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'''Mia Wasikowska''' ({{IPAc-en|icon|ˌ|v|ɑː|ʃ|iː|ˈ|k|ɒ|f|s|k|ə}} {{respell|VAH|shee|KOF|skə}};<ref name= |
'''Mia Wasikowska''' ({{IPAc-en|icon|ˌ|v|ɑː|ʃ|iː|ˈ|k|ɒ|f|s|k|ə}} {{respell|VAH|shee|KOF|skə}};<ref name=wmagint/><ref name=teenvogue/> born 14 October 1989)<ref name=nyp080306/> is an Australian actress. After starting her career in Australian television and film, she first became known to a wider audience following her critically acclaimed work on the HBO television series ''[[In Treatment]]''. She gained worldwide prominence in 2010 after starring as [[Alice (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)|Alice]] in [[Tim Burton]]'s $1 billion-grossing ''[[Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' and appearing in ''[[The Kids Are All Right (film)|The Kids Are All Right]]'', for which she received the [[Hollywood Film Festival|Hollywood Awards]]' Breakthrough Actress Award. |
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In 2011, Wasikowska portrayed the [[Jane Eyre (character)|title character]] in [[Cary Fukunaga]]'s adaptation of ''[[Jane Eyre (2011 film)|Jane Eyre]],'' and starred in [[Gus Van Sant]]'s ''[[Restless (2011 film)|Restless]]'' and [[Rodrigo García (director)|Rodrigo Garcia]]'s ''[[Albert Nobbs]]''. She will also appear in [[John Hillcoat]]'s ''[[The Wettest County in the World (film)|The Wettest County]]'' and [[Park Chan-wook]]'s ''[[Stoker (film)|Stoker]]'', set for release in 2012. |
In 2011, Wasikowska portrayed the [[Jane Eyre (character)|title character]] in [[Cary Fukunaga]]'s adaptation of ''[[Jane Eyre (2011 film)|Jane Eyre]],'' and starred in [[Gus Van Sant]]'s ''[[Restless (2011 film)|Restless]]'' and [[Rodrigo García (director)|Rodrigo Garcia]]'s ''[[Albert Nobbs]]''. She will also appear in [[John Hillcoat]]'s ''[[The Wettest County in the World (film)|The Wettest County]]'' and [[Park Chan-wook]]'s ''[[Stoker (film)|Stoker]]'', set for release in 2012. |
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== Early life == |
== Early life == |
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Wasikowska was born and raised in [[Canberra]], [[Australia]],<ref name= |
Wasikowska was born and raised in [[Canberra]], [[Australia]],<ref name=telegraph/> and is the middle child of three, with an older sister, Jess, and a younger brother, Kai.<ref name=sundaylife/><ref name=familyaffair/> Her mother, Marzena Wasikowska, is a Polish-born photographer, while her father, John Reid,<ref name=hbarlow/> is an Australian photographer and [[Collage|collagist]].<ref name=fishman/><ref name=fieldstudies/> In 1998, when she was eight years old, Wasikowska and her family moved to [[Szczecin]], Poland for a year, after her mother received a grant to produce a collection of work based on her experience of having emigrated to Australia in 1974 at the age of eleven.<ref name=mac/><ref name=anca/> Wasikowska and her siblings took part in the production as subjects; she explained to [[Johanna Schneller]] of the ''[[Toronto Globe and Mail]]'' in July 2010, "We never had to smile or perform. We weren't always conscious of being photographed. We'd just do our thing, and she'd take pictures of us."<ref name=globeandmail/> The family also traveled through France, Germany, and Russia during this period.<ref name=globeandmail/> |
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Wasikowska began training as a ballerina at the age of nine, with hopes of going professional. She began dancing ''[[en pointe]]'' at thirteen, and was training 35 hours a week in addition to going to school full-time,<ref name= |
Wasikowska began training as a ballerina at the age of nine, with hopes of going professional. She began dancing ''[[en pointe]]'' at thirteen, and was training 35 hours a week in addition to going to school full-time,<ref name=wmagint/><ref name=torsun/> her daily routine consisting of leaving school in the early afternoon and dancing until nine o'clock at night.<ref name=blastje/> However, her passion for ballet waned due to the increasing pressure to achieve physical perfection and her growing dissatisfaction with the industry in general, and she quit at fourteen. "Dance is about [the] minute things that most people don’t notice but that dancers are trained to see and spend hours obsessing over in front of the mirror. Dancers are kept in a perpetual state of pre-puberty [and] that type of pressure breeds insecurities."<ref name=blackbook2/> However, she credits ballet with improving her ability to handle her nerves in auditions: "I'd be a very different person if I didn't have ballet as my background. Dance really toughens you up."<ref name=dailytelegraph/> |
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At the same time, she had been exposed to European and Australian cinema at a young age, particularly [[Krzysztof Kieślowski]]'s ''[[The Three Colors Trilogy|Three Colors]]'' trilogy and [[Gillian Armstrong]]'s ''[[My Brilliant Career]]''.<ref name= |
At the same time, she had been exposed to European and Australian cinema at a young age, particularly [[Krzysztof Kieślowski]]'s ''[[The Three Colors Trilogy|Three Colors]]'' trilogy and [[Gillian Armstrong]]'s ''[[My Brilliant Career]]''.<ref name=globeandmail/> Although she was shy and averse to performing during her school years,<ref name=globeandmail/><ref name=usatoday/> she became inspired to break into acting after watching [[Holly Hunter]] in ''[[The Piano]]'' and [[Gena Rowlands]] in ''[[A Woman Under the Influence]]'',<ref name=blackbook2/> in addition to the opportunity of exploring imperfections in film.<ref name=wmagprint/> Despite having no prior acting experience, Wasikowska looked up twelve Australian talent agencies on [[Google]] and contacted them all, receiving only one response; she successfully arranged a meeting following persistent callbacks.<ref name=blackbook2/> |
