Rooney Mara is a noted American actor. She was born in New York in the mid-1980s. Although she developed an early interest in acting, she was too nervous to appear in school plays until she was in ninth grade, eventually bagging the role of ‘Juliet’ in ‘Romeo and Juliet.’ Beginning her career at the age of 20 with a bit role in ‘Urban Legends: Bloody Mary,’ she made her professional acting debut the following year, with an episode of ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.’ She made her full-fledged film debut with ‘Dream Boy.’ She played the lead role in ‘Tanner Hall’ soon. She reached the peak of her career when she portrayed ‘Lisbeth Salander,’ the main character in ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,’ receiving not only critical acclaim but also a number of awards and nominations. She also runs a charity for the underprivileged in Kenya.
