| General info : | | Mira Katherine Sorvino (born September 28, 1967, New York, New York, U.S.) is an American actress.
She came to prominence after winning the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Woody Allen's Mighty Aphrodite (1995).
She is also known for starring in the films Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997), Mimic (1997), The Replacement Killers (1998), Summer of Sam (1999), and Like Dandelion Dust (2009). She received Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for her role in Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996), and a Golden Globe nomination for her role in Human Trafficking (2005). | |
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| General info : | Mira Katherine Sorvino (born September 28, 1967, New York, New York, U.S.) is an American actress.
She came to prominence after winning the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Woody Allen's Mighty Aphrodite (1995).
She is also known for starring in the films Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997), Mimic (1997), The Replacement Killers (1998), Summer of Sam (1999), and Like Dandelion Dust (2009). She received Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for her role in Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996), and a Golden Globe nomination for her role in Human Trafficking (2005). | Mira Katherine Sorvino (born September 28, 1967, New York, New York, U.S.) is an American actress.
She came to prominence after winning the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Woody Allen's Mighty Aphrodite (1995).
She also starred in the films Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997), Mimic (1997), Lulu on the Bridge (1998), The Replacement Killers (1998), Summer of Sam (1999), Like Dandelion Dust (2009), and Sound of Freedom (2023).
For her work in television, she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996), and twice nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film, again for her performance as Marilyn Monroe and for her leading role in Human Trafficking (2005).
Between 1996 and 1998, Mira Sorvino was romantically involved with director Quentin Tarantino, who was her escort to the Academy Awards ceremony where she won Best Supporting Actress for Mighty Aphrodite.
Sorvino met actor Christopher Backus at a friend's charades party in August 2003. On June 11, 2004, they married in a private civil ceremony at the Santa Barbara, California, courthouse, then later had a hilltop ceremony in Capri, Italy. They have four children: two daughters and two sons. They have also starred in films together such as Indiscretion and Mothers and Daughters.
She resides with her family in Los Angeles, California.
In 2017, Sorvino came out publicly about the sexual harassment she endured from producer Harvey Weinstein and believes her career was damaged after she rebuffed Weinstein's advances. According to Peter Jackson, Weinstein blocked Sorvino and Ashley Judd, another of his alleged victims, from being considered for parts in The Lord of the Rings films. In 2019 she also made public that she was a date rape victim. | |
| Relations : | | Brother of : Michael Sorvino | |
| Relations : | | Daughter of : Paul Sorvino | |
| Relations : | | Married to : Christopher Backusm. 2004 | |
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| Video | | Oscar winner Mira Sorvino on "Most Guys Are Losers" and her career | |
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| Video | | Mira Sorvino "Mighty Aphrodite" 1995 - Bobbie Wygant Archive | |
| Video | | Mira Sorvino "The Replacement Killers" 1998 - Bobbie Wygant Archive | |
| Video | | Mira Sorvino (2000) Late Night with Conan O'Brien | |
| Video | | Mira Sorvino Exposes Shocking Truths About Human Trafficking and 'Sound of Freedom' | |
| Video | | MIRA SORVINO on Aging and Plastic Surgery || THE CONVERSATION WITH AMANDA DE CADENET | |
| Video | | MIRA SORVINO on Body Image and Beauty Ideals || THE CONVERSATION WITH AMANDA DE CADENET | |
| Video | | Mira Sorvino Speaks on her Experiences with Harvey Weinstein | |
| Video | | ‘Condor’ Star Mira Sorvino On Harvey Weinstein: ‘He’s Raped Many People I Love’ | TODAY | |
| Video | | “My Personal Hero”: Mira Sorvino On How Her Faith In Jesus Got Her Through Hard Times | |