Today we will talk about the popular Americanan actress and director named Arquette Patricia. She is known to both domestic and foreign audiences due to her participation in such serials as Medium and C.S.I .: Crime Scene. We offer today to learn about the details of the career and personal life of a talented actress.
Patricia Arquette: Biography
Будущая звезда Голливуда появилась на свет в 1968 year, April 8, in the American city of Chicago, Illinois. Patricia comes from acting dynasty. So, her great-grandfather played in vaudeville, grandfather - Cliff Arquette - was a screenwriter and actor, father - Lewis Arquette - is quite a popular actor (although for the most part performed minor roles), mother - Olivia Novak - poet and actress. Brothers and sister of the heroine of our story also chose the career of the actors. Thus, it is not surprising that Arquette Patricia from childhood dreamed of becoming a famous actress.
First steps in the professional field
When Patricia was 15 years old, she, along with herRosanna's older sister went to California to try herself as an actress. She attended numerous tests. And in the end, her textural appearance with bright blue eyes and a pleasant soft southern accent attracted the attention of directors and producers. In addition, Arquette Partitius had a lot of boyfriend among the actors. At first, the girl was offered bit parts in films for teenagers. And at the age of eighteen Patricia had a chance 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.
Continuation of career
После участия в «Кошмаре на улице Вязов» Патриции began to receive more proposals for filming. So, in 1988, she performed the role of a young mother in the film “Daddies”. Interestingly, at the time of filming, the actress Arquette Patricia was pregnant. In the same year, other works with her participation saw the light, among which are “Tales from the Crypt”, “Time-Out”, “On the Edge” and “Far to the North”.
1990s
Career actress gradually went up the hill, and films withPatricia Arquette annually went into rent. So, in 1990, she appeared in front of the viewer in two films at once: “The Girl and her Crazy Brother” and “The Outcasts”. The following year, several films with Arquette appeared on the screens: “The Prayer of the Rollers”, “Especially Sunday”, “The History of Dillinger”, “The Wild Flower” and “The Indian Runaway”.
In 1993, Patricia was fortunate enough to work onone movie set with stars like Christian Slater, Val Kilmer and Michael Rapaport. It was a film called "True Love", where she played the main role. The heroine of Patricia named Alabama Whitman was a “call girl”. But her life changed dramatically after meeting respectable Clarence Worley, who fell unconsciously in love with her.
В 1994 году Патриция снова блистала на экранах в Ed Wood biographical drama. The film tells about the rather strange but bright life of one of the most odious figures of American cinema - Ed Wood, who was unanimously recognized as the worst director in the history of Hollywood. 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 actress’s participation in such films as “The Holy Ties of Marriage” and “Devotional Love” also falls.
In glory
Patricia Arquette, the filmography of which is enviableregularity replenished with new successful film works, becoming more and more popular and in demand. In 1996, she shone in a film called “Secret Agent”, where Gerard Depardieu, Bob Hoskins and Robin Williams became her shooting partners. The picture takes us to London at the beginning of the last century, which was almost an ideal refuge for various kinds of anarchists, revolutionaries and other radical people who wanted to hide from their governments. Such films with the participation of the actress, such as “Don't wake the sleeping dog” and “Infinity,” fall on the same year.
In 1997, Patricia had a uniquethe opportunity to fully reveal their rich acting potential due to the shooting in the film "Highway to Nowhere" directed by David Lynch. This was followed by the participation of Arquette in such tapes as "Night Duty", "Country of Hills and Valleys" and "Farewell, Lover".
Interestingly, Partition sought not only tomain roles. She was interesting to play and minor characters, which the actress could make very bright and memorable. Two films of 1999 can be attributed to such works: Stigmata by Rupert Wainwright and Resurrection of the Dead by the legendary Martin Scorsese.
2000s
Patricia Arquette, whose filmographyincluded a number of very successful film workers, continued to be removed and with the beginning of the new millennium. For example, in 2000, the comedy “Nikki, the Devil Junior” was released, in which the actress performed the role of an eccentric student who became the beloved son of Satan played by Adam Sandler. Everyone remembered the participation of Patricia in the 2001 film “Animal Nature”. The tape tells the story of the girl Laila, who suffered from a congenital defect in the form of increased hairiness of the body. 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 delighted the audience.his participation in the movie "Behind the Sun", where her partner in the set became Billy Bob Thornton. The year 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 movie withwith the participation of Patricia Arquette called “Fast Food Nation”. However, this project did not justify the hopes placed on it and was negatively accepted by most critics and viewers. The actress managed to rehabilitate herself by participating in the filming of the popular American television series Medium. Now Patricia is also busy filming the next television project. We are talking about the series "C.S.I .: 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 firstchild - son Enzo. With his father, musician Paul Rossi, Patricia was not officially married. And after 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 tumultuous affair with Christian Slater, with whom they starred in the film True Love. It is also rumored that in 1994, the actress had a close relationship with Matthew McConaughey.
In 1995, Patricia married one ofThe most famous American actors are Nicolas Cage. This marriage attracted general attention, which made the heroine of our story even more popular. However, the spouses failed to achieve family happiness, and in 2001, Patricia Arquette and Nicolas Cage divorced.
In 2002, the actress announced an engagement with herkinotehu colleague - Thomas Jane. The following year, the couple had a daughter, who was named Harlow Olivia Kalliope. Formal marriage of the actors were combined in 2006 in Venice. Unfortunately, this family has broken 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 years, the heroine of our storyshe shaved her head and fled from her parent's house. She began to live with her older sister named Rosanna, who helped her take the first steps in her acting career.
- Patricia's brother Robert Arquette performed plastic surgery to change sex and took the name of Alexis.
- Members of the famous rock band Rolling Stones, by their own admission, are literally in awe of the actress. They even managed to persuade her to play in a clip for a song called Like a Rolling Stone.
“According to Patricia herself, she is terribly afraid that a war will begin.” After all, there is nothing worse in the world than when people kill each other.
- Patricia Arquette is not only talentedactress, but also a man with a big heart. So, at one time she became the face of a charitable company called Lee National Denim Day. All funds raised were used to support breast cancer treatment programs.
- In 1989, Arquette took part in the dubbing of an American-made film Uncle Buck.
- In 2009, Patricia also tried her hand at directorial roles while working on the popular TV series Medium.
