Naked Truth Of Linda Fiorentino – What happened to her? Wiki

• Linda Fiorentino is a former actress born in Philadelphia in 1958.
• She is best known for starring in movies such as “Gotcha!” and “Jade”
• She won four awards for her performance in “The Last Seduction”, and was nominated for several more.
• She was married to John Byrum from 1989-1993
• Her net worth is estimated at over $3 million as of March 2020.

Known for movies

Men in Black (1997)
as Laurel Weaver

The Last Seduction (1994)
as Bridget Gregory

Dogma (1999)
as Bethany

After Hours (1985)
as Kiki Bridges

Who is Linda Fiorentino and what has happened to her? Wiki Bio

Clorinda Fiorentino was born in Philadelphia1960, Pennsylvania USA, on 9 March 1958, so her zodiac sign is Pisces and she holds American nationality. She is a former actress, best known for starring in movies such as “Gotcha!” and “Jade”; she retired in 2009.

Childhood and education

Linda was raised in South Philadelphia by her Italian father who was a car mechanic, and her American mother who was a florist; Linda has seven siblings, four of whom tried becoming actors and actresses as well.

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The family later moved to Washington Township in South Jersey, and Linda attended Washington Township High School where she joined the school’s drama club and started appearing in plays, but she didn’t get serious about becoming an actress until she enrolled at Rosemont College where she started appearing in theatre plays, and was also physically active as she played soccer for the university’s team. Linda graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in political science in 1980, and as she later became interested in photography, she started attending the International Center of Photography in New York City in 1987.

Career as an actress

Linda worked several jobs to financially support herself after graduating from college, before she launched her career in the film industry in 1985 when she portrayed Carla in the film “Vision Quest”, which starred Matthew Modine – Linda follows a wrestler studying at Spokane High School who starts dating an older woman. In the same year, Linda was invited to portray both Sasha Banicek and Cheryl Brewster in the comedy movie “Gotcha!” which stars Anthony Edwards, and follows a veterinary student who starts a relationship with Sasha, a woman nearly double his age. She also appeared in the film “After Hours” and the TV series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” in 1985.

Her next role came three years later in the film “The Moderns” which is set in Paris in 1926, and she was then invited to portray Kay in the romance movie “Wildfire”. The year 1989 saw her star as Lucy in the film “The Neon Empire” while she could have been seen appearing in films “Queens Logic” and “Shout” in 1991. Some of the movies she appeared in in the following few years include “Chain of Desire”, “Beyond the Law”, and “Acting on Impulse”, while the role which made her famous was of Bridget Gregory in the erotic movie “The Last Seduction” which also starred Peter Berg and Bill Pulman, and follows a sexy woman as she takes her husband’s money and runs away from him, hiding in a small town while searching for her next victim.

Linda won four awards for her performance. including an Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead, a London Film Circle Award for Actress of the Year, while she was also nominated for BAFTA, Boston Society of Film, and Chicago Film Critics Association Awards.

She appeared in four movies in 1995, with two of the most notables being “The Desperate Trail” and “Jade”, and she went on to star in “Unforgettable” and “Larger than Life” in 1996. She was invited to portray Laurel Weaver in the science fiction comedy movie “Men in Black” in 1997, which starred Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones and became a huge hit worldwide, with Linda nominated for a Blockbuster Entertainment Award as well as for a Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress.

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She then appeared in movies “Dogma”, “Ordinary Decent Criminal”, and “What Planet Are You From”, while two of her final roles before retiring from acting were in “Liberty Stands Still” shot in 2002, and “Once More with Feeling” in 2009.

Love life and relationships

Linda started dating John Byrum, an American movie director and writer, in 1989 not long after they met when they were working on the same film. They dated for over three years before marrying in 1992 but due to what seems to be jealousy issues, they divorced in 1993.

John Byrum was born in the USA on 14 March 1947, his zodiac sign is Pisces, he holds American nationality, and is probably best known for directing films such as “The Razor’s Edge” and “Inserts”. He was raised in Winnetka, Illinois by his mother who was a housewife and his father who was a businessman, and studied at New Trier High School. Upon matriculation, he enrolled at New York University, graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in 1969. He was then hired to work on the TV series “Sesame Street” as a writer, and gained recognition when he wrote the script for the film “Harry and Walter Go To New York”. John is currently living with his second wife, Karin Reznack at their home in Santa Monica in California.

Hobbies and other interests

Linda started working out when she was still a teenager, as she dreamed about becoming a model, and even after launching her acting career, she got to pose for several magazines while she could have also be seen appearing in commercials of several (but not that popular) clothing and beverages brands. She was having three to four training sessions at the gym each week, while she apparently stopped working out sometime in her 50s. Her main hobby is travelling, and although she is currently focused on being home, she travelled all around the USA and Europe during her youth, and her dream travel destinations have always been Miami in Florida and Paris in France.

