Mia Kirshner mini-bio: 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, Juarez (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 portrayed Jenny Schecter on the hit Showtime series, The L Word since it began airing in 2004 until it ended in 2009. She has recently been appearing in a
guest role on The Cleaner which airs on A&E.
She also appeared in Marilyn Manson's 2001 Music video of the 80's cover of
"Tainted Love".
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