Lolita Davidovich

Born: 15 July, 1961
Where: Ontario, Canada

After a string of bit roles in films (often billed as Lolita David), Lolita gained notice in the title role of Ron Shelton's Blaze. The film's commercial failure, however, slowed down her career as a mainstream Hollywood lead.

Several parts in offbeat films followed, including a supporting role in the romantic comedy, The Object of Beauty.

In 1992, she returned to Hollywood as the adulterous wife of John Lithgow in Brian De Palma's thriller Raising Cain, and appeared in the Steve Martin-vehicle Leap of Faith.

Moving increasingly into popular fare, Lolita was cast as the girlfriend of cop Wesley Snipes in the crime drama Boiling Point, and the other woman in Richard Gere and Sharon Stone's marriage in Intersection.

She later was featured in Ron Shelton's biopic Cobb, had a role in Now and Then, and was James Woods' wife in Jason Alexander's For Better or Worse.

The actress had roles in three diverse comedies released in 1997: the New Age romance Santa Fe, the children's adventure Jungle2Jungle and Paul Schrader's Touch.

She teamed up again with Shelton for his boxing comedy Play It to the Bone, and had a role opposite Russell Crowe in writer David E. Kelley's big-screen hockey comedy Mystery, Alaska.

In 2003, she re-emerged on the big screen for two high-profile projects helmed by her long-time companion Shelton. First up was Dark Blue, then she appeared in the crime thriller Hollywood Homicide opposite Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett.