Mira Sorvino Trivias

Graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1989, with a BA in Chinese (East Asian Languages and Civilizations). Her honors thesis: "Anti-Africanism in the People's Republic of China" about the Nanjing Anti-African protests, which won the Harvard Hoopes Prize for writing.

Dated Olivier Martinez. [1999-2002]

Dated Quentin Tarantino. [1996 - February 1998]

Chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world [1996]

Speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese.

Attended Dwight Englewood High School in Englewood, New Jersey.

Is fluent in French.

Measurements: 34 1/2-24-35 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)

She has a beautiful singing voice. While an undergraduate at Harvard, she appeared as Dulcinea in a 1986 student production of "Man of La Mancha" at the Loeb Experimental Theatre. The show was directed by Peter Sagal. Unfortunately, she came down with a cold during the one week the show ran, and performed with a mug of tea in hand.

Parents names are Lorraine Davis and Paul Sorvino.

Has a brother named Michael and a sister named Amanda.

Childhood friend of Hope Davis; they performed plays for the neighbors.

Was a founding member of the Harvard-Radcliffe Veritones, Harvard's premier co-ed a cappella group. [1985]

Married actor Christopher Backus on June 11th 2004 in a civil service in Santa Monica and then had their formal ceremony on the island of Capri in Italy since Mira is Italian and this was to honor her Italian roots. She wore a gown designed by Giorgio Armani.

Met her husband when he waited on her at a restaurant called Sur Restaurant & Grill in West Hollywood. [Spring 2003]

Gave birth to daughter Mattea Angel, with husband Christopher Backus, on November 3, 2004 in Los Angeles.

Member of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1997