Australian actress Mia Wasikowska became famous after playing the role of Alice in the science-fiction adventure film "Alice in Wonderland" (2010). The film was such a resounding success that the director soon decided to shoot a sequel - the film "Alice through the Looking Glass" (2016).
Biography
Mia Wasikowska was born in 1989 in Canberra, in a family of professional photographers. Her mother is Polish, her father is Australian, except Mia they have two more children. From an early age, the future actress dreamed of ballet. She even studied in a ballet studio for seven years in parallel with her studies at school.
However, strict selection did not pass, but at the age of 15 she received an invitation to act in films. And that forever changed her life.
Movie career
At first she starred in Australia in the films "Mayhem on the outskirts", "All Saints", "September" and others. And then she was invited to Hollywood, and she had a personal manager.
In Hollywood, Mia worked on the same site with stars such as Richard Gere and Daniel Craig. She starred in dramas, melodramas, comedies. And in 2010, the actress’s real finest hour came: shooting in “Alice in Wonderland” by Tim Burton himself.
Everything was not easy on the set: Mia had to play without partners, talking with cardboard mock-ups instead of actors. It needed a rich imagination, because it went on day after day. But the result was worth it: the film was a crazy success, and Mia herself became a world star.
Later, the actress recalled that it was very difficult to survive the glory, she even cut her hair to be less recognizable. By nature, she is a rather modest girl, and all these spotlights and red paths lead her into confusion.
An interesting story happened with Vasikowski with filming in the movie "Jane Eyre". As soon as she read the book, Mia called the agent and asked if Bronte’s movie would be shot - he was very impressed with her. It unexpectedly turned out that in six months BBC films would begin shooting this picture. And Vasikowski got the main role. Her partners were the famous Michael Fassbender and the legendary Judy Dench. The film was nominated for an Academy Award.
Every year, the actress's filmography is replenished with new paintings - here is a thriller, and a story about vampires, and an adventure film. It happens that Vasikovska starred in several films simultaneously.
From the latest works Vasikowski especially remembered the audience the paintings "Crimson Peak" and "Madame Bovary."
In addition to the acting profession, Mia mastered directing, and also writes scripts. For example, in 2010 in Australia filmed the movie "10 Moments of Fate", in the creation of which she took part. Her directorial portfolio also has the Madly Almanac.
