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Claire Forlani (born July 1 , 1972 ) is an English actress. BIOGRAPHY Early life Forlani was born in Twickenham (in the London Borough Of Richmond Upon Thames ), South West London to Pier Forlani (an Italian ) and Barbara (who was English ). At the age of eleven, 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 . Career 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 ''Police Academy: Mission to Moscow''. In 1996, Forlani appeared in a supporting role in the successful film, '' The Rock ''. She continued to appear in both widely released and smaller-budget films. Forlani was cast in the 1998 film, '' Deep Rising '', but due to creative conflicts left the set during the first few days of filming; that same year, her starring role in '' Meet Joe Black '' (co-starring Brad Pitt ) was Forlani's most financially successful film. Next, she appeared in '' Antitrust '', a thriller that was released in January of 2001 to mixed reviews. Forlani was the new face of L'Oreal in 2001. She has been ranked Ranked #51 (2000) and #89 (2001) in '' Stuff '' magazine's ''100 Sexiest Women'', #85 (2001) in '' FHM '' magazine's ''100 Sexiest Women'' and was slotted in '' Loaded '''s ''Hot 100 Babes''. Personal life Forlani has dated actors Benicio Del Toro , John Cusack (between 1997 and 1998) and Ben Stiller (between 1998 and 1999). SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY INTERVIEWS
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