Joanne Dru

She died from lymphedema in Los Angeles, California. She has dated John Cusack. Although regarded as a capable and popular film actress, it was for her contributions to television that Dru was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Forlani is currently single. Her film career began to fade by the end of the 1950s but she continued working frequently in television. With the picture Meet Joe Black, co-starring Brad Pitt, she became in 1998 widely known to the American and the international public. She later lamented that she had been typecast in western films, commenting that once an actress became typecast, that was the end, and adding that she had never liked horses. One year later her performance in The Last Time I Committed Suicide was finally acclaimed by the critic, and was for her the recognition of her work in previous, disappointing films.

She also gave a well received performance in the drama film All the King's Men (1949). Some movies followed, and in 1996 Forlani played a part in the hit The Rock, starring Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage. Over the next decade she appeared frequently in films, most often cast in westerns such as the John Wayne films Red River (1948) and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949). She was cast the same year for the TV mini-series J.F.K.: Reckless Youth, and thereafter for the cinema picture Police Academy: Mission to Moscow. Dru was spotted by a talent scout and made her first film appearance in Abie's Irish Rose in 1946. Soon came the first offer of the American film market. During this time Dru met and married the popular singer Dick Haymes and when they moved to Hollywood she found work in theater. Forlani's parents wanted to help her daughter to have offers for movie roles, and in 1993 decided to move to San Francisco.

Born Joanne Letitia LaCock in Logan, West Virginia, Dru came to New York City in 1940, and after finding employment as a model, was chosen by Al Jolson to appear in the cast of his Broadway show Hold Onto Your Hats. Having performed on stage, she was cast by the British Television for a TV series and a TV film. Joanne Dru (January 31, 1922 – September 10, 1996) was an American film actress. During the six years she attended this school, she also studied dance besides acting, which opened her the doors for performances like The Nutcracker Ballet and Orpheus in the Underworld. At the age of 11, Forlani entered the "Arts Educational School" in London, where she began preparing for her acting career. She was born in Twickenham, Middlesex, England, as the daughter of an Italian father and a British mother.

Claire Forlani (born July 1, 1972) is an English actress. Gypsy Eyes (1992). Police Academy: Mission to Moscow (1994). Mallrats (1995).

The Rock (1996). Basquiat (1996). Garage Sale (movie) (1996). The Last Time I Committed Suicide (1997).

Basil (1998). Meet Joe Black (1998). Into My Heart (1998). Mystery Men (1999).

Boys and Girls (2000). Magicians (2000). AntiTrust (2001). Going Greek (2001).

Triggermen (2002). Northfork (2003). The Medallion (2003). The Limit (2003).