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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=== Early work === |
=== Early work === |
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Wasikowska landed her first acting role in 2004, with a two-episode stint on the Australian soap ''[[All Saints (TV series)|All Saints]]''. She had just turned fifteen when she was cast in her Australian film debut, 2006's ''[[Suburban Mayhem]],''<ref name= |
Wasikowska landed her first acting role in 2004, with a two-episode stint on the Australian soap ''[[All Saints (TV series)|All Saints]]''. She had just turned fifteen when she was cast in her Australian film debut, 2006's ''[[Suburban Mayhem]],''<ref name=dailytelegraph/> for which she received a nomination for a Young Actor's [[Australian Film Institute|AFI]] Award.<ref name=telegraph/> That same year, she also appeared in her first short film, ''Lens Love Story,'' in which she had no dialogue. |
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In 2007, Wasikowska appeared in the crocodile horror film ''[[Rogue (film)|Rogue]],'' alongside [[Radha Mitchell]] and [[Sam Worthington]], and the drama ''September,'' for which she beat out nearly 200 other actresses by receiving her part on the spot by director Peter Carstairs following her audition.<ref name= |
In 2007, Wasikowska appeared in the crocodile horror film ''[[Rogue (film)|Rogue]],'' alongside [[Radha Mitchell]] and [[Sam Worthington]], and the drama ''September,'' for which she beat out nearly 200 other actresses by receiving her part on the spot by director Peter Carstairs following her audition.<ref name=dailytelegraph/> She then starred in [[Spencer Susser]]'s acclaimed short film ''I Love Sarah Jane,'' which premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.<ref name=sundance/><ref name=SotW/> |
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=== United States career === |
=== United States career === |
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====2008–09==== |
====2008–09==== |
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At the age of seventeen, Wasikowska received her first break in the United States when she was cast as Sophie, a suicidal gymnast, in HBO's acclaimed weekly drama ''[[In Treatment]],'' after she auditioned for the role by videotape.<ref name= |
At the age of seventeen, Wasikowska received her first break in the United States when she was cast as Sophie, a suicidal gymnast, in HBO's acclaimed weekly drama ''[[In Treatment]],'' after she auditioned for the role by videotape.<ref name=hbovid/><ref name=screenwize/> The part required her to leave school in Canberra and move to Los Angeles for three months, while enrolling in [[Distance education|correspondence courses]].<ref name=screenwize/> She earned critical acclaim for her performance as the troubled teenager treated by psychotherapist [[Paul Weston]] ([[Gabriel Byrne]]),<ref name=nyt080608/><ref name=timejan2808/><ref name=feb2008/> which included praise for her excellent American accent.<ref name=bostonglobe1/> Wasikowska revealed in an October 2008 interview with ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' that she was something of a mimic as a child and that the large influx of American films and TV shows made it easier for Australians to pick up the accent.<ref name=10actors/> |
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The exposure from the show led to Wasikowska picking up her first American film appearances. She played the brief role of Chaya, the young forest wife of [[Asael Bielski]] ([[Jamie Bell]]), in ''[[Defiance (2008 film)|Defiance]].''<ref name= |
The exposure from the show led to Wasikowska picking up her first American film appearances. She played the brief role of Chaya, the young forest wife of [[Asael Bielski]] ([[Jamie Bell]]), in ''[[Defiance (2008 film)|Defiance]].''<ref name=defiance/> Director [[Edward Zwick]] cast her without having seen her in ''In Treatment,'' explaining to the Australian edition of ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'', "Her inner life is so vivid that it comes across even when she's being still."<ref name=voguetalks/> Her next part was that of aviation pioneer [[Elinor Smith]] in [[Mira Nair]]'s 2009 biopic ''[[Amelia (film)|Amelia]]''.<ref name=amelia/> In June 2008, due to her work on ''In Treatment,'' she was a recipient of an Australians in Film Breakthrough Award.<ref name=aifbreakthrough/> |
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Wasikowska played the supporting role of Pamela Choat in the 2009 [[Southern Gothic]] independent film ''[[That Evening Sun (film)|That Evening Sun]]'', opposite [[Hal Holbrook]]. Director Scott Teems, seeking a young actress who bore a resemblance to [[Sissy Spacek]], initially balked at the casting director's first suggestion of Wasikowska for the part, as he was adamant at casting all native [[Southern United States|Southerners]] for the sake of authenticity.<ref name= |
