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Mia Wasikowska

Mia Wasikowska

27 movies on Netflix

Biography

Australian actress Mia Wasikowska started out on the television drama All Saints in 2004 and made her feature debut in Suburban Mayhem (2006), before winning wider attention for the HBO series In Treatment (2008) and an Independent Spirit Award nomination for That Evening Sun (2009). She gained worldwide recognition in 2010 as Alice in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, a role she reprised in Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016), and for The Kids Are All Right (2010). Her later credits include Jane Eyre (2011), Restless (2011), Stoker (2013), Only Lovers Left Alive (2013), Tracks (2013), The Double (2014), Maps to the Stars (2014) and Crimson Peak (2015), followed by independent films such as Damsel (2018), Judy and Punch (2019), Bergman Island (2021) and Leviticus (2026), which she also executive produced. She won a best actress award from the Australian Film Institute for Alice in Wonderland and directed a segment of The Turning.

36years old

Turns 37 on October 25in 11 days

  • Born Canberra
  • Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21

Movie Career

Films
27
Career span
19 years2007 to 2026

Genres

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  1. Big break

    In July 2008, Wasikowska won the title role in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. She sent a videotaped audition to London casting directors, had a live reading in Los Angeles, and after three more auditions in London, she got the part.

  2. A role that slipped away

    Wasikowska was replaced by Emily Browning in the lead of Julia Leigh's 2011 Australian independent film Sleeping Beauty because of a scheduling conflict.

  3. Big break

    For the 2007 drama September, Wasikowska won a role over close to 200 other actresses. Director Peter Carstairs cast her on the spot after her audition.

  4. Behind the camera

    Wasikowska directed a segment of The Turning, which gathers short stories by the Australian writer Tim Winton. That segment had its premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival in August 2013.

  5. Beyond film

    Wasikowska's theater debut came in 2019, playing Ralph in the Sydney Theatre Company staging of Nigel Williams' adaptation of Lord of the Flies.

Mia Wasikowska movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Alice in Wonderland2010 Adventure, Family, Fantasyas Alice Kingsleigh

    IMDb rating 6.4473K votes

  2. Crimson Peak2015 Drama, Fantasy, Horroras Edith Cushing

    IMDb rating 6.5171K votes

  3. Alice Through the Looking Glass2016as Alice Kingsleigh

    IMDb rating 6.2137K votes

  4. Stoker2013as India Stoker

    IMDb rating 6.7122K votes

  5. Jane Eyre2011as Jane Eyre

    IMDb rating 7.398K votes

  6. The Kids Are All Right2010as Joni

    IMDb rating 7.0138K votes

  7. Only Lovers Left Alive2013as Ava

    IMDb rating 7.2117K votes

  8. Lawless2012as Bertha Minnix

    IMDb rating 7.2264K votes

Most often with

Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Mia Wasikowska's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.6 billion

20 of the 27 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 27 films: 20 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 4 figure not found.

  • 20Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 1Streaming, short cinema run
  • 4Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 97% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Alice in Wonderland2010as Alice Kingsleigh
    $1.0B62.2% of the total
  2. 2
    Alice Through the Looking Glass2016as Alice Kingsleigh
    $299M18.2% of the total
  3. 3
    Crimson Peak2015as Edith Cushing
    $75M4.5% of the total
  4. 4
    Lawless2012as Bertha Minnix
    $55M3.4% of the total
  5. 5
    Defiance2008as Chaya Dziencielsky
    $51M3.1% of the total
  6. 6
    Jane Eyre2011as Jane Eyre
    $35M2.1% of the total
  7. 7
    $35M2.1% of the total
  8. 8
    Amelia2009as Elinor Smith
    $20M1.2% of the total
Stoker (2013), $12.1 millionLeviticus (2026), $8.5 millionOnly Lovers Left Alive (2013), $8.2 millionAlbert Nobbs (2011), $5.6 millionTracks (2013), $4.9 millionRogue (2007), $4.6 millionMaps to the Stars (2014), $4.5 millionRestless (2011), $2.5 millionBergman Island (2021), $1.0 millionMadame Bovary (2015), $658,532That Evening Sun (2009), $281,350The Double (2014), $200,000

$53.1 millionfrom the other 12 films with a worldwide figure, 3% of the total

Awards

Two awards and honors from 2010 to 2011.

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Mia Wasikowska's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
2011British Independent Film AwardsJane EyreWon
2010Teen Choice AwardsWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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