---
name: "Mia Wasikowska"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/mia-wasikowska"
fi1m_id: "mia-wasikowska"
imdb_id: "nm1985859"
tmdb_id: 76070
wikidata_id: "Q228865"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "25 October 1989"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-23T04:10:46.566667+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."
---

# Mia Wasikowska

## Identity

Mia Wasikowska

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/mia-wasikowska
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** mia-wasikowska
- **IMDb ID:** nm1985859
- **TMDB ID:** 76070
- **Wikidata ID:** Q228865
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mia_Wasikowska, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q228865, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1985859/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/76070

Actor. Born 25 October 1989 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 25 October 1989, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- **Active:** 2010–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Tom Hiddleston](https://film.one/person/tom-hiddleston.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as actor, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 72 (5), 2020s 80 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 68 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 3 of 6 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Romance 4, Drama 3, Fantasy 2, Horror 2, Adventure 1, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,186m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mia_Wasikowska, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q228865, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1985859/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/76070

## Coming up

- *FING!* (2027-01-15), as Mrs. Meek

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Only Lovers Left Alive*](https://film.one/film/only-lovers-left-alive.md) (81)
- **Netflix:** [*Crimson Peak*](https://film.one/film/crimson-peak.md) (74)
- **Disney+:** [*Alice in Wonderland*](https://film.one/film/alice-in-wonderland-2010.md) (48)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Mia Wasikowska

> Mia Wasikowska is particularly good at making a character's private conflict readable. We value her restraint, and in *Leviticus* it makes an adult worth watching without asking us to stop taking the boys' side.

The exorcism in *Leviticus* (2026) is meant to cure two boys of their desire for each other. We were horrified by the treatment of their attraction as something that must be driven out. As Arlene Reid, Mia Wasikowska makes an adult's conflict worth watching even while our sympathies remain firmly with the boys. Adrian Chiarella gives the adults motives without asking us to excuse them, and Wasikowska adds to the discomfort rather than softening it.

Her breakthrough as the troubled gymnast Sophie in *In Treatment* (2008) was followed by international recognition with *Alice in Wonderland* (2010). That could have led to a career defined by large studio films, but she kept mixing those with independent work. Park Chan-wook's *Stoker* (2013), with Wasikowska as India Stoker, gives a clearer indication of her interest in difficult characters and intense family relationships. Guillermo del Toro's *Crimson Peak* (2015), in which she plays Edith Cushing, continues her work in gothic stories.

Since around 2017, she has focused on independent and arthouse projects, often returning to Australia or working in Europe. She keeps returning to introspective, self-sufficient women, and her physically grounded performances make their independence convincing. We value that restraint, though it needs a director willing to give a character enough to do. Chiarella's attention to Arlene's conflict makes *Leviticus* a persuasive example: he allows us to consider what motivates her even when we cannot excuse it.

That does not make her a remedy for everything the film gets wrong. Some dialogue is blunt, and the late dip in tension matters in a horror film, however carefully the adults are played. Joe Bird and Stacy Clausen make the boys' attraction convincing, and their romance remains the reason to watch. Wasikowska accepts the less inviting job of adding to our unease, which is exactly what this story needs from her. We recommend it, with fair warning about the exorcism.

## Biography

Mia Wasikowska is an Australian actress. She was born on 25 October 1989 in Canberra.

She made her screen debut in the Australian television drama *All Saints* in 2004 and her feature film debut in *Suburban Mayhem* (2006). She gained wider recognition for her role in the HBO series *In Treatment* (2008).

Wasikowska is known for her performances in *Alice in Wonderland* (2010), *The Kids Are All Right* (2010), *Jane Eyre* (2011), *Stoker* (2013), *Only Lovers Left Alive* (2013), *Crimson Peak* (2015), *Alice Through the Looking Glass* (2016) and *The Devil All the Time* (2020). She played Arlene Reid in the 2026 film *Leviticus*, on which she also served as an executive producer.

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

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Leviticus* (2026), Fi1m 80, as Arlene Reid — [page](https://film.one/film/leviticus.md)
- *Crimson Peak* (2015), Fi1m 74, as Edith Cushing — [page](https://film.one/film/crimson-peak.md)
- *Only Lovers Left Alive* (2013), Fi1m 81, as Ava — [page](https://film.one/film/only-lovers-left-alive.md)
- *Jane Eyre* (2011), Fi1m 77, as Jane Eyre — [page](https://film.one/film/jane-eyre.md)
- *Alice in Wonderland* (2010), Fi1m 48, as Alice Kingsleigh — [page](https://film.one/film/alice-in-wonderland-2010.md)
- *The Kids Are All Right* (2010), Fi1m 80, as Joni — [page](https://film.one/film/the-kids-are-all-right.md)

