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Linda Kozlowski became known all over the world following her role in\u00a0Crocodile Dundee<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Linda<\/p>\n

The American actress starred alongside Paul Hogan, and the two embarked on a wonderful voyage of love together after the films.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sadly, Kozlowski and Hogan divorced in 2014, though the couple share one son together. Since then, she\u2019s gone her own way in life, and has found love once again.<\/p>\n

So what did Linda Kozlowski get up to following\u00a0Crocodile Dundee<\/em>? And what does she look like today? This is all you need to know!<\/p>\n

Every actor or actress dreams about that big breakthrough role and the glamorous life that will almost certainly come with it. A great performance in the right film or series can open doors to offers that will likely move one further up the Hollywood celebrity ladder, which is turns means more money and more fame.<\/p>\n

Oftentimes, we see actors pretty much playing the same sort of role over and over again. If one finds success as a tough guy or the girl next door, for example, we can expect to see them starring as similar characters in their next few jobs.<\/p>\n

But just because someone\u2019s been in one of\u00a0that<\/em>\u00a0years\u2019 biggest and most popular films doesn\u2019t actually mean that fame is guaranteed. And, in fact, some actors just don\u2019t want to continue in Hollywood, even after they\u2019ve been a part of a great success story.<\/p>\n

One such actor is Linda Kozlowski. She got her big breakthrough as Sue Charlton in the 1986 film\u00a0Crocodile Dundee<\/em>, and quickly became a\u00a0star all over the world.<\/p>\n

Crocodile Dundee<\/em>\u00a0changed her life, both on a professional and personal level. But after three Dundee-films and several other appearances, she disappeared.<\/p>\n

Looking at her filmography, Linda Kozlowski hasn\u2019t starred in any sort of production since 2001. So what happened? And what does she look like now?<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s all you might want to know about her!<\/p>\n

Linda Kozlowski was born on January 7,\u00a01958\u00a0in\u00a0Fairfield, Connecticut. The daughter of Stanley and Helen Kozlowski, she grew up in Fairfield and graduated from Andrew Warde High School in 1976.<\/p>\n

Linda Kozlowski \u2013 early life<\/h2>\n

Kozlowski had a passion for acting early on. She decided to pursue a career in the business and was accepted into the prestigious Juilliard School\u2019s drama division. She graduated in 1981, and went on to move to New York.<\/p>\n

To start off her acting career, Kozlowski starred in several off-Broadway productions, including\u00a0How It All Began<\/em>. She would go on to land smaller roles on broadway, as well as in television, including in the television film\u00a0Death of a Salesman<\/em>, where she starred alongside Dustin Hoffman.<\/p>\n

However, as many actors probably will agree, moving to New York wasn\u2019t easy. She worked as a waitress after\u00a0Death of a Salesman<\/em>\u00a0wrapped up, and a that point, Kozlowski decided to leave for California.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, she and Dustin Hoffman had become great friends, and he became was sort of a mentor for her.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was cold in New York,\u201d she told People. \u201cAnd I didn\u2019t see any other work in sight, and I was sort of miserable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hoffman and his wife wanted to help Linda out. They offered her the chance to stay in their Malibu beach house, and only six weeks after her move to the west coast, she auditioned for\u00a0Crocodile Dundee.<\/em><\/p>\n

Dustin Hoffman was actually the one that recommended her for the part, since he was very impressed with her performance in\u00a0Death of a Salesman<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cLinda got the movie because they liked her\u201d<\/h2>\n

\u201cThere was a feeling in that room that was so positive,\u201d she recalled of the audition. \u201cI never once thought, \u2018Oh, my God, this might not work.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cDustin asked me, \u2018Who are these people? What are their names, and where are they staying?\u2019,\u201d she recalled. \u201cAnd I told him. So just as they were calling me to say I had the part, they got a phone call: It was Dustin Hoffman. At first they thought it was a friend doing a bad impersonation.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce they realized it was Hoffman, they were just beaming. It was a sign they\u2019d made the right decision.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kozlowski\u2019s longtime friend William DeAcutis added: \u201cDustin\u2019s call was like the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval, but Linda got the movie because they liked her.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 1986, Kozlowski starred alongside Paul Hogan in the first\u00a0Crocodile Dundee\u00a0<\/em>film. It became one of the biggest films\u2019 of the year, earning a staggering $320 million. Considering it only cost about $10 million to make, it was \u2013 on top of the fans loving it \u2013 great business.<\/p>\n

