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Claire Forlani Profile |
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Birth Date: July 1, 1972
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Birth Place: Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK
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Birth Name: Claire Forlani
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Height: 5'7"
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Biography |
Claire Forlani was born July 1st, 1972, in Middlesex,
England. The daughter of an Italian father and British
mother, an 11-year-old Claire attended the Arts Educational
School in London where she began her pursuit of being a
performer.
The Arts Educational School gave her 6 years of dance and
drama training, which she executed in her stage performances
of The Nutcracker Ballet and Orpheus in the Underworld. With
a couple of theatre credits under her belt, the
actress/dancer got her showbiz start on British television.
Claire was cast in a recurring role on the British
television series Press Gang and Shrinks in the early '90s,
and appeared as Katarina in the film Gypsy Eyes (a.k.a. CIA
Trackdown), which required an 11-week shoot in Croatia.
In order to make it easier for their daughter to land more
roles, Mr. and Mrs. Forlani relocated with Claire to San
Francisco in 1993. It didn't take long for the green-eyed
beauty to penetrate the US market, with her first role in an
American production. She was cast as Ann Cannon in the
television mini-series, J.F.K.: Reckless Youth in 1993, and
appeared on the big-screen in the 7th outing of the Police
Academy franchise, 1994's Police Academy: Mission to Moscow.
After a minor role in the 30-minute Showtime feature The
Gift, Claire was finally given her opportunity to shine in a
supporting role in the cult-favorite Mallrats. Director
Kevin Smith immediately cast Claire in the role of American
suburbanite Brandi Svenning, and only discovered that she
was actually British after she was offered the role.
Finally in 1996, Claire was offered the role of Sean
Connery's estranged daughter Jade in the blockbuster hit,
The Rock, sharing the screen with heavy hitters Connery and
Nicolas Cage. She also appeared in Basquiat that same year,
and followed up with a starring role in the independent
film, Garage Sale.
Claire was given the chance to prove herself in the 1997
film The Last Time I Committed Suicide, the
critically-acclaimed role that could compensate for her
previous good performances in what were simply disappointing
films. She also had the smarts and confidence to walk off
the set of Deep Rising, which could have made her career
sink.
In 1998, Claire co-starred with the grim reaper (portrayed
by Brad Pitt) in Meet Joe Black. The grim film made everyone
wonder who the stunning beauty that had won Brad Pitt's
heart onscreen was (in reality, she has stolen the heart of
actor John Cusack), and Claire was hailed by Vanity Fair as
one of 1998's up and comers.
That year she also starred in Basil with Christian Slater,
and the romantic comedy Into My Heart (a.k.a. Elements). The
following year Claire joined an A-list cast for the summer
film Mystery Men, and co-starred with Freddie Prinze Jr. in
the chick flick Boys and Girls.
Claire can next be seen in the upcoming thriller Anti-Trust,
co-starring Ryan Phillippe and Rachael Leigh Cooke, and the
comedy Going Greek, which is still in the works.
Surprising movie audiences by the fact that she is not
really American (she has the American colloquial accent down
pat), Claire is a talented actress that has yet to be given
the perfect venue to show off her skills -- she has still
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Other
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Walked out on the set of Deep Rising (1998).
The British-born actress - who has a noticable British
accent when interviewed - has spent the majority of her
career playing characters with American accents.
Signed a major contract as the new face of L'Oreal. [2001]
Has been named Actress of the Week by the online men's
magazine AskMen.com. [August 20, 2002]
The daughter of an Italian father and a British mother.
Is learning to play guitar. [2003]
Ranked #51 (2000) and #89 (2001) in Stuff's 100 Sexiest
Women.
Ranked #85 (2001) in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women.
Ranked in Loaded's Hot 100 Babes. |
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