Do you believe in Santa Claus? Miracle on 34th Street gets to the bottom of this question in a lovable and heartwarming way. The Christmas film was released in 1994. It's high time to find out what the actors are doing today.
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00:00 Do you believe in Santa Claus?
00:06 Miracle on 34th Street gets to the bottom of this question in a lovable and heartwarming
00:11 way.
00:15 The Christmas film was released in 1994.
00:19 It's high time to find out what the actors are doing today.
00:25 Mara Wilson was one of the most popular child stars in the 90s.
00:29 The young acting talent celebrated her international breakthrough with the film.
00:37 At the age of just 8, the young actress became an internationally celebrated star when she
00:43 took on the lead role of Susan Walker in the film.
00:49 Many other films with the lively child star soon followed, like the family film Matilda
00:55 alongside superstar Danny DeVito.
01:01 As a child, Mara Wilson was able to get hold of many great roles and initially also planned
01:07 to remain loyal to acting.
01:09 But shortly after the turn of the millennium, the child star took a break to catch up with
01:14 her schooling.
01:18 Since then, Mara has not been seen in movies and has only appeared on stage in a few theatrical
01:25 productions.
01:28 She was only cast in a small guest role on the cartoon series BoJack Horseman.
01:36 Early fame became too much for the actress and so, in 2013, she decided to turn her back
01:43 on acting and from now on she prefers to work as a screenwriter, as she revealed in an interview
01:53 with Longreads.
01:57 I just noticed that I enjoy working behind the camera as well.
02:02 And actually, I always wanted to be a writer.
02:08 Every good Christmas movie needs a Santa Claus.
02:12 Richard Attenborough slipped into this role in Miracle on 34th Street.
02:19 At that time, the actor had already had a remarkable career, with two Oscars under his
02:25 belt and was featured in classics like Jurassic Park.
02:32 After the film, Attenborough starred in a few movies, including Hamlet and the sequel
02:38 to Jurassic Park, before ending his acting career in 2001.
02:46 Attenborough died 13 years later.
02:52 Elizabeth Perkins portrays Dory Walker in the film.
02:58 Afterwards, she starred in a few films before being cast in the 2005 dramedy series Weeds.
03:10 After her departure in 2009, other guest appearances followed in shows like Monk, How to Get Away
03:17 with Murder and This is Us.
03:23 The role of Brian Bedford in Miracle on 34th Street was played by Dylan McDermott.
03:33 Since then, he has also appeared in a number of films and series.
03:38 Among these are American Horror Story or in the action film Olympus Has Fallen.
03:45 the series.
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