Mimi Rogers

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mimi Rogers
Mimi Rogers
Birth name	Miriam Spickler
Born	January 27, 1956 (age 51) Coral Gables, Florida
Spouse(s)	James Rogers (1976-1980) Tom Cruise (1987-1990) Chris Ciaffa (2003-)
Notable roles	Claire Gregory in Someone to Watch Over Me, 1987, Nina in Full Body Massage, 1995.

Mimi Rogers (born Miriam Spickler on January 27, 1956 in Coral Gables, Florida) is an American movie actress and competitive poker player.

[edit] Biography

Her breakthrough role was opposite Tom Berenger in Someone to Watch Over Me (1987). Since then, her career has largely been focused on independent films, including the controversial The Rapture (1991). Although she continues to do independent films, Rogers is certainly not averse to Hollywood. She has appeared in sci-fi films such as Lost in Space (1998), as well as the cult television series The X-Files (1998-99). She also appeared as the mother of Elizabeth Hurley's character in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), and on The Geena Davis Show.

Famous for her voluptuous physique (38D-26-36 according to Celebrity Sleuth magazine), she was fully nude for virtually the entire 93 minutes of Full Body Massage (1995), which, for some, remains her most indelible role. Also notable was her nude scene at the age of 48 in The Door in the Floor written by John Irving. As well as her nude roles as an actress, in March 1993 she did a nude layout (and an interview) in Playboy magazine.

Her father was Jewish and a Holocaust survivor, while her mother was Christian. Rogers later became a member of the Church of Scientology. Her first husband, Jim Rogers, was also a Scientologist. They were married from 1977 until 1980. Her second husband was actor Tom Cruise; they were married from 1987 until 1990. She introduced Cruise to Scientology. According to Tilman Hauser's list of Scientology celebrities, Rogers's status in the church is unknown, but it is believed that she is no longer active but still retains many of the beliefs. She also led others besides Cruise to the church, including Sonny Bono and football player John Brodie, for whom she served as auditor.

She is presently involved with producer Chris Ciaffa; they have two children, Lucy and Charles.

Having played high stakes poker as a teenager, she took up competitive poker in 2003, and finished in the money in her first major tournament at the World Poker Tour's 240 player Shooting Stars main event No-Limit Texas hold 'em tournament in San Jose, California on March 4, 2004. She is also on the board of directors of the World Poker Tour.

She is currently in a new sitcom on Fox called The Loop.