Trivia

Mia stated on Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) that her real birthday is not October 14, 1989, as shown all over the Internet. It is her "fake" birthday and when people contact her on this date, she knows that they do not know her.

Tied with Alice in Wonderland (2010) co-star Johnny Depp as the second highest-grossing actor of 2010, behind Leonardo DiCaprio.

Replaced Emma Stone in Crimson Peak (2015),.

Last name pronounced "vash-i-kovska".

According to Nicole Kidman, Wasikowska was always reading between takes on the set of Stoker (2013), including the works of Anton Chekhov, David Mamet and Tennessee Williams.

Her father, John Reid, is Australian-born, and has British Isles ancestry. Her mother, Marzena Wasikowska, is Polish.

Worked alongside several animals on the set of Tracks (2013). She had to handpick one snake, among a selection of seven, that she wanted to share scenes with. Also, she was given three days in a "camel boot camp", where one of the instructors was Robyn Davidson herself, the woman she portrays in the film.

Director Park Chan-wook, her director of Stoker (2013), first noticed her when he saw her in the zombie short film I Love Sarah Jane (2008).

Studied ballet while growing up.

She was among the actresses considered for the role of Lisbeth Salander in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2011) before Rooney Mara was cast.

Good friends with Jamie Bell.

She sent in an audition for the role of Gwen Stacy in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012). The role eventually went to Emma Stone.

Can speak English and Polish fluently.

Resides in Sydney, Australia. (2014)

Was originally cast in both Clouds of Sils Maria (2014) and Carol (2015).

One of Variety magazine's Top Ten Actors to watch (2008).

Completed school via the Karabar High School Distance Education Centre, a form of correspondence school based in Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia, just outside of Canberra, so that she could continue acting while still in High School.

Has an older sister, Jess, and a younger brother, Kai.

Mia and Robert Pattinson' second collaboration after Maps to The Stars(2014) was supposed to be Brimstone(2016) but Wasikowska backed out of the production due to "unforeseen personal circumstances" shortly before production began with Pattinson following and were replaced by Dakota Fanning and Kit Harington.

In 2010 Amy Adams, Viggo Mortensen, Joaquin Phoenix and Mia Wasikowska were all attached to appear in Steven Shainberg's Foot Fetish Indie Dramedy 'The Big Shoe'. The story was about a foot and shoe fetishist, presumably to be played Phoenix, who doubles as an amazing footwear designer. The film languished in development and struggled to gain financing and wasn't made.

She was offered the role of Anna Surratt in The Conspirator(2010). She chose to work with Gus Van Sant on Restless(2011) instead as both productions were filming at the same time.

Was attached to play Penelope in A Bigger Splash(2015) early on in the films development in 2011. Dakota Johnson went on to play the role.

Was offered the lead role of Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies(2016) but declined the role.

Was offered the role of Marie in Oldboy(2013) but declined the role.

Was offered the part of Gabi Ibanescu in Charlie Countryman(2013) but declined the role.