{"id":982,"date":"2025-12-10T03:33:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T03:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailypulse1.xyz\/?p=982"},"modified":"2025-12-10T03:33:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T03:33:51","slug":"matilda-actor-who-got-spun-by-pigtails-has-completely-different-career-almost-30-years-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailypulse1.xyz\/?p=982","title":{"rendered":"Matilda actor who got spun by pigtails has completely different career almost 30 years on"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The unforgettable \u201cpigtail spinning\u201d scene from the movie Matilda remains one of the most shocking and talked-about moments in 90s family films. The scene, where a schoolgirl is swung through the air by her braids, shocked audiences and became an iconic part of cinema history.See more\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The child actress who played the role of Amanda Thripp was Jacqueline Steiger. At the time, she was only a young girl, and that short but powerful scene became the most memorable part of her acting career.<\/p>\n<p>After the success of the film, Jacqueline chose to leave Hollywood and did not continue acting full-time. Instead, she pursued education and built a completely different career away from the spotlight, surprising many fans who expected to see her in more movies.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 30 years later, Jacqueline Steiger works as a writer and media professional, focusing on storytelling and digital content. Her transformation from a famous child actor to a private professional life continues to fascinate fans and often goes viral on social media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The unforgettable \u201cpigtail spinning\u201d scene from the movie Matilda remains one of the most shocking and talked-about moments in 90s family films. The scene, where a schoolgirl is swung through the air by her braids, shocked audiences and became an iconic part of cinema history.See more\u2026 The child actress who played the role of Amanda [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":983,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailypulse1.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailypulse1.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailypulse1.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailypulse1.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailypulse1.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=982"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailypulse1.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/982\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":984,"href":"https:\/\/dailypulse1.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/982\/revisions\/984"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailypulse1.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailypulse1.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailypulse1.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailypulse1.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}