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Rooney Mara

Acting Born Apr 17, 1985 Bedford, New York, USA 24 credits

Biography

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.

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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Full filmography

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Jessica DeLay
  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self - Guest
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
  • Late Show with David Letterman (1993) as Self - Guest
  • Conan (2010) as Self - Guest
  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014) as Self
  • The Oscars (1953) as Self
  • The Social Network (2010) as Erica Albright
  • Her (2013) as Catherine
  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) as Lisbeth Salander
  • Nightmare Alley (2021) as Molly Cahill
  • Lion (2016) as Lucy
  • Carol (2015) as Therese Belivet
  • Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) as The Sisters (voice)
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) as Nancy Holbrook
  • Pan (2015) as Tiger Lily
  • A Ghost Story (2017) as M
  • Side Effects (2013) as Emily Taylor
  • Women Talking (2022) as Ona
  • Mary Magdalene (2018) as Mary Magdalene
  • Trash (2014) as Olivia
  • The Discovery (2017) as Isla
  • Song to Song (2017) as Faye
  • María Madalena (2023)