Mia Korf
Mia Korf | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 1, 1966 |
| Education | Ithaca High School Cornell University Juilliard School of Music |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Father | Richard P. Korf |
Mia Korf (November 1, 1966) is an American actress best known for originating the role of Blair Daimler Buchanan in One Life to Live.
Early life and education
[edit]Born on November 1, 1966,[1][2] in Ithaca, New York,[1] Korf is the daughter of mycologist Richard P. Korf and Kumiko ("Kumi"), née Tachibana, a fine artist specializing in printmaking.[3][4] She attended Ithaca High School and Cornell University,[2] as well as Juilliard School of Music.[1] As for how and when Korf first became interested in acting, despite her entry in 1992's The Soap Opera Book: Who's Who in Daytime Drama, which specifically credits Cornell as the birthplace of her "early affinity for stage work,"[1] it appears such affinity, as well as some degree of accomplishment, had developed as least as early as 1983, Korf's senior year at Ithaca High, as evidenced by Ithaca Journal coverage—complete with captioned photo—of her participation in that school's March 1983 production of the 1945 Broadway hit, Dark of the Moon.[5]
Career
[edit]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.[6] 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.[7]
She has since continued to appear in numerous prime-time television series, including: Players,[8] Party of Five, Danny,[9] 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.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Silent Witness: What a Child Saw | Carol Rembrandt | |
| 1996 | Jerry Maguire | Former Girlfriend | Uncredited |
| 1999 | Anywhere but Here | Josh's Date | |
| 2013 | Playdate | Yoga Instructor | Direct-to-video |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Loving | Mei Ling | Episode dated 15 January 1988 |
| 1989 | Dream Street | Mari | 2 episodes |
| 1990 | The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | Dr. Kim Rosenthal | 3 episodes |
| 1991 | 3×3 Eyes | Natsuko | Miniseries; English version |
| 1991–1993 | One Life to Live | Blair Daimler Cramer | |
| 1994 | Ghostwriter | Sonia Ivey | 4 episodes |
| 1994 | Sweet Justice | Dr. Shen | Episode: "Story of My Life" |
| 1994 | Philly Heat | Fukiko Masaguchi | Television film |
| 1995 | Party of Five | Gwen | 3 episodes |
| 1995 | Tom Clancy's Op Center | Liz Gorman | Television film |
| 1995 | Maybe This Time | Brenda | Episode: "Gracie Under Fire" |
| 1995 | Under Fire | Ace Whitney | Television film |
| 1996 | Nowhere Man | Jane Butler | Episode: "Doppelganger" |
| 1996 | Chicago Hope | Valerie Farr | 2 episodes |
| 1996 | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Echnida | Episode: "Who'll Stop the Brain?/Cement Heads" |
| 1996 | The Sentinel | Akiko Keno / Angela Kamura | Episode: "Payback" |
| 1997 | Color of Justice | Linda Change | Television film |
| 1997–1998 | Players | Christine Kowalski | 17 episodes |
| 1998 | Ask Harriet | Ava | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1999 | The Pretender | Anna | Episode: "Mr. Lee" |
| 1999 | Becker | Lorna | Episode: "Shovel Off to Buffalo" |
| 2000–2002 | Max Steel | Dragonelle | 4 episodes |
| 2000 | Time of Your Life | Sophie | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan | Dr. Grace Yakura | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2001 | Danny | Rachel | 4 episodes |
| 2002 | The Agency | Andrea Chang | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | Bram & Alice | Gina | |
| 2002 | Robbery Homicide Division | D. A. Yolanda Lawrence | Episode: "City of Strivers" |
| 2004 | NYPD Blue | Lucy Timmons | Episode: "On the Fence" |
| 2004 | North Shore | Maya | Episode: "Surprise Party" |
| 2004 | Nip/Tuck | Lawyer | Episode: "Rose and Raven Rosenberg" |
| 2004 | Hawaii | Dr. Katherine Sakata | Episode: "Hawaiian Justice" |
| 2004 | JAG | Captain Patricia Tam | Episode: "Camp Delta" |
| 2005 | Strong Medicine | Miko | Episode: "Paternity Test" |
| 2006 | W.I.T.C.H. | Theresa Cook | 3 episodes |
| 2006 | Vanished | Tiersa Adams | |
| 2007 | Cold Case | Evelyn Takahashi (1942–1945) | Episode: "Family 8108" |
| 2008 | Eli Stone | Charissa Nakauchi | Episode: "Waiting for That Day" |
| 2008 | Faux Baby | Gigi | Episode: "The Boob Ultimatum" |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Buckley, Ellen; Rout, Nancy E. (1992). The Soap Opera Book: Who's Who in Daytime Drama. Todd Publications. p. 151. ISBN 9780915344239. "Born on November 1 in Ithaca, New York, Mia was a serious musician from an early age, studying classical violin for eighteen years, most recently at Juilliard School of Music. She opted for a college close to home, majoring in drama at Cornell University, where she developed an early affinity for stage work."
- ^ a b Landesman, Stephen G. (February 22, 1995). "Dangerous Liaison; Ithaca actress Mia Korf co-stars in NBC movie about power and terror". The Ithaca Journal. p. 20. Retrieved May 4, 2025. "Mia graduated from Ithaca High in 1983 and studied theater and French at Cornell before landing the first of many classical roles in off-Broadway theaters. Korf left soaps more than a year ago for a lead in a short-lived Broadway play called 'Face Value.' Written by David Hwang, the author of 'M. Butterfly,' the play was based on the real-life furor that arose over the casting of non-Asian roles in 'Miss Saigon.' Since then, the 28-year-old actress has won more complex roles on primetime TV."
- ^ Olds, Majorie (March 28, 2012). "Kumi Korf Subject of Film: Hidden Books". Ithaca Times. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
- ^ "Richard Paul Korf (1925-2016)", Donald H. Pfister et al, in Mycologia, vol. 109, no. 3, p. 533
- ^ Smith, Pam (March 18, 1983). "Out and About: Niven's dances; 'Stage Door'; IHS Drama Club". The Ithaca Journal. pt. II, p. 3. "The Ithaca High School Drama Club will present the folk fantasy 'Dark of the Moon' at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, March 26, in Kulp Auditorium. [...] First produced in 1945, 'Dark of the Moon' became a hit on the Broadway and London stage. [...] Clockwise from upper left: Lyn Taylor, Mia Korf, Suzanne Bors, Nancy Jen and John Charles Raimon rehearse for the Ithaca High School Drama Club's production of 'Dark of the Moon.'"
- ^ Rout, Nancy E (1992). The Soap Opera Book: Who's Who in Daytime Drama. Todd Publications. p. 151. ISBN 9780915344239.
- ^ "Face Value – Broadway Play – Original | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
- ^ "Players cast listing". TV Guide. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- ^ "Danny cast listing". TV Guide. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
