Today, the heroine of our story will be the actress Rooney Mara. Most viewers are known for her work in films such as The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Nightmare on Elm Street. To get to know the actress better, we offer you to learn about the details of her career and personal life.
Rooney Mara: photo, biography
The future Hollywood celebrity was born on April 17, 1985 in one of the suburbs of the American metropolis of New York. At birth, the girl was named like this: Patricia Runa Mara. Her father, Timothy Christopher, was then vice president of a local football team called the New York Giants. Runa has two brothers - Daniel and Connor, as well as older sister Kate, who is an actress.
After graduating from high school in 2003, the girl went on a long trip to Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador as part of the Traveling School program. Then, the future celebrity studied psychology, non-profit organizations and international social policy at the University of New York.
Rooney Mara: filmography, film debut
The girl began performing on the amateur theater stage while still studying at the university. In many ways, her example of an older sister, who from childhood dreamed of being a star on television screens, contributed to her decision to become an actress. The first production in which Rooney took part was the classic performance of Romeo and Juliet, where the girl played one of the main roles.
As for the film debut, it took place in 2005, when the sisters of Mara starred together in the "horror" "City Legends-3." The young actress was noticed and began to be invited to small roles in various projects, including the series Law and Order (Rooney played a girl who could not tolerate full people) and the film Cleaner (there she got the image of a drug addict with experience).
On the way to success
The year 2009 was very fruitful for Rooney when she was approved for one of the leading roles in the movie drama Tanner Hall. The tape describes the story of the life and love affairs of four girls brought up in one of the New England boarding schools. In the same year, Rooney took part in the filming of a comedy called "Youth Protest." In the project, the partners of the young actress on the set became such celebrities as Steve Buscemi, Krista B. Allen, Zach Halifianakis and Michael Cera. Then came the comedy Season of Victory, the independent film The Challenge, and the film Friends With Advantage.
Career continuation
Rooney Mara, whose filmography was regularly replenished with new notable works in the cinema, in 2010 starred in the remake of the acclaimed 1984 horror movie “A Nightmare on Elm Street”. The director of the project was Samuel Bayer, and the partners of the heroine of our story on the set were Kyle Gallner and Jackie Earl Haley. The film was a success at the box office, so its creators decided in the future to shoot two more parts.
In the same year, a picture with the participation of Runa called “Social Network” was released, which tells the story of the creation of Facebook.
Rooney Mara received another truly stellar role in 2011. She played the main character in the acclaimed film "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," directed by David Fincher. The plot of the picture is based on the most popular book of the journalist and writer Stig Larsson. Interestingly, during the casting Rooney managed to get around such famous actresses as Scarlett Johansson, Katie Jarvis and Jennifer Lawrence. In the picture, Mara played the role of a bisexual girl, a computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander. In the story, the heroine Rooney helps the journalist Michael Blomqvist, played by the famous actor Daniel Craig.
In 2013, several films featuring Rooney Mara were released. This is the crime scene “Side Effect”, the drama “Out of Law” and the comedy “The Untitled Project by Charlie Cauman and Spike Jones” and “She”.
As for current projects, Rooney is busy working on films such as Carol and Pan, which are expected to be released in 2015.
Personal life
After moving to Los Angeles, Rooney lived with her older sister Kate for a long time. According to her, during this period they became very close and to this day are in contact, often calling up and discussing both personal life and working projects.
As for the relationship, since 2010, the actress has been dating the son of the famous actor Malcolm McDowell - Charlie MacDowell.
Interesting Facts
- Rooney has always disliked her first name (Patricia). According to her, she completely did not associate herself with him. Therefore, the girl decided to remove the first part of the name, and now everyone knows the actress as Rooney Mara.
- The heroine of our story is the great-granddaughter of the founder of the famous large American football club called the Pittsburgh Steelers.
- Rooney Mara is the head of the Cyber Faces charity foundation. This organization supplies food, medical supplies, as well as clothing and other necessary things to the inhabitants of the slums of Kibera, located on the outskirts of the Kenyan capital - Nairobi.