Patricia Arquette

PATRICIA ARQUETTE

She is an American film actress.

She was born April 8, 1968, in Chicago.

She is the youngest daughter in a great acting dynasty. Her great-grandfather played in vaudeville, her grandfather, Cliff Arquette - screenwriter and actor, her father, Lewis Arquette - the famous actor, starring mainly in supporting roles, her brothers - actors: Alex, David, Raymond, older sister - the famous actress Rosanna Arquette.

Patricia left home at 15 and went to California to try her hand at acting.

The textured appearance and the type of face, bright blue eyes and a soft accent southerner attracted the attention of the girl to the television producers and filmmakers, as well as suitors, actors.

At first she got roles in movies for teenagers, sometimes - in horror movies, such as the third part of the legendary "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3" (1987).

Fame came to her four years after her film debut and the release of a series of colorful roles in pictures: "Running Indian" (1991), "True Love" (1993) and "Ed Wood" (1994).

Actors potential Patricia showed fully in the film by David Lynch's "Highway to Nowhere" (1997), where her character is "bifurcated", taking the form of a helpless brunette Renee, a fatal blonde Alice.

1999 brought Patricia roles in two mystical thrillers.

The new turn in his career has Patricia participation in filming the fantastic series "Medium" (2005-2007), where she is involved in sixty episodes as Allison Dubois, psychic medium, who has the gift of seeing the dead and hearing their voices. For this film she was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Actress in a Series.

PRIZES AND AWARDS

Academy Award (2014):

Best Supporting Actress ("Adolescence")

Golden Globe Award:

2014 - Best Supporting Actress ("Adolescence")

2019 - Best Supporting Actress in a Mini-Series or Movie on TV ("Pretend")

BAFTA Award (2014):

Best Supporting Actress ("Adolescence")