Mia Wasikowska is born 25 October 1989) is an Australian actress. She made her screen debut on the Australian television drama All Saints in 2004, followed by her feature film debut in Suburban Mayhem (2006). She first became known to a wider audience following her critically acclaimed work on the HBO television series In Treatment (2008). She was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female for the film That Evening Sun (2009).
Wasikowska gained worldwide recognition in 2010 after starring as Alice in Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland and appearing in the comedy-drama film The Kids Are All Right. She starred in Cary Fukunaga’s Jane Eyre (2011), Gus Van Sant’s Restless (2011), Park Chan-wook’s Stoker (2013), Jim Jarmusch’s Only Lovers Left Alive (2013), John Curran’s Tracks (2013), Richard Ayoade’s The Double (2013), David Cronenberg’s Maps to the Stars (2014), and Guillermo del Toro’s Crimson Peak (2015). In 2016, she reprised her role as Alice in the film Alice Through the Looking Glass, and has since appeared in a number of independent films, including Damsel (2018) and Judy and Punch (2019).
Early life
Wasikowska was born on 25 October 1989 in Canberra, Australia. She attended Cook Primary School, Ainslie Primary School and Canberra High School, and Karabar High School in Queanbeyan, which neighbours Canberra. She has an older sister, Jess, and a younger brother, Kai. Her mother, Marzena Wasikowska, is a Polish-born photographer, while her father, John Reid, is an Australian photographer and collagist. 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 own experience of emigrating from Poland to Australia in 1974 at the age of 11. Wasikowska and her siblings took part in the production as subjects; she explained to Johanna Schneller of The 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.”
At the age of nine, Wasikowska began studying ballet with Jackie Hallahan at the Canberra Dance Development Centre, with hopes of going professional. She began dancing en pointe at thirteen, and was training 35 hours a week in addition to attending school full-time. Her daily routine consisted of leaving school in the early afternoon and dancing until nine o’clock at night. A spur on her heel hampered her dancing. Her passion for ballet also waned due to the increasing pressure to achieve physical perfection and her growing dissatisfaction with that world in general, and she quit at the age of fourteen. However, she credits ballet with improving her ability to handle her nerves in auditions.
At the same time, she had been exposed to European and Australian cinema at an early age, and was particularly moved by Krzysztof Kieślowski’s Three Colours trilogy and Gillian Armstrong’s My Brilliant Career. Although shy and averse to performing during her school years, she was inspired to try to break into acting after seeing Holly Hunter in The Piano and Gena Rowlands in A Woman Under the Influence. She felt acting in film was a way to explore human imperfections. She looked up Australian talent agencies on the Internet and contacted them all, but received only one response. Despite her lack of acting experience, she arranged a meeting after persistent callbacks.
Personal life
In her spare time, Wasikowska is an avid photographer,often chronicling her travels and capturing images of her film sets with a Rolleiflex camera.[89] During production of Jane Eyre, she had a secret pocket sewn into one of her costumes to conceal a digital camera that she used between takes. One of her on-set images, of Fukunaga and Jane Eyre co-star Jamie Bell, was selected as a finalist in the 2011 National Photographic Portrait Prize hosted by Australia’s National Portrait Gallery on 24 February 2011.
From 2013 to 2015, Wasikowska dated actor Jesse Eisenberg, her co-star in The Double.
Wasikowska resides in Bronte, New South Wales. She speaks some Polish.
