Mia Wasikowska

Mia Wasikowska

Born: October 25, 1989
in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Mia Wasikowska (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. She was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female for 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, a role for which she received the Hollywood Film Festival Award for Breakthrough Actress. She starred in Cary Fukunaga's Jane Eyre (2011), Gus Van Sant's Restless (2011), John Hillcoat's Lawless (2012), 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.

Movies for Mia Wasikowska...

Club Zero
Title: Club Zero
Character: Miss Novak
Released: September 27, 2023
Type: Movie
Miss Novak joins the staff of an international boarding school to teach a conscious eating class and forms a strong bond with five students that eventually takes a dangerous turn.
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Flyways
Title: Flyways
Character: Narrator
Released: May 6, 2023
Type: Movie
Flyways follows endangered migratory shorebirds as they travel their ancient migration routes around the planet. Using nanotechnology and global tracking from the International Space Station, the project will uncover the paths of the world’s greatest, feathered endurance athletes and shine a light on the scientists and international lawyers who are collaborating to save them.
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Blueback
Title: Blueback
Character: Abby
Released: December 29, 2022
Type: Movie
Based on the best-selling novel by Tim Winton, Blueback is a timely tale about the ocean, a beautiful marine creature, and a young girl’s power to change the world.
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The Emma Bovary Trial
Title: The Emma Bovary Trial
Character: Self - Actress (archive footage)
Released: September 15, 2021
Type: Movie
On January 31, 1857, the French writer Gustave Flaubert (1821-80) took his place in the dock for contempt of public morality and religion. The accused, the real one, is, through him, Emma Bovary, heroine with a thousand faces and a thousand desires, guilty without doubt of an unforgivable desire to live.
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Bergman Island
Title: Bergman Island
Character: Amy
Released: July 14, 2021
Type: Movie
An English-German filmmaking couple retreat to Fårö for the summer to each write screenplays for their upcoming films in an act of pilgrimage to the place that inspired Ingmar Bergman. As the summer and their screenplays advance, the lines between reality and fiction start to blur against the backdrop of the Island's wild landscape.
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The Devil All the Time
Title: The Devil All the Time
Character: Helen Hatton
Released: September 11, 2020
Type: Movie
In Knockemstiff, Ohio and its neighboring backwoods, sinister characters converge around young Arvin Russell as he fights the evil forces that threaten him and his family.
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Judy & Punch
Title: Judy & Punch
Character: Judy
Released: November 21, 2019
Type: Movie
In the anarchic town of Seaside, nowhere near the sea, puppeteers Judy and Punch are trying to resurrect their marionette show. The show is a hit due to Judy's superior puppeteering but Punch's driving ambition and penchant for whisky lead to an inevitable tragedy that Judy must avenge.
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Blackbird
Title: Blackbird
Character: Anna
Released: September 6, 2019
Type: Movie
A terminally ill mother invites her family to their country house for one final gathering, but tensions quickly boil over between her two daughters.
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The House Is Alive: Constructing 'Crimson Peak'
Title: The House Is Alive: Constructing 'Crimson Peak'
Character: Self
Released: January 14, 2019
Type: Movie
A newly edited, feature-length documentary with cast and crew interviews and extensive behind the scenes footage
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Piercing
Title: Piercing
Character: Jackie
Released: January 3, 2019
Type: Movie
After kissing his wife and baby goodbye for a seemingly normal business trip, Reed checks himself into a hotel room to accomplish something he’s always dreamed of: the perfect murder. As his sinister plans unfold, he soon realizes he might be in over his head with a mysteriously unhinged call girl named Jackie.
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Damsel
Title: Damsel
Character: Penelope
Released: June 22, 2018
Type: Movie
Oregon, a small town near the sea, around 1870. Henry, a grieving man who aspires to preach as a way to overcome his unfortunate past, reunites with eccentric pioneer Samuel Alabaster, who has hired him to officiate at his marriage to the precious Penelope. What Henry ignores is that both must embark on a dangerous journey through the inhospitable wilderness to meet her.
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The Man with the Iron Heart
Title: The Man with the Iron Heart
Character: Anna Novák
Released: May 25, 2017
Type: Movie
With the Third Reich at its peak in 1942, the Czech resistance in London plans the most ambitious military operation of WWII – Anthropoid. Two young recruits are sent to Prague to assassinate the most ruthless Nazi leader – Reinhardt Heydrich, head of the SS, the Gestapo and the architect of the Final Solution.
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Alice Through the Looking Glass
Title: Alice Through the Looking Glass
Character: Alice Kingsleigh
Released: May 25, 2016
Type: Movie
Alice Kingsleigh returns to Underland and faces a new adventure in saving the Mad Hatter.
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Hand Tailored Gothic
Title: Hand Tailored Gothic
Character: Self
Released: February 9, 2016
Type: Movie
A look at the costume design for Crimson Peak.
