Mika Boorem

Acting

Mika Boorem

Born 1987-08-18 · Tucson, Arizona, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Mika Juliette Boorem (born August 18, 1987) is an American actress who has appeared in the films Blue Crush (2002), Carolina (2003), Sleepover (2004), and Smile (2005). Boorem was born in Tucson, Arizona, the daughter of Benjamin and Holly Boorem, and has an older brother, Benjamin. Boorem began acting in local theater in Arizona, and subsequently moved to Los Angeles with her family, where she attended Lycée Français de Los Angeles. She has starred in the films Sleepover (2004) and Smile (2005). She had supporting roles in the films Jack Frost (1998), The Patriot (2000), Along Came a Spider (film) (2001), Hearts in Atlantis (2001), Blue Crush (2002) and Carolina (2003); and recurring roles on the TV series Dawson's Creek and Touched by an Angel. She also appeared in the Lifetime Movie drama, Augusta, Gone, The Initiation of Sarah, and a guest starring role in the House episode "Insensitive." She also guest starred in an episode of Ghost Whisperer in 2008. Boorem has been nominated for a Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Sidekick (for her role on Dawson's Creek), and received four Young Artist Award nominations. In 2008, Boorem was featured in David Cook's music video "Light On".

Acting credits

The Patriot poster
7.2

After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, America, against the British, Benjamin reluctantly returns to his old life to protect his son.

The Patriot

2000

Along Came a Spider poster
6.3

After the harrowing death of his partner, forensic psychologist and best-selling author Alex Cross cannot forgive himself and has retreated to the peace of retirement. But when a brilliant criminal kidnaps a senator's young daughter, he is lured back into action as the kidnapper wants to deal with Alex personally. Teamed with Jezzie Flanigan, the Secret Service agent assigned to protect the missing girl, Alex follows a serpentine trail of clues that leads him to a stunning discovery - the kidnapper wants more than just ransom.

Along Came a Spider

2001

Mighty Joe Young poster
6.3

As a child living in Africa, Jill Young saw her mother killed while protecting wild gorillas from poachers led by Andrei Strasser. Now an adult, Jill cares for an orphaned gorilla named Joe -- who, due to a genetic anomaly, is 15 feet tall. When Gregg O'Hara arrives from California and sees the animal, he convinces Jill that Joe would be safest at his wildlife refuge. But Strasser follows them to the U.S., intent on capturing Joe for himself.

Mighty Joe Young

1998

Sleepover poster
6.1

Desperate to improve their social status, four best friends enter into an all-night scavenger hunt against the popular clique in their school.

Sleepover

2004

Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights poster
6.4

In pre-revolution Cuba, Katey Miller is about to defy everyone's expectations. Instead of a parent-approved suitor, Katey is drawn to the sexy waiter, Javier, who spends his nights dancing in Havana's nightclubs. As she secretly learns to dance with Javier, she learns the meanings of love, sensuality and independence.

Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights

2004

Hearts in Atlantis poster
6.8

A widowed mother and her son change when a mysterious stranger enters their lives.

Hearts in Atlantis

2001

Jack Frost poster
6.0

A father who can't keep his promises dies in a car accident. One year later, he returns as a snowman, who has one final chance to put things right with his son before he is gone forever.

Jack Frost

1998

The Ward poster
5.7

Kristen, a troubled young woman, is captured by the police after burning down a farmhouse and is locked in the North Bend Psychiatric Hospital. Soon, she begins to suspect that the place has a dark secret at its core and she's determined to find out what it is.

The Ward

2010

Riding in Cars with Boys poster
6.7

In 1965, a young woman with dreams of becoming a writer has a son at the age of 15 and struggles to make things work with the drug-addicted father.