Mia Wasikowska Height Weight Age And Body Statistics Biography
Mia Wasikowska Biodata and Biography | |
| Name | Mia Wasikowska |
| Nick-name | Mia |
| Sex | Female |
| Date Of Birth | 25 October 1989 |
| Age | 33 Years (as in 2023) |
| Profession / Occupation | Actress, Director |
| Mother Tongue | English |
| Religion | Agnostic |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Zodiac Sign | Scorpio |
| Height / Weight | 5’4″ / 52 kg |
| First Movie | Suburban Mayhem (2006) |
| Debut | Film: Suburban Mayhem (2006) |
| Money Factor | $10 million/film (USD) |
| Mia Wasikowska Family and Relatives | |
| Father | John Reid (Photographer and Collagist) |
| Mother | Marzena Wasikowska (Photographer) |
| Brothers | Kai Wasikowska |
| Sisters | Jess Wasikowska |
| Marital Status | Divorced |
| Husband | Jesse Eisenberg (2013 – 2015) Robert Pattinson (2017 – 2018) |
| Daughters | None |
| Sons | None |
| Boyfriends/ Affairs | Jesse Eisenberg (2013 – 2015) Robert Pattinson (2017 – 2018) |
| Mia Wasikowska Height, Weight and Body Measurements | |
| Height in Centimeters | 163cm |
| Height in Meters | 1.63 m |
| Height in Feet Inches | 5’4″ |
| Weight | 52 kg |
| Body Measurement | 32-24-32 |
| Chest Size | 32 inches |
| Waist Size | 24 inches |
| Hips Size | 32 inches |
| Eye Colour | Hazel |
| Hair Colour | Blonde |
| Mia Wasikowska Favorites | |
| Favorite Colour | Blue, Pink |
| Favorite Actor | Not Known |
| Favorite Actress | Not Known |
| Favorite Food | Bull Roast, Dark Chocolate, Fudge |
| Hobbies | Photography, Dancing, Swimming |
| Favorite Musician | Not Known |
| Favorite Movie | Home Alone |
| Favorite Author | Miranda July, JM Coetzee, Elena Ferrante |
| Favorite Destination | Indonesia, Washington D.C. |
| Favorite Books | Neapolitan novels by Elena Ferrante |
| Sexual Orientation | Straight |
| Mia Wasikowska Education School and Colleges | |
| Education Qualification | Not Known |
| School | Karabar High School Canberra High School |
| College / University | Not Known |
| Others | Not Known |
| Mia Wasikowska Residence and Contact Address | |
| Birth Place | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| Home Town | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| Present Residence | Bronte, New South Wales, Australia |
| House Address | Bronte, New South Wales, Australia |
| Phone No / Mobile No | Not Known |
| Email ID | Not Known |
| Website | Not Known |
| Mia Wasikowska Awards, Honours, Achievements | |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2010: Choice Movie: Fight-Alice in Wonderland |
| Hollywood Film Festival | 2010: Hollywood Breakthrough Award for Actress of the Year-The Kids Are All Right |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | 2011: EDA Award for Most Outrageous Age Difference Between Two Lovers-Albert Nobbs |
| Controversies | Not Known |
| Mia Wasikowska Social Media | |
| Not Known | |
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| Wikipedia | Mia_Wasikowska |
Filmography
Film
 | Denotes productions that have not yet been released |
Wasikowska at the 2012 AACTA Awards
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | All Saints | Lily Watson | Episodes: “Out on a Limb” and “Sins of the Mothers” |
| 2008 | In Treatment | Sophie | Regular role (9 episodes) |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Alice in Wonderland | Alice Kingsleigh (voice) |
| 2015 | Disney Infinity 3.0 |
Awards and Nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Australian Film Institute | Young Actor’s Award | Suburban Mayhem | Nominated |
| 2009 | AFI International Award for Best Actress | In Treatment | Nominated | |
| SXSW Film Festival | Special Jury Award for Best Ensemble Cast | That Evening Sun | Won | |
| 2010 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Supporting Female | Nominated | |
| Australian Film Institute | AFI International Award for Best Actress | Alice in Wonderland | Won | |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie: Fight | Won | ||
| Choice Movie Actress: Fantasy | Nominated | |||
| Choice Movie: Breakout Female | Nominated | |||
| Hollywood Film Festival | Hollywood Breakthrough Award for Actress of the Year | The Kids Are All Right | Won | |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | Best Ensemble Cast | Nominated | ||
| Gotham Awards | Best Ensemble Cast | Nominated | ||
| Washington DC Area Film Critics Association | Best Acting Ensemble | Nominated | ||
| Detroit Film Critics Society | Best Breakthrough Performance | Nominated | ||
| 2011 | Broadcast Film Critics Association | Critics Choice Award for Best Acting Ensemble | Nominated | |
| Screen Actors Guild | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Nominated | ||
| Empire Awards | Best Newcomer | Alice in Wonderland | Nominated | |
| British Independent Film Awards | Best Actress | Jane Eyre | Nominated | |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | EDA Award for Most Outrageous Age Difference Between Two Lovers | Albert Nobbs | Won | |
| 2012 | Australian Film Institute | AACTA International Award for Best Actress | Jane Eyre | Nominated |
| 2013 | British Independent Film Awards | Best Supporting Actress | The Double | Nominated |
| AACTA Awards | Best Direction | The Turning | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Best Actress | Stoker | Nominated |
| Empire Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | ||
| Saturn Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| Gotham Awards | Best Actress | Tracks | Nominated | |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | AACTA Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | |
| Canadian Screen Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Maps to the Stars | Nominated | |
| 2016 | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Best Actress | Crimson Peak | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| 2019 | AACTA Awards | Best Actress | Judy and Punch | Nominated |