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Today you`ll see how actors of the movie “Matilda” have changed. You`ll know their original names
and age. I will show you how they looked then, in 1996, and what`s with them now, in 2021.
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Brian Levinson rose to fame with films such as Predator 2 (1990) and Hardball (1994).
But his greatest popularity came after the film Matilda, in which he played the role
of Michael, Matilda's older brother, who is not particularly friendly towards her. In
total, during his acting career, Brian starred in 11 film projects. The last was the television
series "Seinfeld" (1997).
Embeth Davidts starred as the maid Helen in Spielberg's "Schindler's List" after which
she became famous and she began to receive numerous invitations to filming a movie. Another
memorable game for Embeth was the role of the very sweet and kind teacher Miss Honey
in the film "Matilda". She can also be seen in famous works such as “The Amazing Spider-Man”,
“The Amazing Spider-Man 2” and “Grey's Anatomy”.
Rhea Perlman rose to fame after playing Carla Tortelli in the comedy series Merry Company.
Participation in which brought her not only fame, but also 4 Emmy awards for Best Supporting
Actor. She also appeared in the motion picture Matilda, where Rhea played the role of Mrs.
Wormwood is the mother of Matilda and Michael. One of her last works is the series "Star
Wars: The Bad Batch" (as Sid).
Jacqueline Steiger first appeared on the big screen in Matilda (released in 1996) as Matilda's
classmate, Amanda Thripp. This work, as well as filming in the movies "Dennis: The Threat
Strikes Again"! and "Beautiful" brought Jacqueline some popularity. In addition to filming a
movie, she also began to independently produce films and write scripts for them, one of which
is the series "Force Push".
Danny DeVito has established himself as a talented and versatile actor. He began his
career in Dreams of Glass, but his major breakthrough came only 8 years later with the release of
Taxi. De Vito played the role of Mr. Wormwood in Matilda, but he also produced it himself
and also provided a voiceover. He was nominated for an Oscar and awarded his own star on the
Walk of Fame (in 2011).
Sarah Michelle Magdalene first appeared in Matilda, where she played Matilda, 4 years
old - a quiet, calm and intelligent girl who loves to read. At the time of the release
of the film, Sarah was 7 years old, but she kept on continuing her acting career and decided
to become a teacher in the future. Another of her movie appearances was in Afternoon
Tea, Matilda's Reunion, released in 2013.
Pam Ferriss became very popular after filming the series "Tender May Flowers", where she
played the role of Ma Larkin. Her career took off and her next equally popular work was
the film "Matilda", where she appeared as the unbalanced and cruel headmistress Trunchbull,
for which she was nominated for a Saturn Award. Pam also starred in the third part of the
popular film "Harry Potter".
Paul Rubens is considered the star of comedy roles. He showed interest in acting from the
age of 11, and his debut took place in 1978 as Pee Wee Herman. Thanks to this work that
he gained popularity and later starred in a number of films in the role of Herman. He
can also be seen as the FBI Agent in Matilda, and his last shot was The Conners. There are
3 nominations for a Primetime Emmy.
Jimmy Karz became known for his roles in the TV series "The Wedding Singer" and the films
"Ambulance", as well as "Matilda", where he played the role of Bruce Bogtrotter, one of
the students of Matilda's school. Since this film his career began, but it lasted until
1988. And only in 2013 Karz returned to star in the documentary "Afternoon Tea, Matilda's
Reunion.
Leor Hackel has starred in only a few films during his acting career: The Secret Life
of Girls, released in 1999, and the documentary Afternoon Tea, Matilda's Reunion. Hackel also
starred in the film Matilda (1996), which was his first film work. There he appeared
only in an episode in the role of Julius Rottwinkle, one of the students of the school where Matilda
soon began to study.
Jean Howard is a pretty and good-natured woman who became known for her participation in
such film projects as "Scrooge", "Cocoon" and "Apollo 13". Her first appearance on the
screens was in the short film "Old Paint" (1969), and the film "Shelter" was her last.
The actress died in 2000, at the age of 74. She also played in the film "Matilda" the
role of Miss Phelps - a library worker.
Kira Hesser first tried her hand at cinema in 1994 in the short film There is No Such
Thing as a Hanukkah Bush (Sandy Goldstein). In the film she appeared already in 1996 in
the role of Hortensia, a school student in the movie Matilda, which brought her some
fame, as well as shooting in the films Characters-actors and Fixed House. Has an LA Web Fest award
for filming RagDolls: Webseries.
Marion Dugan gained some notoriety after starring in the TV series Quantum Leap (1989), as well
as starring in the films The Cable Guy and Matilda (as Cookie). She began her career
as an actress at a rather advanced age by participating in the TV series Get a Life.
Her last appearance on the screens happened in 1999 in the TV series "Shasta McNasty".
Marion passed away at the age of 97 in 2015.
Mara Wilson got her first role in the film "Mrs. Doubtfire". At such a young age, she
has already proven herself as an actress with a mature attitude. A big step in her career
was her role in the film “Miracle on 34th Street”. She is also remembered for the
role of Matilda in the film "Matilda", during the filming of which she was resilience and
courage. Has a nomination for the Saturn Award.
Kiami Davael entered the world of cinema with the role of Matilda Lavender's friend in Danny
DeVito's Matilda. She also took part in television shows, some of which are "Steve Harvey" and
"Moesha". She most recently starred in the film Bruno and the documentary Afternoon Tea,
Matilda's Reunion. Kiami is also engaged in staging and producing theater performances
and writing scripts for films.
Tracy Walter got his start in cinema with participation in the film "Ginger" (1971),
but he began to become memorable and famous to the viewers with the release of the films
"Conan the Destroyer", "Batman" and "Repo Man" (for which he won the Saturn Award) ... Tracy
can also be seen as the harsh FBI Agent 2 in Matilda. And his last work was the film
"The raccoon is to blame for everything."
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