Rooney Mara

Profile
Popular name               Rooney Mara
Birth name                    Patricia Rooney Mara
Birth date                     April 17, 1985
Birth place                    Bedford, New York, US
Occupation                   Actress


Career
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 rose to prominence starring as Lisbeth Salander, the title character in the 2011 version of the film The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, the first of three Sony Pictures films based on Stieg Larsson’s Millennium book series. For her performance in the film, she received critical acclaim and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. Mara is also known for her charity work.
She will star in David Lowery's independent film Ain't Them Bodies Saints alongside Casey Affleck and Ben Foster which is described as a modern-day Bonnie and Clyde story. It will premiere at Sundance Film Festival in January 2013.