She likes to watch movies in her spare time, and some of her favorite actors and actresses are Will Smith, Denzel Washington, and Halle Berry while some of her favorite movies include “I, Robot”, “I Am Legend”, and “Gothika”. She likes to listen to jazz and blues music, her favorite cuisine is Italian, and her favorite writer is Agatha Christie. Linda is a lover of animals, and prefers cats over dogs.

Appearance and net worth

Linda is 62 years old. She has long brown hair which she dyes black, has brown eyes, is 5ft 8ins (1.73m) tall, and weighs around 141lbs (64kgs). As of March 2020, her net worth is estimated at over $3 million.

Marks

#	Marks / Signs
1	Deep smoky voice
2	Raven dark hair and green eyes

Quotes

#	Quote
1	[Interview with Roger Ebert, 1995.] I'm single and I've gone on a few dates since The Last Seduction (1994) came out and I could see the disappointment in the eyes of men who thought I was going to be a hot date and teach them all this weird stuff. And then they find out I'm just a normal person, you know, and I don't have leanings towards strange sexual behavior and it's like a disappointment crosses their faces.
2	Sometimes I have to work because I need the money. You weigh the issues and ask yourself, "Can I wake up every morning and do this?"
3	Teens aren't just interested in getting laid. I won't believe that's all they're interested in. I have four younger sisters and they're sick of being shown how they're supposed to react in bed.
4	You constantly have to find something that's challenging, a director who's challenging, co-stars who are challenging. That's what keeps us going
5	You can talk about movies all you want, but I have this porcelain fetish. I've had it since I was a kid, because there were so many kids in my family, the only place I had any solace was in the bathroom.
6	They're my favorite two words these days: Oscar reject.
7	I was still making movies so it wasn't as if I were working in a bar, but they were independent films that couldn't find distributors.
8	I've been in the bargain basement of the movie business.
9	I would like to do maybe a smaller romantic comedy.
10	I would love to have children, yes. Maybe even adopt them. I'm not sure that I should pass on my genes.
11	I never wear leather.
12	I don't look at scripts in terms of commercially. I just look at the part, the people involved.
13	[on getting the part of Bethany in Dogma (1999)] When I read the script, I just said, "There's no way anyone else is allowed to have this part". I thought it was extremely clever and it had very imaginative answers to all my childhood questions about angels and devils and the apostles and all that stuff.
14	I have a sister who's kind of in the business-she does voice-overs. I think they all watch what I go through and have decided to get married and have children instead. It's a safer bet.
15	Do you know what my real name is? It's Clorinda. Which is also Italian. They used to call me Clorox when I was a kid.
16	Chazz Palminteri is just the ultimate screen husband.
17	As actors, the thing we have to fight, more than even the business part of making movies, is boredom.
18	All I'm thinking about today is cleaning my bathroom.
19	I go to bed with men, not boys.
20	Marriage is a financial contract; I have enough contracts already.
21	The thing that's always bothered me is that, even if you have a strong female character, invariably in the third act she has to say something like, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you," or she has to become really vulnerable and wimpy and get her comeuppance. Even in something like Thelma & Louise (1991), where you have these two very strong characters, they have to die in the end. What's so special about The Last Seduction (1994) is that none of that happens. Had a Hollywood studio made that film instead of an independent, it would have been very different. She definitely wouldn't have gotten away with what she does get away with.

Facts

#	Fact
1	She splits her time between her homes in Westport, Connecticut and New York City, New York. [June 2007]
2	She attended the Atlantic Monthly Dinner in New York City to commemorate the State of the Union Address. [February 2006]
3	Linda attended for the Citymeals-on-Wheels 21st annual Power Lunch for Women to raise money for 160,000 meals for homebound elderly at the Rainbow Room in New York City on November 16, 2007. [November 2007]
4	She currently owns her own production Company, "Mandate Management", and has recently been attached to star and co-produce a film based on the life of Russian poet, 'Anna Ahkmatova', which will likely begin filming in Spring of 2007. [October 2006]
5	She attended the premiere of the political documentary, Street Fight (2005), in New York City. [January 2006]
6	She was at Elaine's in New York City for a book signing party for author Adam Davies on his new book, "Goodbye, Lemon". [July 2006]
7	She has been developing documentaries about research in juvenile diabetes and autism; about discrimination against Italian Americans in "Equal Protection"; and a daytime show about parenting techniques entitled "Motherhood." [December 2007]
8	Linda Fiorentino, Eve Ensler and rock legend Lou Reed joining 'Lawrence Wright' and director Gregory Mosher at the opening of the Culture Project's "My Trip to Al-Qaeda" in New York City screening. [March 2007]
9	She attended a political fund raiser for Governor Eliot Spitzer of New York in New York City. [January 2007]
10	She lives in Westport, Connecticut. [2006]
11	She has starred in two unrelated movies that deal with aliens posing as humans: "Men in Black" and "What Planet Are You From?".
12	She has optioned rights to the Jim Curtis' screenplay about Russian poetess, Anna Akhmatova, in July 2007.
13	She has optioned the film rights to Colin Patrick Lynch's play, "One Eyed Jacks and Suicide Kings".
14	She has been an active photographer since 1987 and has studied it at the International Center of Photography in New York City.
15	1980: Earned her Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from Rosemont College in Pennsylvania at 22 years old.
16	She is one of 8 children. Her mother's name is Clorinda Fiorentino and her sisters include Rose Fiorentino, Catherine Fiorentino, and Terry Fiorentino Christie.
17	2008: Donated $1,000 to the New York Senate Campaign for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.
18	Director Kevin Smith said in his DVD commentary for Dogma (1999) that Linda wouldn't even speak to him some days and, in retrospect, he wishes he had given the part of Bethany to Janeane Garofalo instead.
19	Graduated from Washington Township High School, in Sewell, NJ. Is a graduate of Rosemont College, in Rosemont, PA (just west of Philadelphia).
20	1995: Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the "100 Sexiest Stars" in film history (#66).
21	Won her part in Men in Black (1997) in a poker game from Barry Sonnenfeld. Besides the part, she won around $1200.

