appeared in only one play while in high school.She began seriously focusing on acting when she was at New York University, appearing in student films. Inspired by her older sister, actress Kate Mara, she began to pursue the craft, auditioning for acting jobs at age 19. She appeared with her sister Kate in the video horror movie Urban Legends: Bloody Mary (2005), billing herself as "Patricia Mara". As "Tricia Mara", she had guest roles on television and won her first lead in the movie Tanner Hall (2009), which was shot in the fall of 2007.She originally auditioned for the supporting role of Lucasta in "Tanner Hall", a $3-million independent film, but director Tatiana von F��rstenberg was so impressed by the young actress, she had her return to audition for the lead role of Fernanda, which Mara won. Furstenberg was delighted with her nuanced performance, saying, "Still waters run deep".Continuing to call herself Tricia Mara, this was during the making of "Tanner Hall" that she considered changing her professional name to Rooney Mara, soliciting the advice of the cast and crew. After premiering at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival, her performance in "Tanner Hall" brought the rechristened Rooney Mara a "Rising Star" award at the 2009 Hamptons Film Festival and a "Stargazer Award" at the 2010 Gen Art Film Festival.She received her first lead role in a major feature, in the $35 million remake A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010). The movie proved disappointing at the box office, grossing only $63 million domestically and racking up a worldwide gross of just under $116 million. However, she was noticed by critics in the small but pivotal role of the Boston University undergrad Erica Albright who dumps Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network (2010). Director David Fincher subsequently cast her as the lead, Lisbeth Salander, in his thriller remake, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), based on Stieg Larsson's Millennium book series. She received critical acclaim for her performance, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama.She starred in the thriller film Side Effects (2013), the independent drama Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013), and the acclaimed sci-fi romantic drama Her (2013). The following year, she starred in the adventure drama Trash (2014). She garnered further critical acclaim for her performance in Todd Haynes' romantic drama Carol (2015), for which she won the Best Actress Award at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama and the SAG, BAFTA, and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.In the spirit of her family's philanthropic endeavors, Rooney created Faces of Kibera, a charity that provides food, medical care and housing to orphans in Nairobi, Kenya's Kibra district, a small slum that houses a million people. There are many orphans as AIDS is rampant in the slum.
Tivia:
Great-grandfather Tim Mara founded the New York Giants. Great-grandfather Art Rooney founded the Pittsburgh Steelers.Has one child: son River (born September 2020) with fiance Joaquin Phoenix. The boy is named after his late uncle, actor River Phoenix.Younger sister of Kate Mara. Cousin of John Mara Jr..Several sources, including Vogue and Entertainment Weekly, reported that the piercings (including multiple ear, eyebrow, and nipple piercings) that Rooney Mara sports, as Lisbeth Salander, in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) were real, not cosmetic simulations. Mara got the piercings in a series of sessions in Brooklyn and Sweden.Uncle John Mara is CEO of the New York Giants since 2005.Her favorite actors are Cate Blanchett, Marion Cotillard and Daniel Day-Lewis.Rooney Mara founded the non-profit organization Faces of Kibera. It provides housing, food, and medical care for orphans in Kibera, a slum in Nairobi, Kenya. The charity's goal is to build an orphanage in the region, for which six acres of land have been purchased. The charity auctions memorabilia from the Steelers and Giants, as well as training camp events on eBay to raise money.Began dating Joaquin Phoenix on the set of Mary Magdalene (2018).She hated working on A Nightmare On Elm Street (2010) so much that she seriously considered giving up acting as a result.Announced her engagement to actor Joaquin Phoenix on July 21, 2019.Considers Gena Rowlands to be her favorite actress and A Woman Under the Influence (1974) to be her favorite film.Learned to play the guitar for her role in the romantic drama Song to Song (2017).She hated A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) and her performance in the horror remake.Great-granddaughter of Art Rooney.Mara is pronounced mair-a, not mahr-a.Daughter of Timothy Christopher Mara, a scout for the New York Giants and Kathleen McNulty, n��e Rooney.Good friends with Brie Larson.Great-uncle Dan Rooney was the US Ambassador to Ireland from 2009 to 2012.Rooney and her sister Kate Mara both appeared in Best Picture Oscar nominated films in 2011. Rooney was in The Social Network (2010), Kate in 127 Hours (2010).Attended and graduated with a degree from New York University (2010).She was originally cast as Maya Hansen in Zero Dark Thirty (2012) but dropped out to do Side Effects (2013) and was replaced by Jessica Chastain.Returned to work 9 months after giving birth to her son River to begin filming Women Talking (2022).In an interview with W Magazine in 2016, she told that her favorite love scene is the one between Marion Cotillard and Matthias Schoenaerts in Rust and Bone (2012).As of 2023, she has appeared in 5 films that were nominated for Best Picture: The Social Network (2010), Her (2013), Lion (2016), Nightmare Alley (2021), and Women Talking (2022).Granddaughter of Wellington Mara and Timothy Rooney.Her paternal grandfather was of Irish descent and her paternal grandmother was of half German, as well as of French-Canadian and Irish, ancestry. Her mother is of Irish and Italian descent.Was in a long-term relationship with Charlie McDowell from 2010 to 2016.She and actor Joaquin Phoenix have a son together named River, after Phoenix's late brother.Turned down the role of Estella in Great Expectations (2012). Holliday Grainger was eventually cast.Voted #3 on Ask men's top 99 "most desirable" women of 2012.Sister-in-law of Jamie Bell.Attended and graduated from Fox Lane High School in Bedford, New York (2003).Born on the same date as Luke Mitchell. |
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Rooney Mara |
