Patricia Arquette
Biography
Patricia Arquette is an American actress who has worked across film and television and holds an Academy Award, a BAFTA, two Primetime Emmys and three Golden Globes. Born in Chicago, she made her feature debut as Kristen Parker in the horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), then won a CableACE Award for the television drama Wildflower. Her breakthrough came as Alabama Whitman in True Romance (1993), and she went on to star in Ed Wood (1994), Flirting with Disaster (1996), Lost Highway (1997), The Hi-Lo Country (1998), Bringing Out the Dead (1999) and Holes (2003). She played the medium Allison DuBois in Medium, winning a Primetime Emmy in 2005, and later won Golden Globes for Escape at Dannemora and The Act plus an Emmy for the latter. For Boyhood (2014) she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and she has starred in Severance since 2022.
58years old
Turns 59 on April 8in 176 days
- Born Chicago
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Also credited as Patricia Tiffany Arquette
Movie Career
- Films
- 34
- Career span
- 39 years1987 to 2026
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Getting ready for a role
For Escape at Dannemora, Patricia Arquette gained weight and wore prosthetic teeth and brown contact lenses to play Tilly Mitchell.
Patricia Arquette movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Richard Linklater directed two of these films. Twenty actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Richard Linklater
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- Gary OldmanTiptoes (2002) and True Romance (1993)
- Robert LoggiaLost Highway (1997) and Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch (1997)
- Josh BrolinNightwatch (1997) and Flirting with Disaster (1996)
- Peter DinklageTiptoes (2002) and Human Nature (2001)
- Reese WitherspoonLittle Nicky (2000) and Wildflower (1991)
- Rhys IfansHuman Nature (2001) and Little Nicky (2000)
- Ray McKinnonThe Badge (2002) and Goodbye Lover (1998)
- Tate DonovanHoly Matrimony (1994) and Ethan Frome (1993)
- Robert BlakeLost Highway (1997) and Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch (1997)
- Balthazar GettyLost Highway (1997) and Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch (1997)
- Natasha Gregson WagnerLost Highway (1997) and Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch (1997)
- Leonard TermoLost Highway (1997) and Ed Wood (1994)
- Ellar ColtraneBoyhood (2014) and Fast Food Nation (2006)
- Enzo RossiBeyond Rangoon (1995) and The Indian Runner (1991)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Patricia Arquette's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$372 million
20 of the 34 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 34 films: 20 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 6 figure not found.
- 20Worldwide figure
- 5US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 6Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 87% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$71M19.2% of the total
- 2$58M15.7% of the total
- 3$50M13.5% of the total
- 4$48M13.0% of the total
- 5$45M12.1% of the total
- 6$19M5.2% of the total
- 7$17M4.5% of the total
- 8$15M4.0% of the total
$48.0 millionfrom the other 12 films with a worldwide figure, 13% of the total
Awards
Ten awards and honors from 2005 to 2019, seven of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | |||
| 2015 | Best Supporting Actress | Boyhood | Won |
| Golden Globes | |||
| 2015 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Boyhood | Won |
| BAFTA | |||
| 2015 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Boyhood | Won |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2019 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | The Act | Won |
| 2005 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Medium | Won |
| SAG Awards | |||
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Won | ||
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Won | ||
| Other honors | |||
| 2017 | GLAAD Vanguard Award | Won | |
| 2015 | Film Independent Spirit Awards | Won | |
| 2014 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress | Boyhood | Won |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.