{{Short description|American actress}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2025}} {{Use American English|date=November 2025}} {{BLP sources|date=June 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Mara Hobel | image = |caption = Mara Hobel Christina Crawford in Mommie Dearest (1981) | birth_date ={{Birth based on age as of date |24|1996|1|31}}<!-- Valid citation required for date of birth for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) --> | birth_place = | years_active = 1979–present | children = | spouse = }}
'''Mara Hobel''' (born {{Birth based on age as of date |24|1996|1|31|noage=1}}<ref name=rd/>) is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of young Christina Crawford in the film ''Mommie Dearest'', for which she received two Razzie nominations for Worst Supporting Actress and Worst New Star. She also portrayed the crazed tap-dancing daughter Gay in the legendary Broadway bomb, ''Moose Murders'', which opened and closed on the same night in 1983.
== Early years == Hobel graduated from Walter Panas High School and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She first auditioned for roles when she was 5 years old.<ref name="rd">{{cite news |last1=Greif |first1=Andrea |title=Actress leads kids into world of theater |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-reporter-dispatch-mara-hobel/176393107/ |access-date=July 11, 2025 |work=The Reporter Dispatch |date=January 31, 1996 |page=3|via = Newspapers.com }}</ref>
== Career == Hobel played the recurring character Charlotte Tilden for one season on the television series ''Roseanne'' from 1992 to 1993. Her film work includes ''Personal Velocity: Three Portraits'' and ''Broadway Damage''. In 2019, she appeared on the television series ''Blue Bloods''.
Hobel currently teaches acting classes for children at Rising Star Productions.
==Filmography== * ''Mommie Dearest'' (1981) – Christina Crawford – nominated for Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress * ''The Hand'' (1981) – Lizzie * ''Broadway Damage'' (1997) – Cynthia * ''Claire Makes It Big'' (1999) – Claire * ''Personal Velocity'' (2002) – Fay * ''Kinsey'' (2004) – Student #2 * ''The Happening'' (2008) – Woman with Hands Over Ears
==Television== * ''Sorrows of Gin'' (1979) – Amy * ''Family of Strangers'' (1980, 1 episode) – Roseanne * ''CBS Children's Mystery Theatre'' (1983, 1 episode) – Theodora * ''The Get Along Gang'' (1984) – Dotty Dog (voice) * ''Doing Life'' (1986, 1 episode) – Rachel Rosenberg * ''Law & Order'' (1992, 1 episode) – Ellen * ''Summer Stories'' (1992, 3 episodes) – Sarah * ''Roseanne'' (1992–1993, 5 episodes) – Charlotte Tilden * ''My So-Called Life'' (1994, 1 episode) * ''Third Watch'' (2002, 1 episode) – Margo * ''The Jury'' (2004, 1 episode) – Marianne Zancanaro * ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' (2004, 1 episode) – April Callaway
==Theater== * ''In My Father's Eyes'' * ''Moose Murders'' * ''Rude Times''
==Training== *Drama: The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, NY *Voice: The Voice Workshop, Liz Sabine and Louis David, NY and CA *Dance: Phil Black and Studio II, NY
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|0387664}}
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