Born: July 1, 1972
Age: 52
Birthplace: Twickenham, London, England
![](/components/bar.png)
Claire Antonia Forlani (born c. 1972) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles in films such as Mallrats, Basquiat, and Meet Joe Black.
Claire Forlani was born in 1972 in Twickenham, London, the daughter of Barbara (née Dickinson), who was English, and Pier Luigi Forlani, a music manager from Ferrara, Italy. At age 11, Forlani entered the Arts Educational School in London, where she began to study acting. During her six years at the school, she also studied dance, which led to performances on stage in The Nutcracker and Orpheus in the Underworld.
Forlani's parents moved to San Francisco in 1993, in order to allow for wider casting opportunities in Hollywood films. Subsequently, Forlani was cast in the television mini-series J.F.K.: Reckless Youth and the film Mission to Moscow]]. In 1995, she played the supporting role of Brandi Svenning in Mallrats. In 1996, Forlani appeared in a supporting role as Sean Connery's daughter in the film The Rock. She continued to appear in both widely released and smaller-budget films, such as Basquait directed by Julian Schnabel, In 1998, she starred with Anthony Hopkins and Brad Pitt in Meet Joe Black. 1919 she starred with Ben Stiller and Geoffrey Rush in "Mystery Men"She then appeared in Antitrust, a thriller released in January 2001. Forlani was the new face of L'Oréal in 2001. She has been ranked no. 51 (2000) and no. 89 (2001) in Stuff magazine's "100 Sexiest Women", no. 85 (2001) in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women" and was slotted in Loaded's "Hot 100 Babes". In 2003, she co-starred with Jackie Chan in The Medallion. 2005 "Green Street Hooligans" With Charlie Hunnam and Elijah Wood.2007 "Hallem Foe" with She Starred with Jamie Bell and "Flash Back of Fool" with Daniel Craig.
In autumn 2006, Forlani joined the cast of CSI: NY in a recurring role as a medical examiner, Dr. Peyton Driscoll. In February 2007, Forlani portrayed Tori Bodeen in the film version of Nora Roberts's best-selling book Carolina Moon. In 2008, she starred opposite Daniel Craig in Flashbacks of a Fool. In 2011, Forlani played Queen Igraine in Camelot
In 2011, Forlani made an appearance in NCIS: Los Angeles as Agent Lauren Hunter, replacing Henrietta Lange (Linda Hunt) temporarily as the operations director at NCIS for the end of season 2. She later appeared in season 3's finale 2012
Forlani has appeared in a series of television commercials for Dewar's Scotch whisky,
In 2015, Forlani was one of the narrators of the documentary, Unity.
In June 2007, Forlani married Scottish actor Dougray Scott. On December 27, 2014, they welcomed their son Milo Thomas Scott. Forlani is also stepmother to his two children.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1992 | Gypsy Eyes | Katarina | |
1994 | Police Academy: Mission to Moscow | Katrina | |
1995 | Mallrats | Brandi Svenning | |
1996 | Rock, TheThe Rock | Jade Angelou | |
1996 | Basquiat | Gina Cardinale | |
1996 | Garage Sale | Julia | Short film |
1997 | Last Time I Committed Suicide, TheThe Last Time I Committed Suicide | Joan | |
1998 | Basil | Julia Sherwin | |
1998 | Meet Joe Black | Susan Parrish | |
1998 | Into My Heart | Nina | |
1999 | Mystery Men | Monica | |
2000 | Magicians | Lydia | |
2000 | Boys and Girls | Jennifer Burrows | |
2001 | Antitrust | Alice Poulson | |
2002 | Triggermen | Emma Cutler | |
2003 | Northfork | Mrs. Hadfield | |
2003 | Medallion, TheThe Medallion | Nicole James | |
2004 | Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius | Mary Malone Jones | |
2004 | Gone Dark | Monica Prince | Video; AKA The Limit |
2005 | Green Street | Shannon Dunham | |
2005 | Ripley Under Ground | Cynthia | |
2007 | Hallam Foe | Verity Foe | |
2007 | In the Name of the King | Solana | |
2008 | Flashbacks of a Fool | Adult Ruth | |
2008 | Beer for My Horses | Annie Streets | |
2009 | Not Forgotten | Katie | |
2009 | Shannon's Rainbow | Christine | |
2011 | Love's Kitchen | Kate Templeton | |
2013 | Another Me | Ann Delusey | |
2016 | Precious Cargo | Karen |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1991 | Press Gang | Judy Wellman | Episode: "Chance Is a Fine Thing" |
1992 | Press Gang | Judy Wellman | Episode: "In the Picture" |
1993 | J.F.K.: Reckless Youth | Ann Cannon | Television film |
2003 | Pentagon Papers, TheThe Pentagon Papers | Patricia Marx | Television film |
2004 | Memron | Vangela Clay | Television film |
2005 | Untitled David Diamond/David Weissman Project | Allison | Television film |
2005 | Shadows in the Sun | Isabella Parish | Television film |
2006 | Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King | Doris Frehman | Episode: "Crouch End" |
2006-2010 | CSI: NY | Dr. Peyton Driscoll | Recurring role |
2007 | Carolina Moon | Victoria "Tory" Bodeen | Television film |
2009 | False Witness | Pippa Porter | Television miniseries |
2011 | Ice | Jacqueline | Television miniseries |
2011 | Camelot | Queen Igraine | Main role |
2011-2012 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Lauren Hunter | Recurring role |
2012 | Scruples | Billy Winthrop Ikehorn | Television film |
[ Source: Wikipedia ]