Wasikowska played the supporting role of Pamela Choat in the 2009 [[Southern Gothic]] independent film ''[[That Evening Sun (film)|That Evening Sun]]'', opposite [[Hal Holbrook]]. Director Scott Teems, seeking a young actress who bore a resemblance to [[Sissy Spacek]], initially balked at the casting director's first suggestion of Wasikowska for the part, as he was adamant at casting all native [[Southern United States|Southerners]] for the sake of authenticity.<ref name=hammer/><ref name=tes/> However, after auditions with other actresses were unsuccessful, Teems relented and summoned Wasikowska for auditioning. She had only two hours to prepare, which she spent watching clips of ''[[Coal Miner's Daughter]]'' online in order to quickly learn a Southern accent, and impressed Teems enough that she gained the distinction of being the only non-American actor cast in the film.<ref name=tes/> She was nominated for a 2009 [[Independent Spirit Award]] for Best Supporting Female,<ref name=ifc/> which she lost to [[Mo'Nique]] (''[[Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire|Precious]]''), though the film received a South by Southwest award for Best Ensemble Cast. |
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====2010–2011==== |
====2010–2011==== |
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In July 2008, after a lengthy search, Wasikowska was cast as the eponymous heroine in [[Tim Burton]]'s retelling of ''[[Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'', alongside [[Johnny Depp]], [[Helena Bonham Carter]] and [[Anne Hathaway (actress)|Anne Hathaway]].<ref name= |
In July 2008, after a lengthy search, Wasikowska was cast as the eponymous heroine in [[Tim Burton]]'s retelling of ''[[Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'', alongside [[Johnny Depp]], [[Helena Bonham Carter]] and [[Anne Hathaway (actress)|Anne Hathaway]].<ref name=caa/> She sent a videotaped audition to casting directors in London, and her first live reading in Los Angeles occurred on the same day as her ''Evening Sun'' audition.<ref name=hammer/> After three more auditions in London – which saw her flying back and forth from Australia to England in just as many weeks – she was awarded the role.<ref name=bazaar/> Burton cited Wasikowska's "old-soul quality" as a catalyst in casting her: "Because you’re witnessing this whole thing through her eyes, it needed somebody who can subtly portray that.”<ref name=screenwize/> Wasikowska portrayed a nineteen-year-old Alice returning to Wonderland for the first time since her youth after escaping an unwanted marriage proposal. Her affinity for the character played a part in her desire for the role, as she had read the [[Lewis Carroll]] books as a child and was a fan of [[Jan Švankmajer]]'s 1988 stop-motion film ''[[Alice (1988 film)|Alice]]''.<ref name=thetimes/> She also saw Burton's version of the classic story as a chance to explore a deeper characterization of Alice, to whom she felt young women her age could relate, for which she drew on personal experiences. “Alice has a certain discomfort within herself, within society and among her peers; I [...] have definitely felt similarly about all of those things, so I could really understand her not fitting in. Alice also [is] an observer who is thinking a lot, and that's similar to how I am.”<ref name=bazaar/> |
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For [[Lisa Cholodenko]]'s indie comedy ''[[The Kids Are All Right (film)|The Kids Are All Right]]'', Wasikowska was cast as Joni, the bookish daughter of a lesbian couple ([[Annette Bening]] and [[Julianne Moore]]) who was conceived via [[artificial insemination]]. At her younger brother's ([[Josh Hutcherson]]) request, she seeks out their [[Sperm donation|biological father]] ([[Mark Ruffalo]]).<ref name= |
For [[Lisa Cholodenko]]'s indie comedy ''[[The Kids Are All Right (film)|The Kids Are All Right]]'', Wasikowska was cast as Joni, the bookish daughter of a lesbian couple ([[Annette Bening]] and [[Julianne Moore]]) who was conceived via [[artificial insemination]]. At her younger brother's ([[Josh Hutcherson]]) request, she seeks out their [[Sperm donation|biological father]] ([[Mark Ruffalo]]).<ref name=kidscasting/> During shooting, she successfully campaigned to have Joni wear [[pajamas]] in several home scenes, as a nod to what the actress regularly did herself while home in Australia.<ref name=blackbook1/> She explained to ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'' film critic Roger Moore, "[Joni's] very comfortable in her place, with who she is. So I pushed to have her, whenever she was at home, in her pajamas. That’s comfortable! And that’s something I do."<ref name=moore/> |
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On 25 October, Wasikowska was honored with the [[Hollywood Film Festival|Hollywood Awards]]' Breakthrough Actress Award,<ref name= |
On 25 October, Wasikowska was honored with the [[Hollywood Film Festival|Hollywood Awards]]' Breakthrough Actress Award,<ref name=hff/> which was presented to her by [[Bryce Dallas Howard]],<ref name=hollywoodnews/> and she won the Australian Film Institute International Award for Best Actress on 12 December for her performance in ''Alice in Wonderland.''<ref name=afi101212/> She was recognized by ''[[Forbes]]'' as one of the highest-grossing actors of 2010 with $1.03 billion, tied for second position with Johnny Depp and behind leader [[Leonardo DiCaprio]], whose films grossed $1.1 billion for the year.<ref name=forbes/> |
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From March to May 2010, Wasikowska filmed [[Cary Fukunaga]]'s adaptation of ''[[Jane Eyre (2011 film)|Jane Eyre]]'', in which she starred as the title character opposite [[Michael Fassbender]] as Mr. Rochester.<ref name= |
