Mira Katherine Sorvino was born on September 28, 1967 in Manhattan. She is the daughter of 'Lorraine Davis on June 11, 2004, and the couple have four children.
Graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1989, with a Bachelors degree in Chinese (East Asian Languages and Civilizations). Her honors thesis: "Anti-Africanism in the Peoples Republic of China" about the Nanjing Anti-African protests, which won the Harvard Hoopes Prize for writing.
Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World.
Speaks Mandarin Chinese and French fluently.
Attended Dwight Englewood High School in Englewood, New Jersey.
She has a beautiful singing voice. While an undergraduate at Harvard, she appeared as Dulcinea in a 1986 student production of "Man of La Mancha" at the Loeb Experimental Theatre. The show was directed by Peter Sagal. Unfortunately, she came down with a cold during the one week the show ran, and performed with a mug of tea in hand.
Parents are Lorraine Davis and Paul Sorvino.
Has a younger brother named Michael Sorvino and a younger sister named Amanda Sorvino.
Childhood friends with Hope Davis ; they performed plays for the neighbors.
Was a founding member of the Harvard-Radcliffe Veritones, Harvards premier co-ed a cappella group.
(June 11, 2004) Married actor Christopher Backus in a civil service in Santa Monica, California, and then had their formal ceremony on the island of Capri in Italy. Mira is of half Italian descent, and this was to honor her Italian roots. She wore a gown designed by Giorgio Armani.
(Spring 2003) Met her husband at a Charades party, held by stylist Samantha McMillen.
Was a member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1997.
She and her husband Christopher Backus have both guest-starred on the situation comedy "Will & Grace" , though not in the same episode.
Made her acting debut on an episode of "Law & Order" (which at that time starred her father, Paul Sorvino ). Although her scene was cut, she still earned a Screen Actors Guild Card for her trouble.
According to Larry Cohen on the DVD commentary for The Stuff , Mira Sorvino came to the set of the film to visit her father, Paul Sorvino , and was given a small part in the film. She plays one of the yellow suited "stuffies" at the plant her fathers character attacks. Larry Cohen had forgotten Sorvino appeared in the film until he was talking with her and Quentin Tarantino , whom she was dating, and mentioned that he had directed her father in the film. Mira then reminded Cohen that she actually appeared in the film.
Auditioned for the role of Dorothy Boyd in Jerry Maguire , which went to Rene Zellweger.
Mentioned in the theme song of The Adventures of George the Projectionist .
Cousin of Bill Sorvino.
Gave birth to her first child at age 37, a daughter Mattea Angel Backus on November 3, 2004. Childs father is her husband, Christopher Backus.
Gave birth to her second child at age 38, a son Johnny Christopher King Backus on May 29, 2006. Childs father is her husband, Christopher Backus.
Gave birth to her third child at age 41, a son Holden Paul Terry Backus on June 22, 2009. Childs father is her husband, Christopher Backus.
Gave birth to her fourth child at age 44, a daughter Lucia Backus on May 3, 2012. Childs father is her husband, Christopher Backus.
Returned to work 5 months after giving birth to her son Holden in order to begin filming Angels Crest .
Returned to work 3 months after giving birth to her daughter Lucia in order to begin filming Space Warriors .
Is a huge fan of the original "Star Trek" series.
Was the 108th actress to receive an Academy Award; she won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Mighty Aphrodite at The 68th Annual Academy Awards on March 25, 1996.
Born at 10:20 PM.
Is one of 26 actresses who have received an Academy Award for their performance in a comedy; hers being for Mighty Aphrodite . The others in chronological order, are: Claudette Colbert ( It Happened One Night ), Loretta Young ( The Farmers Daughter ), Josephine Hull ( Harvey ), Judy Holliday ( Born Yesterday ), Audrey Hepburn ( Roman Holiday ), Goldie Hawn ( Cactus Flower ), Glenda Jackson ( A Touch of Class ), Lee Grant ( Shampoo ), Diane Keaton ( Annie Hall ), Maggie Smith ( California Suite ), Mary Steenburgen ( Melvin and Howard ), Jessica Lange ( Tootsie ), Anjelica Huston ( Prizzis Honor ), Olympia Dukakis ( Moonstruck ), Cher ( Moonstruck ), Jessica Tandy ( Driving Miss Daisy ), Mercedes Ruehl ( The Fisher King ), Marisa Tomei ( My Cousin Vinny ), Dianne Wiest ( Bullets Over Broadway ), Frances McDormand ( Fargo ), Helen Hunt ( As Good as It Gets ), Judi Dench ( Shakespeare in Love ), Gwyneth Paltrow ( Shakespeare in Love ), Penlope Cruz ( Vicky Cristina Barcelona ), and Jennifer Lawrence ( Silver Linings Playbook ).
Is one of 22 Oscar-winning actresses to have been born in the state of New York. The others are Alice Brady , Teresa Wright , Anne Revere , Celeste Holm , Claire Trevor , Judy Holliday , Shirley Booth , Susan Hayward , Patty Duke , Anne Bancroft , Barbra Streisand , Jane Fonda , Lee Grant , Beatrice Straight , Whoopi Goldberg , Mercedes Ruehl , Marisa Tomei , Susan Sarandon , Jennifer Connelly , Melissa Leo and Anne Hathaway.
Stepdaughter of Dee Dee Sorvino Sorvino.
(2011, on Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996) (TV) ) I loved that,experience. It was an honor to get to play one of my icons. I had,always been touched by her, and touched by the fact that, as a teenage,girl growing up in a rather repressive household, she was so openly,sexual. But also openly, seemingly good and innocent, like a child.
We all struggle with our failure to communicate and our failure to reach beyond fear to love people.
My father taught me how to substitute realities. .
