1. Mika Boorem began her career as a child actress, appearing on television in small guest roles on Touched by an Angel and Ally McBeal, before earning critical acclaim for her performance in The Education of Little Tree.
22 Facts About Mika Boorem
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Mika Boorem had prominent supporting roles in the war drama The Patriot and the thriller Along Came a Spider.
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Mika Boorem went on to star in numerous teen films in the early-to-mid 2000s, including the surf film Blue Crush, the comedy Sleepover, and the drama Augusta, Gone.
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Mika Boorem was a recurring guest star on the network series Dawson's Creek in 2002 and 2003.
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Mika Boorem had a central role in John Carpenter's horror film The Ward, followed by roles in several independent films.
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Mika Boorem was born on August 18,1987, at Carondelet St Joseph's Hospital in Tucson, Arizona, to Holly and Benjamin Mika Boorem.
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Mika Boorem began acting in local theater in Arizona, and subsequently moved to Los Angeles with her family, where she attended Le Lycee Francais de Los Angeles, a French-English bilingual school.
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Mika Boorem had a supporting role in A Walton Easter, a television film spin-off from The Waltons, which aired in the spring of 1997.
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Mika Boorem subsequently had a supporting role in the Christmas film Jack Frost starring Michael Keaton, for which she was nominated for a YoungStar Award for Best Actress in a Drama Film.
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Mika Boorem then had a part in Disney's live-action film Mighty Joe Young, playing the young counterpart of Charlize Theron's character.
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Mika Boorem appeared on television again as a main cast member of the comedy series The Tom Show, which aired for one season between 1997 and 1998; in the series, she portrayed the daughter of a television producer, played by Tom Arnold.
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In late 1999, Mika Boorem had a supporting role in the ensemble drama Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her, opposite Glenn Close and Cameron Diaz.
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Also in 2000, Mika Boorem had a central role in the Revolutionary War historical drama The Patriot, playing the daughter of a soldier.
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Mika Boorem subsequently appeared opposite Morgan Freeman and Anton Yelchin in the thriller Along Came a Spider, playing the kidnapped daughter of a United States Senator.
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Between 2002 and 2003, Mika Boorem had a recurring guest role on the sixth season of the series Dawson's Creek, portraying Harley Hetson.
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In 2004, Mika Boorem starred opposite Alexa Vega in the teen comedy Sleepover, followed by a supporting part in the dance film Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights.
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Mika Boorem guest-starred on the series Ghost Whisperer in 2008, appearing in the episode "Bloodline," and the same year had a minor role in the drama Trucker.
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Mika Boorem was featured in David Cook's music video "Light On" in 2008.
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In 2012, Mika Boorem appeared opposite Kelly Lynch in the Armand Mastroianni thriller Dark Desire.
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Mika Boorem was cast in the 2013 short film Awake, which was included in the 2016 horror anthology Minutes Past Midnight.
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In 2015, Mika Boorem directed the short film Love Thy Neighbor, which earned her a Best Director award at the Hang Onto Your Shorts film festival in New Jersey.
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Mika Boorem made her feature film directorial debut with Hollywood.