---
name: "Mara Wilson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/mara-wilson"
fi1m_id: "mara-wilson"
imdb_id: "nm0933798"
tmdb_id: 11717
wikidata_id: "Q237270"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "24 July 1987"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-23T20:24:39.869642+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Mara Wilson

## Identity

Mara Wilson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/mara-wilson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** mara-wilson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0933798
- **TMDB ID:** 11717
- **Wikidata ID:** Q237270
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mara_Wilson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q237270, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0933798/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/11717

Actor. Born 24 July 1987 in Burbank, Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 24 July 1987, Burbank, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Also known as:** Mara Elizabeth Wilson
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mara_Wilson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q237270, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0933798/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/11717

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Mrs. Doubtfire*](https://film.one/film/mrs-doubtfire.md) (74)

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## Biography

Mara Elizabeth Wilson is an American actress. As a child she played Natalie Hillard in *Mrs. Doubtfire* (1993), Susan Walker in *Miracle on 34th Street* (1994), the title character in *Matilda* (1996) and Annabel Greening in *A Simple Wish* (1997). She later appeared as Lily Stone in *Thomas and the Magic Railroad* (2000).

Wilson was born on 24 July 1987 in Burbank, California. She studied at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, graduating with a BFA in 2009. After a twelve-year hiatus from acting she returned in 2012 and has worked in voice roles, including in *BoJack Horseman* and *Helluva Boss*, as well as in web series and writing.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Mrs. Doubtfire* (1993), Fi1m 74, as Natalie Hillard — [page](https://film.one/film/mrs-doubtfire.md)

## Complete filmography (18)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Our Popcorn Movie Dystopia - Some More News: The Movie* (2020), as Mara Wilson
- *Helluva Boss* (2020), series, as Mrs. Mayberry (voice), Additional Voices (voice)
- *Big Hero 6 The Series* (2017), series, as Liv Amara (voice)
- *Billie Bob Joe* (2015), Actor
- *BoJack Horseman* (2014), series, as Jill Pill / Quail Mother (voice), Jill Pill (voice) — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/bojack-horseman.md)
- *Broad City* (2014), series, as Waitress — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/broad-city.md)
- *My Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson* (2005), Camera Operator, Director, Writer
- *Thomas and the Magic Railroad* (2000), as Lily Stone
- *Balloon Farm* (1999), as Willow Johnson
- *Batman Beyond* (1999), series, as Tamara (voice)
- *A Simple Wish* (1997), as Anabel Greening
- *Pearl* (1996), series, as Samantha Stein
- *Matilda* (1996), as Matilda
- *Miracle on 34th Street* (1994), as Susan Walker
- *A Time to Heal* (1994), as Barbara Barton
- *Mrs. Doubtfire* (1993), as Natalie Hillard — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/mrs-doubtfire.md)
- *Bob* (1992), series, Actor
- *Melrose Place* (1992), series, as Nikki Petrova

## Gallery

- ![Mara Wilson speaking with attendees at the 2017 Phoenix Comicon Fan Fest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore](https://film.one/media/person/83174/gallery-061dcb76f211.jpg) Mara Wilson speaking with attendees at the 2017 Phoenix Comicon Fan Fest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Mara_Wilson_%2824515541768%29.jpg/1280px-Mara_Wilson_%2824515541768%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Mara Wilson speaking with attendees at the 2017 Phoenix Comicon Fan Fest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore](https://film.one/media/person/83174/gallery-a2a1afc5cf27.jpg) Mara Wilson speaking with attendees at the 2017 Phoenix Comicon Fan Fest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Mara_Wilson_%2824515548388%29.jpg/1280px-Mara_Wilson_%2824515548388%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Mara Wilson speaking with attendees at the 2017 Phoenix Comicon Fan Fest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore](https://film.one/media/person/83174/gallery-2692072ffbfc.jpg) Mara Wilson speaking with attendees at the 2017 Phoenix Comicon Fan Fest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Mara_Wilson_%2824515555898%29.jpg/1280px-Mara_Wilson_%2824515555898%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Mara Wilson speaking with attendees at the 2017 Phoenix Comicon Fan Fest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore](https://film.one/media/person/83174/gallery-a83d7ca7d5c5.jpg) Mara Wilson speaking with attendees at the 2017 Phoenix Comicon Fan Fest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Mara_Wilson_%2826610390279%29.jpg/1280px-Mara_Wilson_%2826610390279%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Mara Wilson](https://film.one/media/person/83174/gallery-143e2aa64ef4.jpg) Mara Wilson — Image via TMDB
- ![Mara Wilson](https://film.one/media/person/83174/gallery-6e133d67c874.jpg) Mara Wilson — Image via TMDB
- ![Mara Wilson](https://film.one/media/person/83174/gallery-64150dc6ea0e.jpg) Mara Wilson — Image via TMDB
- ![Mara Wilson speaking with attendees at the 2017 Phoenix Comicon Fan Fest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore](https://film.one/media/person/83174/gallery-a4568da36d54.jpg) Mara Wilson speaking with attendees at the 2017 Phoenix Comicon Fan Fest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Mara_Wilson_%2837671460704%29.jpg/1280px-Mara_Wilson_%2837671460704%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Mara Wilson speaking with attendees at the 2017 Phoenix Comicon Fan Fest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore](https://film.one/media/person/83174/gallery-ea4a1f9e00cc.jpg) Mara Wilson speaking with attendees at the 2017 Phoenix Comicon Fan Fest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Mara_Wilson_%2837671680944%29.jpg/1280px-Mara_Wilson_%2837671680944%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- Saturn Awards 1997: Best Performance by a Younger Actor (nominated), for *Matilda*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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