Rosanna Arquette is an American actress, director, screenwriter and producer. She became famous for her role in the tragicomedy “Desperately Looking for Susan,” also known to the general public for her roles in the films “After Work,” “Pulp Fiction,” “Car Crash,” and “Nine Yards.” Actively works on television. In total, over a forty-year career, she appeared in one hundred and fifty full-length and television projects.
Childhood and youth
Rosanna Arquette was born on August 10, 1959 in the city of New York in the family of actors Lewis Arquette and Brenda Olivia Novak. The actress's grandfather is the famous comedian Cliff Arquette. Since childhood, Rosanna was fond of theater, she began working as an actress in her teens.
Carier start
The first breakthrough in the career of the actress for Rosanna Arquette was the mini-series "The Dark Secret of the Harvest Festival" in 1978, where she played a major role and appeared on the screen with the famous actress Bette Davis.
In subsequent years, the young actress continued to work actively on television, often appeared in various projects as a guest star. In 1979, she received the main role in the series "Shirley", which was closed after the first season, consisting of thirteen episodes.
In 1982, Rosanna Arquette received the lead role in the television movie "The Executioner's Song", where she appeared on the screen with another rising star, Tommy Lee Jones. For this work, she was nominated for the prestigious Emmy Award. At this time, the actress was also considered for the main female role in the crime drama "The Scarface", however, the party left Michelle Pfeiffer.
Most Notable Roles
The breakthrough year in the creative biography of Rosanna Arquette was 1985. She appeared in the cult western of Lawrence Kazdan's "Silverado", the black comedy of the famous director Martin Scorsese "After work" and the tragicomedy "Desperate for Susan." For the last picture, Arquette received the BAFTA Award in the category "Best Supporting Actress", and was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award as the best actress in a comedy or musical.
In subsequent years, the actress continued to work actively, appearing in several feature films and television projects a year. The most notable films with Rosanna Arquette of the late eighties are Luke Besson’s film “The Blue Abyss” and the romantic comedy “The Girl Does Not Miss.”
In the early nineties, the actress missed several major roles at once. She was considered the main character in the films Thelma and Louise, Speed ​​and Basic Instinct. Also, Rosanna Arquette auditioned for the role of Mia Wallace in the movie Quentin Tarantino "Pulp Fiction", but in the end she played another character in the cult picture.
In 1996, the psychological thriller David Cronenberg "Car Crash" was released. Arquette played one of the main roles there. Two years later, she appeared in a small role in the hit independent hire, crime comedy Vincent Gallo's "Buffalo 66".
In 2000, one of the most popular films by Rosanna Arquette, the crime comedy Nine Yards, was released, where she appeared on the screen with stars Bruce Willis and Matthew Perry.
In subsequent years, the actress continued to actively star, but often it was either independent festival films, or not very successful studio projects that did not show themselves at the box office. However, during this period, the actress began to work more actively and successfully on television, appearing as a guest star in such successful TV shows as Will and Grace, Private Practice, Anatomy of Passion, Sex in Another City, and Malcolm Spotlight, Medium, and Ray Donovan. In addition, from 2005 to 2007, Rosanna Arquette was a member of the main cast of the sitcom “What About Brian?”, Which was closed after the second season.
Since 2018, Rosanna has been playing one of the main roles in the web-series Swiped, the first season of which received excellent reviews from critics. She also recently appeared in a small role in the film "Club of Billionaires."
A family
The four brothers and sisters of Rosanna Arquette also became actors. The most famous of them is Patricia, winner of the Academy Award in the category Best Supporting Role for the film Adolescence, star of the films Highway to Nowhere and Resurrecting the Dead. She was married to popular actors Nicholas Cage and Thomas Jane.
Actor David Arquette is known for the Scream franchise. He was married to the star of the series "Friends" Courtney Cox. Actor Richmond Arquette is lesser known, mainly playing in television series and films. After thirty years, he went through a sex change operation, changing his name to Alexis, and in 2016 he died from complications of HIV infection.
Personal life
Rosanna Arquette has been married four times. The first husband is the composer Tony Greco. The second marriage - with the composer James Newton Howard. For the third time, she married musician John Cid. For the fourth time, married with investment banker Todd Morgan in 2013. From the third marriage, the actress has a daughter Zoe.
Also in the eighties, Rosanna met with the keyboard player of the group Toto, who afterwards dedicated the song Rosanna to her, which became a major hit. She also lived with famous musician Peter Gabriel for two years.
Recently, the actress was one of eighty women who have indicted producer Harvey Weinstein for sexual harassment.