Rooney Mara is an American actress. Mara's first credited television role was a guest appearance in the NBC crime drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 2006. Along with the other The Social Network (2010) cast members, she received a nomination for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble. After playing minor roles in several films and television shows, she starred in her first major role as Lisbeth Salander in the 2011 film adaptation of Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo—the role brought her international recognition. She received several nominations for her performance, including the Academy Award for Best Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, the Empire Award for Best Actress, and the Saturn Award for Best Actress, and won a Breakthrough Performance Award from the National Board of Review.

Mara starred in Todd Haynes's romantic drama Carol (2015), based on the 1952 romance novel The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith (republished as Carol in 1990). Her performance in the film garnered widespread critical acclaim and earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, and won her the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress. In Pan (2015), her portraying of the character Tiger Lily received mixed critical reviews, and garnered her a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress nomination. Mara's performance as Mary Magdalene, who traveled with Jesus as one of his followers, in the biographical drama Mary Magdalene (2018), garnered her nominations for the AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actress.

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations received by Rooney Mara

Award/Organization	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
Academy Awards	2012	Best Actress	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	Nominated
	2016	Best Supporting Actress	Carol	Nominated
Alliance of Women Film Journalists	2011	Best Breakthrough Performance	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	Nominated
		Best Depiction of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction		Nominated
		Kick Ass Award for Best Female Action Star		Won
		Most Egregious Age Difference Between the Leading Man and the Love Interest		Nominated
	2015	Best Supporting Actress	Carol	Nominated
Asia Pacific Screen Awards	2018	Best Performance by an Actress	Mary Magdalene	Nominated
Austin Film Critics Association	2015	Best Actress	Carol	Nominated
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards	2016	Best Supporting Actress		Won
	2019	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Mary Magdalene	Nominated
British Academy Film Awards	2016	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Carol	Nominated
Cannes Film Festival	2015	Best Actress		Won
Critics' Choice Movie Awards	2011	Best Acting Ensemble	The Social Network	Nominated
	2016	Best Supporting Actress	Carol	Nominated
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association	2015	Best Supporting Actress		Won
Dorian Awards	2012	Film Performance of the Year – Actress	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	Nominated
	2016		Carol	Nominated
Dublin Film Critics' Circle	2013	Best Actress	Ain't Them Bodies Saints	6th place
	2015		Carol	Runner-up
Empire Awards	2012	Best Actress	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	Nominated
Florida Film Critics Circle	2015	Best Supporting Actress	Carol	Nominated
Georgia Film Critics Association	2011	Best Actress	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	Nominated
	2015		Carol	Nominated
Golden Globe Awards	2012	Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	Nominated
	2016		Carol	Nominated
Golden Raspberry Awards	2016	Worst Supporting Actress	Pan	Nominated
Hollywood Film Awards	2010	Ensemble of the Year	The Social Network	Won
Houston Film Critics Society	2015	Best Supporting Actress	Carol	Won
Independent Spirit Awards	2016	Best Female Lead		Nominated
IndieWire Critics Poll	2015	Best Supporting Actress		6th place
International Cinephile Society	2016	Best Actress		Won
London Film Critics' Circle	2015	Actress of the Year		Nominated
MTV Movie Awards	2012	Best Female Performance	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	Nominated
		Best Breakthrough Performance		Nominated
		Best On-Screen Transformation		Nominated
National Board of Review	2011	Breakthrough Performance		Won
New York Film Critics Online	2015	Best Supporting Actress	Carol	Won
Online Film Critics Society	2015	Best Supporting Actress		Won
Palm Springs International Film Festival	2011	Ensemble Cast Award	The Social Network	Won
	2016	Spotlight Award	Carol	Won
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle	2015	Best Actress		Nominated
Santa Barbara International Film Festival	2012	Cinema Vanguard Award	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	Won
	2016	Virtuoso Award	Carol	Won
Satellite Awards	2016	Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture		Nominated
Saturn Awards	2012	Best Actress	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards	2016	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role	Carol	Nominated
	2023	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	Women Talking	Nominated
St. Louis Film Critics Association	2011	Best Actress	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	Won
	2015	Best Supporting Actress	Carol	Runner-up
Telluride Film Festival	2015	Silver Medallion	—	Won
Toronto Film Critics Association	2015	Best Supporting Actress	Carol	Nominated
Village Voice Film Poll	2015	Best Supporting Actress		Runner-up
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association	2015	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated