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name: "Linda Fiorentino"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/linda-fiorentino"
fi1m_id: "linda-fiorentino"
imdb_id: "nm0000400"
tmdb_id: 9625
wikidata_id: "Q204393"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "9 March 1958"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-13T04:03:16.712740+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Linda Fiorentino

## Identity

Linda Fiorentino

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/linda-fiorentino
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** linda-fiorentino
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000400
- **TMDB ID:** 9625
- **Wikidata ID:** Q204393
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Fiorentino, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q204393, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000400/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9625

Actor. Born 9 March 1958 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 9 March 1958, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Active:** 1985–1999
- **Also known as:** Clorinda Fiorentino, Clorinda 'Linda' Fiorentino, لیندا فیورنتینو
- **Average Fi1m score:** 77, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 80 (1), 1990s 76 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 77 to 75 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 4 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 3, Adventure 2, Drama 2, Thriller 2, Action 1, Crime 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $639m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Fiorentino, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q204393, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000400/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9625

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*Men in Black*](https://film.one/film/men-in-black.md) (82)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Last Seduction*](https://film.one/film/the-last-seduction.md) (81)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*After Hours*](https://film.one/film/after-hours.md) (80)

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## Fi1m on Linda Fiorentino

> Linda Fiorentino brings a low voice, an intent gaze and a welcome lack of eagerness to be liked. We value her dry intelligence in thrillers and comedy, though repeated femme-fatale casting can leave too much of the character already decided.

Fiorentino often looks as though she has assessed the company and found little reason to be impressed. Her low voice suits calculating characters, while the wry delivery keeps them from becoming entirely solemn. *The Last Seduction* (1994) gives her a particularly good fit in Bridget Gregory, a scheming woman who drives the plot. We rate her most when the script gives her decisions to make, rather than relying on her to look dangerous.

The early roles offered different uses for her reserve. In *Vision Quest* (1985), she was Carla, an enigmatic presence opposite Matthew Modine; Martin Scorsese's *After Hours* (1985) cast her as the more eccentric Kiki. *Jade* (1995) continued the erotic-thriller casting after her breakthrough in *The Last Seduction*. The move into mainstream comedy was welcome: there is only so much an actor can do with another part built around being seductive and difficult to read.

*Men in Black* (1997) casts her as Laurel alongside Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith. We laughed at the alien business because Barry Sonnenfeld keeps it brisk and lets the central partnership do the work. Fiorentino's self-possession makes her useful company in a comedy that could easily become frantic. It is a film we recommend readily, with the caveat that the story is thin and the chief pleasure remains Jones and Smith together.

The comedy also provides a useful check on the familiar description of her as a femme fatale. That describes a kind of part, but leaves out the dry intelligence that makes her casting in *Men in Black* work. Kevin Smith's *Dogma* (1999) took the shift further by giving her the lead as Bethany in a religious satire. For a fuller sense of what she can do with a plot, follow *Men in Black* with *The Last Seduction*.

## Biography

Linda Fiorentino is an American actress. She played Laurel Weaver in the 1997 science-fiction comedy *Men in Black*.

Born Clorinda Fiorentino on 9 March 1958 in Philadelphia, she studied at Rosemont College and trained at the Circle in the Square Theatre School in New York. She first appeared in films in 1985, including *Vision Quest*, *Gotcha!* and Martin Scorsese’s *After Hours*. Fiorentino received critical acclaim and several awards, including the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress and the London Film Critics’ Circle Award for Actress of the Year, for her performance as Bridget Gregory in *The Last Seduction* (1994). Other notable roles include *Jade* (1995), *Dogma* (1999) and *Liberty Stands Still* (2002). She was married to director John Byrum from 1992 to 1993.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Dogma* (1999), Fi1m 66, as Bethany — [page](https://film.one/film/dogma.md)
- *Men in Black* (1997), Fi1m 82, as Laurel — [page](https://film.one/film/men-in-black.md)
- *The Last Seduction* (1994), Fi1m 81, as Bridget Gregory — [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-seduction.md)
- *After Hours* (1985), Fi1m 80, as Kiki — [page](https://film.one/film/after-hours.md)

## Complete filmography (31)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Once More With Feeling* (2009), as Lydia
- *Liberty Stands Still* (2002), as Liberty Wallace
- *Where the Money Is* (2000), as Carol
- *What Planet Are You From?* (2000), as Helen Gordon
- *Ordinary Decent Criminal* (2000), as Christine Lynch
- *Dogma* (1999), as Bethany — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/dogma.md)
- *Body Count* (1998), as Natalie
- *Kicked in the Head* (1997), as Megan
- *Men in Black* (1997), as Laurel — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/men-in-black.md)
- *Larger Than Life* (1996), as Terry Bonura
- *Unforgettable* (1996), as Martha Briggs
- *Charlie's Ghost Story* (1995), as Marta
- *Jade* (1995), as Trina Gavin
- *Bodily Harm* (1995), as Rita Cates
- *The Desperate Trail* (1994), as Sarah O'Rourke
- *The Last Seduction* (1994), as Bridget Gregory — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-seduction.md)
- *Acting on Impulse* (1993), as Susan Gittes
- *Beyond the Law* (1993), as Renee
- *Chain of Desire* (1992), as Alma D'Angeli
- *Strangers* (1992), as Helen (The Last Game)
- *Shout* (1991), as Molly
- *Queens Logic* (1991), as Carla
- *The Neon Empire* (1989), as Lucy
- *The Neon Empire* (1989), series, as Lucy
- *Wildfire* (1988), as Kay
- *The Moderns* (1988), as Rachel Stone
- *The Whoopee Boys* (1986), as Spanish Maid (uncredited)
- *The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1985), series, as Betsy Van Kennon
- *After Hours* (1985), as Kiki — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/after-hours.md)
- *Gotcha!* (1985), as Sasha
- *Vision Quest* (1985), as Carla

## Gallery

- ![Linda Fiorentino](https://film.one/media/person/87298/gallery-417d47f038a7.jpg) Linda Fiorentino — Image via TMDB
- ![Linda Fiorentino](https://film.one/media/person/87298/gallery-1e4d393db4c4.jpg) Linda Fiorentino — Image via TMDB
- ![Linda Fiorentino](https://film.one/media/person/87298/gallery-20f1e873c177.jpg) Linda Fiorentino — Image via TMDB
- ![Linda Fiorentino](https://film.one/media/person/87298/gallery-7e395be23f1f.jpg) Linda Fiorentino — Image via TMDB

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