Patricia Arquette
- Actress
- Producer
- Director
With her expressive blue eyes, soft, Southern-tinged voice and an
acting range that can carry her from hysterically funny to terrifying
in seconds, Patricia Arquette is one of the most underrated and
talented actresses of her generation. Though she has been working for
years, she's always stayed just under the radar of true stardom,
despite a 1995 marriage to Nicolas Cage.
Patricia was born in Chicago, though the family soon moved to a commune
near Arlington, Virginia. Her parents,
Lewis Arquette, an actor, and
Brenda Denaut (née Nowak), an acting
teacher and therapist, had 4 other children:
Rosanna Arquette,
Richmond Arquette,
Alexis Arquette, and
David Arquette, all actors. Her
paternal grandfather, Cliff Arquette, was
also an entertainer. Patricia's mother was from an Ashkenazi Jewish
family (from Poland and Russia), while Patricia's father had
French-Canadian, Swiss-German, and English ancestry.
At 15, Patricia ran away from home to live with her sister Rosanna and,
after initial insecurity, got her start in
Pretty Smart (1987). A year later,
she gained attention for her starring role in
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987),
considered by many to be the best film of the Nightmare series. In
1989, Patricia's son, Enzo (father is
Paul Rossi), was born. Soon after,
her career took off, and she has since appeared in such critically
acclaimed movies as
True Romance (1993),
Beyond Rangoon (1995),
Ethan Frome (1992),
Lost Highway (1997) and
Flirting with Disaster (1996).
She won a CableACE award in 1991 for her portrayal of a deaf epileptic
in Wildflower (1991). In
1997, after her mother died of breast cancer, Patricia took the lead in
the fight against the disease. She has run in the annual Race for the
Cure and in 1999 was the Lee National Denim Day spokesperson.
acting range that can carry her from hysterically funny to terrifying
in seconds, Patricia Arquette is one of the most underrated and
talented actresses of her generation. Though she has been working for
years, she's always stayed just under the radar of true stardom,
despite a 1995 marriage to Nicolas Cage.
Patricia was born in Chicago, though the family soon moved to a commune
near Arlington, Virginia. Her parents,
Lewis Arquette, an actor, and
Brenda Denaut (née Nowak), an acting
teacher and therapist, had 4 other children:
Rosanna Arquette,
Richmond Arquette,
Alexis Arquette, and
David Arquette, all actors. Her
paternal grandfather, Cliff Arquette, was
also an entertainer. Patricia's mother was from an Ashkenazi Jewish
family (from Poland and Russia), while Patricia's father had
French-Canadian, Swiss-German, and English ancestry.
At 15, Patricia ran away from home to live with her sister Rosanna and,
after initial insecurity, got her start in
Pretty Smart (1987). A year later,
she gained attention for her starring role in
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987),
considered by many to be the best film of the Nightmare series. In
1989, Patricia's son, Enzo (father is
Paul Rossi), was born. Soon after,
her career took off, and she has since appeared in such critically
acclaimed movies as
True Romance (1993),
Beyond Rangoon (1995),
Ethan Frome (1992),
Lost Highway (1997) and
Flirting with Disaster (1996).
She won a CableACE award in 1991 for her portrayal of a deaf epileptic
in Wildflower (1991). In
1997, after her mother died of breast cancer, Patricia took the lead in
the fight against the disease. She has run in the annual Race for the
Cure and in 1999 was the Lee National Denim Day spokesperson.
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