Heather Matarazzo
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Heather Matarazzo (born November 10, 1982 in Long Island, New York, USA) is an American actress. Her breakthrough role was as a geeky girl in the movie Welcome to the Dollhouse. Her other movies include Sorority Boys, Scream 3, and Saved!. Beside Dollhouse, she's best known for her role as Lilly in The Princess Diaries and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement. Matarazzo is often typecast as geeky, best friend, or sidekick characters, as exemplified by her roles in Diaries, Dollhouse, Sorority, and Saved!
In August 2004, Matarazzo came out as a lesbian. She has been in a relationship since 2003. In April 2005, she was a speaker at the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network conference in Boston.[1]
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[edit] Filmography
[edit] Film
- Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995) ... as Dawn Wiener
- Hurricane (1997) ... as Ashley
- aka Hurricane Streets (1997) (USA)
- The Devil's Advocate (1997) ... as Barbara
- 54 (1998) ... as Grace O'Shea
- The Hairy Bird (1998) ... as Tweety
- Scream 3 (2000) ... as Martha Meeks
- The Princess Diaries (2001) ... as Lilly Moscovitz
- Sorority Boys (2002) ... as Katie
- The Pink House (2003) ... as Charlotte
- Saved! (2004) ... as Tia
- Freshman Orientation (2004) ... as Jessica
- The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004) ... as Lilly Moscovitz
- Believe In Me (2005) ... as Cindy Butts
- Hostel: Part 2 (2007)
[edit] Television
- The Adventures of Pete and Pete (1993) ... as Natasha, a neighborhood friend of younger Pete who made an appearance on occasional episodes.
- Townies (1996) ... as Bethany
- Roseanne (TV series) (1997) ... as Heather, DJ's girlfriend
- Now and Again (1999) ... as Heather Wiseman
- Strangers With Candy (2000) ... as one of Jerri's friends in the episode "Is My Daddy Crazy?"
[edit] External links
[edit] Interviews
- NY Daily News: From geek to oh, my goodness
- The Advocate: October 2004 interview with Heather Matarazzo
- Boston Globe: Gay actress, at conference, shares her struggle
- AfterEllen.com: Welcome to the New Heather Matarazzo
