Heather Matarazzo

Heather Matarazzo (born November 10, 1982) is an American actress. She made her film debut at age 12 in Welcome to the Dollhouse, 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). Her other credits include The Devil's Advocate (1997), All I Wanna Do (1998), 54 (1998), Sorority Boys (2002), Saved! (2004), Hostel: Part II (2007) and Sisters (2015).

Outside film, Matarazzo portrayed Heather Wiseman on the CBS series Now and Again (1999–2000), and had recurring roles on Roseanne (1997), Exes & Ohs (2006–2009), and The L Word (2007). On stage, she appeared in the 2001–2002 Broadway revival of The Women.

Early life Matarazzo's biological mother was Irish-American, She was adopted and raised by the Matarazzos, an Italian-American family. She was raised in Oyster Bay, New York.

Career Matarazzo began acting at the age of six; after commandeering the microphone at an AIDS benefit for children, she was given the card of a talent manager, with whom she remained for ten years.

In 1997, she won an Independent Spirit Award for her performance as adolescent social outcast Dawn Wiener in Welcome to the Dollhouse. Matarazzo has expressed pleasure in being allowed to play interesting characters, some of whom "are ostracized for various reasons." She has commented that she is most proud of her performance in 1999's Our Guys: Outrage in Glen Ridge, based on a true story, in which she played a mentally challenged girl who is raped by football players. In 1999 to 2000, she portrayed Heather Wiseman in the short-lived TV series, Now and Again. In 2001, she appeared in the teen romantic comedy film The Princess Diaries as Lilly Moscovitz and reprised her role in the 2004 sequel The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement.

Matarazzo has made appearances on several hit TV shows including Roseanne, Law & Order, The L Word, Grey's Anatomy and Strangers With Candy. Matarazzo starred opposite Thaao Penghlis in the world premiere of Charles Evered's play Class at Cape May Stage in Cape May, New Jersey in May and June 2010.

In 2011, Matarazzo announced that she would begin working on her directorial debut, a television series to be based on a memoir by author Diane Hanks, titled Summer Camp: A Memoir.

Personal life In 2004, at the age of 21, Matarazzo came out as a lesbian in an article in the New York Daily News, and was subsequently profiled in an article in the October 2004 edition of The Advocate. On July 31, 2008, Matarazzo's publicist announced that Matarazzo was engaged to musician Caroline Murphy. In 2012, popular media news outlets announced that Matarazzo and Murphy had split amicably. Matarazzo married comedian Heather Turman in 2018.

Matarazzo endorsed and actively campaigned for Senator Bernie Sanders for President in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1995 Welcome to the Dollhouse Dawn Wiener Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut PerformanceNominated—Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or ComedyNominated—Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film1997 Hurricane Streets Ashley The Deli Sabrina The Devil's Advocate Barbara A Change Would Do You Good The girl in the band Mini movie/music video for Sheryl Crow1998 54 Grace O'Shea The Hairy Bird Theresa "Tweety" Goldberg 1999 Getting to Know You Judith 2000 Company Man Nora Scream 3 Martha Meeks 2001 The Princess Diaries Lilly Moscovitz 2002 Sorority Boys Katie 2003 The Pink House Charlotte 2004 Saved! Tia Freshman Orientation Jessica The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement Lilly Moscovitz 2005 Believe in Me Cindy Butts 2007 Hostel: Part II Lorna Weisenfreund Nominated—Best Supporting Actress at the 2007 Fright Meter Awards 2010 Mangus! Jessica Simpson 2011 Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective Herself Documentary film 2015 Sidewalk Traffic Freda Rabinowitz Sisters Denny 2016 Her Composition Gallery Owner Girl Flu. Lilli The Great WTYT 960 Billboard Sitting Contest! Jezebel Culling Hens Mistress Are You Afraid of the '90s? Jessica Short film 2018 Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot Shannon Stuck Darby Dixon 2019 The Fiddling Horse Rosalina Truman Smothered by Mothers Annie Davis Billboard Jezebel 2021 Generation Wrecks Alison Holtzman 2022 Scream Martha Meeks 2023 The Mattachine Family Annie Booger Ellen Wish Flying Woman Voice2024 Paper Tiger Angela Short film Television Year Title Role Notes 1993 The Adventures of Pete and Pete Natasha 2 episodes 1996 Townies Bethany 4 episodes 1997 ER Alyssa Gunther Episode: "Random Acts" Roseanne Heather 4 episodes 1998 Law & Order Stephanie Sutter Episode: "Burden" 1999 Our Guys Leslie Faber Television movie 1999–2000 Now and Again Heather Wiseman 22 episodesNominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on TelevisionNominated—Young Artist Award for Best Younger Supporting Actress in a Drama Series 2000 Strangers with Candy Renee Episode: "Is My Daddy Crazy?" 2002 St. Sass Margo Television movie 2006–2009 Exes and Ohs Crutch 8 episodes 2007 The L Word Stacey Merkin 4 episodes 2008 Law & Order Janice Dunlap Episode: "Sweetie" Life on Mars June Episode: "The Real Adventures of the Unreal Sam Tyler" 2014 Stalker Emily Episode: "Fanatic"2015 Grey's Anatomy Joan Paulson 2 episodes Raymond & Lane Reverend Mother Episode: "Climb Every Mountain" 2020 Equal Phyllis Lyon Episode: "The Birth of a Movement" 2022 Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror Herself Docuseries 2023 You're Not Supposed to Be Here Carla Television movie 2025 Wednesday Judi Spannagel Season 2; guest role