At first, however, when Linda arrived at the\u00a0Crocodile Dundee<\/em>\u00a0set in Australia, it was something of a shock.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was 4 o\u2019clock in the morning, freezing cold, with kangaroos and wild buffalo roaming around. I was in a daze,\u201d she\u00a0said.<\/p>\n

Over night, Linda Kozlowski became a star. But the funny thing was that for a short while, she was a huge celebrity in Australia \u2013 but yet unknown in the US.<\/p>\n

Major success with \u2018Crocodile Dundee\u2019<\/h2>\n

Crocodile Dundee<\/em>\u00a0opened \u201cDown Under\u201d before it opened in the US, which meant people in the US didn\u2019t know her at all.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a bit like being Cinderella,\u201d Kozlowski told the\u00a0Los Angeles Times. \u201cIn Australia, I\u2019d be riding about in limos, whereas here I was still running around in my old Toyota trying to see casting directors.\u201d<\/p>\n

Linda soon went from a struggling actress to a star. However, she always felt that she didn\u2019t get that much attention. All in all, it was all about Dundee.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I\u2019ll tell you where I was a big star,\u201d she\u00a0said, laughing. \u201cIn Fairfield, Conn., where I grew up. My parents, Stanley and Helen Kozlowski, still live there, and when the movie opened they saw it again and again.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s funny is the local paper never referred to me as \u2018Linda,\u2019 always as \u2018Stanley\u2019s daughter.\u2019 It was \u2018Stanley\u2019s daughter says this\u2026\u2019 and \u2018Stanley\u2019s daughter says that\u2019\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Two years later, she appeared in the second\u00a0Crocodile Dundee<\/em>\u00a0film, and in 2001, the third one,\u00a0Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles<\/em>\u00a0was released.<\/p>\n

At that point, Kozlowski had also found love. And it was with her co-star Paul Hogan, also known as\u00a0the<\/em>\u00a0Crocodile Dundee.<\/p>\n

The couple married in May 1990 in Australia. According to the\u00a0Los Angeles Times, Hogan gave her a $2 million mansion as a wedding gift.<\/p>\n

Marriage with Paul Hogan<\/h2>\n

Following her first two very successful appearances in the\u00a0Crocodile Dundee\u00a0<\/em>films, one might think that Linda Kozlowski had hundreds of offers for new projects. Well, for her, that wasn\u2019t the case at all.<\/p>\n

Sure, she had options, but nothing felt exciting.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter\u00a0Crocodile Dundee<\/em>\u00a0I turned down lots of stuff, most of it where I\u2019d play the girlfriend of some funny man,\u201d Kozlowski said, explaining that she used the scripts for a whole different reason.<\/p>\n

\u201cI use them for kindling, to get the fire started,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s about all they\u2019re good for. I was getting very depressed, but finally something good did come along\u2013\u2018Pass the Ammo.\u2019 That\u2019s been a long time coming out, but now there\u2019s a release date.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2001, Linda Kozlowski appeared in the third\u00a0Crocodile Dundee\u00a0<\/em>film. But that was her last appearance in any production to this day.<\/p>\n

Before the third film, she decided to leave show business. In 1998, she and Paul Hogan had welcomed their first and only child together, Change Hogan, and instead she wanted to focus on raising her beloved son.<\/p>\n

After 23 years of marriage, Linda and Paul divorced in 2014. The couple filed for divorce in October 2013, citing \u201cirreconcilable differences\u201d as the reason.<\/p>\n

Divorced in 2014<\/h2>\n

Speaking with New Idea, Linda explained that she now wanted to be the one in the spotlight. According to Sydney Morning Herald, Linda received $6.25 million in a one-off payment. At the same time, Hogan kept the rights to his\u00a0Crocodile Dundee\u00a0<\/em>character, as well as the film company that produced the films.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, Kozlowski was allowed to stay in their home in Los Angeles for four years or until she remarried \u2013 whichever came first.<\/p>\n

\u201cI lived in Paul\u2019s shadow for many, many years and it\u2019s nice to feel my own light right now,\u201d she told New Idea, adding that the problem between the two was the lack of shared interests.<\/p>\n

\u201cHonestly, we just naturally grew apart. One of our problems was we really had nothing in common and, over time, that happens to a lot of people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Paul Hogan said the same thing, however added that they still make things work despite their differences.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were opposites and we were attracted to each other for a long time. Opposites in everything,\u201d Hogan said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the food we ate, the music we liked, the entertainment we liked, the colors, the clothes, the places, everything, It worked anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n

The couple still have shared custody of their son, Change. And despite the divorce, they remain close friends.<\/p>\n

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Linda Kozlowski today<\/h2>\n

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