Mia Kirshner Bio (Wiki)

Publish date: 2024-07-16

Who is Mia Kirshner?

Mia Kirshner is an actress, writer, and social activist. Mia is renowned as Jenny Schecter of the TV series, The L Word. 

In 2002, she was ranked as #43 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women.

Next, in 2020, she is appearing in Drama Thriller, Dreamland along with the actors like Luke Evans and Evangeline Lilly.

What are the birth facts of Mia Kirshner?

Mia Kirshner was born on the 25th of January 1975 in Toronto, Ontario. Her father, Sheldon Kirshner is a journalist for The Canadian Jewish News from Germany. Her mother, Etti is a teacher from Bulgaria.

She is the elder sister of LaurenKishner. Lauren is a writer by profession. They are of Jewish-Germanic ancestry.

Mia Kirshner- Education

Mia Kirshner graduated from Jarvis Collegiate Institute in Toronto. Before that, she attended Forest Hill Collegiate Institute in his hometown. She also attended McGill University in Montreal where she studied Russian literature and the 20th-century movie industry.

Mia Kirshner- Profession Career

TV Series/ TV Movies

Mia Kirshner started her career at the age of 14 with the TV Series, War of the Worlds as Jo. One year later, she was featured in the TV series, Danger Bay as Catherine Walker. Last, in 2017-2019, she was cast in the TV series, Star Trek: Discovery as Amanda Grayson. Till that day, she was featured in the 22 TV series. Some of them along with the year and character name is

YearTV seriesCharacter
2016Real DetectiveDetective Mannina
2010-2011The Vampire DiariesIsobel Flemming
2004-2009The L WordJenny Schecter
1991-1992Tropical Heat Sandy / Cathy Paige

Mia debuted in the world of TV Movies with 1955- Johnny’s Girl. In the movie, she characterized the role of Amy Ross. Some of her TV movies include 2019- The College Admission Scandal, 2015- Reluctant Witness, and 2012- The Surrogacy Trap. 

Movies

Kirshner debuted in Movies with the movie, 1993- Love & Human Remains. She played the role of Binta in the movie. She was nominated for the best-supporting actress for the role. Her acting in the movie mesmerized the director, Atom Egoyan. Later, the director cast her as the female lead protagonist in his movie, Exotica. In the movie, she was cast as Christina, a stripper. Her role in the movie was highly appreciated by viewers and critics.

After the movie, she established herself as a versatile actress. In 2006, she featured the movie, The Black Dahlia as Elizabeth Short. In the movie, she was mysteriously murdered in 1947.

Last, in 2017, she featured the comedy-drama, A Swingers Weekend as Fiona.

Mia’s Book

In 2008, she published her first book, k I Live Here. The graphic novel is based on the stories of four different groups of women and children refugees from places like Chechnya, Juárez, Burma, and Malawi.

What is Mia Kirshner’s net worth?

Mia Kirshner has an estimated net worth of $2 million US. As an actress, her salary is $19k-$210k US.

Box Office Collection

Some of her movies’ box office collection along with the year is-

YearMoviesBox Office Collection (USD)
2006The Black Dahlia49.3 m
2003Party Monster742k
1996The Crow: City of Angels17.9m
1994Exotica5.13m

Mia’s Height

Mia Kirshner is a hazel-eyed brunette. Her height is 5 feet and 3 inches and weighs around 52 kg.

Mia Kirshner- Twitter, Instagram

Mia Kirshner has 66k followers on Instagram and 55.7k on Twitter.

On Twitter, she is following personalities like Nora Young, Marlee Matlin, and Ben Rhodes.

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