Mara Elizabeth Wilson was born on Friday, July 24th, 1987 in Los Angeles, California. She is the oldest daughter of Michael and Suzie Wilson, with three elder brothers – Danny (b. 1979), Jon (b. 1981) and Joel (b. 1983) – and a younger sister Anna (b. 1993). When Mara was 5 years old, her eldest brother Daniel Ben Wilson (Danny) started acting in television commercials and she wanted to follow in his footsteps. Her parents refused to let her act at first. After continuous persistence from Mara Elizabeth, her parents reluctantly agreed to let her give acting a try. She went on to appear in a number of commercials, including those advertising Texaco and the Bank of America. She also appeared in Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), starring Robin Williams and Sally Field, as the divorced parents. In her role, Mara proved herself to be a talented young actress, who was mature for her tender years, and her acting career went from strength-to-strength as she quickly became a favorite among cinema-goers. The following year, Mara played a small girl whose mother had suffered a major stroke in A Time to Heal (1994). But her big break came with the remake of Miracle on 34th Street (1994), as the little, intelligent, cynical girl who learned the magic of Santa Claus. Ironically, Mara was not raised to believe in Santa Claus but this was a bonus in some ways since she was able to empathize with her character’s stance that there was no Santa. At the age of nine, Mara was cast in the lead role in the film adaptation of Roald Dahls book, Matilda (1996). Sadly, during filming, Mara lost her beloved mother to breast cancer but she bravely pushed ahead with the film, much to the amazement and admiration of her adult co-stars. Mara starred in three films over the following three years, the last of which was in Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000). Unfortunately, the film did not do well in the theaters of American box office, but it did very well in the UK box office. This signaled an end to Mara’s film career, as she wanted to focus on school and to enjoy her teenage years. In June 2005, Mara graduated from Idyllwild School of Music & Arts and went on to attend New York University. In a March 2012 blog post, she revealed she has no desire to return to acting in films. Today, Mara Wilson is a stage actress, a voice actress, a writer, and a playwright. Mara now lives a quiet life in “The Big Apple”, a nickname of New York City, New York.During her audition for Mrs Doubtfire, the producers asked all the potential girls how they would react if their dad dressed up as a woman. Mara claims that, in contrast to the subdued reactions of the other girls, she burst out laughing and said “I would be on the floor”.Her mother, Suzie Wilson, passed away from breast cancer during production of Matilda (1996). The film is dedicated to her.While she was acting, her parents had a rule that stated she could only star in family-friendly movies.She had been a fan of Matilda ever since she heard her mother reading the book to a group of school children. When an adaptation of Matilda was among many scripts she was offered, that was the first one she chose.Young Mara Wilson was first seen in Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), where she was spotted by family movie writer/producer John Hughes, who chose her for an important part in his latest production, a remake of the Christmas classic Miracle on 34th Street (1994).The protagonist of Miracle on 34th Street was planned to be a boy, following in the footsteps of Home Alone. Chris Columbus however recommended Mara for the part. After a screen test, the character was changed to a girl.In 2005, she graduated from John Burroughs High School.Was considered for the role of Samantha in the film Donnie Darko (2001), but she turned it down.She writes for “Publicolor”.She suffers from asthma and was in her high school’s choir.She studied film at NYU. Mara guest starred as Bitty on the new popular web show “Missed Connection”.When she was thirteen, she lobbied really hard to be cast in The Safety of Objects – hoping to move away from her child star image. She auditioned for Sam, the androgynous girl, who was eventually played by Kristen Stewart. She was also asked to read for Sam’s friend Sally, who was played by Charlotte Arnold.Came out as bisexual following the Pulse Nightclub Shooting in Orlando, Florida.Wrote her memoir “Where Am I Now? True Stories Of Girlhood & Accidental Fame.”.Danny is 8 years older than Mara; the middle child Jon is 7 years older than Mara; Mike and Suzie’s youngest son Joel is 5 years older than Mara.Anna is 6 years younger than Mara.