Editing Mika Boorem (section)

===Transition to teen and adult roles===
In 2004, Boorem starred opposite [[Alexa Vega]] in the teen comedy ''[[Sleepover (film)|Sleepover]]'', followed by a supporting part in the dance film ''[[Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights]]'' (2004).<ref name=tvg/> In the independent drama ''[[Smile (2005 film)|Smile]]'' (2005), Boorem portrayed a teenager from [[Malibu, California|Malibu]] who befriends a young [[Chinese people|Chinese]] woman with a facial deformity, played by [[Yi Ding (actress)|Yi Ding]].<ref name=smile>{{cite web|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]|title=Smile|url=https://variety.com/2005/film/markets-festivals/smile-2-1200526665/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121013517/https://variety.com/2005/film/markets-festivals/smile-2-1200526665/|archive-date=November 21, 2018|last=Chang|first=Justin|date=April 7, 2005}}</ref> Critic Justin Chang of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' deemed the film a "well-meaning but dramatically lopsided tearjerker."<ref name=smile/>

The following year, Boorem starred as the lead in ''[[The Initiation of Sarah (2006 film)|The Initiation of Sarah]]'', an [[Freeform (TV channel)|ABC Family]] television film and remake of the [[The Initiation of Sarah|1978 horror film of the same name]],<ref>{{cite web|work=[[TV Guide]]|publisher=NTVB Media|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/the-initiation-of-sarah/photos/283891/76764/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181121013935/https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/the-initiation-of-sarah/photos/283891/76764/|archive-date=November 21, 2018|title=The Initiation of Sarah|access-date=November 21, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as in the television drama film ''Augusta, Gone'', in which she portrayed a teenaged drug addict. Tom Jicha of the ''[[Sun-Sentinel]]'' praised her performance in the film, writing: "... the meatiest role belongs to Mika Boorem. The relative unknown plays Augusta Dudman, a 14-year-old with typical teenage insecurities and self-esteem problems. This makes her willing prey for a more advanced child of the streets named Rain, who introduces Augusta to the temptations of drugs and sex. Boorem handles the role as if she's in it for more than a paycheck, which cannot be said of all her co-stars."<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Sun-Sentinel]]|location=Fort Lauderdale, Florida|title=Real Tragedy in Bootcamp Beclouds Film|date=March 13, 2006|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2006-03-13-0603100535-story.html|last=Jicha|first=Tom|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181121015230/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2006-03-13-0603100535-story.html|archive-date=November 21, 2018|access-date=November 21, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2007, she had a guest-starring role on the medical drama series ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'', appearing in the episode "[[Insensitive (House)|Insensitive]]" as a teenager suffering from [[Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis|CIPA]], a condition that prevents her from sensing pain.<ref>{{cite book|last=Challen|first=Paul|title=The House That Hugh Laurie Built: An Unauthorized Biography and Episode Guide|page=302|year=2010|publisher=[[ECW Press]]|location=Toronto|isbn=978-1-554-90308-5}}</ref>

She guest-starred on the series ''[[Ghost Whisperer]]'' in 2008, appearing in the episode "Bloodline,"<ref name=tvg/> and the same year had a minor role in the drama ''[[Trucker (film)|Trucker]]''.<ref name=tvg/> Boorem was also featured in [[David Cook (singer)|David Cook]]'s music video "[[Light On]]" in 2008. In 2010, she had a supporting part as the ghost of a psychiatric patient in [[John Carpenter]]'s psychological horror film ''[[The Ward (film)|The Ward]]'', opposite [[Amber Heard]] and [[Danielle Panabaker]].<ref name=ward>{{cite web|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/ward-film-review-30025|title=The Ward: Film Review|last=Rechtshaffen|first=Michael|date=October 14, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627230857/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/ward-film-review-30025|archive-date=June 27, 2018}}</ref> ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''{{'}}s Michael Rechtshaffen, in reviewing the film, noted it as "an economical period piece that still effectively demonstrates what a skilled technician can accomplish in a single location with a compact cast and sturdy old-school effects."<ref name=ward/>