Claire Forlani
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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. |
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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
managed, nonetheless, to win us over.
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