鲁妮·玛拉: 成名之路从《龙纹身的女孩》开始

When director David Fincher decided to make a film of "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," Hollywood was abuzz* with who might play the starring role of vengeance*-seeking computer hacker* Lisbeth Salander.

Would it be an A-list actress like Scarlett Johansson or Natalie Portman, or someone completely unknown to audiences?

For Fincher, the Oscar nominated director of "The Social Network," the answer was never clear cut. Little did he know that his eventual choice, Rooney Mara, was under his nose the whole time. Fincher had cast her as the girlfriend of Facebook billionaire Mark Zuckerberg in "Social Network."

"Dragon Tattoo" opens across the United States last week. It is based on Swedish author Stieg Larsson's first novel in his mega-popular Millennium Trilogy series.

Mara's role in "Social Network" was that of a polished* college girl, and she hadn't tackled* any major starring roles in the movies. Moreover, her upbringing in a large and well-to-do family was far removed from Salander's dark and lonely life.

Salander, with her dramatic storyline and elaborate look, is no doubt a Hollywood breakout* role for Mara. She was nominated for her first Golden Globe Award in the best dramatic actress category.

Yet Mara shies from calling "Dragon Tattoo" her big break.

"I think everything I've ever done has led me to the next thing, so I can't say that I have one thing that I feel is a bigger break than the rest," she said.

Still, the Salander role is the most high-profile part Mara has ever tackled, and it may be the most demanding, too.

It required her to learn to ride a motorcycle and skateboard, and she underwent a physical transformation when she chopped off her long hair, colored it black, bleached* her eyebrows and underwent numerous piercings* all over her body.

The actress now finds herself in the enviable position of being on numerous filmmaker lists for major studio projects. She's already committed to star opposite Ryan Gosling and Christian Bale in filmmaker Terrence Malick's "Lawless" that will shoot next year.

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