Heather Christina Marie Matarazzo (born November , ) is an American
actress. Her breakthrough role was Dawn Wiener, a dorky girl in the
film Welcome to the Dollhouse (). She played Lilly in The Princess
Diaries () and The Princess Diaries : Royal Engagement (). Her other
films include The Devil's Advocate (), Scream (), Sorority Boys (),
Saved! (), and Hostel: Part II ().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. Matarazzo is
of Irish descent; her biological father was Pat Corley from Knock,
Ireland. She was adopted and raised by the Matarazzos, a Catholic
Italian American family.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
years.In , 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 's Our Guys:
Outrage in Glen Ridge, in which she played a mentally challenged girl
who is raped by football players. In to she portrayed Heather
Wiseman in the short-lived TV series, Now and Again. In she appeared
in the teen romantic comedy film The Princess Diaries as Lilly
Moscovitz and reprised her role in the sequel The Princess Diaries :
Royal Engagement.
actress. Her breakthrough role was Dawn Wiener, a dorky girl in the
film Welcome to the Dollhouse (). She played Lilly in The Princess
Diaries () and The Princess Diaries : Royal Engagement (). Her other
films include The Devil's Advocate (), Scream (), Sorority Boys (),
Saved! (), and Hostel: Part II ().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. Matarazzo is
of Irish descent; her biological father was Pat Corley from Knock,
Ireland. She was adopted and raised by the Matarazzos, a Catholic
Italian American family.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
years.In , 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 's Our Guys:
Outrage in Glen Ridge, in which she played a mentally challenged girl
who is raped by football players. In to she portrayed Heather
Wiseman in the short-lived TV series, Now and Again. In she appeared
in the teen romantic comedy film The Princess Diaries as Lilly
Moscovitz and reprised her role in the sequel The Princess Diaries :
Royal Engagement.
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