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I Remember Crimson Peak
Title: I Remember Crimson Peak
Character: Herself
Released: February 9, 2016
Type: Movie
Four segments that breakdown the filmmaking process of Crimson Peak.
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The Light and Dark of Crimson Peak
Title: The Light and Dark of Crimson Peak
Character: Herself
Released: February 9, 2016
Type: Movie
A behind the scenes look at the colors and themes of Crimson Peak.
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Crimson Peak
Title: Crimson Peak
Character: Edith Cushing
Released: October 13, 2015
Type: Movie
In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds… and remembers.
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Madame Bovary
Title: Madame Bovary
Character: Emma Bovary
Released: June 4, 2015
Type: Movie
The classic story of Emma Bovary, the beautiful wife of a small-town doctor in 19th century France, who engages in extra marital affairs in an attempt to advance her social status.
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Oscar Wilde's the Nightingale and the Rose
Title: Oscar Wilde's the Nightingale and the Rose
Character: Nightingale
Released: February 9, 2015
Type: Movie
A nightingale bird discovers a true lover when she witnesses a young university student talk with great passion about his beloved. The Nightingale goes on a quest to find the red rose the Student needs win his lovers heart, but this comes at a chilling price. Based on the classic fairytale by Oscar Wilde.
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Maps to the Stars
Title: Maps to the Stars
Character: Agatha Weiss
Released: May 21, 2014
Type: Movie
Driven by an intense need for fame and validation, members of a dysfunctional Hollywood family are chasing celebrity, one another and the relentless ghosts of their pasts.
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Travelling at Night with Jim Jarmusch
Title: Travelling at Night with Jim Jarmusch
Character: Self
Released: April 22, 2014
Type: Movie
A portrait of the American director Jim J. at work on the set of his latest film, Only Lovers Left Alive.
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The Double
Title: The Double
Character: Hannah
Released: April 3, 2014
Type: Movie
An awkward office drone becomes increasingly unhinged after a charismatic and confident look-alike takes a job at his workplace and seduces the woman he desires.
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Tracks
Title: Tracks
Character: Robyn Davidson
Released: December 19, 2013
Type: Movie
Accompanied only by her faithful dog and four camels, an Australian satisfies her craving for solitude by embarking on a solo trip across the desert from Alice Springs to the Indian Ocean.
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Only Lovers Left Alive
Title: Only Lovers Left Alive
Character: Ava
Released: December 12, 2013
Type: Movie
A depressed musician reunites with his lover in the desolate streets of Detroit. Though their romance has endured several centuries, it is tested by the arrival of her capricious and unpredictable younger sister.
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Stoker
Title: Stoker
Character: India Stoker
Released: February 28, 2013
Type: Movie
After India Stoker's father dies, her Uncle Charlie, who she never knew existed, comes to live with her and her unstable mother. She comes to suspect this mysterious, charming man has ulterior motives and becomes increasingly infatuated with him.
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Lawless
Title: Lawless
Character: Bertha Minnix
Released: August 29, 2012
Type: Movie
In 1931, the Bondurant brothers of Franklin County, Virginia, run a multipurpose backwoods establishment that hides their true business — bootlegging. Middle brother Forrest is the brain of the operation; older Howard is the brawn, and younger Jack, the lookout. Though the local police have taken bribes and left the brothers alone, a violent war erupts when a sadistic lawman from Chicago arrives and tries to shut down the Bondurants operation.
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Albert Nobbs
Title: Albert Nobbs
Character: Helen Dawes
Released: December 21, 2011
Type: Movie
Albert Nobbs struggles to survive in late 19th century Ireland, where women aren't encouraged to be independent. Posing as a man, so she can work as a butler in Dublin's most posh hotel, Albert meets a handsome painter and looks to escape the lie she has been living.
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Touch of Evil
Title: Touch of Evil
Character: The Home Wrecker
Released: December 6, 2011
Type: Movie
Some of 2011's stand-out film actors appear in "a video gallery of cinematic villainy" for New York Times Magazine.
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Restless
Title: Restless
Character: Annabel Cotton
Released: September 16, 2011
Type: Movie
Two outsiders, both shaped by the circumstances that have brought them together, forge a deep and lasting love.
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Jane Eyre
Title: Jane Eyre
Character: Jane Eyre
Released: March 11, 2011
Type: Movie
After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meet the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Mr. Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Mr. Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever?
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The Kids Are All Right
Title: The Kids Are All Right
Character: Joni
Released: July 9, 2010
Type: Movie
Two women, Nic and Jules, brought a son and daughter into the world through artificial insemination. When one of their children reaches age, both kids go behind their mothers' backs to meet with the donor. Life becomes so much more interesting when the father, two mothers and children start to become attached to each other.
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Alice in Wonderland: Finding Alice
Title: Alice in Wonderland: Finding Alice
Character: Self
Released: June 1, 2010
Type: Movie
A look at Alice from Alice in Wonderland (2010)
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Alice in Wonderland: The Mad Hatter
Title: Alice in Wonderland: The Mad Hatter
Character: Self
Released: June 1, 2010
Type: Movie
A look at The Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland (2010)
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Alice in Wonderland
Title: Alice in Wonderland
Character: Alice Kingsleigh
Released: March 3, 2010
Type: Movie
Alice, now 19 years old, returns to the whimsical world she first entered as a child and embarks on a journey to discover her true destiny.
