Rooney Mara

Rooney Mara

1985-04-17 Bedford, New York, USA 46 Credits

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, ...

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La Cocina

La Cocina

2024

as Julia

6.9
Acting

In the sweltering back kitchen of a Times Square restaurant, undocumented cook Pedro is caught between mounting pressures at work and a complicated ro...

The End of Medicine

The End of Medicine

2023

Executive Producer

Producing

The film explores the link between our treatment of animals and emerging health threats such as pandemics and antibiotic resistance. It specifically l...

Beau Is Afraid

Beau Is Afraid

2023

Thanks

6.7

Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque odys...

Women Talking

Women Talking

2022

as Ona

6.9
Acting

A group of women in an isolated religious colony struggle to reconcile their faith with a series of sexual assaults committed by the colony's men.

Stutz

Stutz

2022

Executive Producer

7.5
Producing

In candid conversations with actor Jonah Hill, leading psychiatrist Phil Stutz explores his early life experiences and unique, visual model of therapy...

Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley

2021

as Molly Cahill

7.0
Acting

An ambitious carnival man with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychologist who is even more dang...

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

2018

as Annu

6.7
Acting

On the rocky path to sobriety after a life-changing accident, John Callahan discovers the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing...

Dominion

Dominion

2018

as Narrator (voice)

8.4
Acting

Exposing the dark underbelly of modern animal agriculture through drones, hidden & handheld cameras, the feature-length film explores the morality and...

Mary Magdalene

Mary Magdalene

2018

as Mary Magdalene

6.3
Acting

In the first century, free-spirited Mary Magdalene flees the marriage her family has arranged for her, finding refuge and a sense of purpose in a radi...

A Ghost Story

A Ghost Story

2017

as M

7.1
Acting

Recently deceased, a white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to console his bereft wife, only to find that in his spectral state he has becom...

The Discovery

The Discovery

2017

as Isla

6.3
Acting

In the near future, due to a breakthrough scientific discovery by Dr. Thomas Harbor, there is now definitive proof of an afterlife. While countless pe...

Una

Una

2017

as Una Spencer

6.1
Acting

When a young woman unexpectedly arrives at an older man's workplace, looking for answers, the secrets of the past threaten to unravel his new life.

The Secret Scripture

The Secret Scripture

2017

as Young Roseanne McNulty

7.3
Acting

The hidden memoir of an elderly woman confined to a mental hospital reveals the history of her passionate yet tortured life, and of the religious and ...

Song to Song

Song to Song

2017

as Faye

5.5
Acting

In this modern love story set against the Austin, Texas music scene, two entangled couples — struggling songwriters Faye and BV, and music mogul Cook ...

Lion

Lion

2016

as Lucy

8.0
Acting

A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted b...

Kubo and the Two Strings

Kubo and the Two Strings

2016

as The Sisters (voice)

7.6
Acting

Kubo mesmerizes the people in his village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales with origami. When he accidentally summons an evil spirit seek...

Take Flight

Take Flight

2015

as Self - Performer

6.5
Acting

2015's best actors lift off in a series of tributes to the ultimate Hollywood magic trick.

Carol

Carol

2015

as Therese Belivet

7.5
Acting

In 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman.

Pan

Pan

2015

as Tiger Lily

6.0
Acting

Living a bleak existence at a London orphanage, 12-year-old Peter finds himself whisked away to the fantastical world of Neverland. Adventure awaits a...

Trash

Trash

2014

as Olivia

7.1
Acting

Set in Brazil, three kids who make a discovery in a garbage dump soon find themselves running from the cops and trying to right a terrible wrong.

The One I Love

The One I Love

2014

Costume Designer

6.9

Ethan and Sophie are a married couple on the brink of separation when, at the urging of their therapist, they decide to salvage their relationship by ...

Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project

Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project

2014

as Self

7.0
Acting

The making of Spike Jonze's "Her."

Her: Love in the Modern Age

Her: Love in the Modern Age

2014

as Self (archive footage)

6.1
Acting

Her: Love In The Modern Age chronicles reactions to Spike Jonze's Oscar-nominated film, "Her." The documentary, directed by Lance Bangs, features stor...

The Truth About Emanuel

The Truth About Emanuel

2014

Producer

5.9
Producing

A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.

