Mia Wasikowska is making quite a breakthrough this month as she takes the central role in Tim Burton's re-working of Lewis Carroll's classic tale Alice In Wonderland.
The Australian born actress trained in ballet from a young age but turned towards acting in her teenage years.
Like many budding Australian thespians before her she kicked off her career in Aussie TV as she appeared a couple of episodes of All Saints.
It wasn't long before she caught the attention of the Australian film industry and short films such as Lens Love Story and Skin came along.
In 2006 Suburban Mayhem proved to be her breakthrough role in her native country as she went on to be nominated for a Young Actor's AFI Award.
She went on to appear in Rogue with Radha Mitchell before America beckoned as she moved to try and expand her career.
And it was television where she had her biggest success in 2008 with In Treatment. In Treatment was a HBO drama which followed Dr. Paul Weston, a psychotherapist, and his weekly sessions with patients.
She took on the role of Sophie, a suicidal teenage gymnast, the role brought her huge critical praise and it wasn't long before the American studios were signing her up.
Before making Alice In Wonderland a handful of supporting roles came her way, the first coming in the way of Defiance.
The war movie starred Daniel Craig and Liev Schreiber and followed three Jewish brothers in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe who escape into the Belarussian forests.
Here they join Russian resistance fighters and endeavour to build a village in order to protect themselves and about 1,000 Jewish non-combatants.
Mia took on the role of Chaya Dziencielsky, the love interest of Jamie Bell's Asael.
She went on to appear in biopic movie Amelia before finding critical success in That Evening Sun.
The movie, which starred Hal Holbrook, follows an aging Tennessee farmer returns to his homestead and must confront a family betrayal, the reappearance of an old enemy, and the loss of his farm.
For her performance she picked up a Independent Spirit Awards 2009 nominated for Best Supporting Female.
Despite all the success that has gone before Alice In Wonderland looks set to be the role that shoots her to fame.
She joins forces with Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter and Anne Hathaway as nineteen year old Alice who is returning to Wonderland for the first time since she was a child.
And the future looks bright of the actress with a string of projects in the pipeline. The Kids Are All Right, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, sees her star alongside Julianne Moore.
The movie follows the children, led by Mia, of a lesbian couple who want to search for their biological father.
She is also set to take on one of literature's greatest heroines as Jane Eyre is once again adapted for the big screen.
The movie is expected to be released next year and Mia joins an all star cast of Michael Fassbender, Jamie Bell and Judi Dench.
There is also an untitled Gus Van Sant, last seen directing Sean Penn in Milk, project on the horizon.
Alice In Wonderland is released 5th March
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