▁known ▁for ▁her ▁roles ▁in ▁other ▁films , ▁including ▁The ▁For b idden ▁Dance ▁( 1 9 9 0 ), ▁John ▁Q ▁( 2 0 0 2 ), ▁Will ard ▁( 2 0 0 3 ), ▁The ▁P un isher ▁( 2 0 0 4 ), ▁The ▁King ▁( 2 0 0 5 ), ▁and ▁Love ▁in ▁the ▁Time ▁of ▁Ch ol era ▁( 2 0 0 7 ). ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Harr ing ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Los ▁M och is , ▁S inal oa , ▁Mexico ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁Her ▁mother , ▁María ▁El ena ▁Martínez - C airo , ▁is ▁a ▁spiritual ▁teacher , ▁real ▁estate ▁invest or , ▁and ▁former ▁secretary . ▁Her ▁father , ▁Raymond ▁Her ring , ▁was ▁a ▁developer ▁and ▁organ ic ▁far mer ▁of ▁Aust rian - G erman ▁descent . ▁The ▁two ▁divor ced ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁Harr ing ▁lived ▁the ▁first ▁ten ▁years ▁of ▁her ▁life ▁in ▁Mexico , ▁before ▁her ▁family ▁re located ▁to ▁San ▁Antonio , ▁Texas . ▁Harr ing ▁suffered ▁a ▁head ▁w ound ▁from ▁a ▁. 4 5 ▁bullet ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁caught ▁by ▁st ray ▁fire ▁from ▁a ▁drive by ▁shooting ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 2 . ▁At ▁age ▁ 1 6 , ▁she ▁convinced ▁her ▁family ▁to ▁let ▁her ▁study ▁in ▁Switzerland ▁at ▁A ig lon ▁College . ▁She ▁eventually ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁sett ling ▁down ▁in ▁El ▁Pas o , ▁Texas ▁and