- Born: April 8, 1968 (age 46), Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Height: 1.56 m
- Spouse: Thomas Jane (m. 2006–2011), Nicolas Cage (m. 1995–2001)
Mini Bio (1)
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 (1993), 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.
- IMDb Mini Biography By: Emily <PatriciaEmily@aol.com>
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 (1993), 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.
- IMDb Mini Biography By: Emily <PatriciaEmily@aol.com>
Spouse (2)
| Thomas Jane | (24 June 2006 - 1 July 2011) (divorced) (1 child) |
| Nicolas Cage | (8 April 1995 - 18 May 2001) (divorced) |
Trivia (24)
Granddaughter of the late Cliff Arquette, TV character "Charlie Weaver" and Julie Harrison.
Former sister-in-law of Courteney Cox.
August 2002: Became engaged to actor Thomas Jane.
Attended Mid-City Alternative school on the corner of Adams Blvd.
and Arlington Avenue in the mid 1970s. Her two brothers, David Arquette and Richmond Arquette, also attended this school.
Attended Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies in Los Angeles, California.
Was originally cast in the Jennifer Jason Leigh role opposite her brother, Alexis Arquette, in Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989) but had to drop out because of her pregnancy.
In an interview with Magnet (June-July 1999), Tom Waits admitted that a line in "Black Market
Baby" was inspired by Arquette. His wife observed of Arquette, "She's a
bonsai Aphrodite". The track is found on the "Mule Variations".
Baby" was inspired by Arquette. His wife observed of Arquette, "She's a
bonsai Aphrodite". The track is found on the "Mule Variations".
Former sister-in-law of Tony Greco, James Newton Howard and John Sidel. They were each married to her sister, Rosanna Arquette.
Married Thomas Jane at the Palazzo Contarini in Venice
Was member of the dramatic jury at the Sundance Film Festival in 2002.
Her NBC-TV show Medium (2005) briefly aired in the same time slot as her sister, Rosanna Arquette's ABC-TV show What About Brian (2006).
She was born at 11:55 a.m. (EST).
The family surname was spelled "Arcouet" many generations back.
Her father had French-Canadian, English, Swiss-German, German, Scottish,
Irish, and Welsh ancestry. Patricia's maternal grandfather, Joseph
Nowack, was a Polish Jewish immigrant, while Patricia's maternal
grandmother, Claire Hibel, was born in New York, to Russian Jewish
parents.
Filed for divorced from Thomas Jane in January 2009, citing "irreconcilable differences", but they reunited just weeks later. They split for good in August 2010.
Gave birth to her second child at age 34, a daughter Harlow Olivia
Calliope Jane on February 23, 2003. Child's father is her boyfriend
[now ex-second husband], Thomas Jane.
Gave birth to her first child at age 20, a son Enzo Luciano Rossi (aka Enzo Rossi) on January 3, 1989. Child's father is her ex-boyfriend Paul Rossi.
Was set to reprise her role of Kristen Parker in A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) but was forced to decline because she became pregnant of her son Enzo Rossi.
Sister-in-law of Todd Morgan, Rosanna's 4th husband.
Considered for the role of Dorothy Boyd in 'Jerry Maguire'.
Personal Quotes (12)
[commenting on her role as Allison DuBois in her TV series Medium (2005)] I wanted to play a woman who looks normal. It's important for me to be real.
I liked the premise of this material. I love the marriage
relationship. They kind of keep each other honest, and they enjoy each
other's sense of humor. Kind of a sexy but boring relationship.
Hippy people had a hopeful idea of what they wanted the world to
be like, then most of them changed into corporate Yuppies. But I still
have that hippy thing underneath somewhere.
You want your partner to objectify you.
We all have our own little thing, I think.
Neither of us entered marriage thinking it wouldn't be a strain.
Life has strains in it, and he's the person I want to strain with.
I grew up in a hippie commune so I have a real hippie part of me.
I find that men are far more vain than women.
I don't read my reviews, but I have a bunch of them and I will when I'm 80.
I don't have a goal but I just want to work on movies that I really like.
[on her character in Boyhood shutting out her husband's abuse]
Now, I wouldn't be like that. I would climb across the table and stab
him in the head with a fork.
[on her vulnerable and melancholy rawness] Every man I've loved has tried to find it, fix it, soothe it.
Salary (1)
| Medium (2005) | $225,000 /episode (2009-10) |
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