Mia Kirshner

Mia Kirshner

Mia Kirshner is a Canadian actress, writer and social activist. She is known for television roles as Mandy in 24 and Jenny Schecter in The L Word. In 2018, she began a recurring role on Star Trek: Discovery playing Amanda Grayson, the foster mother of Burnham and mother of Spock on the original Star Trek.

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Summary Mia KirshnerMia Kirshner is a Canadian actress, writer and social activist. Her film credits include Love and Human Remains, Exotica, The Crow: City of Angels, Mad City, Not Another Teen Movie and The Black Dahlia. She is known for television roles as Mandy in 24 and Jenny Schecter in The L Word. In 2018, she began a recurring role on Star Trek: Discovery playing Amanda Grayson, the foster mother of Burnham and mother of Spock on the original Star Trek. She also voiced the title character in Bear 71, a National Film Board of Canada web documentary that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. In 2010, she was cast as Isobel Flemming, a guest role on The Vampire Diaries.

On September 5, 2019, Entertainment Tonight’s ET Online reported that she would play a character in Lifetime Television’s movie, The College Admissions Scandal, with co-star Penelope Ann Miller. She will also appear in the new Syfy series Defiance in season four of Lost Girl Girl. She has also appeared in several guest stars on the television series Lost Girl Lost in season two of The Walking Dead, including as the mother of the lead character in the first episode of the second season. Her younger sister, Lauren, a writer, was involved in the I Live Here project.