Mira Sorvino

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 also appeared as Cecilia in Imagining Argentina (2003), playing alongside Antonio Banderas. On June 11, 2004 she married Christopher Backus in a private ceremony; the marriage did not become public knowledge for more than two weeks. Thompson appeared as Sibyll Trelawney in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) following her divorced husband Kenneth Branagh who played Gilderoy Lockhart in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). Sorvino dated Quentin Tarantino for several years and more recently French actor Olivier Martinez. However, the pinnacle of her career was winning an Academy Award in 1996 for the screenplay adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, in which she also played the lead, Elinor Dashwood. 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. Forster novel, the sombre The Remains of the Day opposite Anthony Hopkins, and The Winter Guest.

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. M. Reviews of her first film performance were positive, which opened her doors for her following parts. Thompson also starred in romantic comedies such as The Tall Guy, and more serious films such as Howards End, based on the E. Soon she was promoted to casting director and to assistant producer, and was finally offered the lead role in the movie. Thompson later married actor Greg Wise, with whom she had a child. When the 1993 picture Amongst Friends entered pre-production, she was hired as third assistant director. They appeared together in hit films such as Dead Again, Henry V and Much Ado About Nothing, but eventually divorced (October 1995).

One of her jobs was as production assistant in a film company. Emma Thompson came to fame with a leading role in the BBC drama serial, Fortunes of War (based on the novels of Olivia Manning), in which she played opposite Kenneth Branagh, whom she later married (August 20, 1989). Like so many other young actors, she worked at several jobs, waiting for an opportunity in show business. Her sister is actress Sophie Thompson. After graduating from college, she spent three years in New York trying to make a name for herself as an actress. She is the daughter of actor Eric Thompson (of The Magic Roundabout fame) and actress Phyllida Law. She also speaks French. Emma Thompson (born April 15, 1959 in Paddington, London) is an Academy Award-winning British actress.

She is also a political activist affiliated with Amnesty International. She spent a year abroad in China, and speaks Mandarin Chinese. Her thesis was on anti-African sentiment in China (see Nanjing Anti-African protests). She was at Harvard University, where she graduated "summa cum laude" in East Asian Studies. Nevertheless, Sorvino acted in theater productions while in high school and later in university.

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. 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). 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. 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).