Where did the Hollywood beauty that Brad Pitt and Keanu Reeves loved go?

She was called “the standard of blossoming young beauty”. Directors adored this sly squint of beautiful eyes combined with a disarmingly sincere smile. And if you like movies of the 90s, you will immediately remember her and be surprised – where did the super popular, beautiful and talented Claire go?

British citizenship and Italian by origin, Claire Forlani got into show business as a child: a beautiful and quite capable girl was accepted at the London School of Art. At the age of 19, she starred in her first film, Gypsy Eyes, and then, after a few episodes, in 1994, she got her first big role – in the 7th installment of the then very popular Police Academy franchise.

And it happened that it was the Russian audience that paid special attention to Claire: this part of the comedy was filmed in Russia, and Forlani got the role of Katerina, an employee of the Moscow police.

Other bright roles followed, and Claire woke up as a world-class star after the release of Meet Joe Black in 1998. Forlani’s partners were Brad Pitt and Sir Anthony Hopkins. The plot of the film and the skill with which it was filmed ensure that “Joe Black” is the attention of the audience today, almost 25 years later.

On set, Forlani and Pitt had an affair and became one of the audience’s most popular couples – they looked really amazing together! Unfortunately, the wedding never took place, but the beautiful Claire quickly consoled herself.

Among her friends were Benicio del Toro, John Cusack, Ben Stiller. Claire Forlani and Keanu Reeves were bound by a passionate and tender relationship – they were also not destined to stay together, but it is known that the actors are still friends.

Why did Claire end up in oblivion? There were several reasons for this. Immediately after “Joe Black” she began shooting with director Stephen Sommer in the film “Rising from the Deep”. However, Forlani was not satisfied with the director’s approach to the film crew and working conditions. She had an argument with Sommer and terminated the contract. Famke Janssen replaced her in the film.

At the same time, the actress experienced a huge personal tragedy – her mother died. This changed Claire a lot inside. At some point, she realized that Hollywood values ​​are not close to her and the need to maintain them destroys her individuality.

In 2007, Claire Forlani married her colleague Dougray Scott – he is known in Russia mainly for his role in the TV series Desperate Housewives. The couple is raising an adopted son, and now Claire is filmed very rarely and is glad that she can afford to choose only those projects that “stick” to her.

“Money and fame do not mean recognition for an actor,” she is sure.

Photo: Legion media