Heather Matarazzo on Late Show, June 7, 1996

By request. At thirteen, Heather makes her first (of three) Late Show appearances, here discussing her debut film role in "Welcome to the Dollhouse."

[@emmaphilo4049]

I love her in Dollhouse, she is so adorable

[@starsiegetribes.peniswrink1320]

Very pretty🥰

[@tbh_idgad]

It's such a sad movie tho...

[@ctrlaltdeligt]

@@tbh_idgad Yh it’s so dark, based on the harsh reality but that is why the movie is pretty good too and not a typical ending like usual

[@InimicusTuus]

let's be honest here, there is no lovable character in welcome to the dollhouse. everybody is screwed up in the head in that movie, even Dawn.

[@ctrlaltdeligt]

@@InimicusTuus guess she’s the most decent one, only like that cuz of her parents and the negativity in her life

[@sailis1809]

'Do you have a boyfriend?' 'No, I'm a lesbian' XD

[@katerinag9512]

Mama Nantucket Lol

[@YoshiIsCool1]

Haha

[@grungyasscinema]

Read this before the clip: disappointed

[@Deuteromis]

@May Robinson I don't care if she is a lesbian. Still in love.

[@zyxwvutsafara]

#LMFAO!!!!

[@sweetmatcha]

I’m so surprised she was 13 here lol

[@ashrise]

@Nadia Ruiz Same.

[@IntelligentDiscussion]

The further you go back in time the older teenagers looked, have you SEEN 1930's teens O_O

[@asiafrivera]

@Векторная Эйфория lmaoo truu

[@babyshart4895]

i’m 15 but i look like i’m 10 😐

[@beatleslover8519]

@@IntelligentDiscussion Thats not true. Have you seen 13 year olds today?? they look WAYYY older sis

[@delrey874]

Her performance in Welcome to the Dollhouse deserves more recognition.

[@mbcoll8154]

Just watched it and it's a total hidden gem. I can't think of any middle school movie this well made.

[@lauras3612]

At the time it did

[@Karmen2010]

I love her! I always admired her playing that part and being okay with being ugly and awkward in it. She's definitely not a traditional beauty but she seems to be happy with who she is. Her personality is amazing and she seems so down to Earth.

[@angelaatwood46]

I think she's beautiful.

[@shaunaray1]

@@angelaatwood46 I have to agree, even in the movie I thought she had a look about her that actually stood out amongst the rest but 🤷‍♀️ people see buck teeth and glasses and they think ugly, dumb asses.

[@Karmen2010]

@@angelaatwood46 They purposely made her look like an ugly geek and it's cool that she enjoyed it. As I said, she's not what would be considered a traditional beauty but looks aren't everything and her personality makes up for it.

[@sam2866]

Seriously tho she's not ugly, she's at least average

[@tutospiink012]

Is this supposed to be a compliment? Lol

[@katerinag9512]

She still looks the same . 😂 Cute

[@johnnycashm0ney307]

She is so freaking cute in this interview.

[@dylanroemmele906]

FBI? This guy

[@johnnycashm0ney307]

@@dylanroemmele906 ?

[@other7128]

@@dylanroemmele906 If you equate the term "cute" with something sexual, then there's something wrong with you

[@dylanroemmele906]

@@other7128 cry about it cope+mald+seethe

[@other7128]

@@dylanroemmele906 you're odd

[@joedellaselva1251]

She was a great kid! Poised and she charmed Dave. Adorable!

[@jbjacobs9514]

What a darling, sweet girl. I am a fan of her work, but just seeing her here - just makes me love her all the more. She has grown into a lovely woman!

[@guuguu7559]

she’s not even ugly she’s so cute

[@waggawaggaful]

but she's ugly by hollywood standards which is what counts for casting.

[@unexpectedvixen5685]

I think she's actually very pretty

[@everyvillainislemons7583]

She was fantastic in the film

[@bxmbi3828]

Jdylanw7103 where can I watch it?

[@miraschonmeyer5573]

Her voice. ...Same like in the movie. She is NOT ugly in the film only the big classes and clothes. She is wonderful,very charming and supercute😍❤

[@carolinaapintoo]

SHES 13 HERE???

[@lupitahurtado9897]

She was 14 at that time

[@alessandrataquatia2257]

She was 15 she said??

[@Starkardur]

@@lupitahurtado9897 She was 13. She was born in November 1982. This was in the summer of 1996.

[@user-wp2iu5ef3o]

@@alessandrataquatia2257 She said 13😭😭

[@lust9818]

@@alessandrataquatia2257 dude she just said 13🤦🏼‍♀️

[@saraelisabeth1007]

aw she’s so polite and cute

[@dontrockwobble]

"I can't go, Friday of course is when I work on my wrestling scrapbook." (adding this to my excuse rolodex)

[@tammymansilla8678]

I love her laugh, it's so cute 🥰

[@doncicci9608]

I just watched that movie for the first time. It was amazing. Heather is massively talented. She is a beauty. It is our culture's limited view of what is beautiful that is limited.

