Rooney Mara

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

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Show with David Letterman

Conan

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

The Oscars

The Social Network

All Movies (40)

• La Cocina2024 · as Julia
• Women Talking2022 · as Ona
• Nightmare Alley2021 · as Molly Cahill
• Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot2018 · as Annu
• Dominion2018 · as Narrator (voice)
• Mary Magdalene2018 · as Mary Magdalene
• A Ghost Story2017 · as M
• The Discovery2017 · as Isla
• The Secret Scripture2017 · as Young Roseanne McNulty
• Song to Song2017 · as Faye
• Una2017 · as Una Spencer
• Lion2016 · as Lucy
• Kubo and the Two Strings2016 · as The Sisters (voice)
• Carol2015 · as Therese Belivet
• Pan2015 · as Tiger Lily
• Trash2014 · as Olivia
• Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project2014 · as Self
• Her: Love in the Modern Age2014 · as Self (archive footage)
• Her2013 · as Catherine
• Mademoiselle C2013 · as Self
• Ain't Them Bodies Saints2013 · as Ruth Guthrie
• Side Effects2013 · as Emily Taylor
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Characters - Salander, Blomkvist and Vanger2012 · as Self
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: On Location - Sweden and Hollywood2012
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women2012 · as Self
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo2011 · as Lisbeth Salander
• Tanner Hall2011 · as Fernanda
• How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?2011 · as Self / Erica Albright
• The Social Network2010 · as Erica Albright
• Friends (With Benefits)2010 · as Tara
• A Nightmare on Elm Street2010 · as Nancy Holbrook
• Dare2009 · as Courtney
• Youth in Revolt2009 · as Taggarty
• The Winning Season2009 · as Wendy
• Dream Boy2008 · as Evelyn
• Urban Legends: Bloody Mary2005 · as Classroom Girl #1
• The Island—
• Polaris— · as The Devil
• Bucking Fastard— · as Joan Holbrooke
• Quest for Love— · as Maris

All TV Shows (8)

• María Madalena2023
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014 · as Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self - Guest
• Conan2010 · as Self - Guest
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Jessica DeLay
• Late Show with David Letterman1993 · as Self - Guest
• The Oscars1953 · as Self