| Mira Katherine Sorvino is an Academy Award-winning American actress. She is the daughter of Lorraine Davis, a drama therapist for Alzheimer's patients, and veteran Italian American actor Paul Sorvino; she has two siblings, Michael, and Amanda, a playwright. Sorvino spent her times at New York City, trying to make a name for herself as an actress. When the 1993 film Amongst Friends entered pre-production, she was hired as third assistant director, then was promoted to casting director, then to assistant producer, and was finally offered a lead role. Positive reviews opened her doors for her. Sorvino dated director Quentin Tarantino for several years and was in a relationship with French actor Olivier Martinez. She is fluent in Mandarin Chinese, and also speaks French.
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