Mara certainly had a strong track record prior to “The Social Network.” She appeared in “Youth in Revolt,” “Tanner Hall,” and this year’s reboot of the “Nightmare on Elm Street ...

More stories by Nigel M. When news hit that Mara nabbed the lead, the world seemed to blurt out a collective “eh?” — mirroring the reaction Peter Parker’s camp received when Garfield was ...

Rooney Mara: 'The Social Network changed my life' Rooney Mara explains why she didn't work for a year after The Social Network. By Justin Harp Published: 02 January 2012. NBCUPHOTOBANK/Rex Features .

Meet Rooney Mara, 'Social Network' Girlfriend Turned Megablockbuster 'Dragon Tattoo' Star. By Dana Eisenberg. 2011-12-14T16:14:00Z Share. Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link. An ...

The transformation from the actress seen playing Mark Zuckerberg's girlfriend in "The Social Network" to the one playing the titular girl with the dragon tattoo was drastic - in one day that Mara ...

Racing to finish "The Social Network," David Fincher explains to THR why he cast Rooney Mara, how he and Steven Zaillian cut 350 pages out of Stieg Larsson's novel and why Weather.

Prior to standout roles in The Social Network and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Rooney Mara starred in the Nightmare on Elm Street remake. However, the experience very nearly caused her to quit ...

Rooney Mara isn't known for playing nice. The two-time Oscar-nominated actress has long portrayed characters that might be described as somber, spiky or subdued. She brilliantly dressed down Jesse ...

Even though Rooney Mara had everyone rallying behind her as Mark Zuckerberg’s ex-girlfriend in The Social Network, the actress was pretty close to ending her movie career just before she landed ...