Linda Fiorentino
Linda Fiorentino (born March 9, 1960 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ; actually: Clorinda Fiorentino ) is an American actress .
life and career
Fiorentino was born in southern Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, and grew up in a strict Catholic home with two brothers and five sisters. She graduated from Rosemont College in the suburbs of Philadelphia. In 1987 she began studying photography at the International Center of Photography in New York City . In 1985 she made her film debut with Matthew Modine in Harold Becker's Crazy For You . Also in 1985 she played an artist in Martin Scorsese's The Time After Midnight .
1994 breakthrough meant her role as a classic femme fatale in the made-for-TV thriller The Last Seduction (The Last Seduction) . As "Bridget Gregory" she makes herself a bar acquaintance in order to get rid of her husband with their help. In addition, she kills a private detective who finds her on the trail. The film in which the immoral heroine got away caught the attention of critics and audiences. Linda Fiorentino won numerous awards for her role.
In 1995 she played the female lead in William Friedkin's erotic thriller Jade . However, the film was a commercial failure. In the same year she received for The Last Seduction the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress as Best Actress . In 1997 she appeared in the blockbuster Men in Black . However, the worldwide box office success of this film did not provide Linda Fiorentino with any high-quality role offers in the following period.
Starting in 2001, she went to court against the Czech film producer Karel Dirka for two years . Dirka had had difficulties in organizing enough financial resources for his film project Till The End Of Time , in which Fiorentino was to play the painter Georgia O'Keeffe . Fiorentino had a “no-nudity” clause written into her contract. However, investors could have been won over to Dirka's project if several lewd nude scenes had been added to the script. Fiorentino was unwilling to waive the clause in her contract and stayed off the set, whereupon Dirka sued her for breach of contract. Fiorentino responded with a counterclaim for defamation and fraud and eventually won the case in the summer of 2003. Fiorentino was married to director and screenwriter John Byrum until 1993.
Filmography (excerpt)
- 1985: Crazy for You (Vision Quest)
- 1985: The time after midnight (After Hours)
- 1985: Gotcha! - A crazy trip (gotcha!)
- 1988: Wild Years in Paris (The Moderns)
- 1988: Wildfire
- 1989: City of Players (The Neon Empire) (TV two-part)
- 1991: A seduction schedule
- 1991: Shout
- 1991: Born in Queens (Queens Logic)
- 1992: Chain of Desire
- 1992: Beyond the Law
- 1992: Made of Steel - as hard as steel
- 1993: Roses are dead (Acting on Impulse)
- 1994: The Last Seduction (The Last Seduction)
- 1994: The Desperate Trail
- 1994: Charlie's Ghost Story
- 1995: Murderous Striptease (Bodily Harm)
- 1995: Jade
- 1996: Unforgettable
- 1996: Fat Vera (Larger Than Life)
- 1997: Men in Black
- 1997: Kicked in the Head
- 1998: Body Count - Escape to Miami (Body Count)
- 1999: Dogma
- 2000: A Hot Coup (Where the Money Is)
- 2000: Ordinary Decent Criminal (Ordinary Decent Criminal)
- 2000: Good Vibrations - Sex vom Another Star (What Planet Are You From?)
- 2002: Liberty Stands Still
- 2009: Once More with Feeling
Awards
- 1994 New York Film Critics Circle Award won for The Last Seduction
- 1995 Won the Independent Spirit Award for The Last Seduction
- 1995 won the London Critics Circle Film Award for The Last Seduction
- 1995 nomination for the BAFTA Award for The Last Seduction
- 1995 Nomination for the Chlotrudis Award for The Last Seduction
- 1997 Nomination for the Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Best Supporting Actress - Sci-Fi for Men in Black
- 1997 nomination for the Satellite Award for best supporting actress (musical or comedy) for Men in Black
Web links
- Filmography. In: Two thousand and one lexicon of international film ; with a detailed list of contributors
- Linda Fiorentino in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Prisma Online - with the latest TV information
Individual evidence
- ↑ some sources also mention 1958
- ↑ Linda Fiorentino Biography . Retrieved February 9, 2014.
- ↑ a b Linda Fiorentino biography . tribute.ca. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
- ↑ Lou Gaul: Actress tries to remain unforgettable . In: The Beaver County Times , April 23, 2000. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fiorentino, Linda |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fiorentino, Clorinda |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 9, 1958 or March 9, 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States |