Mia Riverton is an American film actress and producer, best known for her role in the 2005 film ''

Red Doors ''Red Doors'' is a 2005 American independent comedy drama film written and directed by Georgia Lee. Inspired by the director's own family, the film tells the coming of age story of a Chinese American family in the New York City suburbs. Whil ...

''.

Personal life

Riverton was born Esther Tonia Riggin in Columbus, Ohio on November 22, 1977. Her mother, Alice Riggin, is an immigrant from

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

, and her father, Ralph Riggin, is of Irish and Cherokee descent. She has a younger brother, Daniel. She grew up in

Carmel, Indiana Carmel is a suburban city in Indiana immediately north of Indianapolis. With a population of 100,777, the city spans across Clay Township in Hamilton County, Indiana, and is bordered by the White River to the east; the Hamilton-Boone county ...

, where she attended the

Park Tudor School Park Tudor School is a coeducational independent college preparatory day school founded in 1902. It offers programs from junior kindergarten through high school. It is located in the Meridian Hills neighborhood of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. A mer ...

. In 1999, she graduated ''

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'' and

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from

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...

. In 2007, she married David Alpert at a beach wedding in Fiji.

Career

Her work includes producing and starring in the 2006 film ''

''. A singer as well, Riverton has performed at

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. She was also in the 2003 film '' 13 Dead Men''.

Filmography

*''Spare Parts'' (2015) *''Open House'' (2010) *''Red Doors'' (2005) *''13 Dead Men'' (2003)

References

External links

Mia Riverton
official cast profile
Mia Riverton
at the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Riverton, Mia American actresses of Taiwanese descent American people of Irish descent American people who self-identify as being of Cherokee descent American film actresses Living people Harvard University alumni 1978 births People from Carmel, Indiana 21st-century American women