From March to May 2010, Wasikowska filmed [[Cary Fukunaga]]'s adaptation of ''[[Jane Eyre (2011 film)|Jane Eyre]]'', in which she starred as the title character opposite [[Michael Fassbender]] as Mr. Rochester.<ref name=janeeyre2/> She began reading the novel after completion of ''Alice in Wonderland'', during which she asked her agent if a script existed. Two months later, she received a script and was asked to meet with Fukunaga.<ref name=popeater/> However, since Fukunaga was unfamiliar with her prior work at the time and was therefore undecided about casting her, he later sought the opinion of director [[Gus Van Sant]], with whom Wasikowska had previously filmed the 2011 release ''[[Restless (2011 film)|Restless]].''<ref name=gvsproject/> He said to ''BlackBook'' magazine in February 2011, "Gus wrote back: ‘Cast her.’ "<ref name=blackbook2/> Her work on the film resulted in a scheduling conflict that forced her to withdraw from the lead in [[Julia Leigh]]'s 2011 Australian independent film ''[[Sleeping Beauty (2011 film)|Sleeping Beauty]]'', and she was replaced by [[Emily Browning]].<ref name=smh/><ref name=firstshowing/> [[Meryl Streep]] in her 2012 [[Golden Globe]] acceptance speech, announced: "How about Mia Wasikowska in ''Jane Eyre''?"<ref name=smh120116/> |
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Wasikowska turned down a part in [[Robert Redford]]'s 2011 film ''[[The Conspirator]]'' in order to play the female lead in ''Restless,''<ref name= |
Wasikowska turned down a part in [[Robert Redford]]'s 2011 film ''[[The Conspirator]]'' in order to play the female lead in ''Restless,''<ref name=couriermail/> which she filmed from November to December 2009. The portrayal of her character, a terminally ill sixteen-year-old, required her to crop her long hair.<ref name=couriermail/> Though she was one of many names shortlisted for the role of [[Lisbeth Salander]] in [[David Fincher]]'s 2011 adaptation of ''[[The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011 film)|The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo]]'', she declined to audition for the part due to the time commitment involved with the production.<ref name=gatehouse/> From December 2010 to February 2011, Wasikowska filmed [[Rodrigo García (director)|Rodrigo Garcia]]'s ''[[Albert Nobbs]]'', for which she was a last-minute replacement for [[Amanda Seyfried]].<ref name=indiewire/> |
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On 21 April 2011, Wasikowska was named to the [[Time 100]], a listing of the world's most influential people, which featured a brief essay written by ''Albert Nobbs'' costar [[Glenn Close]].<ref name= |
On 21 April 2011, Wasikowska was named to the [[Time 100]], a listing of the world's most influential people, which featured a brief essay written by ''Albert Nobbs'' costar [[Glenn Close]].<ref name=time100/> In June 2011, Wasikowska was invited to join the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]].<ref name=ampas/> In December 2011, she appeared in [[The New York Times|''The New York Times'']]' short film on cinematic villainy, ''Touch of Evil.''<ref name=toe/> |
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==== 2012 ==== |
==== 2012 ==== |
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In 2011, Wasikowska shot a supporting role in [[John Hillcoat]]'s [[Prohibition]]-era drama ''[[The Wettest County]]'' as the love interest of star [[Shia LaBeouf]]; production wrapped in April 2011.<ref name= |
In 2011, Wasikowska shot a supporting role in [[John Hillcoat]]'s [[Prohibition]]-era drama ''[[The Wettest County]]'' as the love interest of star [[Shia LaBeouf]]; production wrapped in April 2011.<ref name=wettest/> Later in the year, she filmed the lead in [[Park Chan-wook]]'s English-language debut, ''[[Stoker (film)|Stoker]],'' from 31 August to 23 October.<ref name=hitfix/><ref name=stokerneg/> Both films are scheduled for release in 2012. Along with [[Tilda Swinton]], [[Tom Hiddleston]] and [[John Hurt]], she will star in [[Jim Jarmusch]]'s vampire drama ''Only Lovers Left Alive'', which will begin production in Germany in 2012.<ref name=screendaily/><ref name=thr120130/> |
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Wasikowska appears in [[Miu Miu]]'s spring 2012 fashion campaign.<ref name=miumiu |
Wasikowska appears in [[Miu Miu]]'s spring 2012 fashion campaign.<ref name=miumiu/> In 2012, she made her second appearance in a ''[[Vanity Fair]]'' Hollywood Issue, this time on the front panel.<ref name=vf2012/> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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In her spare time, Wasikowska is an avid photographer,<ref name |
In her spare time, Wasikowska is an avid photographer,<ref name=torontostar/> often chronicling her travels and capturing images of her film sets with a [[Rolleiflex]] camera.<ref name=traileraddict/> During production of ''Jane Eyre,'' she had a secret pocket sewn into one of her costumes in order to conceal a smaller digital camera that she used between takes.<ref name=traileraddict2/> One of her on-set images, featuring Fukunaga and ''Jane Eyre'' costar [[Jamie Bell]], was selected as a finalist in a competition hosted by Australia's [[National Portrait Gallery (Australia)|National Portrait Gallery]] on 24 February 2011.<ref name=centimes/> |
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Wasikowska continues to make her home in Canberra with her family between projects. When asked by [[PopEater]] in March 2011 if she was treated like a celebrity at home, she replied, "No, I still take the rubbish out and empty the dishwasher. It's good going back for that reason."<ref name= |
Wasikowska continues to make her home in Canberra with her family between projects. When asked by [[PopEater]] in March 2011 if she was treated like a celebrity at home, she replied, "No, I still take the rubbish out and empty the dishwasher. It's good going back for that reason."<ref name=popeater/> |
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== Filmography == |
== Filmography == |
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== References == |
== References == |
