Matilda Lawler

Matilda Lawler
Born	(2008-09-08) September 8, 2008
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2017–present

Matilda Lawler is an American actress best known for starring roles in the film Flora & Ulysses and the HBO Max miniseries Station Eleven.

Early life

Lawler was born on September 8, 2008Template:Better reference needed to parents Matthew and Mara Lawler, who themselves are actors.

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. She made her Broadway debut in The Ferryman (2018).

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. 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.

For her work in Station Eleven, The New Yorker called Lawler "a gifted performer." Recently she has played Betty in the Disney+ limited series The Santa Clauses.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2020	The Block Island Sound	Emily
2020	Good Grief	Young Nora	Short film
2021	Flora & Ulysses	Flora
2023	Ezra	Ruby

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019-21	Evil	Mathilda Mowbray / Brenda	Guest role - 2 episodes
2021-22	Station Eleven	Young Kirsten	Main role
2022-	The Santa Clauses	Betty, Santa's Chief of Staff	Main role: season 1 Recurring role: season 2
2023-	The Gilded Age	Frances Montgomery	Recurring role - 2 episodes

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Venue
2017	The Net Will Appear	Rory	Mile Square Theatre
2018	The Ferryman	Honor Carney	Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2022	Gotham Awards	Outstanding Performance in a New Series	Station Eleven	nominated

External links

• Matilda Lawler at the Internet Movie Database