Career
She is perhaps best known for her portrayal of young Christina Crawford in the film Mommie Dearest, featuring Faye Dunaway. She garnered a Razzie nomination for her performance. She also portrayed the crazed tap-dancing daughter Gay in the legendary Broadway bomb,, which opened and closed on the same night in 1983.
In addition to many television credits, including a season-long stint playing awkward and naive Charlotte Tilden on Roseanne (1992–1993), her recent work includes roles in the films Personal Velocity: Three Portraits and Broadway Damage.
Mara Hobel currently teaches acting classes for children at Rising Star Productions. Drama: The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York Voice: The Voice Workshop, Liz Sabine and Louis David, New York and California Dance: Philosophy Black and Studio II, New New York