---
name: "Patricia Arquette"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/patricia-arquette"
fi1m_id: "patricia-arquette"
imdb_id: "nm0000099"
tmdb_id: 4687
wikidata_id: "Q215976"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "8 April 1968"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 81
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-09-23T21:49:52.579531+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Patricia Arquette

## Identity

Patricia Arquette

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/patricia-arquette
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** patricia-arquette
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000099
- **TMDB ID:** 4687
- **Wikidata ID:** Q215976
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Arquette, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q215976, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000099/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4687

Actor. Born 8 April 1968 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 8 April 1968, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- **Active:** 1993–present
- **Also known as:** Patricia T. Arquette 
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 81, as actor, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 81 (3), 2010s 80 (3), 2020s 86 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 81 to 80 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 3 of 6 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Comedy 2, Crime 2, Mystery 2, Action 1, Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,144m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Arquette, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q215976, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000099/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4687

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Severance*](https://film.one/tv/severance.md) (86), [*Escape at Dannemora*](https://film.one/tv/escape-at-dannemora.md) (74)
- **AMC+:** [*Boyhood*](https://film.one/film/boyhood.md) (88)
- **Netflix:** [*True Romance*](https://film.one/film/true-romance.md) (82)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Patricia Arquette

> Patricia Arquette makes a calm professional manner feel unsafe. We rate the restraint she brings to *Severance* and the grounded acting that keeps even her more deceptive characters convincing.

In *Severance* (2022), Patricia Arquette’s Harmony Cobel has the composure her corporate surroundings require, but offers little reassurance. We felt uneasy watching her because we could not decide how to read that calm. Arquette lets the uncertainty persist without making Cobel seem vague or leaving the performance dependent on the next unanswered question. She also belongs to an ensemble that keeps workplace absurdity funny without treating the employees’ predicament as trivial.

Her breakthrough as Alabama Whitman in *True Romance* (1993) brought vulnerability and force together. Playing Kathy O’Hara in Tim Burton’s *Ed Wood* (1994) placed her in a supporting role within a film unusually kind towards artistic failure. Burton’s sympathy makes the film funny without becoming cruel, though it runs long and sometimes leaves Johnny Depp too little to play. We like seeing her in work that allows people their failings without deciding that failure is all they amount to.

In David Lynch’s *Lost Highway* (1997), being difficult to read becomes a more central part of the job. The longer commitments followed: the lead as Allison DuBois in *Medium* (2005–2011), and twelve years of filming for *Boyhood* (2014). The grounded acting in *Boyhood* is worth keeping in mind when considering the more troubling women she plays. Her convincing Dee Dee Blanchard in *The Act* (2019) gives us another reason to value her in parts that ask us to judge what a woman conceals.

There is a limit to how much such control can do for a programme. The first season of *Severance* takes too long to gather pace, and even Arquette cannot make every delay feel necessary. But she gives the office scenes an interest beyond waiting for an explanation, helped by Adam Scott’s performance and an ensemble alive to the comedy. Start there for the unnerving version of Arquette, or with *Ed Wood* for a warmer evening; allow both a little more time than they need.

## Biography

Patricia Arquette is an American actress. She was born on 8 April 1968 in Chicago, Illinois. She made her feature film debut in *A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors* (1987).

Her film roles include Alabama Whitman in *True Romance* (1993), Kathy O'Hara in *Ed Wood* (1994), and the mother in *Boyhood* (2014), for which she received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She voiced Harmony’s Mom in *Toy Story 4* (2019).

On television, Arquette starred as Allison DuBois in the series *Medium* (2005–2011) and as Dee Dee Blanchard in the miniseries *The Act* (2019). Since 2022 she has played Harmony Cobel in the series *Severance*, on which she is also credited as producer.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Severance* (2022), Fi1m 86, as Harmony Cobel — [page](https://film.one/tv/severance.md)
- *Toy Story 4* (2019), Fi1m 78, as Harmony’s Mom (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/toy-story-4.md)
- *Escape at Dannemora* (2018), Fi1m 74, as Joyce 'Tilly' Mitchell — [page](https://film.one/tv/escape-at-dannemora.md)
- *Boyhood* (2014), Fi1m 88, as Mom — [page](https://film.one/film/boyhood.md)
- *Lost Highway* (1997), Fi1m 78, as Renee Madison / Alice Wakefield — [page](https://film.one/film/lost-highway.md)
- *Ed Wood* (1994), Fi1m 84, as Kathy O'Hara — [page](https://film.one/film/ed-wood.md)
- *True Romance* (1993), Fi1m 82, as Alabama Whitman — [page](https://film.one/film/true-romance.md)

