Grown-up child star Mara Wilson will always be grateful to her movie parents from Matilda, Danny Devito and Rhea Perlman - because they supported her when her mother lost her battle with cancer.
The real-life couple played Wilson's mean parents in the hit 1996 movie but they were really sweet to her in between takes and made her part of their family for trips to the theatre and summer pool parties.
And they really stepped up when the young actress' mum fell ill while they were making the film.
Wilson says, "I was eight years old. It was very hard... and they were very nice. While my mom was sick and in the hospital, they would invite me over and take care of me and get my mind off things. I felt very familial."
Aganiel on August 24th, 2017 at 12:48 UTC »
Devito even showed Mara's mother the rough cut of the movie, as she wasn't going to live long enough for the premiere.
Mara's autobiography, "Where am I now", is a really good read into her experiences and life. Definitely recommend it.
tomatoketchupandbeer on August 24th, 2017 at 11:25 UTC »
I can't imagine being a kid and having to play pretend full time as a job, that those two people are horrible emotionally abusive parents, but then in your free time them being so nice that they take you out to help you deal with your mum's impending death. What a talented kid. Also the fact her mum was dying and she could still handle work as a professional actress, at that age. Fuck.
YearOfTheChipmunk on August 24th, 2017 at 10:40 UTC »
It's nice hearing a story where a child star had positive influences around them.