Mia Wasikowska (born 25 October 1989 in Canberra) is an Australian actress and dancer.
She's of Polish and Australian descent. She made her big break with the eponymous roles in 2010's Alice in Wonderland and 2011's Jane Eyre.
Filmography:
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Film roles
- Suburban Mayhem (2006): Lilya
- September (2007): Amelia
- Rogue (2007): Sherry
- Defiance (2008): Chaya Dziencielsky
- That Evening Sun (2009): Pamela Choat
- Amelia (2009): Elinor Smith
- Alice in Wonderland (2010): Alice Kingsleigh
- Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016): Alice Kingsleigh
- The Kids Are All Right (2010): Joni
- Jane Eyre (2011): Jane Eyre
- Restless (2011): Annabel "Annie" Cotton
- Albert Nobbs (2011): Helen Dawes
- Lawless (2012): Bertha Minnix
- Stoker (2012): India Stoker
- Tracks (2013): Robyn Davidson
- Only Lovers Left Alive (2013): Ava
- The Double (2013): Hannah
- Maps to the Stars (2014): Agatha Weiss
- Madame Bovary (2014): Emma Bovary
- Crimson Peak (2015): Edith Cushing
- The Man with the Iron Heart (2017): Anna Novak
- Piercing (2018): Jackie
- Damsel (2018): Penelope
- Judy & Punch (2019): Judy
- Blackbird (2019): Anna
- The Devil All the Time (2020): Helen
- Bergman Island (2021): Amy
- Blueback (2022): Abby
- Club Zero (2013): Ms Novak
Short film roles
- Eve (2006): Eve
- Lens Love Story (2007): Girl
- Cosette (2007): Cosette
- Skin (2007): Emma
- I Love Sarah Jane (2008): Sarah Jane
- Summer Breaks (2008): Kara
- The Nightingale and the Rose (2015): Nightingale (voice)
Television roles
- All Saints (2 episodes, 2004–05): Lily Watson
- In Treatment (9 episodes, 2008): Sophie
Video game roles
- Disney Infinity 3.0 (2015): Alice Kingsleigh (voice)
Director
- The Turning (2013) – segment "Long, Clear View" (also writer)
- Madly (2016) – segment "Afterbirth" (also writer)
This actress provides examples of:
- Boyish Short Hair: For her role in Restless her hair was cut to a pixie style.
- Dyeing for Your Art: Dyed her hair dark for Stoker and Maps to the Stars.
- Fake Nationality: Her roles tend to be a Fake American or a Fake Brit. Averted in The Double and Tracks, where she gets to use her natural accent.
- Protagonist Title: She played the titular Alice in Wonderland and Jane Eyre. Stoker also counts since it's a Family Title movie.
- Star-Making Role:
- Playing Alice Kingsleigh in what became a billion dollar-grossing film gave her quite a sizeable boost.
- She also got some notice a little earlier on for In Treatment, where she, as an elder teenager, managed to hold her own against Gabriel Byrne.
