- Source of Wealth: Film, Television
- Age: 52
- Birth Place: Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
- Height: 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Marital Status: Married (Christopher Backus)
- Full Name: Mira Katherine Sorvino
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: September 28, 1967
- Ethnicity: Italian, Welsh (possibly)
- Occupation: Actress
- Education: Harvard University
- Children: 4 (Mattea Angel, Lucia, Johnny Christopher King, Holden Paul Terry)
Since her first leading role as a convict’s loyal girlfriend, in her friend Rob Weiss’ debut film Amongst Friends (1993), Mira Sorvino has been on the fast track to stardom, playing a wide variety of multifaceted characters. Her breakthrough role displayed her willingness and ability to take on unusual parts. Sorvino also shocked and delighted audiences as a crass New York streetwalker in Woody Allen’s Mighty Aphrodite (1995). The stretch paid off, not only did her performance steal the show, it also earned Sorvino an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Born in Tenafly, NJ, on September 28, 1967 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, Sorvino is the daughter of character actor Paul Sorvino.