- Replaced Emma Stone in Crimson Peak (2015),.
- Tied with Alice in Wonderland (2010) co-star Johnny Depp as the second highest-grossing actor of 2010, behind Leonardo DiCaprio.
- Mia stated on Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) that her real birthday is not October 14, 1989, as shown all over the Internet. It is her "fake" birthday and when people contact her on this date, she knows that they do not know her.
- Last name pronounced "vash-i-kovska".
- According to Nicole Kidman, Wasikowska was always reading between takes on the set of Stoker (2013), including the works of Anton Chekhov, David Mamet and Tennessee Williams.
- Studied ballet while growing up.
- She was among the actresses considered for the role of Lisbeth Salander in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2011) before Rooney Mara was cast.
- Her father, John Reid, is Australian-born, and has British Isles ancestry. Her mother, Marzena Wasikowska, is Polish.
- Worked alongside several animals on the set of Tracks (2013). She had to handpick one snake, among a selection of seven, that she wanted to share scenes with. Also, she was given three days in a "camel boot camp", where one of the instructors was Robyn Davidson herself, the woman she portrays in the film.
- Director Park Chan-wook, her director of Stoker (2013), first noticed her when he saw her in the zombie short film I Love Sarah Jane (2008).
- Good friends with Jamie Bell.
- She sent in an audition for the role of Gwen Stacy in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012). The role eventually went to Emma Stone.
- Resides in Sydney, Australia. (2014)
- Was originally cast in both Clouds of Sils Maria (2014) and Carol (2015).
- One of Variety magazine's Top Ten Actors to watch (2008).
- Can speak English and Polish fluently.
- Completed school via the Karabar High School Distance Education Centre, a form of correspondence school based in Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia, just outside of Canberra, so that she could continue acting while still in High School.
- Has an older sister, Jess, and a younger brother, Kai.
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