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Patricia Clarkson

Patricia Clarkson

53 movies on Netflix

Biography

Patricia Clarkson is an American actress who has worked in independent films, studio productions, television, and theater. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, she studied at the Yale School of Drama and made her feature debut in The Untouchables (1987). She appeared in The Dead Pool (1988), Jumanji (1995), High Art (1998), The Green Mile (1999), and Far from Heaven (2002). Her breakthrough came in 2003 with Pieces of April (2003), earning an Academy Award nomination, and The Station Agent (2003), earning a Screen Actors Guild nomination. Later roles included Good Night, and Good Luck (2005), Lars and the Real Girl (2007), Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), Shutter Island (2010), and Easy A (2010). She played Ava Paige in the Maze Runner series. On television, she won two Emmys for Six Feet Under, a Golden Globe for Sharp Objects, and another Emmy for State of the Union. On Broadway, she was nominated for a Tony for The Elephant Man.

66years old

Turns 67 on December 29in 76 days

  • Born New Orleans
  • Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
  • Also credited as Patricia Davies Clarkson

Movie Career

Films
53
Career span
38 years1987 to 2025

Genres

First and latest

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  1. Big break

    Clarkson said she got the call every actor lives for, that Martin Scorsese was thinking of casting her, and she did her little Scorsese dance around her apartment. She heard back it was just one scene, her and Leonardo DiCaprio in a cave.

  2. A change of course

    Clarkson provided the voice-over narration for the documentary For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism after producer Gerald Peary approached her, and she took the job partly because she regularly reads criticism.

Patricia Clarkson movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Shutter Island2010 Mystery, Thrilleras Rachel 2

    IMDb rating 8.21.7M votes

  2. Friends with Benefits2011 Comedy, Romanceas Lorna

    IMDb rating 6.5424K votes

  3. Easy A2010as Rosemary

    IMDb rating 7.0448K votes

  4. The Maze Runner2014as Ava Paige

    IMDb rating 6.8572K votes

  5. Good Night, and Good Luck.2005as Shirley Wershba

    IMDb rating 7.4106K votes

  6. The Green Mile1999as Melinda Moores

    IMDb rating 8.61.6M votes

  7. The Station Agent2003as Olivia Harris

    IMDb rating 7.682K votes

  8. Vicky Cristina Barcelona2008as Judy

    IMDb rating 7.1283K votes

Most often with

Wes Ball directed three of these films, Isabel Coixet three and Will Gluck two. Emily Mortimer appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Emily Mortimer, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Emily MortimerBen Kingsley, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Ben KingsleyDennis Quaid, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Dennis QuaidBarry Pepper, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Barry PepperDylan O'Brien, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Dylan O'BrienKaya Scodelario, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Kaya ScodelarioWes BallDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Wes BallIsabel CoixetDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Isabel CoixetWill GluckDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Will Gluck

Films together

Box office

What Patricia Clarkson's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$2.7 billion

38 of the 52 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 52 films: 38 worldwide figure; 7 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 5 figure not found.

  • 38Worldwide figure
  • 7US gross only
  • 2Never in cinemas
  • 5Figure not found

Top grosser

The Maze Runner2014as Ava Paige$348 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 76% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Maze Runner2014as Ava Paige
    $348M12.9% of the total
  2. 2
    Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials2015as Ava Paige
    $312M11.6% of the total
  3. 3
    Shutter Island2010as Rachel 2
    $295M10.9% of the total
  4. 4
    Maze Runner: The Death Cure2018as Ava Paige
    $288M10.7% of the total
  5. 5
    The Green Mile1999as Melinda Moores
    $287M10.6% of the total
  6. 6
    Jumanji1995as Carol Parrish
    $263M9.8% of the total
  7. 7
    Friends with Benefits2011as Lorna
    $150M5.5% of the total
  8. 8
    Vicky Cristina Barcelona2008as Judy
    $96M3.6% of the total
No Reservations (2007), $92.6 millionThe Untouchables (1987), $76.3 millionEasy A (2010), $75.0 millionMiracle (2004), $64.4 millionOne Day (2011), $59.4 millionGood Night, and Good Luck. (2005), $54.6 millionThe Dead Pool (1988), $37.9 millionWhatever Works (2009), $36.0 millionThe Pledge (2001), $29.4 millionFar from Heaven (2002), $29.0 millionElegy (2008), $14.9 millionEverybody's All-American (1988), $12.6 millionThe Bookshop (2017), $12.1 millionLars and the Real Girl (2007), $11.3 millionAll the King's Men (2006), $9.5 millionThe Station Agent (2003), $8.7 million

$656 millionfrom the other 30 films with a worldwide figure, 24% of the total

Awards

Four awards and honors from 1999 to 2018, three of them major.

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Patricia Clarkson's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Golden Globes
2018Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television FilmWon
Emmy Awards
2006Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama SeriesSix Feet UnderWon
2002Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama SeriesSix Feet UnderWon
Other honors
1999Saturn Award for Best Supporting ActressWon

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