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Actress,Producer,Costume Designer (IMDB) |
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Actress,Producer,Costume Designer |
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Actress,Producer,Costume Designer |
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| Last update: |
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| Height: |
5' 3' (1.60 m) |
| Biography: |
Actress and philanthropist Rooney Mara was born on April 17, 1985 in Bedford, New York. She made her screen debut in the slasher film Urban Legends: Bloody Mary (2005), went on to have a supporting role in the independent coming-of-age drama Tanner H |
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Great-grandfather Tim Mara founded the New York Giants. Great-grandfather Art Rooney founded the Pittsburgh Steelers.Has one child: son River (born September 2020) with fiance Joaquin Phoenix. The boy is named after his late uncle, actor River Phoenix.Younger sister of Kate Mara. Cousin of John Mara Jr..Several sources, including Vogue and Entertainment Weekly, reported that the piercings (including multiple ear, eyebrow, and nipple piercings) that Rooney Mara sports, as Lisbeth Salander, in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) were real, not cosmetic simulations. Mara got the piercings in a series of sessions in Brooklyn and Sweden.Uncle John Mara is CEO of the New York Giants since 2005.Her favorite actors are Cate Blanchett, Marion Cotillard and Daniel Day-Lewis.Rooney Mara founded the non-profit organization Faces of Kibera. It provides housing, food, and medical care for orphans in Kibera, a slum in Nairobi, Kenya. The charity's goal is to build an orphanage in the region, for which six acres of land have been purchased. The charity auctions memorabilia from the Steelers and Giants, as well as training camp events on eBay to raise money.Began dating Joaquin Phoenix on the set of Mary Magdalene (2018).She hated working on A Nightmare On Elm Street (2010) so much that she seriously considered giving up acting as a result.Announced her engagement to actor Joaquin Phoenix on July 21, 2019.Considers Gena Rowlands to be her favorite actress and A Woman Under the Influence (1974) to be her favorite film.Learned to play the guitar for her role in the romantic drama Song to Song (2017).She hated A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) and her performance in the horror remake.Great-granddaughter of Art Rooney.Mara is pronounced mair-a, not mahr-a.Daughter of Timothy Christopher Mara, a scout for the New York Giants and Kathleen McNulty, n��e Rooney.Good friends with Brie Larson.Great-uncle Dan Rooney was the US Ambassador to Ireland from 2009 to 2012.Rooney and her sister Kate Mara both appeared in Best Picture Oscar nominated films in 2011. Rooney was in The Social Network (2010), Kate in 127 Hours (2010).Attended and graduated with a degree from New York University (2010).She was originally cast as Maya Hansen in Zero Dark Thirty (2012) but dropped out to do Side Effects (2013) and was replaced by Jessica Chastain.Returned to work 9 months after giving birth to her son River to begin filming Women Talking (2022).In an interview with W Magazine in 2016, she told that her favorite love scene is the one between Marion Cotillard and Matthias Schoenaerts in Rust and Bone (2012).As of 2023, she has appeared in 5 films that were nominated for Best Picture: The Social Network (2010), Her (2013), Lion (2016), Nightmare Alley (2021), and Women Talking (2022).Granddaughter of Wellington Mara and Timothy Rooney.Her paternal grandfather was of Irish descent and her paternal grandmother was of half German, as well as of French-Canadian and Irish, ancestry. Her mother is of Irish and Italian descent.Was in a long-term relationship with Charlie McDowell from 2010 to 2016.She and actor Joaquin Phoenix have a son together named River, after Phoenix's late brother.Turned down the role of Estella in Great Expectations (2012). Holliday Grainger was eventually cast.Voted #3 on Ask men's top 99 "most desirable" women of 2012.Sister-in-law of Jamie Bell.Attended and graduated from Fox Lane High School in Bedford, New York (2003).Born on the same date as Luke Mitchell. |
| Trademarks: |
Petite figure
Light blue eyes
Dimples that appear when she smiles
Often plays characters who are immensely troubled
Dyed raven black hair and pale skin |
| Quotes: |
[on the poster for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)] There's a certain way people are used to seeing nude women, and that's in a submissive, coy pose, not looking at the camera. And in this poster, I'm looking dead into the camera with no expression on my face. I think it freaks a lot of people out.
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[on portraying Lisbeth Salander] I spent over a year with the character and there are so many different things that I love about her. I think the thing that makes her such a compelling character is that you do sort of fall instantly in love with her, but at the same time you don't always agree with what she's doing and you also question her and you get frustrated by her. She's just an incredibly multi-layered character.
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[on her The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) character] She's unlike any character I've read before, and I think there's a reason the whole world has fallen in love with her. It's hard not to. I felt like I really understood her. I went in for Erica Albright never thinking I'd get it because I couldn't really relate to her. Playing that character was actually much more foreign to me than playing Salander, but they loved me, which was a shock.
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I refuse to engage in anything until I'm fully sure that I'm capable of it.
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[on Lisbeth Salander] There aren't many interesting and diverse parts out there for women. There seem to be a few different stereotypical roles that get recycled, so it was refreshing to have this complex character for a woman; very rare. |
| Job title: |
Actress,Producer,Costume Designer |
| Others works: |
(2018) Advert for Givenchy Parfums. |
| Children: |
River Mara Phoenix |
| Parents: |
Kathleen McNulty (Rooney)
Timothy Christopher Mara |
| Relatives: |
Kate Mara (Sibling)
Wellington Mara (Grandparent)
Timothy Rooney (Grandparent)
Art Rooney (Great Grandparent)
John Mara Jr. (Cousin)
John Mara (Aunt or Uncle) |
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