Carrie Kei Heim (born December 7, 1973) is an American lawyer, writer, and former child actress. She is best known for her roles as Cornelia in ''
Santa Claus: The Movie'' (1985) and Nikki Ferris in ''
The Parent Trap II
''The Parent Trap II'' is a 1986 American made-for-television comedy film and a sequel to Disney's 1961 film '' The Parent Trap'' (which was based on the 1949 book '' Lisa and Lottie'' by Erich Kästner) and the second installment in ''The Pare ...
'' (1986). After completing ''The Parent Trap ll'', Heim retired from acting.
Biography
Heim is the daughter of Janie and Michael Heim of
Manhattan
Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state ...
.
Heim is a 1991 graduate of
Hunter College High School, a 1994 graduate of
Vassar College
Vassar College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. Founded in 1861 by Matthew Vassar, it was the second degree-granting institution of higher education for women in the United States, closely foll ...
with a
B.A.
Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four yea ...
in French, and a 1996 graduate of
Hunter College with an additional B.A. in English and Theater. In 2001, Heim received a
J.D. from the
University of Pennsylvania
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law school and was a lawyer until 2008 when she lost her job. Carrie then went on to pursue a career in writing.
Heim has worked as a clerk for
Jeffrey R. Howard of the
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and as a litigation associate for the law firms
Cravath, Swaine & Moore
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP (known as Cravath) is an American white-shoe law firm with its headquarters in New York City, and an additional office in London. The firm is known for its complex and high profile litigation and mergers & acquisiti ...
and
Mintz Levin.
Heim is now a novelist, and is currently represented by Jessica Faust at BookEnds Literary Agency.
On May 21, 2005, Heim married Peter K. Binas, son of Marina and George Binas of
Whitestone at
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church (Manhattan), and currently has one child, a daughter, Katie, born April 12, 2007.
Filmography
References
External links
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1973 births
Living people
20th-century American actresses
American child actresses
American women lawyers
American women writers
Hunter College alumni
Hunter College High School alumni
Massachusetts lawyers
Actresses from Tokyo
University of Pennsylvania Law School alumni
Vassar College alumni
Writers from Massachusetts
Mintz Levin associates
Cravath, Swaine & Moore associates
21st-century American women