Carrie Heim Binas | |
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Born |
Carrie Kei Heim December 7, 1973 Tokyo, Japan |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Actress, Lawyer, Writer |
Years active | 1982 - 1986 |
Spouse(s) | Peter Binas (m. 2005) |
Website | linkedin.com/in/carrie-kei-heim-7451401b |
Carrie Kei Heim (born December 7, 1973) is an American actress, lawyer, and writer. She is best known for her roles as Cornelia in Santa Claus: The Movie and Nikki Ferris in The Parent Trap II. After completing The Parent Trap ll, Carrie retired from acting.
Heim is a 1991 graduate of Hunter College High School, a 1994 graduate of Vassar College with a B.A. 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 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 and Mintz Levin.
Heim is now a novelist, and is currently represented by Jessica Faust at BookEnds Literary Agency. She works as a writing instructor at Grub Street.
On May 21, 2005, Heim married Peter K. Binas and currently has one child, a daughter born April 12, 2007.