30 years later, what happened to Tina Majorino, the little girl from the water world?

In Waterworld (1995), she completely stole the show from Kevin Costner: 9-year-old Tina Majorino fittingly played Little Enola, a little girl whose tattoo on her back showed a map leading to the post’s last plot of land. -Climate change Earth, completely covered by oceans.

But the young girl’s career began long before this naval blockbuster. It was at the age of 7 that he made his small screen debut in Camp Wilder, a sitcom that was then part of ABC’s Friday “TGIF” lineup, along with series like La Party at home or Family Life. If the series was only allowed 20 episodes, it was allowed Tina Majorino Won a nomination for Best Actress Under 10 in a Television Series in 1993 at the 14th edition of the Youth Film Festival.

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First noticed roles

She made her film debut in 1994 in the film For the Love of a Woman, in which she played the abused daughter of an alcoholic mother played by Meg Ryan. That same year, she played the traumatized daughter of a widowed father played by Ray Liotta in Corina, Corina, in which her character doesn’t speak at first but comes out of her shell when she approaches her nanny (Whoopi Goldberg). .

Less serious was his third film, Andre, My Best Friend (1994), which depicted the true story of the 1962 friendship between a seal and a little girl named Toni. This time, he had Keith Carradine as his father.

It was after these first roles, which were already quite impressive, that she got the role of Enola The world of blood. A movie will follow Santa Fe (1997), in which she portrayed the daughter of Gary Cole and Sheila Kelly, torn between her mother’s affinity for New Age cults and her father’s desire to escape his own past.

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Tina in Wonderland

In 1999, NBC aired a $21 million adaptation of Alice in Wonderland starring Ben Kingsley. Whoopi GoldbergChristopher Lloyd, Miranda Richardson, Gene Wilder, Joanna Lumley, Donald Sinden, Robbie Coltrane and Martin Short.

And in the main role of Alice, surrounded by all the stars of Hollywood, is Tina Majorino. Thanks to this role, he can finally use his talent as a singer, a talent that he has been developing since he was 7 years old.

Alice in Wonderland It would eventually win four Emmy Awards for costume design, visual effects, makeup and musical score. This was undoubtedly the most important role Tina Majorino For now, it will also be his last for a while…

A break of five years

At the age of 13, classmates chose and made life difficult. Tina Majorino decides to leave the world of cinema and devote time to himself.

“I think the best decision I ever made was taking this time to get to know myself so that if I ever decide to go back, I’ll be strong enough and grounded enough to know what’s really important and what’s not.“, the actor said in a 2006 interview with the Daily Emerald.

Few would have guessed that the role of return Tina Majorino would be a comedy with a production budget of $400,000, shot in 23 days, and no one expected it to succeed. And yet Napoleon Dynamite will take the 2004 Sundance Film Festival by storm.

A follow-up to Fox Searchlight, the deadpan comedy about quirky, nerdy kids in a small town seemingly forgotten by time grossed more than $46 million and spawned an entire line of merchandise as well as an animated series. Tina Majorino Shining as the hero’s love interest, D. Innocent and kind, the sisters are undoubtedly the heart of the film.

life on mars

The connection made during her time in the spotlight will help her continue her small journey on the television side. Indeed, at the age of 13, Tina Majorino Meets Rob Thomas, who a few years later will create the cult series Veronica Mars. A young girl had read his novels and needed to talk to him about a school project: then he gave her an email address. The following year, they met for lunch and promised to work together one day. That’s how she played Cindy “Mac” McKenzie, Veronica Mars’s (Kristen Bell) tech friend in the TV series of the same name.

She will reprise her role in the Veronica Mars film in 2014. However, he will not be a part of the 2019 season 4 of the series, turning down the offer as he found that his character’s value was diminished by the script.

Other series in which she played recurring or starring roles include: Prison, Big Love, True Blood, Bones, The Scorpion, Legends, and of course Grey’s Anatomy, in which she played Dr. Heather Brooks. He also made notable appearances in the music videos for Lifehouse (“Blind”) and Pink (“Perfect”).

Tina Majorino Recently appearing in Paul Boyd’s independent feature films, I, Challenger and bury meWith James Duvall and Margaret Cho, also in an episode of The Good Doctor. He also found many friends Napoleon Dynamite For the animated web series Cyko KO: The Animated Series. At the same time, she co-hosts the No Pressure podcast with her brother Kevin, which recently returned on January 24.

Rediscover Tina Majorino in Waterworld on VOD, Napoleon Dynamite on Paramount+ or even Veronica Mars on Prime Video.