Linda Fiorentino is an American theater, film and television actress, professional photographer. She is best known for her roles in the films: "The Last Seduction", "Dogma", "Men in Black", "Outside the Law", "More than Life".
The creative biography of the actress has more than thirty roles in films, including participation in television entertainment shows and documentary projects. The last time on the screen Fiorentino appeared in 2009 in the comedy melodrama "Once again with feeling." What the actress is doing today is unknown.
Biography facts
The future actress was born in the United States in the spring of 1958. Her family emigrated to America from Italy.
Linda grew up in a large family. She has two brothers and five sisters. What her parents did, how the girl spent her childhood is unknown. Linda never liked to be interviewed about her personal and family life.
Linda graduated from Washington Township High School in Sewell, New Jersey. She then continued her education at Rosemont College in Pennsylvania, where she studied political science, and graduated with a BA in Political Science. Then she was going to get a law degree, but, carried away by creativity, she decided to try herself on stage and in cinema. As a result, Linda's further life was far from politics and the legal sphere.
Linda's passion since school was photography. She did not give up this occupation after college. In 1987 she entered the International Center of Photography in New York.
Creative way
After graduating from college, Linda went to New York, where she began to study acting at the theater studio at the theater. Then she played several roles in theatrical productions, and in 1985 she began acting in films.
Fiorentino made his film debut in the sports melodrama “Visual Search” directed by H. Becker. After passing the casting, the young actress was approved for the main role.
The plot of the film takes place in a small American town. A young athlete just recently graduated from high school decides to succeed in life on his own without the help of his family and a former coach. One day a girl comes to their town and the boy's father rents her a room in their house. Seeing a young beauty, the guy falls in love with her and from that moment his whole life begins to change.
The film was well received by audiences and film critics, and Linda was given the opportunity to continue working in the cinema, having received new invitations from directors and producers.
A few months later, the actress was again approved for the lead role in the comedy action movie Gotcha, or Spy Games. She played the role of the sexually attractive spy Sasha.
The film tells the story of an American student Jonathan Moore, who went on vacation to Europe. In one of the French cafes, Jonothan meets a sweet and attractive girl Sasha and falls in love with her. But the young man does not even suspect who his chosen one really is, who decided to use the young man in spy games.
The next role went to Fiorentino in the film by the famous director M. Scorsese "After Work", where she played Kiki Bridges. The film was shown at the Cannes Film Festival and received the main prize for directing and a nomination for the Palme d'Or. The film was also nominated for a Cesar Award. Actors R. Arquette and G. Dunn were nominated for the British Academy and Golden Globe awards for supporting roles.
Soon the actress got a small role in the project "Alfred Hitchcock Presents." The series showed the stories of the famous Hitchcock in a new interpretation.
In 1988, Linda starred as Rachel Stone in Alan Rudolph's drama Modernists. The picture tells the story of a group of Americans living in Paris in the twenties of the last century. All of them are related to the art world. Nick Hart is an artist struggling to gain recognition. Oiseau is a gossip journalist who dreams of Hollywood. Bertram Stone is an antiques dealer and his wife Rachel, with whom Nick Hart is in love. Libby is the owner of a gallery that does not bring her any income, Natalie is the patroness of the arts, persuading Nick to make several fake copies of famous paintings.
For the next few years, Fiorentino starred mainly in low-budget films. Her roles did not bring her success and fame, although many films were well received by the audience, but film critics did not appreciate the work of the actress.
In 1994, director John Dahl released the thriller The Last Seduction. In this film, Linda played the title role of Bridget Gregory, which earned her nominations for the British Academy Awards and Independent Spirit.
Three years later, the actress starred in the cult sci-fi comedy Men in Black with Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. She played the role of Laurel Weaver and Agent L, for which she was nominated for a Satellite Award.
In 1999, the fantastic comedy Dogma was released, where Fiorentino reappeared on the screen in one of the main roles - Bethany Sloan.
In 2002, the actress co-starred with W. Snipes in the action movie Under the Gun. She played the role of Liberty Wallace, the wife of the main character, who was taken hostage.
The last time Linda appeared on the screen was in 2009 and after that she did not act in films again.
In the early 2000s, Fiorentino became the owner of her own production company, Mandate Management.
Personal life
Linda was married to director John Byram. The acquaintance took place on the set of the series "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", where John was one of the writers and directors, and Linda played a small role in one of the episodes.
They became husband and wife in the summer of 1992, but divorced a year later. The couple had no children.
