Heather Matarazzo

Heather Matarazzo (born November 10, 1982)<ref>Template:Cite news See also:

• Template:Cite news</ref> is an American actress. She is known for playing Lilly Moscovitz in The Princess Diaries (2001) and its 2004 sequel, and Martha Meeks in Scream 3 (2000) and Scream (2022). Matarazzo made her film debut at age 12 in Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995), earning an Independent Spirit Award for her portrayal of Dawn Wiener. Her other credits include The Devil's Advocate (1997), All I Wanna Do (1998), 54 (1998), Sorority Boys (2002), Saved! (2004), and Sisters (2015).

Outside film, Matarazzo portrayed Heather Wiseman on the CBS series Now and Again (1999–2000), and had recurring roles on Roseanne (1997), Exes & Ohs (2006–2009), and The L Word (2007). On stage, she appeared in the 2001–2002 Broadway revival of The Women.

Early life

Matarazzo's biological mother was Irish-American,<ref name=":0" /> while her biological father was from Ireland, from the town of Knock (Irish: An Cnoc), County Mayo.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She was adopted and raised by the Matarazzos, an Italian-American family.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite news</ref> She was raised in Oyster Bay, New York.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

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.<ref name="NYT">Template:Cite news</ref>

In 1997, she won an Independent Spirit Award for her performance as adolescent social outcast Dawn Wiener 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, based on a true story, in which she played a mentally challenged girl who is raped by football players.<ref name="ellen">Template:Cite web</ref> In 1999 to 2000, she portrayed Heather Wiseman in the short-lived TV series, Now and Again. In 2001, she appeared in the teen romantic comedy film The Princess Diaries as Lilly Moscovitz and reprised her role in the 2004 sequel The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement.

Matarazzo has made appearances on several hit TV shows including Roseanne, Law & Order, The L Word, Grey's Anatomy and Strangers With Candy. 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2011, Matarazzo announced that she would begin working on her directorial debut, a television series to be based on a memoir by author Diane Hanks, titled Summer Camp: A Memoir.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Personal life

In 2004, at the age of 21, Matarazzo came out as a lesbian in an article in the New York Daily News, and was subsequently profiled in an article in the October 2004 edition of The Advocate.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> On July 31, 2008, Matarazzo's publicist announced that Matarazzo was engaged to musician Caroline Murphy.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2012, popular media news outlets announced that Matarazzo and Murphy had split amicably.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Matarazzo married comedian Heather Turman in 2018.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Matarazzo endorsed and actively campaigned for Senator Bernie Sanders for President in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.<ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref>

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Welcome to the Dollhouse	Dawn Wiener	Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film
1997	Hurricane Streets	Ashley
	The Deli	Sabrina
	The Devil's Advocate	Barbara
	A Change Would Do You Good	The girl in the band	Mini movie/music video for Sheryl Crow
1998	54	Grace O'Shea
	The Hairy Bird	Theresa "Tweety" Goldberg
1999	Getting to Know You	Judith
2000	Company Man	Nora
	Scream 3	Martha Meeks
2001	The Princess Diaries	Lilly Moscovitz
2002	Sorority Boys	Katie
2003	The Pink House	Charlotte
2004	Saved!	Tia
	Freshman Orientation	Jessica
	The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement	Lilly Moscovitz
2005	Believe in Me	Cindy Butts
2007	Hostel: Part II	Lorna Weisenfreund	Nominated– Best Supporting Actress at the 2007 Fright Meter Awards
2010	Mangus!	Jessica Simpson
2015	Sidewalk Traffic	Freda Rabinowitz
	Sisters	Denny
2016	Her Composition	Gallery Owner
	Girl Flu.	Lilli
	The Great WTYT 960 Billboard Sitting Contest!	Jezebel
	Culling Hens	Mistress
	Are You Afraid of the '90s?	Jessica	Short film
2018	Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot	Shannon
	Stuck	Darby Dixon
2019	The Fiddling Horse	Rosalina Truman
	Smothered by Mothers	Annie Davis
	Billboard	Jezebel
2021	Generation Wrecks	Alison Holtzman
2022	Scream	Martha Meeks
2023	The Mattachine Family	Annie
	Booger	Ellen	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Wish	Flying Woman	Voice
2024	Paper Tiger	Angela	Short film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	The Adventures of Pete and Pete	Natasha	2 episodes
1996	Townies	Bethany	4 episodes
1997	ER	Alyssa Gunther	Episode: "Random Acts"
	Roseanne	Heather	4 episodes
1998	Law & Order	Stephanie Sutter	Episode: "Burden"
1999	Our Guys	Leslie Faber	Television movie
1999–2000	Now and Again	Heather Wiseman	22 episodes Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television Nominated—Young Artist Award for Best Younger Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
2000	Strangers with Candy	Renee	Episode: "Is My Daddy Crazy?"
2002	St. Sass	Margo	Television movie
2006–2009	Exes and Ohs	Crutch	8 episodes
2007	The L Word	Stacey Merkin	4 episodes
2008	Law & Order	Janice Dunlap	Episode: "Sweetie"
	Life on Mars	June	Episode: "The Real Adventures of the Unreal Sam Tyler"
2014	Stalker	Emily	Episode: "Fanatic"
2015	Grey's Anatomy	Joan Paulson	2 episodes
	Raymond & Lane	Reverend Mother	Episode: "Climb Every Mountain"
2020	Equal	Phyllis Lyon	Episode: "The Birth of a Movement"
2022	Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror	Herself	Docuseries
2023	You're Not Supposed to Be Here	Carla	Television movie
2025	Wednesday	Judi Spannagel	Season 2; guest role

External links

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• Heather Matarazzo at Rotten Tomatoes