Patricia Clarkson
- Birthday
- Dec 29, 1959
- Birthplace
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Bio: Born and raised in New Orleans, deep-voiced actress Patricia Clarkson studied drama at Yale. She stayed on the East coast working in theater productions before her feature film debut in The Untouchables (1987) as the wife of Elliot Ness. Continuing to work in film, she gained attention for her role as the drug-addicted Greta in the independent film High Art. Also… More Bio: Born and raised in New Orleans, deep-voiced actress Patricia Clarkson studied drama at Yale. She stayed on the East coast working in theater productions before her feature film debut in The Untouchables (1987) as the wife of Elliot Ness. Continuing to work in film, she gained attention for her role as the drug-addicted Greta in the independent film High Art. Also working in TV, she had reoccuring roles on Wonderland and Fraser, and even won an Emmy award for her role as Sarah on the HBO drama Six Feet Under. She gave memorable performances in her smaller film roles, such as the bedridden wife in The Green Mile. Her career really picked up in 2002 with appearances in such films as the Russo brothers' Welcome to Collinwood, Todd Haynes' Far From Heaven, and Lars von Trier's Dogville. In 2003, Clarkson appeared in several films at the Sundance Film Festival, where she won the Outstanding Performance award for her work in All the Real Girls, The Station Agent, and Pieces of April. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
Patricia Clarkson Pictures
Patricia Clarkson Videos
Friends With Benefits
One Day
Far From Heaven
Main Street
Rise
Filmography
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Main Street (2011)
- Willa
- 13%
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One Day (2011)
- Alison
- 36%
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Friends With Benefits (2011)
- Lorna
- 71%
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Rise (2011)
- Maribel Vinson Owen
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Easy A (2010)
- Rosemary
- 85%
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