Patricia Arquette facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Patricia Arquette
Arquette in 2023
Born	(1968-04-08) April 8, 1968 (age 57) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1981–present
Spouse(s)	Nicolas Cage ​ ​ (m. 1995; div. 2001)​ Thomas Jane ​ ​ (m. 2006; div. 2011)​
Children	2
Parent(s)	Lewis Arquette (father)
Relatives	Rosanna Arquette (sister) Alexis Arquette (sister) David Arquette (brother) Cliff Arquette (paternal grandfather)

Patricia Arquette (born April 8, 1968) is an American actress who has starred in many popular movies and television shows. She is known for her talented performances and has won many major awards. These include an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards.

Arquette's first big movie role was as Kristen Parker in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987). She later starred in famous films like True Romance (1993), Ed Wood (1994), and Holes (2003).

One of her most famous roles was in the movie Boyhood (2014). The film was shot over 12 years, from 2002 to 2014, showing the characters as they grew up. For playing the mother in this film, Arquette won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

On television, she played a woman with psychic abilities in the drama series Medium (2005–2011). This role earned her a Primetime Emmy Award. She also won awards for her roles in the miniseries Escape at Dannemora (2018) and The Act (2019). She currently stars in the popular thriller series Severance.

Early Life and Family

Patricia Arquette was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1968. Her father, Lewis Arquette, was an actor, and her mother, Brenda, was an artist and therapist. Her family was full of actors. Her grandfather was comedian Cliff Arquette, and her siblings, Rosanna, Richmond, Alexis, and David, all became actors too.

Through her father, Arquette is a distant relative of the famous explorer Meriwether Lewis. When she was a child, her parents offered to get her braces for her teeth, but she said no. She explained that she didn't want to look "perfect" and that it wouldn't match who she was on the inside.

When Arquette was a teenager, she moved to Los Angeles to live with her older sister, Rosanna. Before she decided to become an actress, Arquette wanted to be a midwife and help deliver babies. However, she soon found success in acting and decided to pursue it as her career.

Acting Career

Early Roles

In 1987, Arquette got her first major role in the horror movie A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. She played Kristen Parker, a teenager who fights the villain Freddy Krueger in her dreams. She was asked to return for the next movie but decided to take on different kinds of roles to grow as an actress.

In the early 1990s, she starred in several independent films. She won a CableACE Award for playing a deaf girl with epilepsy in the TV movie Wildflower (1991).

Her big break came in 1993 with the movie True Romance, written by Quentin Tarantino. She played Alabama Whitman, a kind-hearted woman who goes on an adventure. Critics loved her performance. She then appeared in the movie Ed Wood (1994) with Johnny Depp and starred in Beyond Rangoon (1995) as an American tourist in Burma.

Film Success in the Late 1990s

In 1997, Arquette starred in the David Lynch film Lost Highway, where she played two different characters. The movie became a cult classic, and many critics praised her performance.

She also starred in the successful horror film Stigmata (1999). That same year, she appeared in Bringing Out the Dead, directed by Martin Scorsese. In 2003, she played the outlaw Kissin' Kate Barlow in the popular Disney movie Holes, which was based on a famous children's book.

Medium and Boyhood

Arquette in March 2011

In 2005, Arquette began starring in the TV show Medium. She played Allison DuBois, a real-life psychic medium who helps solve crimes. The show was a big hit, and Arquette won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress for her role. The series ran until 2011.

In 2014, the movie Boyhood was released. Director Richard Linklater filmed it over 12 years, from 2002 to 2014. The movie follows a boy named Mason as he grows from age 8 to 18. Arquette played his single mother, Olivia. Critics called the movie a "landmark film," and Arquette received many awards for her incredible performance, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Recent Work

From 2015 to 2016, Arquette starred in the TV series CSI: Cyber as an FBI agent who solves internet-based crimes.

She later earned more awards for her roles in two miniseries. In Escape at Dannemora (2018), she played a prison worker, and in The Act (2019), she played Dee Dee Blanchard. For these roles, she won a Golden Globe Award for each and an Emmy Award for The Act.

Since 2022, Arquette has been starring in the Apple TV+ series Severance. The show has been very popular with critics and audiences.

Personal Life

When she was 20, Arquette had a son, Enzo, with musician Paul Rossi.

In 1995, she married actor Nicolas Cage. They were married for several years before divorcing in 2001.

She later married actor Thomas Jane in 2006. They have a daughter together, Harlow, who was born in 2003. Arquette and Jane divorced in 2011 but share custody of their daughter.

Charity Work

Arquette at a fashion show for heart disease awareness in 2009

After the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, Arquette co-founded an organization called GiveLove. The group helps build housing and supports sanitation projects in Haiti.

Arquette's mother passed away from breast cancer in 1997. Since then, Arquette has worked to raise awareness about the disease. She has participated in charity runs and was a spokesperson for events that raise money for breast cancer research.

Filmography

A list of some of Patricia Arquette's most well-known movies and TV shows.

Film

Television

See also

In Spanish: Patricia Arquette para niños