Mimi Rogers didn’t become a Hollywood star in the wink of the eye. She used to be a social worker for several years before she decided to deal with acting professionally. Mimi first appeared on TV in 1981 in an episode of Hill Street Blues series. In 1983, she debuted on the big screen in Blue Skies Again.
Rogers made a breakthrough in 1987 after starring in Someone to Watch Over Me movie. She later appeared in such films as The Mighty Quinn, Desperate Hours, The Rapture, Monkey Trouble, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, Frozen Kiss plus The Surface.
Moreover, Mimi plays on stage and frequently appears on TV. She is famed for her parts in The Rousters, Paper Dolls, The X-Files, The Geena Davis Show, The Loop, Two and a Half Men, Cleaners and Bosch television series.
Mimi Rogers’ father was a Scientologist before her birth along with being a friend of the church’s creator, L. Ron Hubbard. So, the future movie star was brought up in accordance with the church’s beliefs. She was even the church auditor and pushed her second spouse, Tom Cruise, to become a Scientologist. However, she is not a member of the church anymore.
From 1976 to 1980, Mimi was married to Scientology counselor James Rogers. On May 9, 1987, she got hitched to Tom Cruise, but that marriage turned out to be short-lived and was dissolved in 1990. The same year, Rogers got romantically involved with producer Chris Ciaffa. They tied knots on March 20, 2003. Their firstborn, daughter Lucy, drew her first breath in 1994. In 2001, the family was expanded by a baby boy named Charlie.
A curious fact: Mimi used to play poker professionally. Moreover, she is on the board of directors of the World Poker Tour.
