ROONEY MARA went all Lisbeth Salander on a rowdy guest who tried to paw her at her best friend’s wedding…making people wonder if the 26-year-old actress is still in character for “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo”…

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Mara was on “The Late Show With David Letterman” the other night and she told her host how difficult it was to shake off her dark and edgy character. So difficult, in fact, that instead of shaking off the advances of a drunk fellow guest at her pal’s wedding, she went and got all street punk on him…

Picture out a slender Rooney Mara jumping on the guy, and gripping him by the throat.

“I guess I was still in character,”

Mara admitted to Dave ruefully.

“I immediately grabbed his throat and was like, ‘Put me down. I will hurt you.’”

Even without the piercings, tattoos, and the goth haircut, you can just imagine the menacing glint in the eyes of Lisbeth Salander on the warpath.

No wonder Mara landed herself a Golden Globe nomination today even before the movie’s scheduled to hit theaters on December 20. Will Lisbeth Salander triumph at awards night?

Watch Rooney Mara talk about how tough it was to get out of her Lisbeth Salander persona even after she’d removed all her tattoos and piercings

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