"I felt like I had to be conscious of myself as a girl for the first time. I had to be more feminine. I had to look a certain way. And it's something that you want to suffer in silence, but I would go onto movie sets and they would bring out bras that were basically binders, because there were continuity problems between months."

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Mara Wilson

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Mara Wilson is an actress and writer known for her role in 'Matilda' and her advocacy for mental health and self-acceptance.

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