Australian actress Mia Wasikowska who has recently appeared on the HBO drama In Treatment, is famous for being cast in the lead role of Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland opposite Johnny Depp.
Wasikowska, who won the role over Linsday Lohan has also finished filming Amelia; the dramatic biography about the life of the legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937. The actress stars alongside Richard Gere and Ewan McGregor .
Wasikowska’s other film That Evening Sun, directed by Scott Teems, won the “Special Jury Award for Best Ensemble Cast” at the premiere screening at the South by Southwest Film Festival just this week! Cast also includes Hal Holbrook and Ray McKinnon.
Alice In Wonderland is due for a March 5, 2010 release date in the US.
