- An unusually bright person, Rogers graduated from high school at age 14. Instead of going straight to college, she spent the rest of her teen years involved with community service work.
- Mimi Rogers played Mrs. Kensington in the original Austin Powers' LOST IN SPACE. (1998)
- Was nominated Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Children's Special in 2000 for THE DEVIL'S ARITHMETIC.
- Enjoys reading and playing tennis.
- Featured in a Playboy pictorial, March 1993
- Is a member of the Church of Scientology
- Her $10 million lawsuit against QVC network and the National Enquirer was thrown out of court in Nov. 1999 when she could not prove that the story reporting her hysterical trashing of a QVC 'green room' was false.
- Appeared in a Playboy shoot in 1993. She says she'd been approached many times by the magazine but her husband at the time, Tom Cruise, said no. So as soon as the divorce was final, she took it.
- Tom Cruise was her second husband, ironically, it ended in divorce after three years too.
Quotes- "This is a career which is rife with disappointments and rejections, and you sort of have to come to terms with that early on if you're going to survive emotionally. I've always worked, so there was never a reason to say, I'm going to walk away from all this."
Awards- Golden Space Needle Award: Best Actress, REFLECTIONS ON A CRIME (1994)
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