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Patricia Clarkson

Patricia Clarkson
Patricia Clarkson
Born: Dec 29, 1959 in New Orleans, Louisiana
Occupation: Actor
Active: '90s-2000s
Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
Career Highlights: High Art, Tune in Tomorrow, The Safety of Objects
First Major Screen Credit: The Dead Pool (1988)
42 Videos for Patricia Clarkson
Shutter Island (2010) All the Real Girls (2003) High Art (1998)
Soul of a People: Writing America's Story (2009) Dogville (2003) Jumanji (1995)
Whatever Works (2009) Pieces of April (2003) Jumanji (1995)
Elegy (2008) Carrie (2002) Caught in the Act (1993)
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) Far from Heaven (2002) Four Eyes and Six Guns (1993)
Lars and the Real Girl (2007) Far from Heaven (2002) An American Story (1992)
Married Life (2007) Welcome to Collinwood (2002) Legacy of Lies (1992)
No Reservations (2007) Falling Like This (2001) The Old Man and the Sea (1990)
Phoebe in Wonderland (2007) The Pledge (2001) Tune in Tomorrow (1990)
All the King's Men (2006) The Safety of Objects (2001) Everybody's All-American (1988)
The Woods (2006) Wendigo (2001) Rocket Gibraltar (1988)
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) Joe Gould's Secret (2000) The Dead Pool (1988)
Miracle (2004) Simply Irresistible (1999) The Untouchables (1987)
The Dying Gaul (2004) The Green Mile (1999) The Untouchables (1987)
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Biography:

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, All Movie Guide.