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Linda Fiorentino
Born	Clorinda Fiorentino March 9, 1958 (1958-03-09) (age 50)1 Dallas, Texas
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1985–present
Spouse(s)	John Byrum (1992–1993)citation needed
Awards won Other awards NYFCC Award for Best Actress 1994 The Last Seduction

Linda Fiorentino (born March 9, 1958)¹ is an Italian-American actress. She is known for her roles in films such as Dogma, Vision Quest, Men in Black, Jade, After Hours and The Last Seduction.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Personal life 1.2 Career 2 Filmography 3 References 4 External links

Biography

Personal life

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Career

Fiorentino got her first professional role in 1985 when she starred in Vision Quest. 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. 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. Her co-star from Gotcha!, Anthony Edwards, has also directed her in one of his films.

Fiorentino was placed 66th on a list of "100 Sexiest Stars in Film History" by Empire magazine.

Her most recent leading role was as a woman threatened by a sniper in the 2002 film Liberty Stands Still. Fiorentino also co-starred with Paul Newman in a 2000 heist film, Where the Money Is. She recently completed the film Once More with Feeling opposite Chazz Palmenteri, due out in 2009.

Filmography

• Vision Quest (1985) - Carla
• Gotcha! (1985) - Sasha
• After Hours (1985) - Kiki Bridges
• Wildfire (1988) - Kay
• The Moderns (1988) - Rachel
• Strangers (1991) - Helen
• Shout (1991) - Molly
• Queen's Logic (1991)
• Chain of Desire (1992) - Alma D'Angeli
• Beyond the Law (1992) - Renee Jason
• The Last Seduction (1994) - Bridget Gregory/Wendy Kroy
• The Desperate Trail (1994) - Sarah O'Rourke
• Jade (1995) - Trina Gavin
• Unforgettable (1996) - Dr. Martha Briggs
• Larger Than Life (1996) - Terry Bonura
• Men in Black (1997) - Dr Laurel Weaver/"L"
• Body Count (1998) - Natalie
• Dogma (1999) - Bethany Sloane
• Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000) - Christine Lynch
• What Planet Are You From? (2000) - Helen Gordon
• Where the Money Is (2000) - Carol MacKay
• Liberty Stands Still (2002) - Liberty Wallace

Awards and achievements
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

External links

• Linda Fiorentino at the Internet Movie Database