Rooney Mara Supports Joaquin Phoenix atJoker: Folie á DeuxL.A. Premiere, but They Don't Pose Together

Mar. 15, 2025

Joaquin Phoenix (left); Rooney Mara.Photo:Monica Schipper/Getty, Jesse Grant/Variety via GettyRooney Maraappeared at herfiancéJoaquin Phoenix’s latest movie premiere, but the couple did not pose together.Mara, 39, was seen supporting her longtime partner Phoenix, 49, at the Los Angeles premiere of his new comic book movieJoker: Folie á Deuxon Monday, Sept. 30. The couple, whoshare one son, posed for photos separately on the red carpet outside the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Mara wore an all-black dress to the premiere, while Phoenix was seen wearing a black suit and white shirt as he posed for photos with Lady Gaga, his costar in the movie.Phoenix and Mara, who rarely appear together in public, originally met on the set of their 2013 movieHer, a film in which they portrayed ex-spouses. Phoenix famously toldVanity Fairin 2019 that he thought Maradid not like him at first, before realizing she was simply shy.The pair worked together again on the 2018 moviesDon’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on FootandMary Magdaleneand made their first public appearance as a couple at the closing ceremonies for theCannes Film Festivalin May 2017.Joaquin Phoenix (left) and Rooney Mara on Sept. 30, 2024.Michael Buckner/Variety via GettyMara and Phoenix privately got engaged in 2019; the couplesparked engagement rumorsin May of that year after Mara was seen wearing a large diamond ring on her left hand.In September 2020, the couplewelcomed their first child, son River, whom they named after Joaquin’slate brother River, who died in 1993at age 23. Maraconfirmed River’s namewhen she mentioned her son in a Mother’s Day 2021 campaign for Farm Sanctuary, though Russian filmmaker Victor Kossakovsky, who Phoenix worked with on the dialogue-free documentaryGunda, confirmed the child’s name during an appearance at the 2020 Zurich Film Festival.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Mara revealed that she and Phoenix wereexpecting a second child togetherwhen she appeared at the premiere of her movieLa Cocinaat the Berlin Film Festival in Germany in February.Rooney Mara on Sept. 30, 2024.Jesse Grant/Variety via GettyWhile the couple typically remain private about their life together, Mara previously spoke to how she approaches balancing work and life as a parent while she appeared on Joaquin’s sisterRain Phoenix’sLaunchLeftpodcastin January 2023. “I was able to get advice fromClaire [Foy]andSheila [McCarthy]andJudith [Ivey]and all these moms that I was working with,” she said of her movieWomen Talkingat the time. “And River was there on set all the time, in the green room. It was a very idyllic situation, it probably won’t happen like that again.“Joker: Folie á Deuxis in theaters Oct. 4.

Joaquin Phoenix (left); Rooney Mara.Photo:Monica Schipper/Getty, Jesse Grant/Variety via Getty

