Rooney Mara

Early Life
Rooney Marawas born Tricia Mara and is an American actress. She was born in 1985 in Bedford, NY, to parents Timothy Christopher Mara and Kathleen McNulty (nee Rooney). She changed her name to Rooney Mara as a stage name. She attended NYU and participated in student films while at school there. She began auditioning at the age of nineteen.

Career
After some small parts in television and film, including the role of Mark Zuckerbeg's ex-girlfriend Erica in the film The Social Network, she starred as Lisbeth Salander in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo alongside Daniel Craig.