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Mia Kirshner

Birth date: 21.01.1975

Mia Kirshner (born January 25, 1975 [1]) is a Canadian actress who works in movies and television series. Born in Toronto, Ontario, she is a granddaughter of Holocaust survivors. Her father, Sheldon, a journalist for The Canadian Jewish News, was born in a displaced person camp in Germany in 1946. He met her mother, Etti, a Bulgarian Jewish refugee, in Israel. Kirshner has a younger sister. In 1993 she played a dominatrix in Denys Arcand's movie Love and Human Remains. She won a Genie nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role. The year after she starred in Atom Egoyan's Exotica, yet another time showing her talents as an actress. Her performance in Exotica won her a Cannes Critics Choice Award. After working for a decade in film and television, Kirshner became well known when she starred in the first three episodes of 24 as bisexual terrorist Mandy, in 2001. Mia Kirshner studied Russian literature and 20th century movie industry at McGill University in Montreal. In 2006, she starred in Brian De Palma's movie The Black Dahlia, alongside Josh Hartnett, Aaron Eckhart, Scarlett Johansson and Hilary Swank. Kirshner plays a young actress, Elizabeth Short, who was horrifically murdered in 1947. She is also working on the book I Live Here. In the book, woman and children refugees from dangerous places such as Chechnya, Juárez (Mexico) and Africa will tell their disturbing life stories. It will be published in Canada in 2006. Kirshner frequently performs in lesbian or bisexual roles, or in movies that contain homosexual scenes. Kirshner has been portraying Jenny Schecter on the hit Showtime series, The L Word since it began airing in 2004. Mia will reprise her role in season four, set to start airing early 2007 on Showtime. She also appeared in Marilyn Manson's 2001 music video of the 80's cover of "Tainted Love".

Filmography

# "The L Word" .... Jenny Schecter (43 episodes, 2004-2007) - Livin' La Vida Loca (2007) TV Episode .... Jenny Schecter - Legend in the Making (2007) TV Episode .... Jenny Schecter - Lassoed (2007) TV Episode .... Jenny Schecter - Layup (2007) TV Episode .... Jenny Schecter - Lez Girls (2007) TV Episode .... Jenny Schecter (38 more) # The Black Dahlia movie download page (2006) .... Elizabeth Short ... aka Black Dahlia (Germany) # 24: The Game (2006) (VG) (voice) (uncredited) .... Mandy # "24" .... Mandy (7 episodes, 2001-2005) - Day 4: 5:00 a.m.-6:00 a.m. (2005) TV Episode .... Mandy - Day 4: 6:00 a.m.-7:00 a.m. (2005) TV Episode .... Mandy - Day 4: 4:00 a.m.-5:00 a.m. (2005) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Mandy - Day 2: 7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m. (2003) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Mandy - 2:00 a.m.-3:00 a.m. (2001) TV Episode .... Mandy (2 more) # The Iris Effect (2004) .... Rebecca ... aka Exile (Russia) # Party Monster (2003) .... Natasha # Now & Forever (2002) .... Angela Wilson # New Best Friend (2002) .... Alicia Campbell # Not Another Teen Movie (2001) .... Catherine Wyler ... aka Sex Academy (Europe: English title: new title) # According to Spencer (2001) .... Melora ... aka Garage Sale # "Wolf Lake" (2001) TV Series .... Ruby Cates / ... (unknown episodes) # Century Hotel (2001) .... Dominique # Cowboys and Angels (2000) .... Candice ... aka Kissed by an Angel (USA: MIFED title) # Dark Summer (2000) .... Dominique Denright ... aka Innocents (USA) # Out of the Cold (1999) .... Deborah Berkowitz # Saturn (1999) .... Sarah ... aka Speed of Life (USA: DVD title) # Mad City (1997) .... Laurie Callahan # Anna Karenina (1997) .... Kitty # The Crow II - City Of Angels movie download page (1996) .... Sarah ... aka The Crow II # The Grass Harp (1995) .... Maude Riordan # Johnny's Girl (1995) (TV) .... Amy # Murder in the First (1995) .... Adult Rosetta Young ... aka Meurtre à Alcatraz (France) # Exotica (1994) .... Christina # Love & Human Remains (1993) .... Benita ... aka Amour et restes humains (Canada: French title) # Cadillac Girls (1993) .... Page # "Sweating Bullets" .... Cathy Paige / ... (2 episodes, 1991-1992) ... aka Tropical Heat - Stranger in Paradise (1992) TV Episode .... Sandy - Runaway (1991) TV Episode .... Cathy Paige # "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" .... Dora Pease / ... (1 episode, 1992) - The Tale of the Hungry Hounds (1992) TV Episode .... Pam/Dora Pease # "Road to Avonlea" (1 episode, 1992) ... aka Avonlea ... aka Tales from Avonlea (USA: video title) - High Society (1992) TV Episode # "My Secret Identity" .... Alana Porter (1 episode, 1991) - My Other Secret Identity (1991) TV Episode .... Alana Porter # "Dracula: The Series" (1990) TV Series .... Sophie Metternich (unknown episodes) # "War of the Worlds" .... Jo (1 episode, 1989) ... aka War of the Worlds: The Second Invasion (USA: second season title) - Loving the Alien (1989) TV Episode .... Jo