Clara Mamet (born September 29, 1994) is an American actress and musician best known for her role as Amber Weaver in the ABC television comedy The Neighbors.
Early life Mamet was born in Randolph, Vermont, the daughter of playwright David Mamet and actress Rebecca Pidgeon, and is the half-sister of actress Zosia Mamet. She has another half-sister, Willa Mamet, and a brother, Noah Mamet. Her father was born to a Jewish family and her mother converted to Judaism.
Career Mamet became legally emancipated at 15 so she could leave high school at 16 to pursue her career to become a playwright and actress. She started auditioning for acting parts when she was 14, but "nobody had ever hired me before. So I thought I'd hire myself" by writing roles. Mamet wrote, directed and starred in her first film, Two-Bit Waltz (2014), a semi-autobiographical movie with William H. Macy, her mother Rebecca Pidgeon, and Jared Gilman. Mamet has also written plays, Paris and The Solvit Kids, the latter co-written with Jack Quaid.
In 2012, along with her half-sister Zosia Mamet, she launched a folk music duo project called The Cabin Sisters. In April, they both played live in The Bowery Electric in New York City. In 2013, The Cabin Sisters launched a Kickstarter to fund the shooting of their first music video for their song, "Bleak Love". The campaign was unsuccessful and ended on June 9th, raising only $2,783 out of their requested budget of $32,000.
In September 2015, it was revealed Mamet had been cast in Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2004 Spartan Billy's Daughter 2010 The Marquee The Girl Short film Inside the Actor's Workshop The Paint Girl Our Valley The Girl 2013 Night Moves Activist Filmmaker 2014 Two-Bit Waltz Maude Also director and writer Spirit Blossom Sandalwood Short film 2016 Wiener-Dog Lina Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising Maranda Satanic Elise 2018 Benjamin Amber 2020 Sloan Hearts Neckface Sloan
Television Year Title Role Notes 2006 The Unit C.J Weiss 1 episode 2012–2014 The Neighbors Amber Weaver 44 episodes 2013 Phil Spector Back to Mono Girl Television film 2015 Wacko Smacko April 1 episode 2016–2017 Son of Zorn Layla 5 episodes
Works or publications Mamet, Clara. Paris. New York: Samuel French, 2012. Mamet, Clara, and Jack Quaid. The Solvit Kids. New York: Samuel French, 2012.
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