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Linda Fiorentino

Born Clorinda Fiorentino
March 9, 1958 (1958-03-09) (age 50) [1]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Occupation Actress
Years active 1985- present
Spouse(s) John Byrum (1992 - 1993)

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Biography

Personal life

Fiorentino was born Clorinda Fiorentino in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Her father was a steel contractor and her mother, also named Clorinda, was a homemaker. [1] Fiorentino is of Italian American Catholic background. An Italian American is an American of Italian descent and/or dual citizenship Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". [2] She gradulated from Rosemont College in suburban Philadelphia. Rosemont College is a women's college located in Rosemont in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania. [3] She has studied photography, off and on, since 1987 at the International Center of Photography in New York City. The International Center of Photography is a photography museum school and research center located in Midtown Manhattan in New York City ( United The City of New York She was married to director John Byrum for a time, but they divorced in 1993. John Byrum is an American film director and writer known for The Razor's Edge, Heart Beat, Duets and Inserts She is still very close to Byrum's children. She splits her time between Westport, Connecticut and New York City. Westport is a coastal town located on Long Island Sound in Fairfield County, Connecticut, 47 miles north of New York City in the United The City of New York

Career

Fiorentino got her first professional role in 1985 when she starred in Vision Quest. A vision quest is a Rite of passage in some Native American cultures. It was not until 1994 that she became widely recognized, receiving accolades for her performance in The Last Seduction as femme fatale Bridget, almost the textbook example of a murderous seductress in a modern film noir. The Last Seduction is a Neo-noir 1994 film directed by John Dahl. A femme fatale (plural femmes fatales) is an alluring and seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers in bonds of irresistible desire often leading them into Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize moral ambiguity and sexual motivation Because it was first aired on HBO television she was ineligible for an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress, despite glowing reviews.

She later worked again with director John Dahl, who cast her in his film Unforgettable. John Dahl (born 1956 is an American Film director and Screenwriter, best known for the Neo-noir films Kill Me Again Unforgettable is a 1996 thriller with Sci-fi elements directed by John Dahl and starring Ray Liotta and Linda Fiorentino Her co-star from Gotcha!, Anthony Edwards, has also directed her in one of his films. Gotcha! is a 1985 action film starring Anthony Edwards and Linda Fiorentino. This article is about the American actor For the British academic see A

The 1995 erotic thriller Jade, directed by William Friedkin, was expected to enhance the actress's status as a sex symbol, but the movie turned out to be a critical and commercial failure. Jade is an Ornamental stone. The term jade is applied to two different rocks that are made up of different Silicate minerals. William Friedkin (born August 29 1935 in Chicago, Illinois) is an Academy Award-winning American movie and television director

Fiorentino was placed 66th on a list of "100 Sexiest Stars in Film History" by Empire magazine. Empire is a British Film Magazine published Monthly by Bauer Consumer Media. In 1997, she won a role in the science fiction comedy movie Men in Black during a poker game. Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and Men in Black is a 1997 science fiction comedy Action film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, starring Tommy Lee Jones Poker is a type of Card game in which players bet on the value of the card combination (" hand " in their possession by placing a bet into

Her most recent leading role, as a woman threatened by a sniper in Liberty Stands Still, received little attention, because it was filmed just prior to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and released in the months thereafter. Liberty Stands Still is a 2002 film starring Wesley Snipes and Linda Fiorentino. Fiorentino also co-starred with Paul Newman in a 2000 heist film, Where the Money Is. Paul Leonard Newman (January 26 1925 &ndash September 26 2008 was an Academy Award Where the Money Is is a 2000 film directed by Marek Kanievska, written by E

She is currently said to be working on a film about the Russian poet Anna Akhmatova and producing and directing a documentary about the 14th amendment to the Constitution. Anna Akhmatova (А́нна Ахма́това real name А́нна Андре́евна Горе́нко ( — March 5 1966 was the Pen name of Anna Andreevna Gorenko

The Chicago indie pop band, The Injured Parties, has a song about Fiorentino on its debut album, Fun with a Purpose (2007).

Filmography

Awards
Preceded by
Holly Hunter
for The Piano		 NYFCC Award for Best Actress
1994
for The Last Seduction		 Succeeded by
Jennifer Jason Leigh
for Georgia

References

  1. ^ a b c Linda Fiorentino Biography. Men in Black is a 1997 science fiction comedy Action film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, starring Tommy Lee Jones Dogma is a 1999 Comedy film, written and directed by Kevin Smith, who stars in the film along with Ben Affleck, Matt Damon Ordinary Decent Criminal is a 2000 Crime / Comedy Film, directed by Thaddeus O'Sullivan, written by Gerard What Planet Are You From? is a 2000 Comedy film starring Garry Shandling and Annette Bening. Where the Money Is is a 2000 film directed by Marek Kanievska, written by E Liberty Stands Still is a 2002 film starring Wesley Snipes and Linda Fiorentino. Holly P Hunter (born 20 March 1958 is an Oscar -winning American actor best-known for films such as Raising Arizona, Broadcast News The Piano is a 1993 Film about a mute pianist and her daughter set during the mid-19th century in a rainy muddy frontier New Zealand backwater The New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress is one of the awards given by the New York Film Critics Circle to honor the finest achievements in filmmaking The Last Seduction is a Neo-noir 1994 film directed by John Dahl. Jennifer Jason Leigh (born February 5, 1962) is a Golden Globe -nominated and two-time NYFCC Award -winning American Actress Georgia is a 1995 American independent movie starring Jennifer Jason Leigh and Mare Winningham. filmreference. com.
  2. ^ http://www.dallasobserver.com/1994-11-24/film/iron-butterfly/
  3. ^ "Linda Fiorentino prevails with dignity", The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 16, 2003, Page E02

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