Mia Kirshner
Born	January 25, 1975 (age 32) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Notable roles	* Jenny Schecter in The L Word * Mandy in 24

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Born in Toronto, Ontario, she is a granddaughter of Holocaust survivors. Her father, Sheldon, a journalist for The Canadian Jewish News, was born in a displaced person camp in Germany in 1946. He met her mother, Etti, a Bulgarian Jewish refugee, in Israel. Kirshner has a younger sister. Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Image:Toronto, Ontario Location. ... This article is becoming very long. ... The Canadian Jewish News is a weekly, English_language tabloid-sized newspaper serving Canadas Jewish community. ... Power lines leading to a trash dump hover just overhead in El Carpio, a Nicaraguan refugee camp in Costa Rica Under international law, a refugee is a person who is outside his/her country of nationality or habitual residence; has a well-founded fear of persecution because of his/her... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... In the course of history, Jewish populations have been expelled or ostracised by various local authorities and have sought asylum from Anti-Semitism numerous times. ...

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, and her performance won her a Cannes Critics Choice Award. A dominatrix (from the Latin dominatrix, meaning a female ruler or mistress) or mistress is a woman who takes the dominant role in bondage and discipline, domination and submission or sado-masochistic sexual practices, which are commonly abbreviated as BDSM. The male equivalent is master. ... Denys Arcand recieving the Order of Canada from Governor General Adrienne Clarkson in a ceremony performed at Rideau Hall on Friday, June 10, 2005. ... 1996 omnibus publication of Brad Frasers screenplay and original stage play. ... The Genie Awards are given out to recognize the best of Canadian films and television, by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. ... Atom Egoyan and wife Arsinee Khanjian at the Golden Apricot Film Festival in Yerevan, Armenia. ... Exotica is a 1994 Canadian movie about a Toronto nightclub called Exotica. It was written and directed by Atom Egoyan. ... Cannes Film Festival logo. ...

Kirshner appeared in the first three episodes of 24 as bisexual terrorist Mandy in 2001. She would later reprise the role for the second seasons finale and in the latter half of the show's fourth series. 24 is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American television series created by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran, and produced by Imagine Television. ... In human sexuality, bisexuality describes a man or woman having a sexual orientation to persons of either or both sexes (a man or woman who sexually likes both sexes; people who are sexually and/or romantically attracted to both males and females). ... Terrorist redirects here. ... Mandy is a fictional character, played by Mia Kirshner, on the television series 24. ...

Mia Kirshner studied Russian literature and 20th century movie industry at McGill University in Montreal. Russian literature refers to the literature of Russia or its émigrés, and to the Russian-language literature of several independent nations once a part of what was historically Russia or the Soviet Union. ... McGill University is a publicly funded, non-denominational, co-educational research university located in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Nickname: City of Mary Motto: Concordia Salus Coordinates: Country Canada Province Québec Founded 1642 Established 1832  - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1] [2]    - City 185. ...

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. Brian De Palma The image above is believed to be a replaceable fair use image. ... The Black Dahlia is an Academy Award-nominated 2006 film directed by Brian De Palma. ... Joshua Daniel Hartnett (born July 21, 1978) is an American actor. ... Aaron Eckhart in Possession Aaron E. Eckhart (born March 12, 1968) is an American film actor. ... Scarlett Johansson (born November 22, 1984) is an American actress. ... Hilary Ann Swank (born July 30, 1974) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American actress. ... Elizabeth Short, better known as the Black Dahlia, is a murder victim, born July 29, 1924 and died January 15, 1947. ...

She has finished working on the book I Live Here. In the book, woman and children refugees from places such as Chechnya, Juárez (Mexico) and Africa will tell their life stories. It will be published in Canada in the spring of 2007. It was supported and funded by Amnesty International to which proceeds from the book will go to. Capital Grozny Area - total - % water Ranked 78th - 15,300 km² - negligible Population - Total - Density Ranked 49th - est. ... La Catedral in downtown Ciudad Juárez Ciudad Juárez, or simply Juárez, is a city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua with an estimated population of 1,512,354. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa. ... Amnesty International symbol Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) comprising a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights.[1] Essentially it compares actual practices of human rights with internationally accepted standards and demands compliance where these have not...

Kirshner has portrayed Jenny Schecter on the hit Showtime series, The L Word since the show aired in 2004. She is currently reprising her role in season four, which began airing on Showtime, on January 7. Jennifer Schecter is a fictional character on the Showtime television network series The L Word, shown nationally in the United States. ... Showtime is a subscription television brand used by a number of channels and platforms around the world, but primarily refers to a group of channels in the United States. ... The cast of The L Word The L Word is a television drama series that portrays the lives of a group of lesbians and bisexuals and their friends, family and lovers in Los Angeles. ...

Because she has played many bisexual and lesbian roles, her sexual orientation has been quite a subject of interest. However, when asked in interviews, she always replies ambigously. In human sexuality, bisexuality describes a man or woman having a sexual orientation to persons of either or both sexes (a man or woman who sexually likes both sexes; people who are sexually and/or romantically attracted to both males and females). ... A lesbian is a female emotionally and/or sexually attracted only to other females. ... Sexual orientation describes the direction of an individuals sexuality, often in relation to their own sex or gender. ...

She also appeared in Marilyn Manson's 2001 music video for "Tainted Love". Marilyn Manson redirects here. ... Tainted Love is a song composed by Ed Cobb. ...

Selected roles

Movies

• The Black Dahlia (2006) - Elizabeth Short
• Party Monster (2003) - Natasha Gatien
• New Best Friend (2002) - Alicia Campbell
• Now and Forever (2002) - Angela Wilson
• According to Spencer (2001) - Melora
• Not Another Teen Movie (2001) - Catherine
• Cowboys and Angels (2000) - Candice
• Dark Summer (2000) - Dominique Denright
• Out of the Cold - Deborah Berkowitz
• Mad City (1997) - Laurie Callahan
• Anna Karenina (1997) - Kitty
• The Crow: City of Angels (1996) - Sarah
• Murder in the First - Adult Rosetta Young
• Exotica (1994) - Christina
• Cadillac Girls (1993) - Page
• Love and Human Remains (1993) - Benita

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• Dracula: The Series (1990) - Sophie Metternich
• Wolf Lake (2001) - Ruby Wilder/Ruby Cates
• 24 (2001, 2002 and 2005) - Mandy
• The L Word - Jenny Schecter

Wolf Lake was a short-lived American television series, following a pack of werewolves living in a Seattle suburb. ... 24 is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American television series created by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran, and produced by Imagine Television. ... The cast of The L Word The L Word is a television drama series that portrays the lives of a group of lesbians and bisexuals and their friends, family and lovers in Los Angeles. ...

See also

• List of female movie actors

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External links

• Mia Kirshner at the Internet Movie Database