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Name: Mimi Rogers
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Date of Birth:
January 27, 1956
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Place of Birth:
Coral Gables, Florida, USA
Mini-bio:
It's fair to say that after 20 years and over 50 film appearances, Mimi Rogersshould be praised for her variety of roles and acting capabilities, not for a briefmarriage to a Hollywood star. In the ea...( read more)rly 1980s, she began to carve a niche forherself in Hollywood, appearing on television and in films. It was her role inSomeone to Watch Over Me (1987) that got her noticed and was her springboard tostardom. Cemented by a marriage to Tom Cruise, an already established young actor,Mimi went on to appear in Hider in the House (1989), Desperate Hours (1990), andThe Doors (1991). After her marriage to Cruise ended in 1990, she appeared in acontroversial movie analyzing religion in America. The Rapture (1991), directed byMichael Tolkin, proved a hit and delighted audiences, creating many a debate overthe film's subject material. She played a bored telephone exchange operator whoswaps a sinful life of sex and swinging with other couples for a devout religiousone, ending unexpectedly in disaster. A subsequent photo spread and interview inPlayboy magazine in 1993 provided fans with an insight into her life with Cruiseand her film career so far. Despite her successes, few meaty, interesting rolescame her way in the '90s. Shooting Elizabeth (1992), opposite Jeff Goldblum, thefamily movie Monkey Trouble (1994), Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog(1995), and Full Body Massage (1995) (TV) were just a few of the films that sheappeared in. Working consistently, she rejuvenated her career in the unexpected hitAustin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), playing Miss Kensington, anattractive female agent of 1960s London and the mother of Elizabeth Hurley'scharacter. Next, Mimi was seen in the big-screen remake of the '60s sci-fi TVseries Lost in Space (1998) and several guest appearances on the hugely populartelevision series "The X Files" (1993), playing a scheming FBI agent. A role in theCanadian indie-horror Ginger Snaps (2000) did her career no harm. Soon, she wasopposite Geena Davis in "The Geena Davis Show" (2000) from 2000-01 and playing anextremely rich Manhattan socialite in the direct-to-video Cruel Intentions 2 (2000)(V).More recently Mimi has appeared on cable television, including leading roles inCharms for the Easy Life (2002) (TV) (which she also executive produced) and Cave In(2003) (TV) (a true-life disaster drama in which she played the Chief Superintendentof a mine). In 2004, she gave a revealing performance in The Door in the Floor(2004), a critical success. "The Loop" (2006), a Chicago-based sitcom, will soon beairing in America, featuring Mimi as a flirtatious office worker. Also in 2006, Mimiwill be appearing in an original horror film, Penny Dreadful (2006), playing apsychiatrist in peril. In 2003, she married her longtime partner Chris Ciaffa, withwhom she had a daughter in 1995. A poker novice, Mimi also travels around competingin tournaments, some televised. A lengthy filmography and critically praised actingreveal that there is far more to Mimi Rogers than a celebrity marriage. At the ageof fifty, she is still one of the busiest actresses in Hollywood, and looking asgood as ever.