Matilda Lawler

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Matilda Lawler
Born2008 (age 17)
OccupationActress
Years active2017–present

Matilda Lawler (born 2008) is an American actress best known for starring roles in the film Flora & Ulysses , as Flora, and the HBO Max miniseries Station Eleven . She has received nominations for a Gotham Award, Emmy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

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Early life

Lawler's parents, Matthew and Mara Lawler (nee Demey), are actors. [1]

Career

Lawler's first acting role was in a stage production of Jack and Annie at Hoboken Children's Theater when she was in the first grade. [1] She made her Broadway debut in The Ferryman (2018).

In 2017, when Lawler was nine years old, she starred in the play The Net Will Appear, in which she played a nine-year-old who becomes friends with a 70-year-old. [2] The actor who played the latter character, Richard Masur, became Lawler's mentor and best friend. She tapped into their relationship for the emotions needed to portray her character in Station Eleven. [3]

For her work in Station Eleven, The New Yorker called Lawler "a gifted performer". [4] In 2022, she appeared in the main cast of the Disney+ limited series The Santa Clauses .

Acting credits

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020 The Block Island Sound Emily
2020Good GriefYoung NoraShort film
2021 Flora & Ulysses Flora
2024 Ezra Ruby

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019-2021 Evil Mathilda Mowbray / BrendaGuest role - 2 episodes
2021-2022 Station Eleven Young KirstenMain role
2022-2023 The Santa Clauses Betty, Santa's Chief of StaffMain role: season 1
Recurring role: season 2
2023-present The Gilded Age Frances MontgomeryRecurring role - 6 episodes
2025 It: Welcome to Derry Marge

Theatre

YearTitleRoleVenue
2017The Net Will AppearRory [5] Mile Square Theatre
2018 The Ferryman Honor Carney [6] Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre
2025 The Thing About Jellyfish Suzy SwansonBerkeley Repertory Theatre

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryWorkResultRef.
2022 Gotham Awards Outstanding Performance in a New Series Station Eleven Nominated [7]
2023 Children's and Family Emmy Awards Outstanding Younger Performer The Santa Clauses Nominated [8]
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series The Gilded Age Nominated [9]

References

  1. 1 2 Lawler, Matilda (27 September 2017). "Faces: Matilda Lawler - Actress - The Net Will Appear | Mile Square Theatre". hmag.com (Interview). Archived from the original on February 8, 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2022. … stars a 9-year-old…
  2. ↑ Snyder, Diane (2018-12-13). "Can a Septuagenarian and a Tween Get Along?" (Press release). Theatre Development Fund. Archived from the original on 2025-08-06. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  3. ↑ Hill, Libby (January 13, 2022). "'Station Eleven': Matilda Lawler Is More Than Just an Old Soul". IndieWire . Archived from the original on 2025-02-21. Retrieved January 14, 2022. … Matilda Lawler, age 13…
  4. ↑ Syme, Rachel (2022-01-07). "Station Eleven". The New Yorker . Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  5. ↑ "The Net Will Appear by Erin Mallon". milesquaretheatre.org. 13 September 2017. Archived from the original on 2024-11-27. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Matilda Lawler Theatre Credits, News, Bio and Photos". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Gotham Awards 2022 Nominations: 'TÁR,' 'Everything Everywhere,' and 'Aftersun' Vie for Best Feature — Full List". IndieWire . 25 October 2022.
  8. ↑ Coates, Tyler (November 2, 2023). "Children's & Family Emmy Awards: Disney Dominates Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Nominations Announced for the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®" (Press release). Screen Actors Guild. January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
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