A girl gifted with a keen intellect and psychic powers uses both to get even with her callous family and free her kindly schoolteacher from the tyrannical grip of a sadistic headmistress. At school, matilda makes friends but discovers trunchbull's harsh punishments of the students, while matilda's teacher, miss jennifer honey (embeth davidtz), takes a liking to matilda due to her intelligence. Matilda tells the story of an extraordinary girl who, armed with a sharp mind and a vivid imagination, dares to take a stand to change her story with miraculous results. Matilda ranks right up there with dahl's other children's fantasies like willy wonka and james and the giant peach Kids of all ages will admire matilda's pluck and the hidden powers she possesses. The picture of miss honey's father, magnus, is a portrait of roald dahl, the author of the book matilda, on which the film is based.
Mara elizabeth wilson was born on friday, july 24th, 1987 in los angeles, california She is known for her role as miss honey in the film matilda (1996) Her parents, jean and john davidtz, were south africans, with dutch, english, and french ancestry.
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