Reclaiming Her Voice in a Post-#MeToo World
In 2021, Wilson wrote an op-ed for The New York Times defending Britney Spears and criticizing the way the media exploits young girls.
“I was sexualized long before I understood what that meant,” she wrote. “The world saw me as public property.”
Her words hit hard — not just because they were true, but because they came from someone who had quietly survived it.
Mara doesn’t romanticize the past. She dissects it.
She calls the industry “an empathy desert,” and insists Hollywood has learned some lessons, but not enough.
She’s Funny Again — Just Not for Cameras
Mara has a sharp sense of humor about everything.
She performs spoken-word shows, writes for stage and radio, and voices animated characters in series like BoJack Horseman and Big Hero 6: The Series.
Her Twitter feed (now X) is a blend of wit and wisdom.
When fans ask if she’d ever do a Matilda reboot, she answers:
“I don’t think you can improve perfection. But I’d gladly play Miss Honey.”
That’s the tone she’s mastered — nostalgic but self-aware, amused but unbitter.
Finding Love, Identity, and Belonging
Wilson publicly came out as bisexual and queer in 2017.
Unlike many ex-child stars, she didn’t use it as a headline — she just said it plainly: “I’m queer, I’m fine, and that’s it.”
She lives in Los Angeles, writes scripts, mentors young actors, and volunteers with mental-health nonprofits.
She isn’t chasing fame — she’s building community.
“Peace,” she says, “feels better than applause.”