09/28/1967
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA:
Mira Katherine Sorvino (born on September 28, 1967) is an American actress. Her father is veteran actor Paul Sorvino and her mother is former actress Lorraine Davis. Her role in popular culture is forever cemented by her role as charmingly silly California girl Romy White in Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997). She attended Harvard, majoring in Chinese, graduating magna cum laude in 1989, largely on the strength of her thesis, a Hoopes Prize-winning thesis on racial conflict in China, written and researched during the year spent in Beijing, which helped her fluency in Mandarin Chinese. Her first major screen appearance was in the teen series Swans Crossing, where she appeared in six episodes. When the 1993 film Amongst Friends entered preproduction, she was hired as third assistant director, then promoted to casting director, then to assistant producer, and finally offered a lead role. The positive reviews she received led to more acting opportunities. After small roles in Robert Redford's Quiz Show and Whit Stillman's Barcelona, she was cast in Woody Allen's Mighty Aphrodite (1995). Her portrayal of a happy-go-lucky prostitute made her a star, winning her an Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress. Her next notable credits include Romy and Michele's High School Reunion with Lisa Kudrow, At First Sight with Val Kilmer, and Spike Lee's Summer of Sam. She portrayed Marilyn Monroe for the 1996 HBO film Norma Jean & Marilyn, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe; and had the lead role in Guillermo del Toro's horror film Mimic. In 1995, she portrayed Conchita Closson in the BBC miniseries The Buccaneers, based on Edith Wharton's last novel. She starred as Daisy Buchanan in the 2000 television film The Great Gatsby. In 2002, Sorvino appeared as the lead in The Triumph of Love, an adaptation of the 1732 Marivaux play. That same year, she also starred in Wise Girls. In 2006, she received a Golden Globe nomination for her role as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in the Lifetime film Human Trafficking. She then had a supporting role in the drama Reservation Road (2007), starred in Attack on Leningrad (2009), Multiple Sarcasms (2010), and Nancy Savoca's Union Square (2012). In the same year, she played the mother of the lead in the film adaptation of Wendy Mass's popular children's book Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life. In 2014, she reappeared as Head Detective Betsy Brannigan on the final season of Psych, and on the fourth season of Falling Skies as John Pope's love interest, Sara. She also joined the cast of the television series Intruders, playing the role of Amy Whelan. In 2019, Sorvino was cast in the Netflix miniseries Hollywood as an actor whose career stalled out after a relationship with a studio head.
The Goat (2023) |
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Sound of Freedom (2023) Katherine Ballard |
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Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend (2022) Anita Borgatti |
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After Ever Happy (2022) Carol Young |
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East of the Mountains (2021) Renee Givens |
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After We Fell (2021) Carol Young |
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Crime Story (2021) Nick |
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Val (2021) Self (archive footage) |
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The Perfect Victim (2021) Self (archive footage) |
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Hero Mode (2021) Kate Mayfield |
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The Girl Who Believes in Miracles (2021) Bonnie Hopkins |
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Most Guys Are Losers (2020) Amy Berzins |
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Butter (2020) Marian |
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The Islands (2019) Mary Thornton |
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Badland (2019) Sarah Cooke |
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Drowning (2019) Mary |
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QT8: The First Eight (2019) Self (archive footage) |
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Stuber (2019) Angie McHenry |
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Beneath The Leaves (2019) Detective Erica Shotwell |
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Look Away (2018) Amy Brennan |
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Doe (2018) The Executive |
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Waterlily Jaguar (2018) Helen |
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No One Would Tell (2018) Elizabeth Hanover |
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A Dog and Pony Show (2018) Sarah Jean |
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6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain (2017) Susan Lemarqe |
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The Red Maple Leaf (2017) Marianna Palermo |
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A Christmas to Remember (2016) Jennifer Wade |
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Indiscretion (2016) Dr. Veronica Simon |
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Mothers and Daughters (2016) Georgina Scott |
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Exposed (2016) Janine Cullen |
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Chloe and Theo (2015) Monica |
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Do You Believe? (2015) Samantha |
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Quitters (2015) May Rayman |
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Frozen in Time (2014) Carol (voice) |
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Ava & Lala (2014) |
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Perfect Sisters (2014) Linda / Perfect Mom |
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Space Warriors (2013) Sally Hawkins |
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Finding Mrs. Claus (2012) Jessica Claus |
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Trade of Innocents (2012) Claire Becker |
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Smitty (2012) Amanda |
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Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life (2012) Elaine |
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Angels Crest (2011) Angie |
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Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011) Self |
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Union Square (2011) Lucy |
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The Presence (2010) The Woman |
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Multiple Sarcasms (2010) Cari |
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Like Dandelion Dust (2009) Wendy Porter |
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Leningrad (2009) Kate Davis |
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Reservation Road (2007) Ruth Wheldon |
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Covert One: The Hades Factor (2006) Rachel Russel |
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The Final Cut (2004) Delila |
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WiseGirls (2002) Meg Kennedy |
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Between Strangers (2002) Natalia Bauer |
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Angel of Death (2002) Maria Delgado |
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Massive Attack: Eleven Promos (2001) |
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The Grey Zone (2001) Dina |
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The Triumph of Love (2001) The Princess |
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Bamboozled (2000) Herself |
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Lisa Picard Is Famous (2000) Mira Sorvino |
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The Great Gatsby (2000) Daisy Buchanan |
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Summer of Sam (1999) Dionna |
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At First Sight (1999) Amy Benic |
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Free Money (1998) Agent Karen Polarski |
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Welcome to Hollywood (1998) Mira Sorvino |
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Lulu on the Bridge (1998) Celia Burns |
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The Replacement Killers (1998) Meg Coburn |
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Too Tired to Die (1998) Death / Jean |
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Mimic (1997) Dr. Susan Tyler |
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Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997) Romy White |
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Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996) Marilyn Monroe |
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Beautiful Girls (1996) Sharon Cassidy |
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Jake's Women (1996) Julie |
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Tales of Erotica (1996) |
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Blue in the Face (1995) Young lady |
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Mighty Aphrodite (1995) Linda Ash |
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Sweet Nothing (1995) Monika |
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Tarantella (1995) Diane |
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Everybody Just Stay Calm (1994) Self |
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Quiz Show (1994) Sandra Goodwin |
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Parallel Lives (1994) Matty Derosa |
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Barcelona (1994) Marta Ferrer |
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Amongst Friends (1993) Laura |
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The Dutch Master (1993) Teresa |
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New York Cop (1993) Maria |
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The Stuff (1985) Factory Worker (uncredited) |
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Signing Day () |
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Dodie & Cheryl Get Hitched () Dodie Pickerling |
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Fog of War () |
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The Image of You () Alexia |
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Home Safe () Kiera (voice) |
The Presence (2010) Executive Producer |
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Lisa Picard Is Famous (2000) Producer |
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Dodie & Cheryl Get Hitched () Producer |