Michelle has been raising Matilda as a single mother since her father, Heath Ledger's, untimely death in 2008.
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Michelle admitted that the best part of being a mother is hearing "mama."
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Michelle stars in the film Manchester By the Sea, produced by Matt Damon and starring Casey Affleck and Matthew Broderick.
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