D.i.k. Mira Sorvino
Mira Sorvino at the. Born Mira Katherine Sorvino ( 1967-09-28) September 28, 1967 (age 50), U.S. Residence, U.S. Alma mater Occupation Actress Years active 1985–present Spouse(s) ( m. 2004) Children 4 Parent(s) Lorraine Ruth Davis Website on Mira Katherine Sorvino (; born September 28, 1967) is an American actress. She won the and for for her performance as a in 's (1995).
She also starred in the films (1997), (1997), (1998), (1998), (1999), and (2009). She received Golden Globe and nominations for her role in (1996), and a nomination for her role in (2005).
Mira Katherine Sorvino (/ ˈ m iː r ə s ɔːr ˈ v iː n oʊ /; born September 28, 1967) is an American actress. She won the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best.
Contents. Early life Sorvino was born in to Lorraine Ruth Davis, a drama therapist for patients and a former actress, and, a and. She has two siblings, and Amanda. Sorvino is of Italian descent on her father's side.
Sorvino was raised in, where she wrote and acted in backyard plays with her childhood friend and in theater productions. Sorvino has said that as a child she was strongly influenced by her mother to pursue social causes; her mother had participated at the. Sorvino excelled in high school, and was accepted into.
She studied for one year as an exchange student with in Beijing, China, where she became fluent in. In 1989, she graduated from Harvard with a degree in. She also helped found the, one of Harvard's co-ed groups in 1985. Career Sorvino's first major screen appearance was in the teen television series, on which she appeared in six episodes.
When the 1993 film entered preproduction, she was hired as third assistant director, then was promoted to casting director, then to assistant producer, and was finally offered a lead role. Positive reviews led to other acting opportunities. After small roles in 's and 's, she was cast in the 1995 Woody Allen film Mighty Aphrodite. Her portrayal of a happy-go-lucky made her a star, winning her an Academy Award and for Best Supporting Actress. While the film garnered Sorvino international notoriety, she described the shooting of the film as extremely stressful: 'I was absolutely neurotic doing Mighty Aphrodite,' she recalled. 'Every night brought a new nervous breakdown.
I'd cry and talk to God, I was so nervous. Then the next day, I'd show up and do my scenes.'
Other credits include alongside, with, and from Spike Lee. She portrayed for the 1996 HBO film, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe, and the lead role in the 1997 horror movie from.
In 1995, she portrayed Conchita Closson in the BBC miniseries based on 's last novel. She starred as in the 2000 television film. In 2002, Sorvino appeared as the lead in, an adaptation of the 1732 play.
In 2006, she received a Golden Globe nomination for her role as an agent in the film Human Trafficking. The following year, she had a supporting role in the drama (2007), opposite. In February 2008, she guest-starred in the 'Frozen' episode of the medical television drama. Making her character, psychiatrist Cate Milton, a recurring character, was mentioned, but the put a freeze on such discussions. She starred in (2009), Multiple Sarcasms (2010) alongside and, and 's Union Square (2012), with and.
The film premiered at the to good reviews. In the same year, Sorvino played the mother of the lead in the film adaptation of ’s popular children’s book. In 2014, she reappeared as Head Detective Betsy Brannigan on the of, and on the of as John Pope's love interest, Sara. Sorvino also joined the cast of the television series, playing the role of Amy Whelan.
In 2016, she appeared in the series as an actor working on a sitcom pilot named White Trash. Personal life Between 1996 and 1998, Mira Sorvino was romantically involved with director, who was her escort to the Academy Awards ceremony where she won Best Supporting Actress for Mighty Aphrodite. Sorvino met actor at a friend's party in August 2003. On June 11, 2004, they married in a private civil ceremony at the, courthouse, then later had a hilltop ceremony in, Italy. The couple has four children: daughters Mattea Angel (born 2004) and Lucia (born 2012) and sons Johnny Christopher King (born 2006) and Holden Paul Terry Backus (born 2009). In honor of Sorvino's role as Susan Tyler, an who was investigating deadly insect mutations in the feature film, a compound excreted by the as a defensive mechanism was named 'mirasorvone'. Sorvino at the Anti-Human Trafficking Symposium in Washington, D.C., January 30, 2013 In September 2014, Sorvino gave a wide-ranging interview on in which she discusses her education and her life in China, and many of her varied interests.
Sorvino was an atheist in 1997 but identified as a Christian in 2012. She resides with her family in Los Angeles, California. Political activism She has been affiliated with since 2004, and in 2006, was honored with Amnesty International’s Artist of Conscience Award given to those who have displayed longstanding philanthropic and humanist efforts. Sorvino has been a U.N. Goodwill Ambassador to Combat Human Trafficking, since 2009 through 2012, and has lobbied Congress to abolish human trafficking in. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1985 Factory Worker Uncredited 1993 Obit Writer, The The Obit Writer Short film 1993 Laura 1993 New York Cop (Nyū Yōku no koppu) Maria 1994 Sandra Goodwin 1994 Marta Ferrer 1995 Monika 1995 Linda Ash Academy Award Winner - Best Supporting Actress 1995 Young Lady 1996 Sharon Cassidy 1996 Teresa Short film The Dutch Master 1996 Tarantella Diane 1997 Romy White 1997 Dr.
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Kate Stanhope (2017-04-03). Retrieved 2017-06-02. Titled simply Condor, the drama follows Joe Turner (Max Irons), a young CIA analyst whose idealism is tested when he stumbles onto a terrible but brilliant plan that threatens the lives of millions. Sorvino will play Marty Frost, an investigator who has come out of retirement to take over after an attack at Turner’s office.
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