Mia Kirshner was born on the 25th January 1975, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada of Polish and Bulgarian ancestry. She is an actress, probably best recognized for starring in the role of Mandy in the TV series “24” (2001-2005), playing Jenny Schecter in the TV series “The L World” (2004-2009), portraying Isobel Flemming in the TV series “The Vampire Diaries” (2010-2011), and as Julia in the film “I Think I Do” (2013). Her acting career has been active since 1989.
So, have you ever wondered how rich Mia Kirshner is, as of mid-2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that the total amount of Mia’s net worth is over $2 million, accumulated through her successful involvement in the film industry.
Mia Kirshner Net Worth $2 Million
Mia Kirshner hails from a Jewish family – her grandparents were both Holocaust survivors. She was raised with a younger sister by her father, Sheldon Kirshner, who was a journalist at the “Canadian Jewish News”, and her mother, Etti Kirshner, who worked as a teacher; her father was born in a displaced persons camp in Germany, where he met her mother. She went to Forest Hill Collegiate Institute, but later transferred to the Jarvis Collegiate Institute. Upon matriculation, she enrolled at McGill University in Montreal, where she studied Russian Literature and 20th-century Film Industry.
At the beginning of her career Mia had several guest-starring roles in such TV series as “War Of The Worlds” (1989), “Danger Bay” (1990), and “My Secret Identity” (1991). In 1990, she was chosen to portray Sophie Metternich in the TV series “Dracula: The Series”, which lasted only a season, then three years later she made her debut film appearance in the role of Benita in “Love & Human Remains” (1993), directed by Denys Arcand, which was followed by another role of Page in the film “Cadillac Girls” in the same year. In 1994, she was cast as Christina in Atom Edoyan’s film “Exotica”, and by the end of the decade, she also starred in the role of Sarah in the film “The Crow: City Of Angels” (1996), playing Kitty Scherbatsky in the 1997 film “Anna Karenina”, and portraying Candice in a film entitled “Cowboys And Angels” (2000). All of these appearances added a considerable amount to her net worth.
The new millennium didn’t change too much for Mia, as she continued to line up successes, increasing her net worth by a large margin. In 2001, she appeared in the role of Melora in the film “According To Spencer”, portrayed Catherine Wyler in Joel Gallen’s film “Not Another Teen Movie”, was chosen to play Ruby Cates in the TV series “Wolf Lake” (2001-2003), and had the role of Mandy in another TV series entitled “24” (2001-2005). While she filming these TV series, she also starred in such film titles as “New Best Friend” (2002), “Party Monster” (2003), and in the following year began to appear regularly as Jenny Schecter in the TV series “The L World”, which lasted until 2009. In 2006, she landed a role in the film “The Black Dahlia”, directed by Brian de Palma, and when the filming of “The L World” was over, she began to appear in the guest-starring role of Isobel Flemming in the hit TV series “The Vampire Diaries” (2010-2011).
To speak further about her career, Mia also starred as Zoe McDowell in the TV film “Kiss At Pine Lake” (2012), playing Julia in a film entitled “I Think I Do” (2013), and in the same year was selected to portray Kenya Rosewater in the TV series “Defiance” until 2014. Most recently, she was cast as Erin Villenueve in the 2015 film “Reluctant Witness” and starred in the role of Jane Adams in the film “Milton’s Secret” in 2016. Her net worth is certainly rising.
If to talk about her personal life, Mia Kirshner is bisexual, as has been dated several actors, including Sam Shepard, Grant Bowler, and during 2004 she was in a relationship with actress Jennifer Beals. She is also known as a very charitable person, who established I Live Here Foundation in 2005, and published the book “I Live Here” (2008), stories about refugees.
