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Miracle on 34th Street's Mara Wilson Says Richard Attenborough's Santa Was the Only She 'Ever Actually Believed in'

Mara Wilson talks to PEOPLE about filming 'Miracle on 34th Street,' her memories from the movie's release, and why fans still find the movie so magical 30 years later.

Mara Wilson didn’t believe in Santa Claus when she was filming 1994’s Miracle on 34th Street — because her parents were raising her Jewish, like her mother. The hardest part of the movie, Wilson shares, is that they wore “absolutely beautiful” sweaters and coats — while filming in Chicago in the spring and summer. Though Miracle on 34th Street is a beloved movie now, Wilson remembers it wasn’t well-received when it was released, in part, she thinks, because people didn’t accept remakes.

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