English actress Claire Forlani starred in more than 50 films, the most striking of which was the touching melodrama "Meet Joe Black", where the male role was played by Brad Pitt, as well as the crime drama about football fans "Hooligans".
Early years and early career
The famous actress Claire Forlani was born on July 1, 1972 in Twickenham, England, in the family of Pier Luigi Forlani and Barbara Dickinson. The girl's father worked as a music manager, so she was familiar with the creative field and show business from childhood.
From an early age, Claire grew up as a talented child and showed artistic talent. Parents saw this, and began to support their daughter in her desire to connect life with acting and build a career.
At the age of 11, they sent her to the London School of Art.
Later, Claire's parents moved to San Francisco, so the girl spent the rest of her childhood in the United States.
In 1992, Claire made her debut in her first film, Gypsy Eyes, immediately getting the big role of a girl named Katarina. Further in the beginning career of the actress followed the comedy "Police Academy 7: Mission in Moscow".
Popular films with Claire Forlani
In 1995, a youth comedy about slackers "Supermarket Party People" was released with Ben Affleck and Shannon Doherty, as well as starring stars Jason Mewes and Jeremy London.
A year later, followed by work in the biographical drama "Basquiat", which tells about the short life of the black artist Jean-Michel, who fell into an aristocratic society and was trying to become famous. In this motion picture Claire Forlani got the image of a woman named Gina Cardinale.
The real breakthrough in the career of the English actress came after her leading female role of Susan Perrish in the melodrama "Meet Joe Black". This is a remake of the 1934 film Death Takes a Day Off. The motion picture tells about the Angel of Death, who possesses the body of young Joe Black in order to get to know the world of people, but soon falls in love with the beautiful Susan. In the film, the male roles went to the famous actors Brad Pitt and Anthony Hopkins.
Another famous film with Claire Forlani's participation was the crime drama Hooligans, which tells about the life of football fans who often resort to aggression and street battles. Forlani played the sister of the protagonist. The male roles went to Elijah Wood and Charlie Hunnam.
In addition to films, the English actress has starred in the series Hawaii 5.0, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation New York, NCIS Los Angeles.
Claire Forlani's personal life
According to rumors, the actress met with actor John Cusack at the beginning of her career. In 1995, she was spotted with actor Benicio Del Toro, and on the set of Meet Joe Black, she had an affair with Brad Pitt.
In 2004, Claire Forlani often spent time with Keanu Reeves, after which she met the actor Dugray Scott. The couple got married in 2007. In 2014, Claire gave birth to a son, Milo Thomas. Dougray Scott also has two children from a previous marriage.