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<ref name=10actors>{{cite news | first = Malina | last = Saval | url = http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117994642.html?categoryid=3289&cs=1 | title = 10 Actors to Watch: Mia Wasikowska | date = 24 October 2008 | work = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | accessdate = 29 October 2008}}</ref> |
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<ref name=afi101212>{{cite news | url= http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/ben-mendelsohn-and-jacki-weaver-popular-winners-at-afi-awards/story-e6frg8pf-1225969516643 | title = "Animal Kingdom" cleans up AFI awards | last= Bodey | first=Michael | work = The Australian | date = 12 December 2010 | accessdate = 12 December 2010}}</ref> |
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<ref name=aifbreakthrough>{{cite news | first = | last = | url = http://www.pr-inside.com/australians-in-film-s-aif-2008-breakthrough-r611597.htm | title = Australians in Film's (AiF) 2008 Breakthrough Awards Honor Abbie Cornish and Mia Wasikowska | date = 28 May 2008 | work = [[Business Wire]] | accessdate = 22 May 2010}}</ref> |
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<ref name=amelia>{{cite web | url = http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/amelia/interview-mia-wasikowska | title = ''Amelia'' interview] | work = TrailerAddict | accessdate = 4 August 2011}}</ref> |
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<ref name=ampas>{{cite news | url = http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/aussies-jacki-weaver-and-mia-wasikowska-invited-to-join-academy-club/story-e6frf7jx-1226077539488 | title = Aussies Jacki Weaver and Mia Wasikowska invited to join Academy club | date = 18 June 2011 | publisher = Herald Sun | accessdate = 18 June 2011}}</ref> |
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<ref name=anca>{{cite news | url = http://anca.encode.net.au/pdf/ANCA_1_sep2001.pdf | title = Artist Profiles | work = Australian National Capital Artists, Inc. | date = September 2001 | accessdate = 12 December 2010}}</ref> |
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<ref name=bazaar>{{cite news | last = New | first = Kate| title = Mia in Wonderland | url = http://mia-wasikowska.net/photos/albums/magazine-scans/2010/04_Harpers-Bazaar-AU/Mia_Wasikowska_010.jpg | work = Harper's Bazaar (Australia); reprinted on mia-wasikowska.net | date = April 2010 | accessdate = 27 July 2010}}</ref> |
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<ref name=blackbook1>{{cite news | last = Simpson | first = Ashley | url = http://www.blackbookmag.com/article/mia-wasikowska-on-the-kids-are-all-right-gus-van-sant-and-the-brutality-of-/20504 |title = Mia Wasikowska on ‘The Kids Are All Right,’ Gus Van Sant, and the Brutality of Ballet | work = BlackBook.com | date= 8 July 2010 |accessdate = 1 August 2010}}</ref> |
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<ref name=blackbook2>{{cite news | url=http://www.blackbookmag.com/article/mia-wasikowska-once-more-through-the-looking-glass/25320 | title = Mia Wasikowska, Once More Through the Looking Glass | first = Nick | last =Haramis | work = [[BlackBook (magazine)]] | date = 24 March 2011 | accessdate = 24 March 2011}}</ref> |
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<ref name=blastje>{{cite news | last = Coombs | first = Molly J. | url = http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/entertainment/movies/jane-eyre-director-cary-fukunaga-and-star-mia-wasikowska-the-blast-interview/ | title = Jane Eyre director Cary Fukunaga and star Mia Wasikowska — The Blast Interview | date = 12 March 2011 | work = Blast | accessdate = 12 March 2011}}</ref> |
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<ref name=bostonglobe1>{{cite news | first = Matthew | last = Gilbert | url = http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/gallery/tv14/emmyshame?pg=8 | title = Matthew Gilbert's TV-14 – Emmy Shame Edition | date = September 2008 | work = [[Boston Globe]] | accessdate = 17 December 2008}}</ref> |
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<ref name=caa>{{cite news | first = Gregg | last = Goldstein | url=http://www.reuters.com/article/filmNews/idUSN2336106420080724 | title = Aussie actress Wasikowska to play Alice for Burton | date = 23 July 2008 | work = [[Reuters]] | accessdate = 31 January 2009}}</ref> |
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<ref name=centimes>{{cite news| url = http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/mias-move-behind-the-lens/2087036.aspx | title = Mia's move behind the lens | work = canberratimes.com.au | date = 25 February 2011 | accessdate = 26 March 2011}}</ref> |
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<ref name=couriermail>{{cite news | first = Joanne | last = Hawkins | url = http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,26745065-7642,00.html | title = Mia Wasikowska is a wondering star | date = 20 February 2010 | work = [[The Courier-Mail]] | accessdate = 20 February 2010}}</ref> |
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<ref name=dailytelegraph>{{cite news | last = Roach | first =Vicky | url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/movies/mia-wasikowska/story-e6frexli-1225836682931 | title = Aussie Alice 'destined for greatness' | work = [[Daily Telegraph (Australia)]] | date = 4 March 2010 | accessdate = 25 July 2010}}</ref> |
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<ref name=defiance>{{cite web | url = http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/defiance/interview-mia-wasikowska | title = ''Defiance'' interview | work = TrailerAddict | accessdate = 4 August 2011}}</ref> |
