Mira Katherine Sorvino was born on 28 September 1967, in New York City, USA, to Lorraine Ruth Davis, a drama therapist working with patients suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and a former actress, and Paul Sorvino, an actor and director, of Italian descent. She is an actress, best known for playing a hooker in Woody Allen’s film “Mighty Aphrodite”.
A talented actress, how rich is Mira Sorvino at present? Sources state that Sorvino’s net worth reaches $16 million, as of late-2016, accumulated during her acting career which now spans more than 30 years.
Mira Sorvino Net Worth $16 Million
Sorvino grew up in Tenafly, New Jersey, along with her two siblings. After matriculating from Dwight Englewood High School, in Englewood, New Jersey, she enrolled at Harvard University, majoring in Chinese. While at college, she spent a year in China as part of a study abroad program, which enabled her to become fluent in Mandarin. After graduating from Harvard magna cum laude with a Bachelor’s degree in East Asian Studies in 1989, she moved to New York City to pursue an acting career.
Mira made her television debut in 1992, with the recurring role of Sophia Eva McCormick De Castro in the television series “Swans Crossing”. She then began working as an assistant director at the Tribeca production company of Robert De Niro, being eventually promoted to casting director, and then to assistant producer for the 1993 independent drama film “Amongst Friends”, in which she also had a leading role as Laura. The following year she played Sandra Goodwin in Robert Redford’s film “Quiz Show”, and took the role of Marta Ferrer in the comedy film “Barcelona”. Her net worth started to rise.
The year 1995 was Sorvino’s breakthrough year; she was cast as a prostitute with a heart of gold, Linda Ash, in Woody Allen’s “Mighty Aphrodite”, and her skillful performance as the female lead earned her the status of a star, as well as an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her net worth was boosted too.
Also that year, she was cast with a recurring role as Conchita Closson in the television series “The Buccaneers”. The following year she played Marilyn Monroe in the TV film “Norma Jean & Marilyn”, and soon after, she had leading roles in the films “Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion”, “Mimic”, “The Replacement Killers” and “Summer of Sam”, with her brilliant performances bringing her yet more attention.
Opportunities continued to come Sorvino’s way during the early 2000s, and she landed a wide range of roles, such as in the TV film “The Great Gatsby”, and in the miniseries “Human Trafficking”. As for films, she starred in several projects, including “The Grey Zone”, “Between Strangers”, “Attack on Leningrad”, “Multiple Sarcasms”, “Like Dandelion Dust”, “Union Square” and “Trade of Innocents”. As of 2014, she had recurring roles in the series “Psych”, “Falling Skies”, “Intruders” and “Stalker”. Sorvino’s latest film appearances were in the 2016 films “Exposed” and “Indiscretion”. All added to her wealth.
Speaking about her private life, Sorvino was once in a relationship with the legendary Quentin Tarantino. In 2004 she married actor, director and screenwriter Christopher Backus; the couple has four children together.
Sorvino is a devoted philanthropist; she has been working with Amnesty International as their Stop Violence Against Women spokesperson, and has served as a UN Goodwill Ambassador to Combat Human Trafficking.
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