Matilda star Mara Wilson say she's NEVER made enough money for healthcare

14 July 2023 , 18:28

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Matilda star reveals she's NEVER made enough money for healthcare

Matilda actress Mara Wilson has revealed that she has never made enough money from Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Radio and Television Artists (SAG-AFTRA) to qualify for healthcare in the day and age of streaming services.

The Hollywood film industry has been left in chaos as it was revealed that the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA are striking together for the first time in sixty years.

And taking to her Twitter account, 35 year old Mara explained the gravity and stark realities of what actors and writers were fighting for.

"I haven't acted much as an adult, but I WAS on a recurring character on one of the most critically acclaimed animated shows of all time, as well playing an actual Disney villain.

"But thanks to streaming, I have never once made enough to qualify for SAG-AFTRA healthcare."

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Matilda star Mara Wilson say she's NEVER made enough money for healthcare

Matilda actress Mara Wilson has never made enough money during the streaming era to cover insurance (Getty Images for Lambda Legal)

Mara explained the stark realities of what actors and writers were fighting for (Getty Images)

While she has taken a step back from the acting world as years have passed, the roles Mara was referring to in her tweet include Netflix's BoJack Horseman, and Disney's Big Hero 6.

Mara rose to fame as a child actress, making her name in family movies such as Mrs Doubtfire and Miracle on 34th Street before her bonafide smash-hit role in the Roald Dahl adaptation of Matilda.

She has written about the pressures of rising to fame at such a young age in her new memoir Good Girls Don't.

In the book, she shared the pressures she was under as a child star and the relationships that shaped her as she grew into a teenager in Hollywood.

Mara rose to fame as a child actress, most notably in Matilda (five)

Meanwhile, SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher and the National Executive Director & Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland announced this week that the board voted unanimously to strike.

Notable members of the national board include Drescher, who rose to prominence on the show The Nanny, Sean Astin, Jennifer Beals, Yvette Nicole Brown, Brad Garrett, Elliott Gould, Dule Hill, Rosie O'Donnell, Michael Rapaport, and Sharon Stone.

"The gig is up," Drescher addressed the AMPTP, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, after being unable to reach a deal with them.

"Thanks to streaming, I have never once made enough to qualify for SAG-AFTRA healthcare," she tweeted (Getty Images)

"They plead poverty, that they're losing money left and right, when giving hundreds of millions of dollars to their CEOs. It is disgusting — shame on them," she added.

The strike comes after almost a month of deliberations between the union and producers.

Back in May, the Writers Guild of America was also unable to reach a deal, leading to their strike. Since then, no scripted shows have been worked on, and late-night television has ceased filming.