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<ref name=familyaffair>{{cite news | last = Jacqueline | first = Williams | url = http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/stars-schedule-makes-restless-a-family-affair/2337628.aspx | title = Star's schedule makes Restless a family affair | date = 27 October 2011 | work = The Canberra Times | accessdate = 27 October 2011}}</ref> |
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<ref name=feb2008>{{cite news | first = Maureen | last = Ryan | url = http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/02/in-treatment-ju.html | title = 'In Treatment' just keeps getting better | date = 20 February 2008 | work = [[Chicago Tribune]] | accessdate = 26 July 2010}}</ref> |
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<ref name=fieldstudies>{{cite news | last = | first = | url = http://www.fieldstudies.com.au/uncategorized/exhibition-contested-landscapes-of-western-sydney-foyer-gallery-anu-school-of-art-22-26-june-2010/ | title = 2010 Fenner Conference Exhibition: Contested Landscapes of Western Sydney | date = 28 June 2010 | work = fieldstudies.com.au| accessdate = 12 December 2010}}</ref> |
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<ref name=firstshowing>{{cite news | url = http://www.firstshowing.net/2010/02/09/emily-browning-replaces-mia-wasikowska-in-sleeping-beauty/ | title = Emily Browning Replaces Mia Wasikowska in "Sleeping Beauty" | last = Billington | first = Alex | work= FirstShowing.net | date = 9 February 2010 | accessdate = 1 August 2010}}</ref> |
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Mia Wasikowska | |
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 Wasikowska in March 2010 at the Film Independent Spirit Awards in Los Angeles | |
| Born | 14 October 1989 Canberra, Australia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Mia Wasikowska (/[invalid input: 'icon']ˌvɑːʃiːˈkɒfskə/ VAH-shee-KOF-skə;[1][2] born 14 October 1989)[3] is an Australian actress. After starting her career in Australian television and film, she first became known to a wider audience following her critically acclaimed work on the HBO television series In Treatment. She gained worldwide prominence in 2010 after starring as Alice in Tim Burton's $1 billion-grossing Alice in Wonderland and appearing in The Kids Are All Right, for which she received the Hollywood Awards' Breakthrough Actress Award.
In 2011, Wasikowska portrayed the title character in Cary Fukunaga's adaptation of Jane Eyre, and starred in Gus Van Sant's Restless and Rodrigo Garcia's Albert Nobbs. She will also appear in John Hillcoat's The Wettest County and Park Chan-wook's Stoker, set for release in 2012.
Early life
Wasikowska was born and raised in Canberra, Australia,[4] and is the middle child of three, with an older sister, Jess, and a younger brother, Kai.[5][6] Her mother, Marzena Wasikowska, is a Polish-born photographer, while her father, John Reid,[7] is an Australian photographer and collagist.[8][9] In 1998, when she was eight years old, Wasikowska and her family moved to Szczecin, Poland for a year, after her mother received a grant to produce a collection of work based on her experience of having emigrated to Australia in 1974 at the age of eleven.[10][11] Wasikowska and her siblings took part in the production as subjects; she explained to Johanna Schneller of the Toronto Globe and Mail in July 2010, "We never had to smile or perform. We weren't always conscious of being photographed. We'd just do our thing, and she'd take pictures of us."[12] The family also traveled through France, Germany, and Russia during this period.[12]
Wasikowska began training as a ballerina at the age of nine, with hopes of going professional. She began dancing en pointe at thirteen, and was training 35 hours a week in addition to going to school full-time,[1][13] her daily routine consisting of leaving school in the early afternoon and dancing until nine o'clock at night.[14] However, her passion for ballet waned due to the increasing pressure to achieve physical perfection and her growing dissatisfaction with the industry in general, and she quit at fourteen. "Dance is about [the] minute things that most people don’t notice but that dancers are trained to see and spend hours obsessing over in front of the mirror. Dancers are kept in a perpetual state of pre-puberty [and] that type of pressure breeds insecurities."[15] However, she credits ballet with improving her ability to handle her nerves in auditions: "I'd be a very different person if I didn't have ballet as my background. Dance really toughens you up."[16]
At the same time, she had been exposed to European and Australian cinema at a young age, particularly Krzysztof Kieślowski's Three Colors trilogy and Gillian Armstrong's My Brilliant Career.[12] Although she was shy and averse to performing during her school years,[12][17] she became inspired to break into acting after watching Holly Hunter in The Piano and Gena Rowlands in A Woman Under the Influence,[15] in addition to the opportunity of exploring imperfections in film.[18] Despite having no prior acting experience, Wasikowska looked up twelve Australian talent agencies on Google and contacted them all, receiving only one response; she successfully arranged a meeting following persistent callbacks.[15]
Career
Early work
Wasikowska landed her first acting role in 2004, with a two-episode stint on the Australian soap All Saints. She had just turned fifteen when she was cast in her Australian film debut, 2006's Suburban Mayhem,[16] for which she received a nomination for a Young Actor's AFI Award.[4] That same year, she also appeared in her first short film, Lens Love Story, in which she had no dialogue.
