Mattea Marie Conforti (born May 22, 2006) is an American actress. She made her debut as a replacement for the titular character in Matilda the Musical in 2015. On Broadway, she originated the role of Young Anna in Frozen and played Louise in the 2017 revival of Sunday in the Park with George. Conforti has starred in television shows such as Power, NOS4A2, and The Testaments. Additionally, she voiced Young Elsa in Frozen 2 and the titular character of Moon in The Ollie & Moon Show.
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Life and career
2006–2017: Early life and career beginnings
Conforti was born in 2006 in New Jersey to Nicole and Damian Conforti. She spent the first decade of her life in West Caldwell. She’s an alum of Mountain Lakes High School, where she was captain of the cheerleading and lacrosse teams.
Conforti first appeared onscreen at age seven in a Charmin commercial. At a young age, Conforti bought tickets to see Matilda the Musical with her grandmother. Conforti felt a "tinge of disappointment" since she could "easily see herself [starring as the lead character]" and "[she] could have done that".
In September 2014, at the age of eight, Conforti attended an open casting call for Matilda the Musical. Two months later, Conforti received a callback and was cast as a replacement for the titular character. She learnt to speak with a British accent and performed from June 2015 to May 2016. In the same year, Conforti made her film debut playing a minor role in 3 Generations.
In 2017, Conforti played the role of Louise in the 2017 revival of Sunday in the Park with George. Conforti voiced the titular character of Moon in The Ollie & Moon Show. Conforti originated the role of young Anna in Frozen, the stage adaptation of the 2013 film of the same name, first in a pre-Broadway tryout in Denver, then on Broadway in March 2018. Reception for the show was generally positive, and Conforti's performance was praised. For example, The Washington Post wrote that she and Ayla Schwartz, who portrayed young Elsa, were "exceptionally cast", while BBC News wrote that she was "super-perky" She left the cast during November 2018.
Conforti played the titular character in The Muny's Matilda the Musical. She received mostly favourable reviews. Tanya Seale of BroadwayWorld called her "the delightful earworm" and Mark Bretz of Ladue News called her "dazzling". Conforti voiced young Elsa in Frozen II. She played Millie Manx in NOS4A2. The series was cancelled after its second season.
2021–present: Current work
In 2021, Conforti portrayed the younger version of the character Janice Soprano in the film The Many Saints of Newark.
While still in high school Conforti directed a short film, Retrospect, part of the 2023 Brooklyn Film Festival.
In Fall of 2024, Conforti enrolled in Harvard University. She is studying theater, dance, and media with a minor in government. She is a member of Harvard's Hasty Pudding Theatricals, where she played the role of "Al Dente" in the troupe's 176th production 101 Damnations.
In March 2025 she was cast as series regular, on The Testaments (TV series). When she booked The Testaments, she found out she had a week to get to Canada and start filming. Conforti took a leave of absence during her freshman year to film Season One from March to August 2025.
On the Testaments she plays ‘Becka,’ a girl of humble origins who attends school with Gilead’s elite. As she comes of age, she starts to question whether she wants the life she’s being groomed for. Season one reviews called Conforti "a standout" as Agnes’ best friend Becka.
