Mia Wasikowska


Actress

About

Also Known As
Mia Wasikoska
Birth Place
Australia
Born
October 14, 1989

Biography

Life Events

2004

Made acting debut appearing on two episodes of Australian drama "All Saints"

2006

Played Lilya in acclaimed Australian film "Suburban Mayhem"

2007

Appeared in Australian drama "September"

2008

Played recurring role of suicidal teenager Sophie on HBO's "In Treatment"

2008

Appeared opposite Daniel Craig in WWII film "Defiance"

2009

Cast as a young female aviator and fan of Amelia Earhart in "Amelia," starring Hillary Swank

2009

Co-starred with Hal Holbrook in "That Evening Sun," based on a 2002 short story by William Gay; earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Female

2009

Nominated for the 2009 Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female ("That Evening Sun")

2010

Played title character in Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland"

2010

Co-starred with Julianne Moore and Annette Bening in "The Kids Are All Right," about two children conceived by artificial insemination who invite their birth father (Mark Ruffalo) into their home

2011

Played title role in "Jane Eyre," based on Charlotte Brontë's classic novel

2011

Played a terminally ill teenage girl in Gus Van Sant directed "Restless"

2012

Acted in period drama "Albert Nobbs," co-written by and starring Glenn Close

2012

Co-starred with Shia LaBeouf and Tom Hardy in Prohibition-era Western "Lawless"

2013

Co-starred with Nicole Kidman and Matthew Goode in drama thriller "Stoker"

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