[@alwa6954]

Yeah, she's got the classic "nerd look" in the film and we're supposed to think that is ugly but it can actually be really cute as it is with her.

[@OhanaFilms]

She was absolutely incredible in this movie. Amazing performance.

[@sarahbelle6069]

Welcome to the Dollhouse is one of my favorite movies ❤ I would really like to see Heather in a good film or show in the future, she doesn’t get enough credit for her acting abilities. She seems like a sweetheart too!

[@kennahowe7582]

Her character reminds me of my youngest daughter, always in colorful clothes, loving, adorable, and innocent. Love this movie!

[@djalice]

So cute! Still is! Hope her Prom went well.

[@taaraelle3150]

Every time I see her name, the movie that always comes to mind is Outrage in Glen Ridge. As a child, (which I shouldn't have been watching it), it was so gut wrenching.

[@taiyo4543]

She's so sweet omg 🥺🥺🥺💓💓💓

[@chasecarey1247]

This is the woman people thought was related to Gaten Matarazzo

[@ericatheempress6698]

That's hilarious.

[@inkyluminals8487]

i met gaten he’s really nice and chill

[@mishaa7263]

@@inkyluminals8487 oh good he seems rly nice!!

[@kittykatt7368]

She’s 13?!!! I thought she was 17 Yeet 🥶🥶

[@Steffililje]

Me tooooo

[@RayStPina]

Bruhhhhh🤣🤣

[@Reshme77]

It's America We all grow fast

[@alwa6954]

I thought she was 23. I never trust myself to guess a girl's age and this is why.

[@abbieprice3430]

Nice interview with the future Lily Moscovitz!

[@VictheChick]

Awww, what a cutie-pie! 😊

[@selinaogorman8380]

She was amazing in that movie welcome to the dollhouse she got picked on constantly and still held her head high and the bad boy Brandon fell in love with her and her parents treated her like a outcast Dawn the main character is incredible and she is awesome love what she is and what she does great job Heather.

[@lizziehammond2276]

ROYALTYZ Zzz - there’s a sequel?

[@chloehatfield8450]

@ROYALTYZ Zzz REALLY

[@robinbrown2256]

@@lizziehammond2276 there was a sequel of sorts called Palindromes. In this, Dawn had killed herself and the movie is about her cousin. Heather didn't want to return to reprise her role so they killed off the Dawn character. In the movie Weinerdog, they brought back Dawn but another actress played her.

[@Yeahnahyeahnahyes]

I see you've yet to discover the magic of punctuation.

[@lookitzmiikeyy]

She's amazing. Love all of her films always been a fan of her

[@jakes3799]

When I was in college in first year music theory, our teacher discussed what a 1st inversion chord looks like. He called it the 'David Letterman' chord b/c there was a big space in it - just like the space between David Letterman's teeth.

[@dongiller]

Yeah, we get it.

[@evilqueen90s00s]

Shes so beautiful ❤❤

[@erob9446]

She haven't change! It's like she just had a new body

[@siyahlifestyle]

Right?

[@LuverofFLEA]

this happened on my birthday I wasnt alive then but the ideas still there

[@oreticencias]

She's beautiful!

[@vendellawoodall1938]

Ugh love her 💗💗

[@windchimes1998]

So sweet.

[@iviwekawa980]

She's so gorgeous wow

[@jones2277]

talented actress. great film.

[@bengaughan227]

Wow she looks beautiful

[@kristinamorales]

she’s very beautiful

[@Qolus]

OH THANK YOU xD xD

[@cheloworld4252]

@Jarred Knox they said in relation to not related

[@Alskdoenfkemfnek]

No, Matarazzo is a pretty common last name. Why would they be related?

[@makaylah2865]

@@Alskdoenfkemfnek his mom is also named heather matarazzo

[@StephenPhillips]

I love her role in Roseanne.

[@stephaniealaia769]

Me too! I wish they had her character be with DJ in The Conners.

[@StephenPhillips]

@@stephaniealaia769 Same

[@stephaniealaia769]

@@StephenPhillips right? It would of been nice to see. And sucks how they killed off Roseanne, however I hear she’s returning this season idk how or who she will be playing but that seems interesting to me!

[@EngPheniks]

I first came to know of her from her role as Barbara in The Devil's advocate.

[@lauras3612]

This was a REALLY sweet interview.

[@danielsteele4712]

Very graceful arms, Heather!

[@nusratjamia7953]

Great video.. I miss those days 😘🤩🤩

[@negativeanthony]

I initially saw "Welcome to the Dollhouse" on the IFC channel in the late '90s. It had more of an impact on me than Freddy Kruger, Beavis & Butt-Head or anything like that. It affected me because I felt as though I was living Dawn's life. I, too, was a misfit in school. Incidentally, because I wanted to be a filmmaker, almost everything on IFC captivated me.

