Won her part in Men in Black (1997) in a poker game from Barry Sonnenfeld. Besides the part in Men in Black (1997), she won around $1200. Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the "100 Sexiest Stars" in film history (#66). [1995] Graduated from Washington Township High School, in Sewell, New Jersey. Is a Graduate of Rosemont College, in Rosemont, Pennsylvania (just west of Philadelphia). Has a reputation for being hard to work with, as director Kevin Smith confirmed in his DVD commentary for Dogma (1999). Smith said that Linda wouldn't even speak to him some days and, in retrospect, he wishes he had given the part of Bethany to Janeane Garofalo instead. She donated $1,000 to the New York Senate Campaign for Democratic candidate, Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2000. She is one of 8 children. Her mother's name is Clorinda Fiorentino and her sisters include Rose Fiorentino, Catherine Fiorentino, and Terry Fiorentino Christie. She earned her Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from Rosemont College in Pennsylvania in 1980 at only 22 years old. After graduating college in 1980, she moved to the Hell's Kitchen section of New York City and worked as bartender at the Kamikaze Club with Bruce Willis. She has been an active photographer since 1987 and has studied it at the International Center of Photography in New York City. She has optioned the rights to Colin Patrick Lynch's play, "One Eyed Jacks and Suicide Kings" to adapt to a film.
