According to Texas Monthly, she read one of his books, Rats Saw God , and contacted him to help her with a book report. In fact, he first met the actress when she was 11 years old. In fact, the show's writer, Rob Thomas, actually created the role of Veronica's best friend Cindy "Mac" Mackenzie just for Majorino. Let's take a dive and find out what exactly happened to the little girl who played Enola in Waterworld.Īfter the success of Napoleon Dynamite, Majorino pivoted to TV, and 2006 saw the bubbly actress starring alongside Kristen Bell as a series regular in the teen detective series Veronica Mars.
Majorino returned to the spotlight in 2004 by starring in a new hit, but many fans didn't make the connection. As she explained to the Los Angeles Times in 1994, "People know they have seen me somewhere, but they don't know where. Never one to seem pretentious, Majorino always came across as down-to-earth. That same year, she also starred in Corrina, Corrina, a touching comedy with Ray Liotta and Whoopi Goldberg. After a few more roles, she seemingly disappeared from Hollywood, with most people remembering her solely as a '90s child star. Her acting was so well-received that Majorino was even nominated for most promising actress at the CFCA Awards.
The 1995 Kevin Reynolds-directed film was viewed as such a massive box-office flop that The New York Times called it "the most wasteful feat of one-upmanship in Hollywood history." While reviewers were quick to dismiss it as an extravagant action movie (one that reportedly cost a ludicrous $175 million to make), one thing was certain - Tina Majorino, the little girl who played Enola, had enormous talent.Ī budding child star, she rose to prominence playing the daughter of Meg Ryan's character in 1994's When a Man Loves a Woman.
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