Mia Korf

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Mia Korf
Born (1965-11-01) November 1, 1965 (age 58)
Education Cornell University
OccupationActress
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Jeffrey LeBeau
(m. 19912010)
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Mia Korf (born November 1, 1965)[ citation needed ] is an American actress best known for originating the role of Blair Daimler Buchanan in One Life to Live .

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Early life and education

Korf is the daughter of mycologist Richard P. Korf and Kumiko ("Kumi"), née Tachibana, a fine artist specializing in printmaking. [1] [2] Korf grew up in Ithaca, New York and attended Cornell University, where she lived in Risley Residential College. [ citation needed ]

Career

Korf began her career in television in 1990 on the NBC series The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd and the soap opera Loving . The following year, she was cast as the original Blair Cramer on the ABC daytime drama, One Life to Live . The character of Blair had many characteristics in common with Korf, including details about her birthplace, horoscope sign (Scorpio) and hobbies. [3] In early 1993, she left the series to appear in the Broadway stage play Face Value , a farcical musical partly based on the controversies of the broadway musical Miss Saigon , but the play closed after six days of previews and never officially opened. [4]

She has since continued to appear in numerous prime-time television series, including: Players, [5] Party of Five, Danny , [6] Becker, NYPD Blue, Chicago Hope, Nip/Tuck, The Agency , North Shore , Hawaii , Crossing Jordan, Strong Medicine , Cold Case , and most recently Eli Stone . She has also appeared in the feature films Blood Brothers and Jerry Maguire . Korf voiced Theresa Cook in W.I.T.C.H. , in D is for Dangerous, K is for Knowledge and P is for Protectors.

Personal life

Korf was married to actor Jeffrey Lebeau. She lives in Los Angeles, California.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993Silent Witness: What a Child SawCarol Rembrandt
1996 Jerry Maguire Former GirlfriendUncredited
1999 Anywhere but Here Josh's Date
2013PlaydateYoga InstructorDirect-to-video

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988 Loving Mei LingEpisode dated 15 January 1988
1989 Dream Street Mari2 episodes
1990 The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Dr. Kim Rosenthal3 episodes
1991 3×3 Eyes NatsukoMiniseries; English version
1991–1993 One Life to Live Blair Daimler Cramer
1994 Ghostwriter Sonia Ivey4 episodes
1994 Sweet Justice Dr. ShenEpisode: "Story of My Life"
1994Philly HeatFukiko MasaguchiTelevision film
1995 Party of Five Gwen3 episodes
1995 Tom Clancy's Op Center Liz GormanTelevision film
1995 Maybe This Time BrendaEpisode: "Gracie Under Fire"
1995Under FireAce WhitneyTelevision film
1996 Nowhere Man Jane ButlerEpisode: "Doppelganger"
1996 Chicago Hope Valerie Farr2 episodes
1996 Aaahh!!! Real Monsters EchnidaEpisode: "Who'll Stop the Brain?/Cement Heads"
1996 The Sentinel Akiko Keno / Angela KamuraEpisode: "Payback"
1997Color of JusticeLinda ChangeTelevision film
1997–1998 Players Christine Kowalski17 episodes
1998 Ask Harriet AvaEpisode: "Pilot"
1999 The Pretender AnnaEpisode: "Mr. Lee"
1999 Becker LornaEpisode: "Shovel Off to Buffalo"
2000–2002 Max Steel Dragonelle4 episodes
2000 Time of Your Life Sophie2 episodes
2001 Crossing Jordan Dr. Grace YakuraEpisode: "Pilot"
2001 Danny Rachel4 episodes
2002 The Agency Andrea Chang2 episodes
2002 Bram & Alice Gina
2002 Robbery Homicide Division D. A. Yolanda LawrenceEpisode: "City of Strivers"
2004 NYPD Blue Lucy TimmonsEpisode: "On the Fence"
2004 North Shore MayaEpisode: "Surprise Party"
2004 Nip/Tuck LawyerEpisode: "Rose and Raven Rosenberg"
2004 Hawaii Dr. Katherine SakataEpisode: "Hawaiian Justice"
2004 JAG Captain Patricia TamEpisode: "Camp Delta"
2005 Strong Medicine MikoEpisode: "Paternity Test"
2006 W.I.T.C.H. Theresa Cook3 episodes
2006 Vanished Tiersa Adams
2007 Cold Case Evelyn Takahashi (1942–1945)Episode: "Family 8108"
2008 Eli Stone Charissa NakauchiEpisode: "Waiting for That Day"
2008Faux BabyGigiEpisode: "The Boob Ultimatum"

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