Matilda Star Mara Wilson, Says She Never Made Enough Money To Quality For SAG-AFTRA Healthcare

Mara Wilson Says She Never Made Enough Money To Quality For SAG-AFTRA Healthcare

According to DailyMail, actress and breakout young star of “Matilda”, Mara Wilson, spoke out on Twitter yesterday amid SAG-AFTRA actors joining the WGA strike in Hollywood that she has never qualified for the SAG-AFTRA healthcare benefits.

In a few tweets, Wilson stated that she “was on a recurring character on one of the most critically acclaimed animated shows of all time, as well playing an actual Disney villain”.

She further stated that due to streaming, “I have never once made enough to qualify for SAG-AFTRA healthcare.”

 

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Wilson took a step back from on-camera roles throughout the early 2000s, eventually turning her focus on voice acting roles recently in shows like “BoJack Horsemen” on Netflix and “Big Hero 6” on Disney+. Wilson also has an estimated net worth of only $500K.

Mara Wilson rose to prominence as a child for playing Natalie Hillard in the film Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) and went on to play Susan Walker in Miracle on 34th Street (1994), the title character in Matilda (1996), Annabel Greening in A Simple Wish (1997), and Lily Stone in Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000).

Wilson took a 12-year hiatus following the last film to focus on writing. She returned to acting in 2012, and has predominantly worked in web series.

In a 2017 NPR interview, The Simpsons voice actor Nancy Cartwright stated that a young Wilson was the inspiration for a character’s voice on the episode “Bart Sells His Soul”.