Doubtfireis all grown up now!
Doubtfire, a 1993 comedy starringRobin Williams.
Wilson quickly became known for her adorable face and the precocious way in which she delivered her lines.
While Wilson’scareerheld steady in the ’90s, by the early aughts, she’d disappeared from the public eye.
What happened and what is Mara Wilson up to now that she’s all grown up?
Doubtfirewas just the start of her promising career.
It seemed like Wilson was living a fairy tale, butchild stardomwas hard.
Wilson revealed toParadethat she found fame and her career “kind of overwhelming.”
The feeling was exacerbated after her mother died, just a few months after she filmedMatilda.
She began to lose roles to younger actresses and became more and more self-conscious of her appearance.
At one point, Wilson even considered getting plastic surgery, hoping that it would help her flagging career.
Indeed, loving herself has been an uphill battle for Wilson.
As she grew older, though, Wilson began to look at her acting career through a different lens.
“Film acting is not very fun,” she confessed.
She added, “I never feel nostalgia, just relief.”
Wilson found that people often confused the character for her, which could be incredibly frustrating.
College was also weird for Wilson because of her childhood fame.
“It was flattering, just a little strange,” she said.
Wilson published a memoir in 2016,Where Am I Now:True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame.
I’m just happywriting."
Wilson shared that she’s been a barista, cashier, tutor, and nanny.
When the hectic pace of child stardom slowed down, though, Wilson told theIndependentthat her symptoms worsened.
Wilson is especially committed to raising awareness about OCD.
“I felt it was my responsibility.”
“I think it’s important.”
Wilson faced accusations of coming out “for personal attention.”
Still, Wilson toldBi.orgthat she is “so happy that I came out.”
“My father would say, ‘They’re your fans!
But I couldn’t.”
Even younger generations who aren’t familiar with her roles in films likeMrs.
DoubtfireandMatildamay know her through her social media presence.
Wilson has over 600,000 followers onTwitterand over 100,000 onInstagram.
Twitter has been instrumental in Wilson’s life.
Wilson added that she’s even “gotten roommates” and her cat on the site.
Twitter also allows Wilson to show the many aspects of her personality.
“I can be funny on Twitter,” she said.
“I can be political or philosophical.”
Mara Wilson disowned her famous cousin
Mara Wilson isn’t the only famous person in her family.
Her cousin is Ben Shapiro, a notoriously conservative political commentator.
“I think that happens because they find it amusing,” she revealed.
She added, “And I think Nazis should f*** off.”
It isactuallya hobby for me now."
