Claire Forlani's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) CSI: New York Dr. Peyton … Camelot Igraine

Main Movie Roles 2009 - Not Forgotten 2008 - Beer for My Horses 2008 - Flashbacks of a Fool 2008 - In the Name of the King 2006 - For Your Consideration 2005 - The Shadow Dancer 2004 - Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius 2003 - The Medallion 2003 - Northfork 2001 - Antitrust 2000 - Boys and Girls 1999 - Mystery Men 1998 - Meet Joe Black 1998 - Basil 1997 - The Last Time I Committed Suicide 1996 - Basquiat 1996 - The Rock 1995 - Mallrats

BIOGRAPHY:

Claire Forlani was born in Twickenham, London, the daughter of Barbara (née Dickinson), and Pierluigi Forlani, a music manager from Ferrara, Italy. At the age of 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 Police Academy: Mission to Moscow. In 1995, she played the supporting role of Brandi Svenning in Kevin Smith's Mallrats. In 1996, Forlani appeared in a supporting role as Sean Connery's daughter in the blockbuster action movie 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, she starred with Anthony Hopkins and Brad Pitt in Meet Joe Black, her most financially successful film. She then appeared in Antitrust, a thriller released in January 2001 to mixed reviews. Forlani was the new face of L'Oréal in 2001. She has been 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. In 2003, she co-starred with Jackie Chan in The Medallion. 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 movie 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 plays Queen Igraine in Camelot.




TRIVIA:

• Wed 'Dougray Scott' (qv) in a private civil ceremony in Italy. Banquet was held at her family's country home in Pievebovigliana.
• Lives in Los Angeles.
• Walked out on the set of _Deep Rising (1998)_ (qv).
• The British-born actress has spent the majority of her career playing characters with American accents.
• Ranked #85 (2001) in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women.
• Is learning to play guitar. [2003]
• Ranked in Loaded's Hot 100 Babes.
• Stepmom to Eden and Gabriel (fraternal twins).