Biography
The acting fate of Linda Kozlovskaya has developed very unusual: success, fame, recognition and marriage - all this brought her the film only. In 1986, no one was well-known Polka received a role in the US-Australian comedy "Dundee on the nicknamed crocodile", which included the adventure classics of Hollywood. However, a successful start did not contribute to a brilliant career. Looking back in two parts of the trilogy about the "crocodile", Linda left cinema. Today in her biography, the new chapter is a business, another marriage and moving to Africa.Childhood and youth
Linda Kozlovski was born on January 7, 1958 in the city of Fairfield, Connecticut. Linda's parents are Americans of the Polish origin of Helena Parnyavsky and Stanley Kozlovski.
The childhood of the girl and her older brother Robert passed in his hometown and was rather monotonous, Linda entertained himself with singing. Noting the daughter's artistic abilities, parents decided to direct it on the creative path.
At the end of High School, Andrew Ward in 1976, Linda went to New York and entered the prestigious Juliar School, studied drama and the art of opera vocal. He studied at one course with actor Vanel Kilmer. After graduating from the institution in 1981, Kozlovski debuted on the Broadway scene in the formulation of "how it all started."
Films
In 1981-1984, the artist participated in various extra-competitive performances. The bright work of this period was the role of Miss Forsight in the play of the famous Arthur Miller "Death of the Comm Worved" about the old community-loser, which against the background of the progressive poverty decides to reduce the scores with life to save the family from ruin.
A year later, a director of Folkler Schlendorf took up the screening of this work and invited Linda to the same role. This was the first big job of the actress in the movies (before that she flashed in the TV series "Nurse" in 1982), which, according to her recognition, was though well acquaintance, but still exciting. After all, those stars like Dustin Hoffman and John Malkovich became colleagues along the set.
At the same time, the Australian Showman, the actor and TV host Paul Hogan in Tandem with Ken Shedi wrote a script of the film about the "Crocodile" Mika Dundee and started shooting the project. All the idea was held only on the naked Hogan enthusiasm, the budget was purely symbolic, so the performer of the main character had to choose from little-known actresses.
Hogan was like a pretty blonde with an excellent figure (height 170 cm), and the linda quickly approved the role. Kozlovski played a US journalist Sue Charleton, who comes to Australia to make a report about the local hunter Mika Dundee, who received a crocodile nickname after fighting with the predatory recycling. Three days spent with Mick in Australian wilderness were filled with unforgettable adventures.
Subsequently, when the film became a kilitation, the critics laid him down "on the shelves", noting the most exciting moments: this is the spectacular brand of Mika with gangsters, and the doubt of buffalo, and, of course, an episode with Linda in a swimsuit when it jumps out from under the water Hasive reptile and grabs the camera hanging on the neck.
In American rental, the film was represented by Paramaunt film company, the bosses of which were blessed by the day when they signed a rolled contract. "Dundee Nick Crocodile" gathered $ 338 million, becoming the most successful Australian film in the history of cinema. The picture was nominated for a scenario "Oscar", Paul Hogan was awarded the Golden Globe as a leading actor in the comedy film, and a little-known Linda Kozlovski in one moment became popular.
From now on, she was offered only the main roles. So, in 1988 she starred in the role of Claire in the comedy David Bierd "Pass the Cartridges." In a tandem with Billy Packstone, they portrayed a love couple attached to the Machinations of the preacher-Scherist and deciding to take revenge. In the same year, on the wave of success "Dundee ...", Hogan wrote a script for continuing adventure about Mick Dundee. John Cornell took the picture to the film director. Paul and Linda again spoke in high roles.
This time the story unfolds in New York, where Mick moved along with Sue. Although the sequels rarely repeat the success of the previous ribbon, "Crocodile Dundee - 2" again broke the records of the 1988 rolled records, though, this time I collected a little less - $ 240 million. A pair of Hogan - Kozlovski became incredibly popular. In 1990, the spouses together starred in the sentimental comedy "almost angel."
Until the late 90s, Linda starred in several pictures: in the biographic drama "Tsran" about the life of a Swedish painter, graphics and sculptor Andreas Leonard Tsranna, in the criminal drama "according to the law of the streets", in which the partner was Paul Tororino. In 1996, Kozlovski replenished the filmography of the Treller genre, starring at John Karpenter's tape "Village Damned".
In 2001, the third dandy film was released on the screens - "Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles". The action takes place in Australia, where a couple settled in the second part of the trilogy.
Mick and Sue brief the son of T-shirts and bored at the former times. Suddenly, Sue is invited to the specialcor in Los Angeles. Woman bored for work breaks up to America, Mick and T-shirts ride with her. Here Mick reveals major frauds of one of the film studios. The third film about the crocodile Dundee collected a little more than $ 39 million in the box office. After this work, Linda ceased to be removed and announced the completion of the acting career.
"I began to offer roles in completely stupid films, from which my ulcer had happened, because everyone, besides me, it was to do not care who I had to play ... In addition, I already have a node, so I decided that with me as with me The actresses will be enough, "so explained to journalists their decision Kozlovski.Personal life
The first marriage of Linda happened in early youth. About the husband's actress is not available. Once at the shooting area of the film "Dundee on the nicknamer crocodile", Linda fell in love with charismatic, piled by the jokes of the Gogan. He also did not remain indifferent to the spectacular blonde, but Paul was incompatible.
Moreover, his personal life turned out to be very unusual: at the age of 18, being still simple, he married Noallin Edwards, who his five children gave birth to each other. In 1981, the floor, becoming a television, divorced his wife, but a year later, the couple came out again, not to withstand separation.
And so, when the beauty of Linda appeared on the horizon, hen 18 years old, Hogan again filed a divorce now finally. Linda and the floor were able to get married and create a family only in the 1990s, and in 1998 their son Chens was born.
The spouses did not reach a silver wedding and divorced in 2014 due to the "irreconcilable contradictions." The actress claims that their divorce was peaceful. They divided the custody over the son. Also behind the Hogan, the rights of Croodile Dundee were left behind, Linda received a one-time payment of $ 6.25 million. For these funds, the celebrity acquired 3 beaches in Venice.
Linda Kozlovski now
Now Linda is happy in new relationships. Her elect Mulay Haafid Baba is a tourist business partner. The lovers noticed with gold wedding rings on the fingers, as a result of which rumors had about marriage, which the former actress did not refute, but did not confirm.
Linda completely changed the image, stopped being blonde, making a choice in favor of a reddish shade. In her years, she looks good, admiring fans. A woman shared that cryogenic therapy helps to stay young.
Filmography
- 1985 - "Death of the Commizationager"
- 1986 - "Dundee nicknamer crocodile"
- 1988 - "Crocodile Dundee - 2"
- 1988 - "Pass the Cartridges"
- 1990 - "Almost Angel"
- 1993 - "Neighbor"
- 1994 - "Crannel"
- 1994 - "By the law of the streets."
- 1995 - "Cursed Village".
- 2001 - "Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles"