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Matilda star Mara Wilson recalls Michelle Trachtenberg being brutally bullied as a teen
Mara, 37, grew close to Michelle when they both attended the same middle school as kids, and she recalled a harrowing moment the actress was reduced to tears over 'mean' classmates.
Matilda star Mara Wilson has revealed that Michelle Trachtenberg was bullied so badly as a teenager at school in California that it reduced her to tears... as she reflected on the harrowing downsides of child stardom. Mara, 37, grew close to Michelle when they both attended the same Burbank middle school as kids, and while they drifted apart as adults, she said the Gossip Girl alum's recent shock death at the age of 39 left her physically 'shaking.' She made her film debut in 1996's Harriet the Spy, which is the same year that Mara starred in the much-loved movie adaptation of Roald Dahl's Matilda alongside Danny DeVito.
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