Rooney Mara

Born: 1985-04-17 in Bedford, New York, USA

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

2025

The Voice of Hind Rajab ... (Executive Producer)
I’m Glad You’re Dead Now ... (Executive Producer)

2024

La Cocina as Julia

2023

Beau Is Afraid ... (Thanks)
The End of Medicine ... (Executive Producer)

2022

Women Talking as Ona
Stutz ... (Executive Producer)

2021

Nightmare Alley as Molly Cahill

2018

Dominion as Narrator (voice)
Mary Magdalene as Mary Magdalene
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot as Annu

2017

A Ghost Story as M
The Discovery as Isla
Una as Una Spencer
The Secret Scripture as Young Roseanne McNulty
Song to Song as Faye

2016

Kubo and the Two Strings as The Sisters (voice)
Lion as Lucy

2015

Carol as Therese Belivet
Pan as Tiger Lily

2014

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
Trash as Olivia
The One I Love ... (Costume Designer)
Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project as Self
Her: Love in the Modern Age as Self (archive footage)

2013

Her as Catherine
Side Effects as Emily Taylor
The Truth About Emanuel ... (Producer)
Ain't Them Bodies Saints as Ruth Guthrie
Mademoiselle C as Self

2012

2011

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Lisbeth Salander
How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook? as Self / Erica Albright

2010

The Social Network as Erica Albright
A Nightmare on Elm Street as Nancy Holbrook
Friends (With Benefits) as Tara

2009

Tanner Hall as Fernanda
Youth in Revolt as Taggarty
The Winning Season as Wendy
Dare as Courtney

2008

Dream Boy as Evelyn