In 2007, Wasikowska appeared in the crocodile horror film Rogue, alongside Radha Mitchell and Sam Worthington, and the drama September, for which she beat out nearly 200 other actresses by receiving her part on the spot by director Peter Carstairs following her audition.[16] She then starred in Spencer Susser's acclaimed short film I Love Sarah Jane, which premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.[19][20]
United States career
2008–09
At the age of seventeen, Wasikowska received her first break in the United States when she was cast as Sophie, a suicidal gymnast, in HBO's acclaimed weekly drama In Treatment, after she auditioned for the role by videotape.[21][22] The part required her to leave school in Canberra and move to Los Angeles for three months, while enrolling in correspondence courses.[22] She earned critical acclaim for her performance as the troubled teenager treated by psychotherapist Paul Weston (Gabriel Byrne),[23][24][25] which included praise for her excellent American accent.[26] Wasikowska revealed in an October 2008 interview with Variety that she was something of a mimic as a child and that the large influx of American films and TV shows made it easier for Australians to pick up the accent.[27]
The exposure from the show led to Wasikowska picking up her first American film appearances. She played the brief role of Chaya, the young forest wife of Asael Bielski (Jamie Bell), in Defiance.[28] Director Edward Zwick cast her without having seen her in In Treatment, explaining to the Australian edition of Vogue, "Her inner life is so vivid that it comes across even when she's being still."[29] Her next part was that of aviation pioneer Elinor Smith in Mira Nair's 2009 biopic Amelia.[30] In June 2008, due to her work on In Treatment, she was a recipient of an Australians in Film Breakthrough Award.[31]
Wasikowska played the supporting role of Pamela Choat in the 2009 Southern Gothic independent film That Evening Sun, opposite Hal Holbrook. Director Scott Teems, seeking a young actress who bore a resemblance to Sissy Spacek, initially balked at the casting director's first suggestion of Wasikowska for the part, as he was adamant at casting all native Southerners for the sake of authenticity.[32][33] However, after auditions with other actresses were unsuccessful, Teems relented and summoned Wasikowska for auditioning. She had only two hours to prepare, which she spent watching clips of Coal Miner's Daughter online in order to quickly learn a Southern accent, and impressed Teems enough that she gained the distinction of being the only non-American actor cast in the film.[33] She was nominated for a 2009 Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female,[34] which she lost to Mo'Nique (Precious), though the film received a South by Southwest award for Best Ensemble Cast.
