Heather Matarazzo

Heather Amy Matarazzo (born November 10, 1982) is an American actress. Her breakthrough role was as a geeky girl in the film Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995). She played Lilly in The Princess Diaries (2001) and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004). Her other movies include The Devil's Advocate, Scream 3 (2000), Sorority Boys (2002), Saved! (2004), and Hostel: Part 2 (2007).

Heather Matarazzo interview


welcome to the dollhouse - toilets scene


Dawn Weiner (Heather Matarazzo) is an unattractive, awkward 7th grader who has to deal with un-attentive parents, cruel classmates,


Heather Matarazzo - Love is Louder


Michael Rosenbaum Harland Williams Melissa Sagemiller Heather Matarazzo - Sorority Boys (trailer)



Early life

Matarazzo was born and raised in Oyster Bay, New York, the daughter of Camille, a homemaker, and Ray Matarazzo, a data processing manager for a bakery chain.[1] Matarazzo is of Irish descent, and was adopted and raised by the Matarazzos, a strict Catholic Italian American family.[2] She attended Oyster Bay High School, as well as the BOCES Cultural Arts Center High School.
[edit]Career

Matarazzo began acting at the age of six; after commandeering the microphone at an AIDS benefit for children, she was given the card of a talent manager with whom she remained for ten years.[3]
In 1997, she won an Independent Spirit Award for her performance in Welcome to the Dollhouse. Matarazzo has expressed pleasure in being allowed to play interesting characters, some of whom "are ostracized for various reasons." She has commented that she is most proud of her performance in 1999's Our Guys: Outrage in Glen Ridge, in which she played a mentally challenged girl who is raped by football players.[4] Matarazzo has made appearances on several hit TV shows including Roseanne, Law & Order, The L Word, and Strangers With Candy.[5] Matarazzo starred opposite Thaao Penghlis in the world premiere of Charles Evered's play Class at Cape May Stage in Cape May, New Jersey in May and June 2010.[6]
[edit]Personal life

[7] On July 31, 2008, Matarazzo's publicist announced that Matarazzo was engaged to Caroline Murphy.[8] She was the keynote speaker at the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network of Boston's annual conference.[9]
[edit]Filmography

[edit]Film
Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995) – Dawn Wiener
Hurricane Streets (1997) – Ashley
The Devil's Advocate (1997) – Barbara
54 (1998) – Grace O'Shea
The Hairy Bird also known as All I Wanna Do and Strike! (1998) – Theresa 'Tweety' Goldberg
Our Guys: Outrage in Glen Ridge (1999) – Leslie
Scream 3 (2000) – Martha Meeks
The Princess Diaries (2001) – Lilly Moscovitz
Sorority Boys (2002) – Katie
St. Sass (2002) – Margo
The Pink House (2003) – Charlotte
Saved! (2004) – Tia
Freshman Orientation (2004) – Jessica
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004) – Lilly Moscovitz
Palindromes (2004) – Dawn Wiener
Believe In Me (2005) – Cindy Butts
Hostel: Part II (2007) – Lorna
Mangus! (2010) - Jessica Simpson
[edit]Television
The Adventures of Pete and Pete (1993) – Natasha, a neighborhood friend of Pete
Townies (1996) – Bethany
Roseanne (1997) – Heather, DJ's girlfriend
Law & Order (1998, 2008) – Stephanie Sutter in "Burden"; Janice Dunlap in "Sweetie"
Now and Again (1999) – Heather Wiseman
Strangers with Candy (2000) – one of Jerri's friends in the episode "Is My Daddy Crazy?"
The Women (2002: PBS broadcast of 2001 stage revival) – multiple supporting roles
The L Word (2006) – Stacey Merkin, a reporter interviewing Jenny Schecter
Exes and Ohs (2007) – Crutch
Indie Sex: Teens[10][11] (2007) – as herself
Life On Mars (2008) – June

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