My Take
Heather Matarazzo is one of those rare actors who made a truly unforgettable debut — her turn in Welcome to the Dollhouse at age 12 was so raw and painfully real that it earned her an Independent Spirit Award and put her on the map in a way most adult actors never manage. She has this wonderful gift for playing the overlooked, slightly awkward girl with such genuine heart that you root for her unconditionally. Her Lilly Moscovitz in The Princess Diaries gave an entire generation of early-2000s kids their favorite sarcastic best friend, and I think she's criminally underrated for how much warmth and comedy she brought to that role. The fact that she circled back to the Scream franchise in 2022 as Martha Meeks showed she hasn't lost an ounce of that scrappy, endearing energy. A New York original through and through.
Overview
Heather Matarazzo (born November 10, 1982) is an American actress. She made her film debut at age 12 in Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995), for which she won an Independent Spirit Award. She became known for playing Lilly Moscovitz in The Princess Diaries (2001) and its 2004 sequel, and Martha Meeks in Scream 3 (2000) and Scream (2022).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Heather Matarazzo
- Name (Japanese)
- ヘザー・マタラッツォ
- Reading
- へざー・またらっつぉ
- Born
- November 10, 1982 (age 43)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Dog
- Origin
- Oyster Bay, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / stage actor / television actor / film actor / film director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Oyster Bay High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.