Mia Wasikowska arrives at the 25th Film Independent Spirit Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on March 5, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.

THE breakneck speed with which Mia Wasikowska has become one of Hollywood’s ‘It’ girls hasn’t come as a surprise to anybody who knows her.

Even though the Alice in Wonderland star left Canberra High School in year 10 to pursue her acting career, teachers had already marked her out as a quiet achiever.

‘‘She was always going to succeed in her chosen field, not through over-confidence, but because of her intelligence, focus, work ethic and ability to communicate,’’ says David Whyte, who taught her for three years.

Sydney-based director Peter Carstairs saw between 100 and 200 young actors before casting Wasikowska in the key female role in his coming-of-age film September, shot in 2006.

‘‘She was head and shoulders above anyone else,’’ Carstairs says. ‘‘We offered her the role on the spot.’’

Since then, the 20-year-old has shot seven features opposite such seasoned actors as Daniel Craig, Johnny Depp, Hilary Swank and Julianne Moore.

Directors Tim Burton and Gus Van Sant have become card-carrying fans.

This month, Wasikowska appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair alongside fellow Aussie Abbie Cornish, An Education’s Carey Mulligan and Twilight’s Kristen Stewart.

When she returned home to promote her role as Alice in Burton’s candy-coloured adaptation of Alice in Wonderland, she seemed genuinely modest about her inclusion in the influential US magazine’s ‘‘New Hollywood’’ list.

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Mia Wasikowska visits the “Late Show With David Letterman” at the Ed Sullivan Theater on March 2, 2010 in New York City. She is so cute and funny in the interview, you can see it yourself below! She talks dance, her parents, living in Australia and much more!

The lovely Mia Wasikowska (pronounced Vash-i-kov-ska) is just everywhere and I thought we’d continue to celebrate her Hollywood success with another post seeing as they had the world premiere of Alice in Wonderland in London, where she walked the Green Carpet in a gorgeous Valentino Couture Gown.

Mia was interviewed for Australia’s Sunday Telegraph glossy magazine Sunday that came out Sunday 21st February. She was interviewed by Joanne Hawkins and photographed by Georges Antoni.

Mia, daughter of photographer Marzena Wasikowska and visual artist John Reid and the middle child of three (younger brother and older sister) is close to her family, inside she shares:

Between acting jobs she returns to the family home in Canberra: “I still have the same room I’ve had my whole life”

To land the role of Alice, she had to fly to London three times in as many weeks, she said: “I had no body clock and was starting to feel delirious”

Girl most likely, why she think she’s succeeded where so many others have failed: “It’s such a random thing, right time, right place, luck, yes and a lot of hard work as well, I don’t know, it’s a mysterious industry.”

Comparisons to her namesake Mia Farrow and cutting off her hair: “I was happy to cut it off, I’m sure people would have liked me to keep it in its Alice state, but I’ve had hair down to here for the past two years” she says, pointing to her waist. “It’s great not to have to do anything with it in the morning and I was also happy to donate it to Locks of Love who make wigs for kids (who’ve lost hair through illness).”

After the madness of Alice in Wonderland, Mia will start as the much loved literary character, Jane Eyre in Cary Fukunaga’s adaption of the Charlotte Bronte novel.

Thanks Mn and SassiSam for the tip!

Finally! Mia Wasikowska was spotted at the Royal World Premiere of Alice In Wonderland at the Odeon Leicester Square on February 25, 2010 in London, England. I love her natural look, but the dress make her look older than she really is. So far, there are only few photos, but I hope to find more soon! 250+ both hq and mq images were added to gallery, including the After Party photos!

I am so excited to be able to exclusively reveal the upcoming April 2010 cover for Australian Harper’s Bazaar starring Mia Wasikowska entitled Welcome to Wonderland!

Mia was photographed by Paul Jasmin and styled by Jillian Davison. Mia is wearing Burberry Prorsum dress, $7640; Dolce & Gabbana belt, $1850, from Cosmopolitan Shoes; Made Her Think ring, $195, from Cultstatus; and Dior Haute Joaillerie ring. Her hair was styled by Jamal Hammadi and her makeup by Lisa Storey.

You can see a video preview of the upcoming Welcome to Wonderland issue starring a plethora of Aussie celebs including Natalie Imbruglia as Minnie Mouse sitting on top of the Opera House, Teresa Palmer as Alice in Wonderland, Sophie Lowe as Snow White and many more.

An issue to be excited about and hot footing it down to the newsstand on Monday 1st March! Thanks Mn and SassiSam for the tip!

B-rolls provide a compilation of behind the scenes footage from the film. Again, thanks Mn for the tip!

Thanks Mn for the tip!

Our girl, Mia is really busy this month! First, few magazine covers and now she was spotted posing on the front row at the Burberry Prorsum show for London Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2010 looking stunning!