Patricia Arquette

Patricia Arquette

Acting

Born:
1968-04-08
Place of birth:
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Biography

Patricia T. Arquette (born April 8, 1968) is an American actress. She made her feature film debut as Kristen Parker in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987). Her other notable films include True Romance (1993), Ed Wood (1994), Flirting with Disaster (1996), Lost Highway (1997), The Hi-Lo Country (1998), Bringing Out the Dead (1999), Stigmata (1999), Holes (2003), Fast Food Nation (2006), The Wannabe (2015), and Toy Story 4 (2019). For playing a divorced mother in the coming-of-age drama film Boyhood (2014), which was filmed from 2002 until 2014, Arquette received widespread critical praise and won several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. On television, she played the character Allison DuBois—based on the author and medium Allison DuBois, who claims to have psychic abilities—in the supernatural drama series Medium (2005–2011). She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2005, from two nominations she received for the role, in addition to three Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. Arquette also appeared in the CSI franchise as Avery Ryan, the Deputy Director of the FBI, starring in CSI: Cyber (2015–16). She went on to star as Joyce Mitchell in the Showtime miniseries Escape at Dannemora (2018), winning a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie, and as Dee Dee Blanchard in the Hulu anthology series The Act (2019), winning the Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress.

Known For

Filmography

Evil Genius

Evil Genius

10.02026
Movie
They Will Kill You

They Will Kill You

6.92026
Movie
Murdaugh: Death in the Family

Murdaugh: Death in the Family

7.02025
TV
Hot Ones Versus

Hot Ones Versus

8.22024
TV
Gonzo Girl

Gonzo Girl

2.02023
Movie
High Desert

High Desert

6.62023
TV
Severance

Severance

8.42022
TV
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

5.02021
Movie
Kiss the Ground

Kiss the Ground

7.72020
Movie
You Cannot Kill David Arquette

You Cannot Kill David Arquette

6.72020
Movie
The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

6.22019
TV
Otherhood

Otherhood

6.12019
Movie
Toy Story 4

Toy Story 4

7.52019
Movie
The Act

The Act

7.62019
TV
Escape at Dannemora

Escape at Dannemora

7.52018
TV
The Issue Is

The Issue Is

6.02018
TV
Survivor's Guide to Prison

Survivor's Guide to Prison

6.42018
Movie
Permanent

Permanent

5.22017
Movie
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015

The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015

7.82017
Movie
Carpool Karaoke: The Series

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

6.12017
TV
Busty Blondes with Natural Racks

Busty Blondes with Natural Racks

7.02017
Movie
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

6.82016
Movie
The Wannabe

The Wannabe

5.12015
Movie
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.12015
TV
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

6.22015
TV
The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden

5.12015
TV
CSI: Cyber

CSI: Cyber

6.12015
TV
Twelve Years

Twelve Years

6.02015
Movie
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

4.22014
TV
Boyhood

Boyhood

7.52014
Movie
Electric Slide

Electric Slide

5.02014
Movie
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.82014
TV
9 Kisses

9 Kisses

5.52014
Movie
Vijay and I

Vijay and I

5.02013
Movie
The Wait

The Wait

4.02013
Movie
A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III

A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III

4.22013
Movie
Girl in Progress

Girl in Progress

5.62012
Movie
Finding Your Roots

Finding Your Roots

6.22012
TV
The Talk

The Talk

3.02010
TV
Boardwalk Empire

Boardwalk Empire

8.02010
TV
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

2010
TV
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

4.92009
TV
A Single Woman

A Single Woman

5.52008
Movie
Alexis Arquette: She's My Brother

Alexis Arquette: She's My Brother

2007
Movie
Certifiably Jonathan

Certifiably Jonathan

5.02007
Movie
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'

The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'

2007
Movie
Fast Food Nation

Fast Food Nation

6.02006
Movie
The Megan Mullally Show

The Megan Mullally Show

4.72006
TV
Special Thanks To Roy London

Special Thanks To Roy London

8.02005
Movie
Medium

Medium

7.52005
TV
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

6.92005
TV
Ed Wood: Pie Plates Over Hollywood

Ed Wood: Pie Plates Over Hollywood

7.92004
Movie
Abby Singer

Abby Singer

6.82003
Movie
The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

5.52003
TV
Celebrities Uncensored

Celebrities Uncensored

4.92003
TV
Holes

Holes

6.92003
Movie
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.32003
TV
Tiptoes

Tiptoes

3.92002
Movie
The Badge

The Badge

5.72002
Movie
Searching for Debra Winger

Searching for Debra Winger

6.42002
Movie
Richard & Judy

Richard & Judy

3.42001
TV
Good Day Live

Good Day Live

3.82001
TV
Human Nature

Human Nature

6.02001
Movie
Little Nicky

Little Nicky

5.82000
Movie
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

7.62000
TV
Bringing Out the Dead

Bringing Out the Dead

6.61999
Movie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

8.01999
TV
Stigmata

Stigmata

6.31999
Movie
Goodbye Lover

Goodbye Lover

5.61999
Movie
The Hi-Lo Country

The Hi-Lo Country

6.01998
Movie
VH1: Divas Live

VH1: Divas Live

8.01998
Movie
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch

Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch

7.21997
Movie
The View

The View

4.31997
TV
Nightwatch

Nightwatch

6.11997
Movie
Lost Highway

Lost Highway

7.61997
Movie
The Secret Agent

The Secret Agent

5.61996
Movie
Infinity

Infinity

6.31996
Movie
Flirting with Disaster

Flirting with Disaster

6.21996
Movie
Beyond Rangoon

Beyond Rangoon

6.51995
Movie
Ed Wood

Ed Wood

7.51994
Movie
Holy Matrimony

Holy Matrimony

5.31994
Movie
Betrayed by Love

Betrayed by Love

6.51994
Movie
Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait

4.51993
TV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

7.31993
TV
True Romance

True Romance

7.51993
Movie
Ethan Frome

Ethan Frome

5.61993
Movie
Trouble Bound

Trouble Bound

5.51993
Movie
Inside Monkey Zetterland

Inside Monkey Zetterland

3.61992
Movie
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

5.31992
TV
Wildflower

Wildflower

6.11991
Movie
The Indian Runner

The Indian Runner

6.51991
Movie
Prayer of the Rollerboys

Prayer of the Rollerboys

5.71991
Movie
Dillinger

Dillinger

5.61991
Movie
Made in Hollywood

Made in Hollywood

7.31990
Movie
The Outsiders

The Outsiders

7.61990
TV
The Girl with the Crazy Brother

The Girl with the Crazy Brother

1990
Movie
The Edge

The Edge

4.01989
Movie
Uncle Buck

Uncle Buck

6.81989
Movie
Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

8.01989
TV
Far North

Far North

6.51988
Movie
LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

5.61988
TV
Time Out

Time Out

3.31988
Movie
thirtysomething

thirtysomething

6.31987
TV
Daddy

Daddy

7.21987
Movie
Pretty Smart

Pretty Smart

4.81987
Movie
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

6.71987
Movie
Screen Two

Screen Two

7.11985
TV
American Playhouse

American Playhouse

6.61982
TV
20/20

20/20

6.31978
TV
People's Choice Awards

People's Choice Awards

8.21975
TV
Today

Today

5.61952
TV
The Emmy Awards

The Emmy Awards

7.91949
TV
The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde

The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde

Movie