Wilson’s Matilda and Trachtenberg’s Harriet the Spy, both released in 1996, boosting both child stars further into the spotlight. The actresses attended the same middle school in Burbank, and Wilson is reflecting on how their classmates did not treat Trachtenberg well in a personal essay published by Vulture on Tuesday.

Actor Mara Wilson remembered her friend and fellow 1990s child star, the late Michelle Trachtenberg, in a moving essay. Wilson, who starred in “Matilda,” shared fond memories of Trachtenberg, star of “Harriet the Spy,” in a piece published by Vulture on Tuesday, several weeks after Trachtenberg was found dead in her New York City apartment.

Wilson revealed that she and Trachtenberg were classmates in Burbank, California, where the two bonded over their shared experiences of being child stars. In the essay, the 37-year-old recalled how Trachtenberg was often bullied by their peers, with kids mocking her for her role in Harriet the Spy.