Many actors tend to change their names when they arrive in Hollywood. It might be the anonymity or the better sounding name that they are after. Perhaps it is just because they have been called by something a little different their entire life. Miriam is known as Mimi which is perhaps just a shortened version of her true name. Whatever the case, we know her better by her actress name of Mimi Rogers. She is quite an interesting actress in terms of how she managed to gain her start and what her hobbies have been throughout her entire life.
What is perhaps the most interesting is that she has never changed her last name from her first marriage. She married for the first time before her acting career. Yet she was the first wife for Tom Cruise and has remarried since, but every time the credits roll on her films or television shows she is still known as Mimi Rogers.
Her film career got off to an interesting start because she decided to set up her own college course for gaining an acting degree. She also spent about a year gaining acting under a prominent actor of the time. Despite all of the study and practise she still lost parts. In fact she lost parts to Kathleen Turner, like Body Heat. Still, she did manage to break into Hollywood with success in other movies like Gung Ho and Someone to Watch Over Me. It was rather thanks to her parents that she was able to get a start in acting at all since they moved from Florida when she was 14 to LA so that she would be able to pursue her acting desires.
Her family is one of interest too given the struggles her father had with the holocaust. Her mother also provided Mimi with natural talent in that her mother was in theatre and dancing in Florida. One of the more interesting facts is who Mimi Rogers rose up in fame with. At a time when breaking into Hollywood was something many desired Rogers was rooming with another woman who would make it in the popularity rankings- Kirstie Alley.
What most of us know about Mimi Rogers are her career and the movies she has starred in. What we do not know about is her teenage poker hobby. This hobby has turned into more of a second career for her in the last decade. In 2003 she began playing poker on the competitive arena, even taking part in Hollywood Poker and in a variety of promotional events which makes her rather busy. If you do not see her starring in a small TV part like those of the X-files or more recent appearances chances are you are going to see Mimi on the TV playing poker or at a ladies World Poker Tour tournament. She is certainly a brilliant and compassionate woman when you consider the donations she has made with her winnings.