## Complete filmography (72)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Miss Representation: Rise Up* (2026), Executive Producer
- *Evil Genius* (2026), Actor
- *They Will Kill You* (2026), as Lily Woodhouse
- *Murdaugh: Death in the Family* (2025), series, as Maggie Murdaugh
- *Gonzo Girl* (2023), as Claudia · Producer, Director
- *High Desert* (2023), series, as Peggy Newman · Executive Producer
- *Who I Am Not* (2023), Executive Producer
- *Severance* (2022), series, as Harmony Cobel · Producer, Executive Producer — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/severance.md)
- *Otherhood* (2019), as Gillian Lieberman · Executive Producer
- *Toy Story 4* (2019), as Harmony’s Mom (voice) — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/toy-story-4.md)
- *The Act* (2019), series, as Dee Dee Blanchard
- *Escape at Dannemora* (2018), series, as Joyce 'Tilly' Mitchell — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/escape-at-dannemora.md)
- *Permanent* (2017), as Jeanne Dixon
- *Equal Means Equal* (2016), Executive Producer
- *The Wannabe* (2015), as Rose
- *CSI: Cyber* (2015), series, as Avery Ryan
- *Boyhood* (2014), as Mom — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/boyhood.md)
- *Electric Slide* (2014), as Tina
- *9 Kisses* (2014), as Woman in Park
- *Vijay and I* (2013), as Julia
- *The Wait* (2013), as Psychic
- *A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III* (2013), as Izzy
- *Girl in Progress* (2012), as Ms. Armstrong
- *Boardwalk Empire* (2010), series, as Sally Wheet — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/boardwalk-empire.md)
- *Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy* (2010), series, Actor
- *A Single Woman* (2008), as Storyteller
- *Fast Food Nation* (2006), as Cindy
- *Special Thanks To Roy London* (2005), Actor
- *Medium* (2005), series, as Allison Dubois · Director
- *Abby Singer* (2003), as Patricia Arquette (uncredited)
- *Holes* (2003), as Katherine "Kissin' Kate" Barlow
- *Tiptoes* (2002), as Lucy
- *The Badge* (2002), as Scarlett
- *Human Nature* (2001), as Lila Jute
- *Little Nicky* (2000), as Valerie Veran
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Avery Ryan
- *Bringing Out the Dead* (1999), as Mary Burke
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Jeannie Kerns
- *Stigmata* (1999), as Frankie Paige
- *Goodbye Lover* (1999), as Sandra Dunmore
- *The Hi-Lo Country* (1998), as Mona
- *Nightwatch* (1997), as Katherine
- *Lost Highway* (1997), as Renee Madison / Alice Wakefield — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/lost-highway.md)
- *The Secret Agent* (1996), as Winnie
- *Infinity* (1996), as Arline Greenbaum
- *Flirting with Disaster* (1996), as Nancy Coplin
- *Beyond Rangoon* (1995), as Laura Bowman
- *Ed Wood* (1994), as Kathy O'Hara — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/ed-wood.md)
- *Holy Matrimony* (1994), as Havana
- *Betrayed by Love* (1994), as Deanna
- *True Romance* (1993), as Alabama Whitman — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/true-romance.md)
- *Ethan Frome* (1993), as Mattie Silver
- *Trouble Bound* (1993), as Kit Califano
- *Inside Monkey Zetterland* (1992), as Grace
- *Wildflower* (1991), as Alice Guthrie
- *The Indian Runner* (1991), as Dorothy
- *Prayer of the Rollerboys* (1991), as Casey
- *Dillinger* (1991), as Polly Hamilton
- *Made in Hollywood* (1990), as Tammy
- *The Outsiders* (1990), series, as Rhonda Sue
- *The Edge* (1989), as The Girl / Raped Woman (Indian Poker)
- *Uncle Buck* (1989), as Additional Voices (voice)
- *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), series, as Mary Jo
- *Far North* (1988), as Jilly
- *Time Out* (1988), as Lucy
- *thirtysomething* (1987), series, Actor
- *Daddy* (1987), as Stacy
- *Pretty Smart* (1987), as Zero
- *A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors* (1987), as Kristen Parker
- *Screen Two* (1985), series, as Mattie Silver
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Mattie Silver
