Mara Hobel is an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 actress. She is perhaps best known for her portrayal of young Christina Crawford

Christina Crawford

Christina Crawford is an American writer and actress, best known as the author of Mommie Dearest, an exposé of alleged child abuse by her mother, actress Joan Crawford.-Early life and education:...

 in the film Mommie Dearest

Mommie Dearest (film)

Mommie Dearest is a 1981 American biographical drama film about Joan Crawford, starring Faye Dunaway. The film was directed by Frank Perry. The story was adapted for the screen by Robert Getchell, Tracy Hotchner, Frank Perry, and Frank Yablans, based on the 1978 autobiography of the same name by...

. She also portrayed the crazed tap-dancing daughter Gay in the legendary Broadway bomb, Moose Murders

Moose Murders

Moose Murders is a play by Arthur Bicknell, self-described as a mystery farce.An immediate flop, it is now widely considered the standard of awfulness against which all Broadway failures are judged, and its name has become synonymous with those distinctively bad Broadway plays which open and close...

, which opened and closed on the same night in 1983.

In addition to many television credits, including a season-long stint playing Charlotte Tilden on Roseanne

Roseanne (TV series)

Roseanne is an American sitcom broadcast on ABC from October 18, 1988 to May 20, 1997. Starring Roseanne Barr, the show revolved around the Conners, an Illinois working class family...

(1992–1993), her recent work includes roles in the films Personal Velocity: Three Portraits

Personal Velocity: Three Portraits

Personal Velocity: Three Portraits is a 2002 American independent film written and directed by Rebecca Miller.- Plot :Personal Velocity is a tale of three women who have reached a turning point in their lives. Delia is a spirited, working-class woman from a small town in New York state who leaves...

and Broadway Damage

Broadway Damage

Broadway Damage is a 1997 gay-themed romantic comedy-drama. Directed by Victor Mignatti, the film stars Mara Hobel, Michael Lucas, Hugh Panaro and Aaron Williams.-Plot:Cynthia , Marc and Robert are young friends in New York City...

. Mara Hobel is also now teaching an acting class for children in New York called Rising Star Productions.

Filmography

• Mommie Dearest
  Mommie Dearest (film)
  Mommie Dearest is a 1981 American biographical drama film about Joan Crawford, starring Faye Dunaway. The film was directed by Frank Perry. The story was adapted for the screen by Robert Getchell, Tracy Hotchner, Frank Perry, and Frank Yablans, based on the 1978 autobiography of the same name by...
  
  (1981) - Christina Crawford
• The Hand (1981) - Lizzie
• Broadway Damage (1997) - Cynthia
• Claire Makes It Big (1999) - Claire
• Personal Velocity (2002) - Fay McDougherty
• Kinsey
  Kinsey (film)
  Kinsey is a 2004 biographical film written and directed by Bill Condon. It describes the life of Alfred Kinsey , a pioneer in the area of sexology. His 1948 publication, Sexual Behavior in the Human Male was one of the first recorded works that tried to scientifically address and investigate...
  
  (2004) - student
• The Happening (2008)

Television

• Sorrows of Gin (1979) - Amy
• Family of Strangers (1980, 1 episode) - Roseanne
• CBS Children's Mystery Theater (1983, 1 episode) - Theodora
• The Get Along Gang (1984) - Dotty Dog (voice)
• Doing Life (1986, 1 episode) - Rachel Rosenberg
• Law and Order (1992, 1 episode) - Ellen
• Summer Stories (1992, 3 episodes) - Sarah
• Roseanne
  Roseanne (TV series)
  Roseanne is an American sitcom broadcast on ABC from October 18, 1988 to May 20, 1997. Starring Roseanne Barr, the show revolved around the Conners, an Illinois working class family...
  
  (1992-3, 5 episodes) - Charlotte Tilden
• My So-Called Life (1994, 1 episode)
• Third Watch (2002, 1 episode) - Margo
• The Jury (2004, 1 episode) - Marianne Zancanaro
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent
  Law & Order: Criminal Intent
  Law & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the second spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama...
  
  (2004, 1 episode) - April Callaway

Training

• Drama: The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, NY
• Voice: The Voice Workshop, Liz Sabine and Louis David, NY and CA
• Dance: Phil Black and Studio II, NY

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