Patricia Clarkson
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Patricia Clarkson (born December 29, 1959) is an American actress. Clarkson was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the daughter of "Buzz" and Jackie Clarkson, a locally prominent member of the City Council. She studied drama at Yale and Fordham University before making her film debut in The Untouchables in 1987.
Clarkson starred in a series of high-profile films in her early career, including The Dead Pool, Rocket Gibraltar and Everybody's All-American.
She starred in the short-run television series Davis Rules, and in the mini-series Alex Haley's Queen. Other television appearances have included the role of "Aunt Sara" in Six Feet Under, for which she won an Emmy Award.
In 2000 she starred in The Green Mile, and in 2002 in Far from Heaven. In 2003 she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Pieces of April. Clarkson garnered critical acclaim for her work in The Station Agent 2004).
Clarkson continues to be in great demand in Hollywood and looks to graduate from supporting roles as an ensemble player to coveted A-list star status. In an appearance on CNN's Larry King Live talk show in December of 2004, comedienne Phyllis Diller announced that a biopic of her life is in the works. The screenplay about Diller's early years in show business is in preproduction and Clarkson, according to Hollywood columnist Marilyn Beck, is slated to play Diller, for a film due in 2006.
Filmography
- Conquistadora (2006)
- All the King's Men (2005)... Sadie Burke
- Goodnight, and Good Luck (2005)... Jenny Darmondy
- The Woods (2005)... Ms. Traverse
- The Dying Gaul (2005)
- Miracle (2004)... Patty Brooks
- Dogville (2003)... Vera
- The Station Agent (2003)... Olivia Harris
- All the Real Girls (2003)... Elvira Fine
- Pieces of April (2003)... Joy Burns
- Carrie (2002) (TV)... Margaret White
- The Baroness and the Pig (2002)... The Baroness
- Heartbreak Hospital (2002)... Lottie Ohrwasher
- Far from Heaven (2002)... Eleanor Fine
- Welcome to Collinwood (2002)... Rosalind
- The Safety of Objects (2001)... Annette Jennings
- Wendigo (2001)... Kim
- The Pledge (2001)... Margaret Larsen
- Wonderland (2000) (TV series)... Tammy Banger
- The Green Mile (1999)... Melinda Moores
- Wayward Son (1999)... Wesley
- Simply Irresistible (1999)... Lois McNally
- Playing by Heart (1998)... Allison
- The Wedding (1998) (TV)... Annabelle McNeill
- High Art (1998)... Greta
- London Suite (1996) (TV)... Diana Nichols
- Murder One (1995) (TV series)... Annie Hoffman (1995-1996)
- Jumanji (1995)... Carol Anne Parrish
- Pharaoh's Army (1995)... Sarah Anders
- She Led Two Lives (1994) (TV)... Desiree Parnell
- Caught in the Act (1993) (TV)... Meg
- Queen (1993) (mini series)... Lizzie
- Four Eyes and Six-Guns (1992) (TV)... Lucy Laughton
- An American Story (1992) (TV)... Barbara Meade
- Legacy of Lies (1992) (TV)... Pat Rafael
- Blind Man's Bluff (1992) (TV)... Dr. Virginia Hertz
- Davis Rules (1991) (TV series)... Cosmo Yeargin
- Tune in Tomorrow... (1990)... Aunt Olga
- The Old Man and the Sea (1990) (TV)... Mary Pruitt
- Everybody's All-American (1988)... Leslie Stone
- Rocket Gibraltar (1988)... Rose Black
- The Deal Pool (1988)... Samantha "Sam" Walker
- The Untouchables (1987)... Catherine Nessde:Patricia Clarkson