Mia Wasikowska was born in Canberra, Australia.  She studied ballet during her younger years but in 2006, she made the decision to shift to full-time acting.

She played Lily Watson on the award winning drama series All Saints.  Wasikowska has quite a number of short films up in her sleeves.  In 2006, she was part of Lens Love Story, which was written and directed by Sonia Whiteman.  She also appeared on shorts Skin and I Love Sarah Jane, where she starred as Sarah Jane.

Her performance as Lilya in the movie Suburban Mayhem earned her a Young Actor nomination at the Australian Film Institute.  In 2007, she was Amelia Hamilton in September and Sherry in Rogue.  She appears as Chaya on the war drama film Defiance.

In theater, she was part of several stage productions such as Eternity/Quantum Leap, Olimpia, and The Wizard of Oz.

Sophie is played by Mia Wasikowska on the HBO drama In Treatment.  An accomplished teenage gymnast, she approached Paul when her dreams of joining the U.S. Olympic Team were shattered because of a car accident.  She was riding her bike when she suddenly hit the side of the vehicle.  Paul encouraged her to attend the sessions regularly after discovering about her relationship with her family and about her general malaise.


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