Who is Rooney Mara, the world's newest movie star?

The 25-year-old is the surprise choice to play Lisbeth Salander in the Hollywood version of "The Girl with a Dragon Tattoo." But what else do we know about her?

Mara appeared briefly in Youth in Revolt, and played the lead role of Nancy in the recent remake of A Nightmare On Elm Street.
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After months of speculation, American actress Rooney Mara has been chosen to play spiky-haired bisexual hacker Lisbeth Salander in the Hollywood adaptation of Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy, under director David Fincher. The selection of the little-known Mara brings to an end "one of the most drawn out and closely watched casting searches for an actress in years," writes Mike Fleming at Deadline Hollywood. Here's a quick guide to the world's newest movie star:

Where might I have seen Rooney Mara before?

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