Rooney Mara: biography, filmography and the personal life of the actress

Today, the heroine of our story will be the actress Rooney Mara. For most viewers, she is known for her work in such films as "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and "The Nightmare on Elm Street". In order to get to know the actress better, we offer to know 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 as follows: Patricia Runa Mara. Her father - Timothy Christopher - at that time was the vice-president of the local football team called "New York Giants". Runa has two brothers - Daniel and Connor, as well as Kate's older sister, who is an actress.

After graduating from high school in 2003, she 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, movie debut

The girl began to perform in the amateur theater scene while studying at the university. In many ways, her decision to become an actress was promoted by the example of her older sister, who since her childhood dreamed of being a star of TV screens. The first production, in which Rooney took part, was the classic play "Romeo and Juliet", where the girl played one of the main roles.

As for the debut in the movie, it took place in 2005, when the sisters Mara starred in the "horror" "City Legends-3". The young actress was noticed and began to be invited for small roles in various projects, among which the series "Law and order" (Rooney played a girl who does not tolerate fat people) and the film "Cleaner" (where she got the image of a drug addict with experience).

On the way to success

Very fruitful for Rooney was 2009, when it was approved for one of the leading roles in the film drama "Tanner Hall." The tape describes the life story and the amorous adventures of four girls who were brought up in one of the shelters in New England boarding schools. In the same year Rooney took part in the filming of a comedy titled "Protest of Youth". In the project, young celebrity stars such as Steve Buscemi, Krista B. Allen, Zach Galifianakis and Michael Sera became partners of the young actress on the set. Then followed the comedy "Season of Wins", an independent film "The Challenge" and the tape "Friends with an Advantage".

Continuation of career

Rooney Mara, whose filmography regularly replenished with new notable works in the cinema, in 2010 was shot in a remake of the acclaimed "horror" of 1984 "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 Hailey. The film was a success at the box office, so its creators decided in the future to remove two more parts.

In the same year in the rental of a picture with the participation of Runa under the name "Social Network", tells the story of the creation of Facebook.

Another truly starry role Rooney Mara received in 2011. She played the main character in the sensational film "Girl with a Dragon Tattoo" directed by David Fincher. The plot of the picture is based on the most popular book of journalist and writer Stig Larsson. Interestingly, during the casting Rooney managed to get around such famous actresses as Scarlett Johanson, Cathy 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 of Rooney helps journalist Mikael Blomkvist, who was played by the most famous actor Daniel Craig.

In 2013, several films with the participation of Rooney Mara appear on the screens. This is a criminal picture of "Side Effect", the drama "Beyond the Law" and the comedy "The Unnamed Project by Charlie Cowman and Spike Jones" and "She".

As for the current projects, Rooney is busy working on such films as "Carol" and "Peng", the rental of which is expected 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 are very close and are still in contact, often calling up and discussing both personal life and working projects.

As for the relationship, from 2010 the actress meets with the son of the famous actor Malcolm McDowell - Charlie McDowell.

Interesting Facts

• Rooney always did not like her first name (Patricia). According to her, she absolutely 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 a great-granddaughter of the founder of the famous big club of American football called "Pittsburgh Steelers".
• Rooney Mara is the head of the charity fund "Faces of Cybera". This organization is engaged in the supply of food, medical products, 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.