Linda Kozlowski
American actress (born 1958)
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Key Takeaways
- Linda Kozlowski (born January 7, 1958) is a retired American actress.
- Early life Linda Kozlowski was born on January 7, 1958, the daughter of Helen E.
- Kozlowski (né Stanisław Kozłowski).
- Kozlowski graduated from the Juilliard School's drama division in 1981.
- She played "Miss Forsythe" on Broadway in Death of a Salesman and in 1984 took the same role for the 1985 film version.
Linda Kozlowski (born January 7, 1958) is a retired American actress. She is best known for her role as Sue Charlton in the Crocodile Dundee film series (1986–2001), with the first installment earning her a Golden Globe Award nomination.
Early life
Linda Kozlowski was born on January 7, 1958, the daughter of Helen E. (née Helena Parniawska) and Stanley M. Kozlowski (né Stanisław Kozłowski). She is a 1976 graduate of Fairfield Connecticut's Andrew Warde High School. Kozlowski graduated from the Juilliard School's drama division in 1981.
Career
Kozlowski debuted in the 1981–1982 off-Broadway production How It All Began. She played "Miss Forsythe" on Broadway in Death of a Salesman and in 1984 took the same role for the 1985 film version.
Her big break came in 1986 when she was cast as the female lead, opposite Paul Hogan, in the Australian film Crocodile Dundee, during the filming of which their on-screen chemistry sparked a real-life romance. In 1987, Kozlowski was nominated for a Golden Globe award in the Best Supporting Actress category for her performance as Sue Charlton. Two years later, she revisited her starring role with Hogan in Crocodile Dundee II. Also, in 1988, she starred with Bill Paxton, Tim Curry and Annie Potts in Pass the Ammo and the TV miniseries Favorite Son.
Since that time, she has appeared in Almost an Angel (also starring Hogan) in 1990, Backstreet Justice (with Paul Sorvino) and The Neighbor (with Rod Steiger) in 1994, and Village of the Damned in 1995. In 2001, she starred again with Hogan in Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles.
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