[@keithmadden9260]

She did her own stunts in Hostel 2

[@DarkHarvest666]

@Jacobite Jones what movies were you in? Exactly.

[@DanielRodriguez-rr7dq]

Idk if anyone cares, but I was born on this day - June 7, 1996 :)

[@fmminformation]

Did you watch this that day?

[@Phidias1234]

@@fmminformation , he was probably still too slimey from the afterbirth.

[@Rooftop_Korean_159]

Good, you had no reason to miss this episode when it first aired

[@lostcosmonaut5722]

Amazing hair

[@josebro352]

There's rumors that she's back as Randy's sister Martha again for Scream 5.

[@bendingbananas6540]

She's so cute :3

[@Alskdoenfkemfnek]

I from NZ, and she can visit anytime 😂

[@Bacalao2929]

So cute

[@christiancontreras5968]

Princess Diaries? Right?

[@natali8367]

She’s so cute 😭 I used to have such a big crush on her

[@YoshiIsCool1]

David Letterman Is So Young

[@promgutter8922]

amazing.

[@MonteCarlo111]

So poised for a young girl. And intelligent, charming and charismatic.

[@YoshiIsCool1]

Great Movie

[@marissamattingly1734]

I could be her stunt double. Im legit her twin!

[@rjp801]

I am so sorry... Embrace being a handsome person...

[@songbird6414]

@@rjp801 that was unnecessarily rude

[@Reshme77]

@@rjp801 ass

[@Neha-ue3uk]

bro luckyyyyy

[@Neha-ue3uk]

@@rjp801 ????

[@mishaa7263]

I loved her ever since I saw the Princess Diaries then I went and watched her old movies, I wish I didn't watch Hostel 2 tho 😓😓😓

[@Mario_N64]

Why

[@D0RYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY]

she was great in that flick.

[@VHSarah]

Gift certificate to Red Lobster would be c00l

[@renewilly3659]

I related to her so much in Welcome to the Dollhouse. My life was a lot like her in middle school/Jr high. The only difference is the parents. Her parents sucked in the movie, especially the mom. If it were me who defended myself in School my parents would be proud and they would set it off in that school for allowing me to be bullied.

[@dwayneroy5808]

I'm in love 😘

[@kittenmittons1968]

She's not conventionally pretty, but I find her dimples, smiles and eyes beautiful! Loved Welcome to the Dollhouse when I was younger!

[@jenniferhilton3824]

That sounds super backhanded

[@DiamanteDea]

She's pretty but no model

[@jenniferhilton3824]

@@DiamanteDea backhanded

[@DiamanteDea]

@@jenniferhilton3824 no

[@jenniferhilton3824]

@@DiamanteDea how is it not?

[@bengaughan227]

Great great actress. Sad movie and all to realistic.

[@moisessalazar4432]

that intro rock ass!

[@user-yi3ko8cb9h]

She’s 15 in this interview and now in 2021 she’s 38

[@someperson6252]

*13

[@miket3510]

Haha. I remember he used the wrestling scrapbook joke when a kid asked if he would go to his birthday party

[@shecontrolsme666]

Remember when girls had that hair style

[@Jessicafavorite23]

Who is Heather matarazzo

[@dongiller]

Google is your friend.

[@primusmoss-ln6jc]

Woman aint ugly. Shes got a different look but I think shes cute! Shes just a kid here though. Dave was really sweet to her! I like that!

[@waggawaggaful]

The writers and directors just didn't care about ruining her life at all. Though she was a minor, so it was ultimately her parents' decision.

[@user-et3zn2rq3m]

이때 이 분이 13살이셨다고? 13살 아닌 것 같다😳 한 18살 같은데..

[@dongiller]

She was born on November 10, 1982. That would make her 13 in this appearance. She would turn 14 five months later.

[@user-et3zn2rq3m]

오, 좋은 정보 감사합니다!

[@gojewla]

Wait, does she have a British accent??? I never knew that. She doesn’t in the movie. Plus, she pronounces her own name wrong.

[@StrawberryJam806]

She’s not British, she’s from New York.

[@gojewla]

Strawberry Jam lol

[@lizziehammond2276]

That’s so funny, I’m British and I can easily tell she isn’t British in the slightest.

[@gojewla]

@@lizziehammond2276 I can too ;)

[@Lilweh]

What the hell

[@minyi8573]

F*ck, I was 2 years old at that time.

[@iminalotoffandomslol4340]

I wasn’t even born..

[@supernova7848]

Is this the same girl who was the bee 🐝 in Blind Melon’s music video “ No rain” ?

[@sirreptitious8786]

Nope! Wrong girl. The "Bee Girl" is named Heather DeLoach, born in 1983. She was only 9 yrs old when she appeared in that video. And was never heard from ever again.

[@girlyskk6410]

She was always pretty, just wasn’t the beauty standard.

[@thegood9]

Fantastic movie, and it's sequel Palindromes, might even be better.

[@mr.screamghostface]

she look like suzane richthofen