Rooney Mara---Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

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Football Goddess?

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You probably know Rooney Mara as the star of the soon-to-be-released The Girl With a Dragon Tattoo movie, in which she plays the lead role of pierced punk/hardcore hacker Lisbeth Salander. A serious force to be reckoned with, even if you are James Bond (Daniel Craig).

But she's also the great-granddaughter of Tim Mara and Art Rooney, Senior. Mara founded the New York Giants. Rooney founded the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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The story goes like this: Art Rooney (again, Rooney Mara's maternal great-grandfather) founded the Steelers in 1933. He named his son Tim Rooney in honor of Rooney Mara's paternal great-grandfather, Tim Mara (founder of the NY Giants). Then, a generation later, Chris and Kathleen Mara named their baby daughter Patricia Rooney Mara -- who eventually dropped the "Patricia" to become simply Rooney Mara. Who's now starring in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Tada!
http://thestir.cafemom.com/sports/130436/tough_girl_rooney_mara_of

[ScreamingMeemie]

1. Maybe "princess", due to her lineage... But, unless she played, definitely

not "Goddess". Goddess is the girl that lines up on the O-line against the boys in my son's district.

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2. See the movie

I know she played a character... But she sure sold me as one tough as Dame.

[seabeyond]

3. is tattooing sport? or women getting naked? nt

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5. uh no

Her lineage makes it a sports story.

[seabeyond]

7. ahhhhh. that picture would be the one from the article?

so, somewhere back when someone was into football. got it.

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11. oh for fuck sakes

Sorry to offend you.

Ugg...no double fucking ugg.

Now you got me started.

[Upton]

8. Women getting naked..

[LisaM]

4. I read this in Harper's Bazaar months ago.

Perhaps if the rest of you kept up with Harper's Bazaar, you would have known of her football lineage way back in the spring.

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6. Actually just learned it today

I watched a Letterman interview with her.

A real pretty lady.

[Upton]

9. She looks okay to me..

and her lineage is interesting, but I looked up some of her images and referring to her as a "goddess" might be a bit much....

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12. disagree

[MaineDem]

10. I saw her on Letterman a few weeks ago.

I'm anxious to see the movie (LOVED the book) but football...meh!

She said they'd get all dressed up to go to church on Sundays and then go to the Giants game. They were the only kids there in their Sunday best.

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15. Yeah---that was funny

said she'd sit there all itchy.

Beautiful lady.

[tclambert]

13. As far as tattoos, I preferred the giant tattoo the girl in the Swedish movies had.

A big dragon covering almost her whole back that looked like it was ripping its way out through her flesh. See, she was a dragon trapped in a girl's body, but the dragon was determined to come out. That's how tough Lisbeth Salander is.

[RagAss]

14. Special Guest Star - Tom Coughlin as the Miserable Bastard old man.

[Renew Deal]

16. kick for the NY Giants!