Riding in Cars with Boys

2001

Blue Crush poster
6.0

Nothing gets between Anne Marie and her board. Living in a beach shack with three roommates, she is up before dawn every morning to conquer the waves and count the days until the Pipe Masters competition. Having transplanted herself to Hawaii with no one's blessing but her own, Anne Marie finds all she needs in the adrenaline-charged surf scene - until pro quarterback Matt Tollman comes along...

Blue Crush

2002

Jesse Stone: Sea Change poster
7.0

Police Chief Jesse Stone's relationship with his ex-wife worsens, and he fears he's relapsing into alcoholism. To get his mind off his problems, Jesse begins working on the unsolved murder of a bank teller shot during a robbery. Also, his investigation of an alleged rape draws him into conflict with the town council — which hopes to preserve Paradise's reputation as an ideal seaside resort.

Jesse Stone: Sea Change

2007

The Education of Little Tree poster
6.6

Little Tree is an 8-year-old Cherokee boy, who, during the time of the depression, loses his parents and starts to live with his Indian grandma and grandpa and learn the wisdom of the Cherokee way of life.

The Education of Little Tree

1997

Minutes Past Midnight poster
4.8

As midnight falls, all manner of terror invades the Earth. Demons, cannibals, killers, ghosts and monsters swarm the world in these tales of the supernatural, the fantastic, and the just plain horrific. Featuring nine stories of horror.

Minutes Past Midnight

2016

Trucker poster
5.9

Loner Diane Ford is a truck driver with an 11-year-old son, Peter, whom she never sees, and that's fine with her. But, when Peter's father, Len, falls ill, he asks Diane to take care of their son for a while. Eventually, Diane reluctantly agrees, but she quickly realizes that caring for a child interferes with her independent lifestyle - and Peter isn't all that thrilled with the arrangement, either.

Trucker

2008

Augusta, Gone poster
6.7

A troubled teenager's mother tries everything she can think of to control her bad behavior, even if it means sending her away to a hokey but strict nature camp.

Augusta, Gone

2006

Smile poster
5.1

Introduced to a volunteer opportunity with the Doctor's Gift Program, Katie (Mika Boorem) signs up for a trip to China, where she meets Lin (Yi Ding), a girl with whom she shares a birthday. Lin has a facial deformity that discourages her from ever showing her face, but her friendship with Katie helps her start to see life in a new way.

Smile

2005

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her poster
5.8

In California, a group of women struggle with personal problems as their paths intertwine in unexpected ways. Dr. Elaine Keener, the sole caretaker for her aging mother, turns to tarot card reader Christine for spiritual aid. Christine grapples with her own angst due to her lover's debilitating illness. Meanwhile, a bank manager deals with an unwanted pregnancy, two sisters pursue romantic interests and a housewife gets back into the dating game.

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her

2000

Carolina poster
5.8

A young woman escapes her wildly eccentric family in search for a life of normalcy.

Carolina

2003

Good Day for It poster
5.5

A man forced to abandon his wife and daughter years earlier must risk his life to settle an old score and reunite his family.

Good Day for It

2011

The Initiation of Sarah poster
5.6

A sorority girl unwittingly becomes the focus of a battle between good and evil.

The Initiation of Sarah

2006

Dark Desire poster
4.8

A young man desperate to be connected to the people close to him resorts to devious measures to achieve that desire

Dark Desire

2012

Hollywood.Con poster
3.6

Every hot production company in Los Angeles is in a race to make the next big Mayan movie: hurry quick, sell out your company, and do whatever it takes.

Hollywood.Con

2021

Dweller poster
NR

Claire Kingsley's nightmares and visions lead her back to her hometown in Green Oaks, only to find that the town's infamous resident serial killers, believed to be dead and gone, have re-emerged and are now preying on her and her friends.

Dweller

1 Out of 7 poster
5.6

Runaway teen Lexi find herself alone and pregnant on the streets. Seemingly beyond hope, she must turn to Devon, a woman with her own demons, to help her find a way back from her past mistakes.

1 Out of 7

2012

Behind the camera