- *The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Patricia Arquette](https://film.one/media/person/48332/gallery-9e3143c52193.jpg) Patricia Arquette — Ibsan73, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/Patricia_Arquette_2015.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Reception for Patricia Arquette and Kiera Chaplin in Cologne City Hall (2020)](https://film.one/media/person/48332/gallery-ff932515c746.jpg) Reception for Patricia Arquette and Kiera Chaplin in Cologne City Hall (2020) — Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Empfang_f%C3%BCr_Patricia_Arquette_und_Kiera_Chaplin-3642.jpg/1280px-Empfang_f%C3%BCr_Patricia_Arquette_und_Kiera_Chaplin-3642.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Reception for Patricia Arquette and Kiera Chaplin in Cologne City Hall. Henriette Reker, Lord Mayor of Cologne, in conversation with Patricia Arquette (2020)](https://film.one/media/person/48332/gallery-96ce82d96c23.jpg) Reception for Patricia Arquette and Kiera Chaplin in Cologne City Hall. Henriette Reker, Lord Mayor of Cologne, in conversation with Patricia Arquette (2020) — Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Empfang_f%C3%BCr_Patricia_Arquette_und_Kiera_Chaplin-3649.jpg/1280px-Empfang_f%C3%BCr_Patricia_Arquette_und_Kiera_Chaplin-3649.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Reception for Patricia Arquette and Kiera Chaplin in Cologne City Hall. Henriette Reker, Lord Mayor of Cologne, in conversation with Patricia Arquette (2020)](https://film.one/media/person/48332/gallery-134d223add91.jpg) Reception for Patricia Arquette and Kiera Chaplin in Cologne City Hall. Henriette Reker, Lord Mayor of Cologne, in conversation with Patricia Arquette (2020) — Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Empfang_f%C3%BCr_Patricia_Arquette_und_Kiera_Chaplin-3651.jpg/1280px-Empfang_f%C3%BCr_Patricia_Arquette_und_Kiera_Chaplin-3651.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Patricia Arquette](https://film.one/media/person/48332/gallery-e9f9091ca2dd.jpg) Patricia Arquette — Image via TMDB
- ![Patricia Arquette](https://film.one/media/person/48332/gallery-a6629abbe56f.jpg) Patricia Arquette — Image via TMDB
- ![Patricia Arquette](https://film.one/media/person/48332/gallery-061afc594f85.jpg) Patricia Arquette — Image via TMDB
- ![Reception for Patricia Arquette and Kiera Chaplin in Cologne City Hall. Henriette Reker, Lord Mayor of Cologne, in conversation with Patricia Arquette (2020)](https://film.one/media/person/48332/gallery-1835a3d69173.jpg) Reception for Patricia Arquette and Kiera Chaplin in Cologne City Hall. Henriette Reker, Lord Mayor of Cologne, in conversation with Patricia Arquette (2020) — Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Empfang_f%C3%BCr_Patricia_Arquette_und_Kiera_Chaplin-3653.jpg/1280px-Empfang_f%C3%BCr_Patricia_Arquette_und_Kiera_Chaplin-3653.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Reception for Patricia Arquette and Kiera Chaplin in Cologne City Hall Patricia Arquette signs the guestbook of the city of Cologne. Standing: Henreitte Reker,  (2020)](https://film.one/media/person/48332/gallery-5b824c154d2e.jpg) Reception for Patricia Arquette and Kiera Chaplin in Cologne City Hall Patricia Arquette signs the guestbook of the city of Cologne. Standing: Henreitte Reker,  (2020) — Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Empfang_f%C3%BCr_Patricia_Arquette_und_Kiera_Chaplin-3660.jpg/1280px-Empfang_f%C3%BCr_Patricia_Arquette_und_Kiera_Chaplin-3660.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Patricia Arquette](https://film.one/media/person/48332/gallery-9f267677bc5a.jpg) Patricia Arquette — Image via TMDB
- ![Patricia Arquette](https://film.one/media/person/48332/gallery-177a3b838eaf.jpg) Patricia Arquette — Image via TMDB
- ![Patricia Arquette](https://film.one/media/person/48332/gallery-859d4872b9df.jpg) Patricia Arquette — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won

- 2015: Best Supporting Actress (won), for *Boyhood*

### BAFTA Film Awards — 1 won

- 2015: Best Actress in a Supporting Role (won), for *Boyhood*

### Golden Globes — 1 won

- 2015: Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture (won), for *Boyhood*

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 2 won

- 2019: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie (won), for *The Act*
- 2005: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (won), for *Medium*

### Other awards — 3 won, 1 nominated

- GLAAD Vanguard Award 2017: GLAAD Vanguard Award (won)
- Film Independent Spirit Awards 2015: Film Independent Spirit Awards (won)
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress 2014: Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress (won), for *Boyhood*
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress 2000: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress (nominated), for *Little Nicky*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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