Patricia Rooney Mara (born April 17, 1985) is an American film and television actress. Mara made her acting debut in 2005 and has gone on to star in films including A Nightmare on Elm Street, the remake of the 1984 horror film, and The Social Network. Mara also portrayed Lisbeth Salander, the title character in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, a Sony Pictures film based on Stieg Larsson’s Millennium book series. Mara is also known for her charity work. She oversees the charity Faces of Kibera, which benefits orphans from the Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya, one of the largest slums in Africa.

KNOWN FOR

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2016
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2006
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2015
Late Show with David Letterman
2011
Conan
2013
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2015
The Oscars
2020
The Social Network
2010
Her
2013
Beau Is Afraid
2023
Kubo and the Two Strings
2016
A Nightmare on Elm Street
2010

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
48
Producing
6
Costume & Make-Up
1
Crew
1
2026
Bucking Fastard
as Joan Holbrooke
2024
La Cocina
as Julia
2023
María Madalena
2022
Women Talking
as Ona
2021
Nightmare Alley
as Molly Cahill
2020
The Oscars
as Self
2018
Mary Magdalene
as Mary Magdalene
2018
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
as Annu
2018
Dominion
as Narrator (voice)
2017
The Secret Scripture
as Young Roseanne McNulty
2017
Una
as Una Spencer
2017
The Discovery
as Isla
2017
Song to Song
as Faye
2017
A Ghost Story
as M
2016
Kubo and the Two Strings
as The Sisters (voice)
2016
Lion
as Lucy
2016
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
2015
Carol
as Therese Belivet
2015
Pan
as Tiger Lily
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2014
Trash
as Olivia
2014
Her: Love in the Modern Age
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project
as Self
2013
Side Effects
as Emily Taylor
2013
Her
as Catherine
2013
Ain't Them Bodies Saints
as Ruth Guthrie
2013
Mademoiselle C
as Self
2013
Conan
as Self - Guest
2012
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Characters - Salander, Blomkvist and Vanger
as Self
2012
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Men Who Hate Women
as Self
2012
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: On Location - Sweden and Hollywood
2011
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
as Lisbeth Salander
2011
Tanner Hall
as Fernanda
2011
How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?
as Self / Erica Albright
2011
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
2010
A Nightmare on Elm Street
as Nancy Holbrook
2010
The Social Network
as Erica Albright
2010
Friends (With Benefits)
as Tara
2009
Youth in Revolt
as Taggarty
2009
Dare
as Courtney
2009
The Winning Season
as Wendy
2008
Dream Boy
as Evelyn
2006
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Jessica DeLay
2005
Urban Legends: Bloody Mary
as Classroom Girl #1
The Island
Polaris
as The Devil
Quest for Love
as Maris