## Complete filmography (49)

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

- *FING!* (2027), as Mrs. Meek
- *Agata the Writer* (2026), as Agata
- *The Killings at Parrish Station* (2026), series, as Georgia Cooke
- *Leviticus* (2026), as Arlene Reid · Executive Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/leviticus.md)
- *Club Zero* (2023), as Miss Novak
- *Flyways: The Untold Journey of Migratory Shorebirds* (2023), as Narrator
- *Blueback* (2022), as Abby
- *Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser* (2021), as Alice (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *Bergman Island* (2021), as Amy
- *The Devil All the Time* (2020), as Helen Hatton
- *Judy & Punch* (2019), as Judy
- *Blackbird* (2019), as Anna
- *Piercing* (2019), as Jackie
- *Damsel* (2018), as Penelope
- *Changers: A Dance Story* (2017), Actor
- *The Man with the Iron Heart* (2017), as Anna Novák
- *Alice Through the Looking Glass* (2016), as Alice Kingsleigh
- *Madly* (2016), Writer, Director, Screenplay, Story
- *Crimson Peak* (2015), as Edith Cushing — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/crimson-peak.md)
- *Madame Bovary* (2015), as Emma Bovary
- *Oscar Wilde's the Nightingale and the Rose* (2015), as Nightingale
- *Maps to the Stars* (2014), as Agatha Weiss
- *The Double* (2014), as Hannah
- *Tracks* (2013), as Robyn Davidson
- *Only Lovers Left Alive* (2013), as Ava — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/only-lovers-left-alive.md)
- *The Turning* (2013), Director, Writer
- *Stoker* (2013), as India Stoker
- *Lawless* (2012), as Bertha Minnix
- *Albert Nobbs* (2011), as Helen Dawes
- *Restless* (2011), as Annabel Cotton
- *Jane Eyre* (2011), as Jane Eyre — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/jane-eyre.md)
- *The Kids Are All Right* (2010), as Joni — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-kids-are-all-right.md)
- *Alice in Wonderland* (2010), as Alice Kingsleigh — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/alice-in-wonderland-2010.md)
- *That Evening Sun* (2009), as Pamela Choat
- *Amelia* (2009), as Elinor Smith
- *Defiance* (2008), as Chaya Dziencielsky
- *Summer Breaks* (2008), as Kara
- *In Treatment* (2008), series, as Sophie
- *I Love Sarah Jane* (2008), as Sarah Jane
- *September* (2007), as Amelia Hamilton
- *Rogue* (2007), as Sherry
- *Lens Love Story* (2007), as Girl
- *Cosette* (2007), as Cosette
- *Skin* (2007), as Emma
- *Suburban Mayhem* (2006), as Lilya
- *Eve* (2006), as Eve
- *All Saints* (1998), series, Actor
- *Twice Over*, Actor
- *A Way Away*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Press conference of Damsel at Berlinale 2018. Robert Pattinson, Nathan Zellner, David Zellner, Mia Wasikowska](https://film.one/media/person/92387/gallery-c3207d6333c3.jpg) Press conference of Damsel at Berlinale 2018. Robert Pattinson, Nathan Zellner, David Zellner, Mia Wasikowska — Diana Ringo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Damsel_-_Press_Conference.jpg/1280px-Damsel_-_Press_Conference.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Mia Wasikowska at Press conference of Damsel, Berlinale 2018](https://film.one/media/person/92387/gallery-da9c22f43b36.jpg) Mia Wasikowska at Press conference of Damsel, Berlinale 2018 — Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/MJK_08762_Mia_Wasikowska_%28Damsel%2C_Berlinale_2018%29.jpg/1280px-MJK_08762_Mia_Wasikowska_%28Damsel%2C_Berlinale_2018%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Mia Wasikowska](https://film.one/media/person/92387/gallery-90838cdaa886.jpg) Mia Wasikowska — Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/MJK_08786_Mia_Wasikowska_%28Damsel%2C_Berlinale_2018%29.jpg/1280px-MJK_08786_Mia_Wasikowska_%28Damsel%2C_Berlinale_2018%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Mia Wasikowska at Press conference of Damsel, Berlinale 2018](https://film.one/media/person/92387/gallery-5f8951e6b102.jpg) Mia Wasikowska at Press conference of Damsel, Berlinale 2018 — Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/MJK_08786_Mia_Wasikowska_%28Damsel%2C_Berlinale_2018%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-MJK_08786_Mia_Wasikowska_%28Damsel%2C_Berlinale_2018%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Mia Wasikowska](https://film.one/media/person/92387/gallery-99f0141f0016.jpg) Mia Wasikowska — Image via TMDB
- ![Mia Wasikowska](https://film.one/media/person/92387/gallery-72f328ca2c72.jpg) Mia Wasikowska — Image via TMDB
- ![Mia Wasikowska](https://film.one/media/person/92387/gallery-3f4156790b7b.jpg) Mia Wasikowska — Image via TMDB
- ![Mia Wasikowska at Press conference of Damsel, Berlinale 2018](https://film.one/media/person/92387/gallery-0ecc1d0283fa.jpg) Mia Wasikowska at Press conference of Damsel, Berlinale 2018 — Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/MJK_08794_Mia_Wasikowska_%28Damsel%2C_Berlinale_2018%29.jpg/1280px-MJK_08794_Mia_Wasikowska_%28Damsel%2C_Berlinale_2018%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Mia Wasikowska](https://film.one/media/person/92387/gallery-7ad4e58854fc.jpg) Mia Wasikowska — Image via TMDB
- ![Mia Wasikowska](https://film.one/media/person/92387/gallery-00b720c520b8.jpg) Mia Wasikowska — Image via TMDB
- ![Mia Wasikowska](https://film.one/media/person/92387/gallery-a7c363ba95ff.jpg) Mia Wasikowska — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 2 won

- British Independent Film Awards 2011: British Independent Film Awards (won), for *Jane Eyre*
- Teen Choice Awards 2010: Teen Choice Awards (won)

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

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