Daily Archives: June 29, 2013

Mara Wilson, former child performer and star of films like Matilda and Mrs. Doubtfire, is probably an anomaly among her colleagues; despite her failure to fade into obscurity, she has survived being a child performer without becoming an object of public ridicule. Going by her piece for Cracked, Wilson’s not only an example of how to thrive after wrangling with the frequently grown-up expectations thrust on child stars; she’s one of the best advocates that peers struggling for footing as adults, recycled in the tabloids time and again, could hope for. Continue reading →