Feb 13, 2009, 11:20 GMT
Mira Sorvino is pregnant with her third child.
Pregnant Mira Sorvino (C) listens during a meeting about a global report on human trafficking at which she was appointed as the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Goodwill Ambassador on human trafficking at United Nations headquarters in New York, New York, USA, on 12 February 2009. EPA/JUSTIN LANE
The 'At First Sight' actress confirmed she and husband Christopher Backus are adding to their brood.
Mira, 41, said: "We are overjoyed at the thought of welcoming a new addition to the family. With each child, the love in our hearts has expanded beyond what we ever imagined was possible."
Chris and Mira already have two children Mattea Angel, four and Johnny Christopher King, two.
The couple, both actors, have been married for four years.
They first met in 2003 at a friend's party and married in 2004 with ceremonies in California and Italy.
Mira - who on an Oscar in 1995 for her role in 'Mighty Aphrodite' - recently spoke of her family life, saying: "We spend all our time with our two kids. They're our favourite people in the world. We don't spend a lot of time partying.
"We don't go out much. And we just love our children and we love each other. And we have a good life. You know, we're sort of normal people living in an abnormal place."
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