Kate Mara recalls the kindness of Heath Ledger

Actress Kate Mara -

Kate Mara still fondly remembers Heath Ledger's kindness.

She had met the late actor on the set of

, one of his very first films.

She played the daughter of Heath Ledger's character, Ennis Del Mar. “I was 19, and he was only a few years older than me.

It was pretty crazy, ”the now 37-year-old actress said on the

.

“But he was sweet.

The whole experience was really amazing, she continued.

And even though he wasn't much older than me, he really took me under his wing because “I hadn't worked that much”.

He was really special.

"

Too early

When it was released in 2005,

caused a sensation by staging an unexpected love story between two cowboys played by Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal.

A role which had earned Heath Ledger to be nominated for the Oscar for best actor.

After that, the actor's career had only grown until his tragic death in 2008 at just 28 years of age from drug poisoning.

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