Rooney Mara
Acting1985Bedford, New York, USA
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, which benefits orphans from the Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya, one of the largest slums in Africa.
Known For
Acting History
2025
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Executive Producer
I’m Glad You’re Dead Now
Executive Producer
2024
La Cocina
as Julia
2023
2022
Women Talking
as Ona
Stutz
Executive Producer
2021
Nightmare Alley
as Molly Cahill
2020
The Oscars
TVas Self• 1 eps
2018
Mary Magdalene
as Mary Magdalene
Dominion
as Narrator (voice)
2017
The Secret Scripture
as Young Roseanne McNulty
Song to Song
as Faye
Una
as Una Spencer
The Discovery
as Isla
A Ghost Story
as M
2016
Kubo and the Two Strings
as The Sisters (voice)
Lion
as Lucy
2015
2014
2013
Her
as Catherine
Ain't Them Bodies Saints
as Ruth Guthrie
Side Effects
as Emily Taylor
Mademoiselle C
as Self
The Truth About Emanuel
Producer
2011
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
as Lisbeth Salander
How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?
as Self / Erica Albright
2010
A Nightmare on Elm Street
as Nancy Holbrook
Friends (With Benefits)
as Tara
The Social Network
as Erica Albright
2009
2008
Dream Boy
as Evelyn
2006
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TVas Jessica DeLay• 1 eps
2005
Urban Legends: Bloody Mary
as Classroom Girl #1