Maras Family Name Used To Be OMara And Kate Mara’s Rooney Family Ancestors
Her notable subsequent roles include appearances in the Academy Award-winning film Brokeback Mountain (2005), playing the daughter of Heath Ledger’s character and on the Fox television series 24, as computer analyst Shari Rothenberg. She is of Irish descent from both sides of her family and her maternal grandmother was also of Italian descent. Mara’s family name used to be O’Mara and her Rooney family ancestors originate in Newry, County Down.




















