Mia Wasikowska
Biography
Mia Wasikowska (born 25 October 1989 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia) is an Australian actress. She began her screen career with a guest appearance on the Australian television drama All Saints in 2004 and made her feature‑film debut in Suburban Mayhem (2006). Her work on the HBO series In Treatment in 2008 brought her to a wider audience, and she received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Female for That Evening Sun (2009). In 2010 she achieved worldwide recognition starring as Alice in Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland and appearing in the comedy‑drama The Kids Are All Right. She later headlined Cary Fukunaga’s adaptation of Jane Eyre in 2011.
Career overview
Mia Wasikowska, an Australian actress born on 25 October 1989 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, began her screen career in 2004 with an appearance on the Australian television drama All Saints. Two years later she made her feature‑film debut in Suburban Mayhem (2006), establishing herself in the Australian film industry. Her work reached a broader audience when she joined the cast of HBO’s In Treatment in 2008, a role that received critical attention.
In 2009 Wasikowska earned a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female for her performance in That Evening Sun. The following year marked a turning point in her international profile: she portrayed Alice in Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland and also appeared in the comedy‑drama The Kids Are All Right. Continuing her collaboration with notable directors, she starred in Cary Fukunaga’s adaptation of Jane Eyre in 2011. Across film and television, Wasikowska has accumulated more than sixty credited roles, reflecting a steady presence in both Australian and global productions. Her career trajectory demonstrates a progression from early domestic work to high‑profile international projects, underscoring her versatility and critical recognition within the industry.
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- Leviticus (2026) as Arlene Reid
- Leviticus (2026) Executive Producer
- The Killings at Parrish Station (2026) as Georgia Cooke
- Fing! (2026) as Mrs. Meek
- Tim Burton: Life in the Line (2025) as Self
- Tim Burton: Life in the Line (2024) as Self
- Club Zero (2023) as Miss Novak
- Flyways: The Untold Journey of Migratory Shorebirds (2023) as Narrator
- Blueback (2022) as Abby
- Bergman Island (2021) as Amy
- The Emma Bovary Trial (2021) as Self - Actress (archive footage)
- Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser (2021) as Alice (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Devil All the Time (2020) as Helen Hatton
- Blackbird (2019) as Anna
- Judy & Punch (2019) as Judy
- Piercing (2019) as Jackie
- The House Is Alive: Constructing 'Crimson Peak' (2019) as Self
- Damsel (2018) as Penelope
- The Man with the Iron Heart (2017) as Anna Novák
- Changers: A Dance Story (2017)
- Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016) as Alice Kingsleigh
- I Remember Crimson Peak (2016) as Herself
- Hand Tailored Gothic (2016) as Self
- Madly (2016) Writer
- Madly (2016) Director
- Madly (2016) Screenplay
- Madly (2016) Story
- The Light and Dark of Crimson Peak (2016) as Self
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
- Crimson Peak (2015) as Edith Cushing
- Madame Bovary (2015) as Emma Bovary
- Oscar Wilde's the Nightingale and the Rose (2015) as Nightingale
- Maps to the Stars (2014) as Agatha Weiss
- The Double (2014) as Hannah
- Travelling at Night with Jim Jarmusch (2014) as Self
- Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) as Ava
- Stoker (2013) as India Stoker
- The Turning (2013) Director
- The Turning (2013) Writer
- Tracks (2013) as Robyn Davidson
- Lawless (2012) as Bertha Minnix
- Jane Eyre (2011) as Jane Eyre
- Albert Nobbs (2011) as Helen Dawes
- Restless (2011) as Annabel Cotton
- Alice in Wonderland (2010) as Alice Kingsleigh
- The Kids Are All Right (2010) as Joni
- Alice in Wonderland: Finding Alice (2010) as Self
- Alice in Wonderland: The Mad Hatter (2010) as Self
- Heath Ledger: A Tribute (2009) as Self
- Amelia (2009) as Elinor Smith
- That Evening Sun (2009) as Pamela Choat
- In Treatment (2008) as Sophie
- Defiance (2008) as Chaya Dziencielsky
- I Love Sarah Jane (2008) as Sarah Jane
- Summer Breaks (2008) as Kara
- Lens Love Story (2007) as Girl
- Rogue (2007) as Sherry
- Skin (2007) as Emma
- Cosette (2007) as Cosette
- September (2007) as Amelia Hamilton
- Eve (2006) as Eve
- Suburban Mayhem (2006) as Lilya
- All Saints (1998)
- A Way Away
- Twice Over