Monica Schipper/Getty, Jesse Grant/Variety via Getty

Rooney Maraappeared at herfiancéJoaquin Phoenix’s latest movie premiere, but the couple did not pose together.Mara, 39, was seen supporting her longtime partner Phoenix, 49, at the Los Angeles premiere of his new comic book movieJoker: Folie á Deuxon Monday, Sept. 30. The couple, whoshare one son, posed for photos separately on the red carpet outside the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Mara wore an all-black dress to the premiere, while Phoenix was seen wearing a black suit and white shirt as he posed for photos with Lady Gaga, his costar in the movie.Phoenix and Mara, who rarely appear together in public, originally met on the set of their 2013 movieHer, a film in which they portrayed ex-spouses. Phoenix famously toldVanity Fairin 2019 that he thought Maradid not like him at first, before realizing she was simply shy.The pair worked together again on the 2018 moviesDon’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on FootandMary Magdaleneand made their first public appearance as a couple at the closing ceremonies for theCannes Film Festivalin May 2017.Joaquin Phoenix (left) and Rooney Mara on Sept. 30, 2024.Michael Buckner/Variety via GettyMara and Phoenix privately got engaged in 2019; the couplesparked engagement rumorsin May of that year after Mara was seen wearing a large diamond ring on her left hand.In September 2020, the couplewelcomed their first child, son River, whom they named after Joaquin’slate brother River, who died in 1993at age 23. Maraconfirmed River’s namewhen she mentioned her son in a Mother’s Day 2021 campaign for Farm Sanctuary, though Russian filmmaker Victor Kossakovsky, who Phoenix worked with on the dialogue-free documentaryGunda, confirmed the child’s name during an appearance at the 2020 Zurich Film Festival.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Mara revealed that she and Phoenix wereexpecting a second child togetherwhen she appeared at the premiere of her movieLa Cocinaat the Berlin Film Festival in Germany in February.Rooney Mara on Sept. 30, 2024.Jesse Grant/Variety via GettyWhile the couple typically remain private about their life together, Mara previously spoke to how she approaches balancing work and life as a parent while she appeared on Joaquin’s sisterRain Phoenix’sLaunchLeftpodcastin January 2023. “I was able to get advice fromClaire [Foy]andSheila [McCarthy]andJudith [Ivey]and all these moms that I was working with,” she said of her movieWomen Talkingat the time. “And River was there on set all the time, in the green room. It was a very idyllic situation, it probably won’t happen like that again.“Joker: Folie á Deuxis in theaters Oct. 4.

Rooney Maraappeared at herfiancéJoaquin Phoenix’s latest movie premiere, but the couple did not pose together.

Mara, 39, was seen supporting her longtime partner Phoenix, 49, at the Los Angeles premiere of his new comic book movieJoker: Folie á Deuxon Monday, Sept. 30. The couple, whoshare one son, posed for photos separately on the red carpet outside the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Mara wore an all-black dress to the premiere, while Phoenix was seen wearing a black suit and white shirt as he posed for photos with Lady Gaga, his costar in the movie.

Phoenix and Mara, who rarely appear together in public, originally met on the set of their 2013 movieHer, a film in which they portrayed ex-spouses. Phoenix famously toldVanity Fairin 2019 that he thought Maradid not like him at first, before realizing she was simply shy.

The pair worked together again on the 2018 moviesDon’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on FootandMary Magdaleneand made their first public appearance as a couple at the closing ceremonies for theCannes Film Festivalin May 2017.

Joaquin Phoenix (left) and Rooney Mara on Sept. 30, 2024.Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty

Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty

Mara and Phoenix privately got engaged in 2019; the couplesparked engagement rumorsin May of that year after Mara was seen wearing a large diamond ring on her left hand.

In September 2020, the couplewelcomed their first child, son River, whom they named after Joaquin’slate brother River, who died in 1993at age 23. Maraconfirmed River’s namewhen she mentioned her son in a Mother’s Day 2021 campaign for Farm Sanctuary, though Russian filmmaker Victor Kossakovsky, who Phoenix worked with on the dialogue-free documentaryGunda, confirmed the child’s name during an appearance at the 2020 Zurich Film Festival.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Mara revealed that she and Phoenix wereexpecting a second child togetherwhen she appeared at the premiere of her movieLa Cocinaat the Berlin Film Festival in Germany in February.

Rooney Mara on Sept. 30, 2024.Jesse Grant/Variety via Getty

Jesse Grant/Variety via Getty

While the couple typically remain private about their life together, Mara previously spoke to how she approaches balancing work and life as a parent while she appeared on Joaquin’s sisterRain Phoenix’sLaunchLeftpodcastin January 2023. “I was able to get advice fromClaire [Foy]andSheila [McCarthy]andJudith [Ivey]and all these moms that I was working with,” she said of her movieWomen Talkingat the time. “And River was there on set all the time, in the green room. It was a very idyllic situation, it probably won’t happen like that again.”

Joker: Folie á Deuxis in theaters Oct. 4.

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