jakub's first role was as katis' granddaughter in the 1985 film "eleni". she appeared in comedy-drama film "mrs. doubtfire" (1993) alongside mara wilson, sally field, matthew lawrence, and robin williams. the film grossed $441.3 million on a $25 million budget, becoming the second-highest-grossing film of 1993 worldwide. though the film received mixed reviews, it was placed 67th in the american film institute's "afi's 100 years...100 laughs" list and 40th on bravo's "100 funniest movies of all time." when jakub received the part of lydia in "mrs. doubtfire", her high school expelled her for accruing too many absences. robin williams wrote a letter to jakub's high school, pleading with them to re-admit jakub but this was unsuccessful.