2010–2011
In July 2008, after a lengthy search, Wasikowska was cast as the eponymous heroine in Tim Burton's retelling of Alice in Wonderland, alongside Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter and Anne Hathaway.[35] She sent a videotaped audition to casting directors in London, and her first live reading in Los Angeles occurred on the same day as her Evening Sun audition.[32] After three more auditions in London – which saw her flying back and forth from Australia to England in just as many weeks – she was awarded the role.[36] Burton cited Wasikowska's "old-soul quality" as a catalyst in casting her: "Because you’re witnessing this whole thing through her eyes, it needed somebody who can subtly portray that.”[22] Wasikowska portrayed a nineteen-year-old Alice returning to Wonderland for the first time since her youth after escaping an unwanted marriage proposal. Her affinity for the character played a part in her desire for the role, as she had read the Lewis Carroll books as a child and was a fan of Jan Švankmajer's 1988 stop-motion film Alice.[37] She also saw Burton's version of the classic story as a chance to explore a deeper characterization of Alice, to whom she felt young women her age could relate, for which she drew on personal experiences. “Alice has a certain discomfort within herself, within society and among her peers; I [...] have definitely felt similarly about all of those things, so I could really understand her not fitting in. Alice also [is] an observer who is thinking a lot, and that's similar to how I am.”[36]
For Lisa Cholodenko's indie comedy The Kids Are All Right, Wasikowska was cast as Joni, the bookish daughter of a lesbian couple (Annette Bening and Julianne Moore) who was conceived via artificial insemination. At her younger brother's (Josh Hutcherson) request, she seeks out their biological father (Mark Ruffalo).[38] During shooting, she successfully campaigned to have Joni wear pajamas in several home scenes, as a nod to what the actress regularly did herself while home in Australia.[39] She explained to Orlando Sentinel film critic Roger Moore, "[Joni's] very comfortable in her place, with who she is. So I pushed to have her, whenever she was at home, in her pajamas. That’s comfortable! And that’s something I do."[40]
On 25 October, Wasikowska was honored with the Hollywood Awards' Breakthrough Actress Award,[41] which was presented to her by Bryce Dallas Howard,[42] and she won the Australian Film Institute International Award for Best Actress on 12 December for her performance in Alice in Wonderland.[43] She was recognized by Forbes as one of the highest-grossing actors of 2010 with $1.03 billion, tied for second position with Johnny Depp and behind leader Leonardo DiCaprio, whose films grossed $1.1 billion for the year.[44]
From March to May 2010, Wasikowska filmed Cary Fukunaga's adaptation of Jane Eyre, in which she starred as the title character opposite Michael Fassbender as Mr. Rochester.[45] She began reading the novel after completion of Alice in Wonderland, during which she asked her agent if a script existed. Two months later, she received a script and was asked to meet with Fukunaga.[46] However, since Fukunaga was unfamiliar with her prior work at the time and was therefore undecided about casting her, he later sought the opinion of director Gus Van Sant, with whom Wasikowska had previously filmed the 2011 release Restless.[47] He said to BlackBook magazine in February 2011, "Gus wrote back: ‘Cast her.’ "[15] Her work on the film resulted in a scheduling conflict that forced her to withdraw from the lead in Julia Leigh's 2011 Australian independent film Sleeping Beauty, and she was replaced by Emily Browning.[48][49] Meryl Streep in her 2012 Golden Globe acceptance speech, announced: "How about Mia Wasikowska in Jane Eyre?"[50]
Wasikowska turned down a part in Robert Redford's 2011 film The Conspirator in order to play the female lead in Restless,[51] which she filmed from November to December 2009. The portrayal of her character, a terminally ill sixteen-year-old, required her to crop her long hair.[51] Though she was one of many names shortlisted for the role of Lisbeth Salander in David Fincher's 2011 adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, she declined to audition for the part due to the time commitment involved with the production.[52] From December 2010 to February 2011, Wasikowska filmed Rodrigo Garcia's Albert Nobbs, for which she was a last-minute replacement for Amanda Seyfried.[53]
On 21 April 2011, Wasikowska was named to the Time 100, a listing of the world's most influential people, which featured a brief essay written by Albert Nobbs costar Glenn Close.[54] In June 2011, Wasikowska was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[55] In December 2011, she appeared in The New York Times' short film on cinematic villainy, Touch of Evil.[56]
2012
In 2011, Wasikowska shot a supporting role in John Hillcoat's Prohibition-era drama The Wettest County as the love interest of star Shia LaBeouf; production wrapped in April 2011.[57] Later in the year, she filmed the lead in Park Chan-wook's English-language debut, Stoker, from 31 August to 23 October.[58][59] Both films are scheduled for release in 2012. Along with Tilda Swinton, Tom Hiddleston and John Hurt, she will star in Jim Jarmusch's vampire drama Only Lovers Left Alive, which will begin production in Germany in 2012.[60][61]
Wasikowska appears in Miu Miu's spring 2012 fashion campaign.[62] In 2012, she made her second appearance in a Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue, this time on the front panel.[63]
Personal life
In her spare time, Wasikowska is an avid photographer,[64] often chronicling her travels and capturing images of her film sets with a Rolleiflex camera.[65] During production of Jane Eyre, she had a secret pocket sewn into one of her costumes in order to conceal a smaller digital camera that she used between takes.[66] One of her on-set images, featuring Fukunaga and Jane Eyre costar Jamie Bell, was selected as a finalist in a competition hosted by Australia's National Portrait Gallery on 24 February 2011.[67]
Wasikowska continues to make her home in Canberra with her family between projects. When asked by PopEater in March 2011 if she was treated like a celebrity at home, she replied, "No, I still take the rubbish out and empty the dishwasher. It's good going back for that reason."[46]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Lens Love Story[69] | Girl | |
| 2006 | Eve[70] | Eve | |
| 2007 | Skin[71] | Emma | |
| 2007 | Cosette[72] | Cosette | |
| 2008 | I Love Sarah Jane[73] | Sarah Jane | |
| 2008 | Summer Breaks[74] | Kara | |
| 2011 | Touch of Evil[56] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | All Saints | Lily Watson | 2 episodes: "Out on a Limb"[75] and "Sins of the Mothers"[76] |
| 2008 | In Treatment | Sophie | 9 episodes 2008 Australians in Film – Best Breakthrough Award Nominated—Australian Film Institute International Award for Best Actress |
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External links
- Mia Wasikowska at IMDb
- Mia Wasikowska at AllMovie
- People in Film: Mia Wasikowska – Focus Features