<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Dougray Scott (m . 2007) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> Claire Antonia Forlani (born 17 December 1971) is an English actress . She became known in the mid-1990s for her leading role in the film Mallrats, and in the Jean - Michel Basquiat 1996 biopic Basquiat . In 1998, she achieved wide recognition for starring in the fantasy romance film Meet Joe Black . Other notable films include Boys and Girls (2000), The Medallion (2003) and In the Name of the King (2007). Forlani also has appeared in numerous TV films and series, including her starring role on the historical - fantasy - drama series Camelot, and her recurring roles on the CBS action series CSI: NY, NCIS: Los Angeles, and Hawaii Five - 0 . </P> <P> Claire Forlani was born on 17 December 1971 in Twickenham, London, the daughter of Barbara (née Dickinson), who is English, and Pier Luigi Forlani, a music manager from Ferrara, Italy . At age 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 . </P>

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