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Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
she is the daughter of Sheldon Kirshner, a journalist for The Canadian
Jewish News, who was born in a displaced person camp in Germany in 1946.
He met her mother, Etti, a Bulgarian Jewish refugee, in Israel. She is a
granddaughter of Holocaust survivors.
Mia Kirshner studied Russian literature and 20th-century movie industry at
McGill University in Montreal.
In 1993, she played a dominatrix in Denys Arcand's movie Love and Human
Remains and won a Genie nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a
Supporting Role. The year after she starred in Atom Egoyan's Exotica. In
1995, she auditioned for the role of Jennie in the controversial Larry
Clark film Kids (1995), however lost out to Chloe Sevigny.
In 1996, she appeared in The Crow: City of Angels.
Kirshner appeared in the first three episodes of 24 as bisexual terrorist
Mandy in 2001. She would later reprise the role for the second season's
finale and in the latter half of the show's fourth series.
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.
Kirshner has portrayed Jenny Schecter on the hit Showtime series, The L
Word since the show began in 2004. She recently reprised her role in
season four, which began airing on Showtime on January 7, 2007.
She also appeared in Marilyn Manson's 2001 music video for "Tainted Love".
Kirshner was ranked #43 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2002.
She and Beverly Polcyn were nominated for Best Kiss at the 2002 MTV Movie
Awards for Not Another Teen Movie.
She has finished working on the book I Live Here, which she co-produced
with ex-Adbusters staffers Paul Shoebridge and Michael Simons, as well as
writer James MacKinnon. In the book, women and children refugees from
places such as Chechnya, Juárez (Mexico) and Malawi,Africa will tell their
life stories. The book features original material from well-known comic
and graphic artists, including Joe Sacco and Phoebe Gloeckner. It will be
published in the U.S by Random House/Pantheon in 2008. It was supported
logistically by Amnesty International, which will receive proceeds from
the book. |
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“It’s not me to sleep with
loads of men, but I do believe in having different experiences. At
the end of the day, the nicest thing is the old-fashioned
one-on-one.”
“What makes a woman sensual to me is that she seems willing to
explore. There’s something naughty in that—that she’s not afraid to
do bad things.” |
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Buy Borrow Steal (2007) ....
Clem
"The L Word" .... Jenny Schecter / ... (50 episodes, 2004-2007)
- Long Time Coming (2007) TV Episode .... Jenny Schecter
- Literary License to Kill (2007) TV Episode .... Jenny Schecter
- Little Boy Blue (2007) TV Episode .... Jenny Schecter
- Lacy Lilting Lyrics (2007) TV Episode .... Jenny Schecter
- Lexington and Concord (2007) TV Episode .... Jenny Schecter
(45 more)
They Come Back (2007) (TV) .... Faith Hardy
The Black Dahlia (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
"Wolf Lake" .... Ruby Cates / ... (2 episodes, 2001-2002)
- Legend of Lost Lenore (2002) TV Episode .... Ruby Wilder/Ruby
Cates
- Tastes Like Chicken (2001) TV Episode .... Ruby Wilder/Ruby Cates
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
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: City of Angels (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" .... Emily Everett-Smythe (1 episode, 1992)
... aka Avonlea
... aka Tales from Avonlea (USA: video title)
- High Society (1992) TV Episode .... Emily Everett-Smythe
"My Secret Identity" .... Alana Porter (1 episode, 1991)
- My Other Secret Identity (1991) TV Episode .... Alana Porter
"Danger Bay" .... Catherine Walker (1 episode, 1990)
- Live Wires (1990) TV Episode .... Catherine Walker
"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 |
