2005–09: Career beginnings Rooney Mara



mara @ 2009 toronto international film festival


mara first appeared in films starred sister, including bit-part in 2005 direct-to-video horror film urban legends: bloody mary. found work in television, making professional debut in 2006 episode of drama law & order: special victims unit, girl bullies overweight children. guest-starred on legal drama women s murder club , played drug addict in episode of cleaner. mara made feature film debut dream boy (2008) , guest-starred megan 2 episodes of nbc s er.


in coming-of-age film tanner hall (2009), mara landed first lead role, fernanda has affair married family friend (tom everett scott). film directorial debut of tatiana von fürstenberg , francesca gregorini, debuted @ 2009 toronto international film festival , had limited theatrical release in september 2011. mara dropped first name patricia , known professionally middle name after working on project. never liked first name, mara stated paper magazine. never felt tricia. , rooney more memorable . father , younger brother go middle names.


in miguel arteta s comedy-drama film youth in revolt, mara played taggarty tries sleep fifty men before goes college. film based on c.d. payne s 1993 cult novel of same name. mara had auditioned starring role, offered smaller part when lead went portia doubleday.


mara played courtney in 2009 independent film, dare , in winning season wendy, high school basketball player having affair middle-aged shoe salesman (kevin breznahan) similar story bad news bears. both films premiered @ 2009 sundance film festival , mara included on filmmaker magazine s list of 25 new faces of independent film year.


mara starred in remake of 1984 horror film nightmare on elm street, protagonist nancy holbrook, high school student victimized freddy krueger (jackie earle haley). mara began shooting film in chicago on may 5, 2009, directed samuel bayer. mara told filmmaker felt nancy different original , loneliest girl in world . mara had signed on continue role if sequel made. stated vogue disliked experience of making film much, made question if wanted actress. mara appeared @ hamptons international film festival in october 2009 part of breakthrough performers program, tutored sharon stone.








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