This page will contain additional articles about Mira Sorvino, as they become available.Mira SorvinoMira Sorvino (born September 28, 1967) is an Oscar-winning American actress, who has appeared in Romy and Michele's High School Reunion,At First Sight, Blue in the Face, Summer of Sam and Mighty Aphrodite. Sorvino was born in Tenafly, New Jersey, and is the daughter of veteran actor Paul Sorvino (whose credits include Goodfellas, Oliver Stone's Nixon, and TV's Law & Order). She was raised in New Jersey and dedicated most of her childhood to academic studies rather than preparing for an acting career, as her father did not want his three children to become young movie stars. Nevertheless, Sorvino acted in theater productions while in high school and later in university. She was at Harvard University, where she graduated "summa cum laude" in East Asian Studies. Her thesis was on anti-African sentiment in China (see Nanjing Anti-African protests). She is also a political activist affiliated with Amnesty International. She spent a year abroad in China, and speaks Mandarin Chinese. She also speaks French. After graduating from college, she spent three years in New York trying to make a name for herself as an actress. Like so many other young actors, she worked at several jobs, waiting for an opportunity in show business. One of her jobs was as production assistant in a film company. When the 1993 picture Amongst Friends entered pre-production, she was hired as third assistant director. Soon she was promoted to casting director and to assistant producer, and was finally offered the lead role in the movie. Reviews of her first film performance were positive, which opened her doors for her following parts. The breakthrough role in Sorvino's early career was her portrayal of a squeaky-voiced, foul-mouthed prostitute in Woody Allen's 1995 movie Mighty Aphrodite, for which she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Since then she has had offers for co-leading and supporting roles, some of them having become box-office hits, such as Romy and Michele's High School Reunion opposite Lisa Kudrow, and At First Sight with Val Kilmer. Sorvino dated Quentin Tarantino for several years and more recently French actor Olivier Martinez. On June 11, 2004 she married Christopher Backus in a private ceremony; the marriage did not become public knowledge for more than two weeks. Backus is an aspiring actor, who has appeared on the television show Will & Grace, but the couple met when he took her order at the restaurant where he was working as a waiter. Filmography
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Backus is an aspiring actor, who has appeared on the television show Will & Grace, but the couple met when he took her order at the restaurant where he was working as a waiter. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6125 Hollywood Blvd. On June 11, 2004 she married Christopher Backus in a private ceremony; the marriage did not become public knowledge for more than two weeks. Howard Lee. Sorvino dated Quentin Tarantino for several years and more recently French actor Olivier Martinez. She had two daughters by Oleg Cassini -- Daria, who was born mentally handicapped, and Christina -- and miscarried one child while married to W. Since then she has had offers for co-leading and supporting roles, some of them having become box-office hits, such as Romy and Michele's High School Reunion opposite Lisa Kudrow, and At First Sight with Val Kilmer. His previous wife had been the film star Hedy Lamarr. The breakthrough role in Sorvino's early career was her portrayal of a squeaky-voiced, foul-mouthed prostitute in Woody Allen's 1995 movie Mighty Aphrodite, for which she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Howard Lee, whom she married in 1963. Reviews of her first film performance were positive, which opened her doors for her following parts. She is interred in the Glenwood Cemetery in Houston, next to her second husband, oilman W. Soon she was promoted to casting director and to assistant producer, and was finally offered the lead role in the movie. Gene Tierney died from emphysema in Houston, Texas at age 70. When the 1993 picture Amongst Friends entered pre-production, she was hired as third assistant director. Kennnedy and Prince Aly Khan -- had taken their toll. She returned to the screen in 1963 in Advise and Consent. One of her jobs was as production assistant in a film company. A failed marriage to fashion designer Oleg Cassini, the premature birth of a partially blind and mentally retarded daughter (Tierney had contracted German measles from one of her fans while pregnant), and several failed love affairs -- the men included John F. Like so many other young actors, she worked at several jobs, waiting for an opportunity in show business. By 1955, Tierney was in a hospital, being treated for depression. After graduating from college, she spent three years in New York trying to make a name for herself as an actress. Muir (1947). She also speaks French. Tierney was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for the following year's Leave Her to Heaven, and later starred in Dragonwyck, The Razor's Edge (both 1946), and The Ghost and Mrs. She is also a political activist affiliated with Amnesty International. She spent a year abroad in China, and speaks Mandarin Chinese. In 1944 she appeared in what became her most famous role, that of the murder victim and title character in Laura. Her thesis was on anti-African sentiment in China (see Nanjing Anti-African protests). Her popularity began to peak with her role in 1943's Heaven Can Wait. She was at Harvard University, where she graduated "summa cum laude" in East Asian Studies. The following year she was extremely busy, making The Shanghai Gesture, Sundown, Tobacco Road and Belle Starr. Nevertheless, Sorvino acted in theater productions while in high school and later in university. Her first movie was in 1940 in Hudson's Bay, and later that year, she starred in The Return of Frank James. She was raised in New Jersey and dedicated most of her childhood to academic studies rather than preparing for an acting career, as her father did not want his three children to become young movie stars. By 1939, she was on Broadway; her wealthy father set up a corporation to help fund her pursuit of an acting career. Sorvino was born in Tenafly, New Jersey, and is the daughter of veteran actor Paul Sorvino (whose credits include Goodfellas, Oliver Stone's Nixon, and TV's Law & Order). Born in Brooklyn, New York and schooled in Switzerland, she was acclaimed as one of the beauties of her day. Mira Sorvino (born September 28, 1967) is an Oscar-winning American actress, who has appeared in Romy and Michele's High School Reunion,At First Sight, Blue in the Face, Summer of Sam and Mighty Aphrodite. Gene Eliza Tierney (November 19, 1920 - November 6, 1991) was an American film actress. Amongst Friends (1993). Barcelona (1994). Quiz Show (1994). The Dutch Master (1994). Mighty Aphrodite (1995). Blue in the Face (1995). Beautiful Girls (1996). Tarantella (1996). Sweet Nothing (1996). Tales of Erotica (1996). New York Cop (1996). Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997). Mimic (1997). The Replacement Killers (1998). Too Tired to Die (1998). Lulu on the Bridge (1998). Free Money (1998). At First Sight (1999). Summer of Sam (1999). The Triumph of Love (2001). The Grey Zone (2001). The Great Gatsby (2001). Wisegirls (2002). Semana Santa (2002). Between Strangers (2002). Gods and Generals (2003). |