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LINDA FIORENTINO… 53 TODAY

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Linda Fiorentino is known for her roles in films such as Dogma (1999),
Men Black (1997), and After Hours (1985). Fiorentino got her first
professional role in 1985 when she starred in Vision Quest. It was
not until 1994 that she became widely recognized, receiving accolades
for her performance in The Last Seduction.

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Linda Fiorentino with Matthew Modine

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Linda in a scene from Dogma

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Linda Fiorentina in Men in Black

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FILM NOIR ACTRESS BORN ON THIS DATE IN 1910

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Claire Trevor (March 8, 1910 – April 8, 2000) was an actress, nicknamed the "Queen of Film Noir" because of her many appearances in ”bad girl” roles in film noir and other black-and-white thrillers. She appeared in over 60 films. Trevor’s acting career spanned more than seven decades and included successes in stage, radio, television and film. She costarred with John Wayne, gaining her final Oscar nomination for The High and the Mighty in 1954 (picture from the film above).

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Claire Trevor won her Supporting Oscar Award for playing the drunken mistress of
the cruel gangster (Edward G. Robinson, seen above) in the 1948 film Key Largo

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AIDAN QUINN IS 52 YEARS OLD TODAY

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Though a roofer by trade, Aidan Quinn began his acting career in the Chicago
theater at age 19. His first significant film role was in Reckless (1984),followed
by a breakthrough role in Desperately Seeking Susan (1985). In the 1990s
Quinn’s career grew immensely. He found work alongside such stars as Brad
Pitt in Legends of the Fall (1994), Johnny Depp in Benny & Joan (1993),and
Robert Duvall in The Handmaid’s Tale (1990).  

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Aidan Quinn with Daryl Hannah in Reckless 

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Quinn in Legends of the Fall

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RACHEL WEISZ IS 41 TODAY

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Rachel  Weisz is an English film and theatre actress and fashion model. Her acting
career began while attending the University of Cambridge college, where she co-
founded a theatrical group. The group was awarded the Student Drama Award.

Rachel made her film debut in the 1994 film Death Machine, but gained recognition  
for her roles in the 1996 movie Chain Reaction,and her portrayals in the films The Mummy, in 1999, and The Mummy Returns in 2001. Rachel was also in Enemy at
the Gates
in 2001, and The Constant Gardner in 2005, for which she received the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress as well as
the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in
a Supporting Role.

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Rachel Weisz with Keanu Reeves in Chain Reaction 

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Rachel Weisz and Ralph Fiennes in a scene from The Constant Gardner

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ACTOR DEAN STOCKWELL IS 75 TODAY

Dean Stockwell is an actor of film and television, active for over 60 years 
and unlike many child actors, he continued to act well past his teenage
years. He is most known for his role as Rear Admiral Albert “Al” Calavicci
in the NBC television series Quantum Leap (1989 – 1993) and in the Sci 
Fi revival of Battlestar Glactica as Brother Cavil.

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Young Dean Stockwell in Anchors Aweigh (1945)

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Dean Stock as a Japanese soldier in  A Quality of Mercy a Twilight Zone
episode in 1961.

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Dean Stockwell with costar Scott Bakula, right, in Quantum Leap

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