Clara Mamet

Clara Mamet (born September 29, 1994)^[1] is an American actress and musician best known for her role as Amber Weaver in the ABC television comedy The Neighbors.^[2]

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.^[3] She has another half-sister, Willa Mamet, and a brother, Noah Mamet.^[4] Her father was born to a Jewish family and her mother converted to Judaism.^[5]

Mamet became legally emancipated at 15 so she could leave high school at 16 to pursue her career to become a playwright and actress.^[6][3] 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.^[7] 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.^[8] Mamet has also written plays, Paris and The Solvit Kids, the latter co-written with Jack Quaid.^[7]

In September 2015, it was revealed Mamet had been cast in Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising.^[9]

• Mamet, Clara. Paris. New York: Samuel French, 2012. ISBN 978-0-573-70068-2 ^[10]
• Mamet, Clara, and Jack Quaid. The Solvit Kids. New York: Samuel French, 2012. ISBN 978-0-573-70087-3^[11]

• Clara Mamet at IMDb
• Clara Mamet at Rotten Tomatoes