Today we will talk about the popular American actress and director named Arquette Patricia. She is known to both domestic and foreign viewers thanks to her participation in such series as Medium and CSI: Crime Scene. We offer today to learn about the details of the career and personal life of a talented actress.
Patricia Arquette: biography
The future Hollywood star was born in 1968, on April 8, in the American city of Chicago, Illinois. Patricia comes from an acting dynasty. So, her great-grandfather played vaudeville, her grandfather, Cliff Arquette, was a film playwright and actor, her father - Lewis Arquette - is a fairly popular actor (although for the most part played secondary roles), her mother - Olivia Novak - is a poetess and actress. Brothers and sister of the heroine of our story also chose a career for the hypocrites. Thus, it is not surprising that Arquette Patricia from childhood dreamed of becoming a famous actress.
The first steps in the professional field
When Patricia was 15 years old, she, along with her older sister Rosanna, went to California to try herself as an actress. She attended numerous trials. And in the end, her textured appearance with bright blue eyes and a pleasant soft southern accent attracted the attention of directors and producers. In addition, Arquette Partition had a lot of admirers among the actors. At first, the girl was offered episodic roles in films for teenagers. And at the age of eighteen, Patricia had the opportunity to play the main character. It was also a movie for teenagers called Great Clever. It was released in 1986. A year later, Arquette was entrusted with one of the main roles in one of the parts of the acclaimed horror film called "A Nightmare on Elm Street." Patricia brilliantly played a heroine named Kristen Parker.
Career continuation
After participating in “A Nightmare on Elm Street”, Patricia began to receive more and more offers about filming. So, in 1988, she played the role of a young mother in the film "Dad." Interestingly, at the time of filming, actress Arquette Patricia was pregnant. In the same year, other works with her participation saw the light, including “Tales from the Crypt”, “Time Out”, “On the Edge” and “Far to the North”.
1990s
The career of the actress gradually went uphill, and films with Patricia Arquette were released annually. So, in 1990, she appeared in front of the audience in two films at once: “The Girl and Her Crazy Brother” and “Outcasts”. The following year, several films with the participation of Arquette appeared on the screens: “Prayer of Rollers”, “Especially on Sunday”, “History of Dillinger”, “Wild Flower” and “Native American Runaway”.
In 1993, Patricia was lucky to work on the same set with stars such as Christian Slater, Val Kilmer and Michael Rapaport. It was a film called True Love, where she starred. The heroine of Patricia named Alabama Whitman was a "call girl." But her life changed dramatically after meeting with the respectable Clarence Worley, who had a crush on her.
In 1994, Patricia again shone on the screens in the biographical movie drama "Ed Wood". The film tells about the rather strange but vibrant life of one of the most odious figures of American cinema - Ed Wood, who unanimously was recognized as the worst director in Hollywood history. On the set, Arquette was honored to work with celebrities such as Johnny Depp, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jeffrey Jones and Martin Landau. At the same time, the participation of the actress in such films as “The Holy Marriage" and "Faithful Love" also falls.
In the rays of glory
Patricia Arquette, whose filmography with enviable regularity was replenished with new successful film works, became more and more popular and in demand. In 1996, she shone on a tape called The Secret Agent, where Gerard Depardieu, Bob Hoskins and Robin Williams became her filming partners. The picture takes us to London at the beginning of the last century, which was an almost perfect refuge for various anarchists, revolutionaries, and other radical people who wanted to hide from their governments. For the same year, there are also films with the participation of the actress, such as "Do not wake a sleeping dog" and "Infinity."
In 1997, Patricia had a unique opportunity to fully reveal her rich acting potential thanks to the filming in the film "Highway to Nowhere" directed by David Lynch. Then followed Arquette's participation in such films as "Night Watch", "Country of Hills and Valleys" and "Farewell, lover."
Interestingly, Partizia strove not only for the main roles. She was interested in playing minor characters, whom the actress managed to make very vivid and memorable. Two films of 1999 can be attributed to such works: “The Stigmata” by Rupert Wainwright and “Resurrecting the Dead” by the legendary Martin Scorsese.
2000s
Patricia Arquette, whose filmography already included a number of very successful film works, continued to film a lot with the beginning of the new millennium. So, in 2000, the comedy “Nikki the Devil the Younger” was released, in which the actress played the role of an eccentric student who became the beloved son of Satan performed by Adam Sandler. Everyone remembered the participation of Patricia in the 2001 film "Animal Nature". The tape tells the story of a girl Laila, who suffered from a birth defect in the form of increased body hairiness . Interestingly, the image of Arquette in the image of Laila was even placed in the medical encyclopedia as an illustration of this disease.
In 2002, Patricia again pleased the audience with her participation in the film "Behind the Sun", where Billy Bob Thornton became her partner on the set. 2003 was also successful, when a drama called Little Fingers appeared on the screens. On the set of this project, Patricia managed to work with Matthew McConaughey, Kate Beckinsale, Gary Oldman and Peter Dinklage.
Last works
In 2006, the next film with the participation of Patricia Arquette called “Fast Food Nation” was released. However, this project did not live up to its expectations and was negatively accepted by most critics and viewers. The actress managed to recover thanks to her participation in the filming of the popular American television series Medium. Now Patricia is also busy filming another television project. This is the series “CSI: Crime Scene,” in which she plays the role of Avery Ryan.
Patricia Arquette: children, personal life
At the age of 21, the actress gave birth to her first child - son Enzo. With his father, musician Paul Rossi, Patricia was not officially married. And some time after the birth of their common son, the young parents decided to leave at all. For two years (1992-1993), Arquette had a stormy romance with Christian Slater, with whom they starred in the film "True Love." It is also rumored that in 1994 the actress was in close relations with Matthew McConaughey.
In 1995, Patricia married one of the most famous American actors - Nicolas Cage. This marriage attracted universal attention, which made the heroine of our story even more popular. However, the couple failed to achieve family happiness, and in 2001 Patricia Arquette and Nicolas Cage divorced.
In 2002, the actress announced an engagement with her film colleague, Thomas Jane. The following year, a couple was born to a daughter named Harlow Olivia Kalliope. By an official marriage, the actors combined in 2006 in Venice. Unfortunately, this family also broke up. Jane and Arquette divorced in 2011, having issued joint custody of their daughter.
Interesting Facts
- Despite the fact that on the screen Arquette Patricia in most cases appears with blond hair, in fact she is a brunette.
- At the age of 14, the heroine of our story shaved baldly and fled from her parents' house. She began to live with her older sister named Rosanna, who helped her take her first steps in her acting career.
- Patricia’s sibling - Robert Arquette - underwent a sex change plastic surgery and took the name Alexis.
- The members of the famous rock band Rolling Stones, by their admission, are literally delighted with the actress. They even managed to persuade her to star in a video for a song called Like a Rolling Stone.
“According to Patricia herself, she is terribly afraid that the war will begin.” After all, in the world there is nothing worse than when people kill each other.
- Patricia Arquette is not only a talented artist, but also a man with a big heart. So, at one time she became the face of a charity company called Lee National Denim Day. All funds raised were used to support breast cancer treatment programs.
- In 1989, Arquette took part in dubbing the American-made film "Uncle Buck."
- In 2009, Patricia tried herself in the directorial role during the work on the popular series “Medium”.