Editing Mika Boorem (section)

{{short description|American actress (born 1987)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name        = Mika Boorem
| image       = Mika Boorem 02.jpg
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| caption     = Boorem at the [[2010 Toronto International Film Festival]]
| birthname   =
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1987|08|18}}
| birth_place = [[Tucson, Arizona]], U.S.
| occupation  = Actress
| yearsactive = 1995–present
| website     = {{URL|mikaboorem.com}} 
}}
'''Mika Sue Boorem''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|iː|k|ə|_|ˈ|b|uːr|ə|m}};{{efn|Boorem pronounces her name as such when introducing herself in a 2018 discussion of her upcoming film, ''Hollywood.Con''.<ref name=hollywoodcon>{{cite web|work=[[YouTube]]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fvMd9a_YLY|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210115415/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fvMd9a_YLY|archive-date=December 10, 2022|url-status=dead|title=Mika Boorem on ''Hollywood.Con''|date=August 26, 2018|last=Boorem|first=Mika|access-date=November 21, 2018}}</ref>}} born August 18, 1987)<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Tucson.com]]|publisher=[[Arizona Daily Star]]|url=https://tucson.com/mika-boorem/article_2feb7e84-985e-11e4-bb0c-d79d3b53a130.html|title=Mika Boorem|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121011009/https://tucson.com/mika-boorem/article_2feb7e84-985e-11e4-bb0c-d79d3b53a130.html|archive-date=November 21, 2018|date=January 9, 2015}}</ref> is an American actress. She began her career as a [[child actor|child actress]], appearing on television in small guest roles on ''[[Touched by an Angel]]'' and ''[[Ally McBeal]]'', before earning critical acclaim for her performance in ''[[The Education of Little Tree (film)|The Education of Little Tree]]'' (1997). After being cast in supporting roles in ''[[Jack Frost (1998 film)|Jack Frost]]'' and ''[[Mighty Joe Young (1998 film)|Mighty Joe Young]]'' (both 1998), Boorem had a lead role in the drama ''[[Hearts in Atlantis (film)|Hearts in Atlantis]]'' (2001), opposite [[Anton Yelchin]] and [[Anthony Hopkins]], which garnered her further critical acclaim.

Boorem also had prominent supporting roles in the war drama ''[[The Patriot (2000 film)|The Patriot]]'' (2000) and the thriller ''[[Along Came a Spider (film)|Along Came a Spider]]'' (2001). She went on to star in numerous [[teen film]]s in the early-to-mid 2000s, including the surf film ''[[Blue Crush]]'' (2002), the comedy ''[[Sleepover (film)|Sleepover]]'' (2004), and the drama ''Augusta, Gone'' (2006). Boorem was a recurring guest star on the network series ''[[Dawson's Creek]]'' in 2002 and 2003. She had a central role in [[John Carpenter|John Carpenter's]] horror film ''[[The Ward (film)|The Ward]]'' (2010), followed by roles in several independent films.

Boorem made her feature film directorial debut with ''[[Hollywood.Con]]'' (2021), starring [[Tom Arnold (actor)|Tom Arnold]] and [[Brian Krause]].