Pictures

All pictures

Movies

Actress

Title	Year	Status	Character
Once More with Feeling	2009		Lydia
Liberty Stands Still	2002		Liberty Wallace
Where the Money Is	2000		Carol
What Planet Are You From?	2000		Helen Gordon
Ordinary Decent Criminal	2000		Christine Lynch
Dogma	1999		Bethany
Body Count	1998		Natalie
Men in Black	1997		Laurel Weaver
Kicked in the Head	1997		Megan
Larger Than Life	1996		Terry Bonura
Unforgettable	1996		Martha Briggs
Charlie's Ghost Story	1995		Marta
Jade	1995		Trina Gavin
Bodily Harm	1995		Rita Cates
The Desperate Trail	1994	Video	Sarah O'Rourke
The Last Seduction	1994		Bridget Gregory
Acting on Impulse	1993	TV Movie	Susan Gittes
Beyond the Law	1993		Renee Jason
Chain of Desire	1992		Alma D'Angeli
Strangers	1992	TV Movie	Helen (segment "The Last Game")
Shout	1991		Molly
The Neon Empire	1991	TV Movie	Lucy
Queens Logic	1991		Carla
Wildfire	1988		Kay
The Moderns	1988		Rachel Stone
The Whoopee Boys	1986		Spanish Maid (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents	1985	TV Series	Betsy Van Kennon
After Hours	1985		Kiki Bridges
Madonna: Gambler	1985	Video short	Carla
Gotcha!	1985		Sasha
Vision Quest	1985		Carla

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status	Character
Once More with Feeling	2009	performer: "Am I Blue?"

Thanks

Title	Year	Status	Character
Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story	2005	Documentary special thanks

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Directors	1997	TV Series documentary	Herself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno	1997	TV Series	Herself - Guest
HBO First Look	1997	TV Series documentary short	Herself
The Making of 'Unforgettable'	1996	Video documentary short	Herself
Unforgettable: Behind the Scenes	1996	Video documentary short	Herself
Unforgettable: Star & Crew Sound Bites	1996	Video documentary short	Herself
The Annual 1995 ShoWest Awards	1995	TV Special	Herself - Presenter
Late Show with David Letterman	1994	TV Series	Herself - Guest

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Last Seduction: The Art of Seduction	2006	Video documentary short	Herself
Retrosexual: The 80's	2004	TV Mini-Series documentary
Heroes of Black Comedy	2002	TV Mini-Series documentary
The Making of the Last Seduction	1994	Video documentary short	Herself

Awards

Won Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
1995	DFWFCA Award	Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards	Best Actress	The Last Seduction (1994)
1995	Empire Award	Empire Awards, UK	Best Actress	The Last Seduction (1994)
1995	Independent Spirit Award	Independent Spirit Awards	Best Female Lead	The Last Seduction (1994)
1995	ALFS Award	London Critics Circle Film Awards	Actress of the Year	The Last Seduction (1994)
1994	NYFCC Award	New York Film Critics Circle Awards	Best Actress	The Last Seduction (1994)
1994	STFC Award	Society of Texas Film Critics Awards	Best Actress	The Last Seduction (1994)

Nominated Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
1998	Blockbuster Entertainment Award	Blockbuster Entertainment Awards	Favorite Supporting Actress - Sci-Fi	Men in Black (1997)
1998	Golden Satellite Award	Satellite Awards	Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical	Men in Black (1997)
1995	BAFTA Film Award	BAFTA Awards	Best Actress	The Last Seduction (1994)
1995	CFCA Award	Chicago Film Critics Association Awards	Best Actress	The Last Seduction (1994)
1995	Chlotrudis Award	Chlotrudis Awards	Best Actress	The Last Seduction (1994)

2^nd Place Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
1994	BSFC Award	Boston Society of Film Critics Awards	Best Actress	The Last Seduction (1994)

3^rd Place Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
1995	NSFC Award	National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA	Best Actress	The Last Seduction (1994)