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Linda Fiorentino (born Clorinda Fiorentino on March 9, 1960 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American actress noted for her dark beauty and husky voice. She is known for her roles in films such as Dogma, Vision Quest, Men in Black, and The Last Seduction, perhaps her signature role, where she plays femme fatale Bridget, almost the textbook example of a murderous seductress in a modern film noir.

Fiorentino, an Italian American,* graduated from Washington Township High School, in Sewell, New Jersey and is a graduate of Rosemont College, Rosemont, Pennsylvania at only 20 years old. She was encouraged by a professor to study acting and she is an alumni of Circle in the Square Acting School in New York City. She lived in Hell's Kitchen section of New York City with another struggling actor, Bruce Willis. She got her first professional job at her first audition for Vision Quest. It was not until 1994 when she received rave reviews and accolades for her performance in The Last Seduction. Despite numerous reports about her being difficult, director John Dahl casted her again in Unforgettable and would work with her again. Her co-star Anthony Edwards from Gotcha! has also directed her in one of his films. She has worked again with David Caruso. She was formerly married to director John Byrumuntil they divorced in 1993. In 1995 she was placed 66th in the list of "100 Sexiest Stars in Film History" by Empire magazine. In 2001, she was expected to play the American artist, Georgia O'Keefe, with Sir Ben Kingsley. Unfortunately, the director and producers added very sexual acts which she refused to do since it was not in her contract. They sued her and she countersued for defamation and nudity which was not initially proposed in the contract. She won the lawsuit in 2003 and the film was never made. In August 2002, She had optioned rights to direct the Colin Patrick Lynch play, One-Eyed Jacks and Suicide Kings about 6 men who get together during a weekly poker game. 2002 was not a good year for Linda. Upon not returning to the Men in Black II sequel, she had to move because her home address was sold on the internet for $37.00. However since 2002, she has been determined to move on with her life, personally and professionally. She has kept a low profile and her last film role, Liberty Stands Still received little or no attention because it was released a few months after the events of September 11, 2001 which might have been why it was never really promoted. In 1997, she won the role in Men in Black during a poker game. She has been seen socially attending political functions like the screening of Street Smart and attended a dinner for the State of the Union dinner in New York City in 2006. Despite Kevin Smith's unflattering comments (involving her reputation for being difficult to work with), Ms. Fiorentino has remained silent about her experience in the film Dogma and it is only a question of time when she will return to the small or bigscreen. She has a loving family which includes two older brothers, her mother Clorinda, 5 younger sisters, nieces and nephews. She has also studied photography since 1987.

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