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Since 2001, Heather Matarazzo has continued to work in film, especially indie projects that recall the scrappy, low-budget flick, “Welcome to the Dollhouse.” She reunited with “Princess Diaries” co-star Mandy Moore for the 2004 black comedy “Saved!” and also had roles in “Sisters,” “Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot,” and “Mangus!”
Matarazzo has emerged as a low-key scream queen, having secured roles in “Scream 3” and the second installment of the disturbing “Hostel” franchise. In 2022, the actress reprised her role as Randy Meeks’ (Jamie Kennedy) sister, Martha, in “Scream.” In addition to her film work, Matarazzo has also had multi-episode arcs on “Exes and Ohs,” “The L Word,” and “Grey’s Anatomy.”
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Despite some recognizable performances over the years, Matarazzo hasn’t reached the same heights as her “Princess Diaries” co-star Anne Hathaway, and she’s been candid about the challenges of working in Hollywood. “Most people think that I probably get paid a lot of money, but I really don’t and most working actors don’t,” Matarazzo told The Guardian in 2017. She has struggled to stay afloat, despite side gigs like teaching and co-writing scripts. “There is this ‘untouchable’ and made-up image of actors, where they live this extravagant, beautiful life. But in reality, it’s just not the experience.”
With a third “Princess Diaries” rumored to be on the horizon, hopefully, viewers can check in on the grown-up Lilly Moscovitz, and Matarazzo can get that much-deserved paper.
