Rooney Mara

Rooney Mara is an American actress known for the intensity she brings to her roles. Born in 1984, she was initially known for being the younger sister of actress Kate Mara, but is on course to become one of Hollywood's go-to actresses.

Her first major starring role was as Nancy in the 2010 A Nightmare on Elm Street remake. She then got a small part as Mark Zuckerberg's ex-girlfriend in The Social Network. She had only two scenes in that movie, but had amazing chemistry and held her own with the leads. Apparently director David Fincher was also impressed, because he cast her in the coveted role of Lisbeth Salander in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.

Rooney Mara shared the Prix d'interprétation féminine - the "Best Actress" award at Cannes - with Emmanuelle Bercot in 2015.

She also oversees a charity called 'Faces of Kibera' that helps orphans from the Kibera slum in Kenya.


 * Women's Murder Club (2007) as Alexis Sherman
 * Dream Boy (2008) as Evelyn
 * The Cleaner (2008) as Rebecca Smith
 * The Winning Season (2009) as Wendy
 * ER (2009) as Megan
 * Friends (With Benefits) (2009) as Tara
 * Youth in Revolt (2009) as Taggarty
 * Tanner Hall (2009) as Fernanda
 * A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) as Nancy Holbrook
 * The Social Network (2010) as Erica Albright
 * Touch of Evil (2011) as the Sociopath
 * The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011) as Lisbeth Salander
 * Lawless (2013)
 * Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013) as Ruth Guthrie
 * ''Side Effects (2013) as Emily Taylor
 * Her (2013) as Catherine
 * Trash (2014) as Olivia
 * Carol (2015) as Therese Belivet (won the Prix d'interprétation féminine)
 * Pan (2015) as Tiger Lily
 * Take Flight - The New York Times (2015)
 * Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) as The Sisters (Karasu and Washi)
 * Una (2016) as Una
 * ''The Secret Scripture (2016) as Rose
 * Lion (2016) as Lucy
 * The Discovery (2017) as Isla
 * A Ghost Story (2017) as M
 * Song to Song (2017) as Faye
 * Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018) as Annu
 * Mary Magdalene (2018) as Mary Magdalene


 * The Cameo: In Urban Legend: Bloody Mary, which starred her sister.
 * Dull Surprise: Reviews of her performance in A Nightmare on Elm Street were less than kind.
 * Dyeing for Your Art: For her role as Lisbeth, she bleached her eyebrows, cut her hair short, and had her brow, lip, nose, and nipple pierced all in one day. More literally, her normally brown hair is dyed black for the role.
 * Hood Ornament Hottie: This photoshoot is probably a subversion of the trope.
 * Old Shame: Already views the Nightmare on Elm Street as this. Apparently also said unflattering things about her appearance on Law and Order SVU, though ended up backtracking on them.
 * One-Scene Wonder: The opening scene of The Social Network gave her instant popularity, got her a huge movie role, and made her something of an Ensemble Darkhorse.