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Mira Sorvino: Being a Working Mom 'Kills Me' | Mira Sorvino

Mira Sorvino: Being a Working Mom 'Kills Me'

Originally posted 05/21/2007 06:30PM

Mira Sorvino says she's grappling with her toughest role ever – trying to juggle motherhood with acting.

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Mira Sorvino Speaks to Congress on Darfur | Mira Sorvino

Mira Sorvino Speaks to Congress on Darfur

Originally posted 09/21/2006 10:25AM

Mira Sorvino urged Congress on Wednesday to back sending United Nations peacekeepers into Darfur and establish a no-fly zone banning Sudanese military flights over the war-torn province.

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Mira Sorvino Fights for Darfur | Mira Sorvino

Mira Sorvino Fights for Darfur

Originally posted 09/18/2006 04:15PM

Actress Mira Sorvino helped lead an estimated 20,000 people in New York City's Central Park on Sunday to protest violence in the war-torn Darfur region of Africa's Sudan.

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Mira Sorvino Has a Boy | Mira Sorvino

Mira Sorvino Has a Boy

Originally posted 05/30/2006 02:05PM

Oscar-winning actress Mira Sorvino and her husband Chris Backus have welcomed their second child, a boy named Johnny, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.

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Mira Sorvino Expecting Again | Mira Sorvino

Mira Sorvino Expecting Again

Originally posted 01/03/2006 06:55PM

Oscar-winning actress Mira Sorvino is expecting her second child with husband Chris Backus, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.

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Sorvino Speaks Out Against Sex Slavery | Mira Sorvino

Sorvino Speaks Out Against Sex Slavery

Originally posted 10/19/2005 02:00PM

Mira Sorvino, whose upcoming Lifetime miniseries focuses on women forced into sex slavery, has taken the issue to heart.

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Mira Sorvino Gives Birth to a Girl

Mira Sorvino Gives Birth to a Girl

Originally posted 11/05/2004 08:00PM

Academy Award-winning actress Mira Sorvino gave birth to a girl Wednesday at Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles. Sorvino, 37, and husband Chris Backus, 23, who are not releasing their daughter's name, are now resting comfortably at home. "They're extremely happy," says a source close to the couple. It's their first child.

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They Do! | Tori Spelling

They Do!

Originally posted 07/08/2004 12:00PM

Tori Spelling & Charlie Shanian: July 3, 2004

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Mira Sorvino Marries Actor-Boyfriend

Mira Sorvino Marries Actor-Boyfriend

Originally posted 06/29/2004 08:00AM

HITCHED: Mira Sorvino, 36, has tied the knot with her boyfriend, actor Christopher Backus, 22. The pair were married earlier this month at the Santa Barbara courthouse, notes the Associated Press. Sorvino, the daughter of actor Paul Sorvino, won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Woody Allen's 1995 film Mighty Aphrodite. Backus has appeared on NBC's Will & Grace.

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