Her

Her

2013

as Catherine

7.8
Acting

In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer, purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every need. To Theod...

Mademoiselle C

Mademoiselle C

2013

as Self

5.8
Acting

A documentary focused on former Vogue Paris editor-in-chief and fashion stylist Carine Roitfeld.

Ain't Them Bodies Saints

Ain't Them Bodies Saints

2013

as Ruth Guthrie

6.1
Acting

Bob Muldoon and Ruth Guthrie, an impassioned young outlaw couple on an extended crime spree, are finally apprehended by lawmen after a shootout in the...

Side Effects

Side Effects

2013

as Emily Taylor

6.6
Acting

A woman turns to prescription medication as a way of handling her anxiety concerning her husband's upcoming release from prison.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Characters - Salander, Blomkvist and Vanger

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Characters - Salander, Blomkvist and Vanger

2012

as Self

8.0
Acting

Cast and crew, including Mara, discuss her casting.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: On Location - Sweden and Hollywood

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: On Location - Sweden and Hollywood

2012

8.0
Acting

A look at the necessity of shooting in Sweden, with emphasis on the country's culture, history, climate, and politics as they play central to the stor...

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women

2012

as Self

6.0
Acting

Cast and crew discuss the success of the novel, transitioning it to film and condensing it for the medium, and gender dynamics in Sweden.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

2011

as Lisbeth Salander

7.4
Acting

Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tatto...

Touch of Evil

Touch of Evil

2011

as The Sociopath

7.0
Acting

Some of 2011's stand-out film actors appear in "a video gallery of cinematic villainy" for New York Times Magazine.

How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?

How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?

2011

as Self / Erica Albright

7.5
Acting

This feature-length documentary about the making of "The Social Network" goes back and forth from the elements of storytelling and long rehearsals wit...

The Social Network

The Social Network

2010

as Erica Albright

7.4
Acting

In 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programmer Mark Zuckerberg begins work on a new concept that eventually turns into the global social network k...

Friends (With Benefits)

Friends (With Benefits)

2010

as Tara

4.8
Acting

Meet Chloe and Owen: best buds since their sandbox days. Now, in med school as they attempt to balance the weight of their studies, his job, her band,...

A Nightmare on Elm Street

A Nightmare on Elm Street

2010

as Nancy Holbrook

5.5
Acting

The film that brings back horror icon Freddy Krueger as a darker and more sinister character than ever before. While Freddy is on the prowl, a group o...

Dare

Dare

2009

as Courtney

5.7
Acting

When a pompous actor tells good girl Alexa that she hasn't lived, she embarks on a bold journey that takes her to mysterious bad boy Johnny. Envious, ...

Tanner Hall

Tanner Hall

2009

as Fernanda

5.6
Acting

A manipulative childhood acquaintance worms her way into a teenager's circle of friends at an all-girls boarding school.

Youth in Revolt

Youth in Revolt

2009

as Taggarty

6.2
Acting

As a fan of Albert Camus and Jean-Luc Godard, teenage Nick Twisp is definitely out of his element when his mother and her boyfriend move the family to...

The Winning Season

The Winning Season

2009

as Wendy

6.4
Acting

A comedy centered on a has-been coach who is given a shot at redemption when he's asked to run his local high school's girls basketball team

Dream Boy

Dream Boy

2008

as Evelyn

6.1
Acting

The story of Nathan, a young teenager who tries to flourish in a romantic relationship with neighbour Roy. The two young men will have to face the bru...

Urban Legends: Bloody Mary

Urban Legends: Bloody Mary

2005

as Classroom Girl #1

4.9
Acting

On a prom-night dare, a trio of high school friends chant an incantation, unleashing an evil spirit from the past with deadly consequences.

The Island

The Island

N/A

Acting

A couple decides to turn their backs on civilization to build their private paradise on a desert island. However, a millionaire passing through the is...

Polaris

Polaris

N/A

Acting

In Alaska in the 1890s, an ice photographer meets the devil.

Bucking Fastard

Bucking Fastard

N/A

Acting

The story of two inseparable twin sisters, “Joan” and “Jean”, who live on the fringes of society. The film is inspired by the British identical twins ...