10 cute child actors who grew up and became ugly ducklings (Before and After Pictures)

6. Mara Wilson

If you ever saw Matilda, if you didn’t like Mara Wilson immediately, you sure as hell were enamored with her by the time she flipped pancakes made from scratch to the sound of “Send Me On My Way”, like the child-adult you dreamt of being (if only reading library books you had dragged home in your wagon could substitute for motor skills and life experience!) Having dramatized the inner-life of every single child in the entire world, Mara Wilson was about to become the biggest star in the world. So what happened? No one seems to be able to name anything she’s been in since the Danny DeVitoadaptation of the beloved Roald Dahl novel. According to Mara Wilson, she decided to quit acting and pursue a job in storytelling and she’s now a tepidly acclaimed writer.