Heather Matarazzo
Heather Matarazzo Actress - Born in 1982 and raised on the East Coast, child actress Heather Matarazzo took the role of Helen Keller in a local production of The Miracle Worker, and began taking roles in television with appearances in Nickelodeon's The Adventures of Pete and Pete, before her breakthrough role in the 1995 indie hit Welcome to the Dollhouse. Appearing in numerous critically praised independent films, and often displaying an impressive range of abilities and characterizations, Matarazzo seems at her best while taking on roles of bravely defiant but awkward characters who often find themselves in adverse situations.
Though Matarazzo stuck to the small screen for the sci-fi series Now and Again (1999), her film roles began to become more regular and substantial over the years, taking roles in mainstream films and playing the keeper of a key piece of evidence in the final episode of the Scream trilogy. Having cemented herself in the movie scene, Matarazzo would appear in everything from broad comedies like The Princess Diaries and Sorority Boys to acclaimed favorites like Saved! and Magnus!. Matarazzo would also appear on shows like The L Word and Exes & Ohs.
Biography by Jason Buchanan
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| Full name at birth | Heather Christina Amy Marie Matarazzo
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| Claim to fame | Welcome to the Dollhouse, Roseanne, Now and Again, The Princess Diaries, The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, Scream 3
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| Date of birth | 10 November 1982
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| Place of birth | Long Island, New York, USA
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| Height | 5' 3" (160 cm)
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| Distinctive feature | Curly hair
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| Shoe size | 7
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| Net worth | $750,000 USD
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- Won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance for her starring role in "Welcome to the Dollhouse"
- Attended BOCES Cultural Arts Center for musical theatre.
- September 1999 - Heather flunked the written part of her driving test - missing 11 of 20 questions.
- In April 2005, she was the keynote speaker at the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network of Boston's 15th annual conference, at Brookline High School, where she described her struggle to gain acceptance of her sexuality. "It was such a burden, because I had to pretend to be this person that I wasn't."
- Became great friends with Anne Hathaway during the shooting of The Princess Diaries (2001). They still call each other frequently and hope to be friends for the rest of their lives.
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