What actress is Matthew Berry referencing in his Love Hate column July 2010

I think Mira Sorvino. In his latest column of 100 facts, he mentions the following:
- It was between 1993 and 2006
- The actress won an Oscar the prior year (Mira won in 1996)
- He points out there are many Oscar categories which seems to imply the actress did not win Best Actress (She was Best Supporting Actress)
- Her highest grossing picture would come later (In 1997 Romy & Michelle's would gross more than Mighty Aphrodite)


In original Love/Hate column he mentions the following:

- Named one of People's Most Beautiful People (She was named one of People's Most Beautiful People in 1996)

Also, according to IMDB, she started dating Quentin Tarentino in 1996. This could have pre-dated the relationship. Additionally, Matthew Berry mentions his friend is funny and successful but not particularly good looking. Is there any way that does NOT describe Quentin Tarentino as well???