Sorvino spent the next three years in New York City, trying to make a name for herself as an actress. When the 1993 film Amongst Friends entered pre-production, she was hired as third assistant director, then was promoted to casting director, then to assistant producer, and was finally offered a lead role. Positive reviews opened doors for her.
After small but showy roles in Robert Redford’s Quiz Show and Whit Stillman’s Barcelona, she was cast in the 1995 Woody Allen film Mighty Aphrodite. Her portrayal of an all-around sex worker with an idiosyncratic voice boosted her name, and she even won an Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress. Other credits include Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion (opposite Lisa Kudrow) and At First Sight with Val Kilmer. She portrayed Marilyn Monroe for the 1996 HBO film Norma Jean & Marilyn.
In recent years, Sorvino has starred in lower budget and independent films. In 2005, she received a Golden Globe nomination… read more
Sorvino spent the next three years in New York City, trying to make a name for herself as an actress. When the 1993 film Amongst Friends entered pre-production, she was hired as third assistant director, then was promoted to casting director, then to assistant producer, and was finally offered a lead role. Positive reviews opened doors for her.
After small but showy roles in Robert Redford’s Quiz Show and Whit Stillman’s Barcelona, she was cast in the 1995 Woody Allen film Mighty Aphrodite. Her portrayal of an all-around sex worker with an idiosyncratic voice boosted her name, and she even won an Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress. Other credits include Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion (opposite Lisa Kudrow) and At First Sight with Val Kilmer. She portrayed Marilyn Monroe for the 1996 HBO film Norma Jean & Marilyn.
In recent years, Sorvino has starred in lower budget and independent films. In 2005, she received a Golden Globe nomination for her role as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in the Lifetime film Human Trafficking.
In February 2008 she guest starred in the eleventh episode of the fourth season of the medical television drama House. There was talk of making her character, psychiatrist Cate Milton, a recurring character; however, the writers strike put a temporary freeze on such discussions.
More recently she starred in ‘Leningrad’ (2008) and ‘Multiple Sarcasms’ (2010) alongisde Timothy Hutton and Stockard Channing.
She was considered for the role of videogame heroine Jill Valentine in ‘Resident Evil: Apocalypse’ (2004)before the role was played by British actress Sienna Guillory. —wikipedia
