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My Take
Mimi Rogers intrigues me because her career resists tidy summary. The Rapture alone should secure her reputation; critics hailed it as one of the great performances of its era, fearless and unglamorous in ways Hollywood rarely rewards. But she also produces films and competes seriously at poker, and I doubt that is a coincidence: acting and cards are both games of reading people while concealing yourself. Born in 1956 and still working across stage, film, and television, she embodies a durable, craft-first professionalism. I would take her quietly fascinating filmography over many flashier careers; she chose interesting over famous, and it shows.
Overview
Miriam Ann Rogers (née Spickler; born January 27, 1956) is an American actress. Her notable film roles are Gung Ho (1986), Someone to Watch Over Me (1987), Desperate Hours (1990), and Full Body Massage (1995). She garnered the greatest acclaim of her career for her role in the religious drama The Rapture (1991), with critic Robin Wood declaring that she "gave one of the greatest performances in the history of the Hol…
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mimi Rogers
- Name (Japanese)
- ミミ・ロジャース
- Reading
- みみ・ろじゃーす
- Born
- January 27, 1956 (age 70)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Monkey
- Origin
- Coral Gables, Florida, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 174 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- poker player / film producer / stage actor / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.