Mara Wilsonis opening up about the tolls of stardom as a child actor.
The actress, who began her Hollywood career at the age of 6 following a breakout role inMrs.
Doubtfire, looked back at being sexualized as a child star in a new interview withThe Guardian.
Mara Wilson.Alberto E. Rodriguez/FilmMagic
For me, that was not necessarily true.
I always felt safe on film sets… “I had people sending me inappropriate letters and posting things about me online,” she said.
“She’s brilliant in every single way.
Mara Wilson as Matilda in ‘Matilda’.TriStar Pictures/Everett
She’s smart, and kind and powerful.
I was never going to live up to that.”
By the time she hit puberty, Hollywood “was kind of done with me,” she said.
“Because I directly tied that to the demise of my career.
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