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That Evening Sun
Title: That Evening Sun
Character: Pamela Choat
Released: November 6, 2009
Type: Movie
An aging Tennessee farmer returns to his homestead and must confront a family betrayal, the reappearance of an old enemy, and the loss of his farm.
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Amelia
Title: Amelia
Character: Elinor Smith
Released: October 22, 2009
Type: Movie
A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a flight around the world.
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Heath Ledger: A Tribute
Title: Heath Ledger: A Tribute
Character: Self
Released: June 1, 2009
Type: Movie
On January 22, 2008, the entertainment world was rocked by news that one of its brightest young stars had unexpectedly died. This film is a commemorative special dedicated to the life and works of this complex and unique talent who died before his time.
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Defiance
Title: Defiance
Character: Chaya Dziencielsky
Released: December 31, 2008
Type: Movie
Based on a true story, during World War II, four Jewish brothers escape their Nazi-occupied homeland of West Belarus in Poland and join the Soviet partisans to combat the Nazis. The brothers begin the rescue of roughly 1,200 Jews still trapped in the ghettos of Poland.
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Summer Breaks
Title: Summer Breaks
Character: Kara
Released: June 13, 2008
Type: Movie
Two teenagers try to kill time at the edge of a river, smoking, going with the girls at the pool. In the evening, when night falls, things suddenly become more interesting.
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Title: In Treatment
Character: Sophie
Released: January 28, 2008
Type: TV
Set within the highly charged confines of individual psychotherapy sessions and centering around Dr. Paul Weston, a psychotherapist who exhibits an insightful, reserved demeanor while treating his patients—but displays a crippling insecurity while counseled by his own therapist.
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I Love Sarah Jane
Title: I Love Sarah Jane
Character: Sarah Jane
Released: January 17, 2008
Type: Movie
Ah, young love. The air seems clearer. The sun seems brighter. There's a spring in the step. Too bad about the zombie apocalypse.
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September
Title: September
Character: Amelia Hamilton
Released: November 29, 2007
Type: Movie
The friendship of two 15-year-old boys – one black, one white – begins to fall apart under the stress of a changing world.
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Rogue
Title: Rogue
Character: Sherry
Released: November 8, 2007
Type: Movie
When a group of tourists stumble into the remote Australian river territory of an enormous crocodile, the deadly creature traps them on a tiny mud island with the tide quickly rising and darkness descending. As the hungry predator closes in, they must fight for survival against all odds.
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Lens Love Story
Title: Lens Love Story
Character: Girl
Released: August 9, 2007
Type: Movie
Len, a mildly autistic man, is having trouble with day-to-day life after his mother's death, until she sends him something quite unexpected to help him on his way.
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Skin
Title: Skin
Character: Emma
Released: January 1, 2007
Type: Movie
Robert tries to rekindle a relationship with his teenage daughters Emma and Zoe on their last holiday together before the divorce. He slowly begins to realize that not only has he lost access to all that he loves, but Emma, his youngest, maybe affected in a personal and destructive way.
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Cosette
Title: Cosette
Character: Cosette
Released: January 1, 2007
Type: Movie
Cosette lives a sheltered, ignorant life in an isolated world with her alternative-lifestyle father Jim. When Jim suddenly dies, Cosette is left to fend for herself. Scared and hungry, she embarks on a perilous journey across land and water and discovers that the world she thought existed is not nearly as horrible as her father led her to believe.
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Suburban Mayhem
Title: Suburban Mayhem
Character: Lilya
Released: October 26, 2006
Type: Movie
Can you really get away with murder? Welcome to the world of Katrina, a 19-year-old single mum who's planning to do just that. Katrina lives in a world of petty crime, fast cars, manicures and blow-jobs. A master manipulator of men living at home with her father in suburban Golden Grove, Katrina will stop at nothing to get what she wants - even murder.
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Eve
Title: Eve
Character: Eve
Released: October 1, 2006
Type: Movie
It's Valentines Day and Eve's boyfriend Jack presents her with a microwave oven. Jack has unofficially moved into Eve's housing commission room and together they plan to move forward from their troubled pasts. Eve is thrilled by the gift but knows it won't last long in their environment. An intrusion on their privacy sparks an argument, and Eve sets out to get a lock for the door. When things don't go smoothly, trouble ensues.
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Title: All Saints
Released: February 24, 1998
Type: TV
Medical drama focusing on the working and personal lives of the doctors and nurses working on the front line of a busy inner city Emergency Department at All Saints Hospital.
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A Way Away
Title: A Way Away
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Following her mother's injury, 11 year-old Rana is determined to protect her younger sister from an untrusty uncle who's stepping in to help the family.