After accepting supporting roles in several projects produced in Australia (including the 2006 Suburban Mayhem and the 2007 September), beautiful yet distinguished actress Mia Wasikowska -- a Canberra native -- broke through to international acclaim with her role as self-defeating Olympic-hopeful gymnast Sophie on the HBO series drama In Treatment (2008). That assignment predated Wasikowska's starring roles for two A-list directors: a turn as the aviator Elinor Smith in Mira Nair's biopic Amelia (2009), and another as the little girl adrift in a colorful fantasyland in Tim Burton's Lewis Carroll adaptation Alice in Wonderland (2010). Meanwhile, she also acted opposite Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, and others in the WWII-era adventure drama Defiance (2008), helmed by Edward Zwick (The Last Samurai). ~ Nathan Southern
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Rooney Mara, Haley Bennet, Clemence Poesy and Mia Wasikowska are being considered for the female lead in this new drama from The Tree of Life director.
Gus Van Sant directs Mia Wasikowska and Henry Hopper in this coming-of-age tale about a woman with terminal cancer who connects with an unusual young man.
Jason Clarke, Mia Wasikowska, and Jessica Chastain are also featured in new glimpses from the set of this Prohibition-era drama about a family of bootleggers.