Birth Name:
Mia Kirshner
Birth Place:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Birth Date:
January 25, 1975
What Race or Ethnicity?:
Jewish Polish and Jewish Bulgarian
The Canadian actress is famous for her appearance in the series, The L Word. She was born to a father of Jewish Polish descent and a mother of Jewish Bulgarian descent.
Kirshner is a granddaughter of Holocaust survivors.
Source:
http://www.thelwordonline.com/Mia_NYTarticle.shtml
Celebrities sharing the same heritage:
In this interview she mentions that her Grandparents were originally from Poland. I’m guessing it is from her father’s side. Kirshner is a common name used by Polish Jews (I think it was back to the time when Poland was part of Germany).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dKDdKUTroc&feature=related
Great interview AJS!