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My Take
Patricia Arquette is, in my view, the model of a working actress who chose substance over glamour. Committing twelve years to Boyhood and aging on camera without vanity was an act of artistic courage that fully deserved the Academy Award it brought. I also admire her range across mediums: a lead-actress Emmy for Medium in 2005 and another Emmy for prestige television in 2019 prove she treats the small screen as seriously as film. She uses the spotlight as a platform rather than a mirror, and her grounded, lived-in style makes me believe every character she plays actually pays rent somewhere.
Overview
Patricia Arquette ( ar-KET; born April 8, 1968) is an American actress. Known for her roles on film and television, she has received an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Arquette made her feature film debut as Kristen Parker in the fantasy slasher A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Patricia Arquette
- Name (Japanese)
- パトリシア・アークエット
- Reading
- ぱとりしあ・あーくえっと
- Born
- April 8, 1968 (age 58)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Monkey
- Origin
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / voice actor / film director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2015 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- 2015 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
- 2015 BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- 2015 Actor Awards
- 2015 Film Independent Spirit Awards
- 2019 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
- 2014 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
- 2005 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Medium | — | |
| Notable work | Boyhood | — |
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Television actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.