Fiorentino was born in an Italian-American family and raised in South Philadelphia, and later moved with her family to the Turnersville section of Washington Township in nearby South Jersey. In 1976, Fiorentino graduated f… See more

Fiorentino got her first professional role in 1985 when she starred in Vision Quest as "Carla". Film critic Roger Ebert said of the newcomer, "Without having met the actress, it's impossible for me to speculate on how mu… See more

Fiorentino married film director and writer John Byrum, whom she had previously worked with on the unfinished movie The War at Home, on June 23, 1992. The couple divorced in 1993, after a year of marriage. F… See more