
Patricia Arquette
Biography
Patricia T. Arquette (born April 8, 1968) is an American actress. She made her feature film debut as Kristen Parker in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987). Her other notable films include True Romance (1993), Ed Wood (1994), Flirting with Disaster (1996), Lost Highway (1997), The Hi-Lo Country (1998), Bringing Out the Dead (1999), Stigmata (1999), Holes (2003), Fast Food Nation (2006), The Wannabe (2015), and Toy Story 4 (2019). For playing a divorced mother in the coming-of-age drama film Boyhood (2014), which was filmed from 2002 until 2014, Arquette received widespread critical praise and won several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
On television, she played the character Allison DuBois—based on the author and medium Allison DuBois, who claims to have psychic abilities—in the supernatural drama series Medium (2005–2011). She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2005, from two nominations she received for the role, in addition to three Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. Arquette also appeared in the CSI franchise as Avery Ryan, the Deputy Director of the FBI, starring in CSI: Cyber (2015–16). She went on to star as Joyce Mitchell in the Showtime miniseries Escape at Dannemora (2018), winning a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie, and as Dee Dee Blanchard in the Hulu anthology series The Act (2019), winning the Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress.
Known For

TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Jeannie Kerns
1999

TV
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009

TV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014

TV
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Avery Ryan
2000

TV
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
2005

TV
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019

TV
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self
2015

TV
The View
Self
1997

TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003

TV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988

TV
Medium
Allison Dubois
2005

TV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993

TV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
1992

TV
Severance
Harmony Cobel
2022
TV
Good Day Live
Self
2001

TV
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003

TV
Richard & Judy
Self
2001

TV
Intimate Portrait
Self
1993

TV
Boardwalk Empire
Sally Wheet
2010

TV
20/20
Self
1978
Filmography
2026FilmThey Will Kill You2025TVMurdaugh: Death in the Familyas Maggie Murdaugh2024TVHot Ones Versusas Self2023FilmGonzo Girlas Claudia2023TVHigh Desertas Peggy Newman2022TVSeveranceas Harmony Cobel2021FilmQuentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legendas Self (archive footage)2020FilmKiss the Groundas Self - Actor / Founder, GiveLove.org2020FilmYou Cannot Kill David Arquetteas Self2019TVThe Kelly Clarkson Showas Self2019FilmOtherhoodas Gillian Lieberman2019FilmToy Story 4as Harmony’s Mom (voice)2019TVThe Actas Dee Dee Blanchard2018TVEscape at Dannemoraas Joyce 'Tilly' Mitchell2018TVThe Issue Isas Self2018FilmSurvivor's Guide to Prisonas Self2017FilmPermanentas Jeanne Dixon2017FilmThe Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015as Self - Audience Member2017TVCarpool Karaoke: The Seriesas Self2016FilmRichard Linklater: Dream Is Destinyas Self2015FilmThe Wannabeas Rose2015TVClose Up with The Hollywood Reporteras Self2015TVThe Late Late Show with James Cordenas Self2015TVCSI: Cyberas Avery Ryan2015FilmTwelve Yearsas Self2014TVVariety Studio: Actors on Actorsas Self2014FilmBoyhoodas Mom2014FilmElectric Slideas Tina2014TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas Self2014Film9 Kissesas Woman in Park2013FilmVijay and Ias Julia2013FilmThe Waitas Psychic2013FilmA Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan IIIas Izzy2012FilmGirl in Progressas Ms. Armstrong2012TVFinding Your Rootsas Self2010TVBoardwalk Empireas Sally Wheet2009TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - Guest2008FilmA Single Womanas Storyteller2007FilmAlexis Arquette: She's My Brotheras Self2007FilmCertifiably Jonathanas Self2007FilmThe Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'as Self2006FilmFast Food Nationas Cindy2006TVThe Megan Mullally Showas Self - Guest2005FilmSpecial Thanks To Roy London2005TVMediumas Allison Dubois2005TVThe Late Late Show with Craig Fergusonas Self2004FilmEd Wood: Pie Plates Over Hollywoodas Self (archive footage)2003FilmAbby Singeras Patricia Arquette (uncredited)2003TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Showas Self2003TVCelebrities Uncensoredas Self2003FilmHolesas Katherine "Kissin' Kate" Barlow2003TVJimmy Kimmel Live!as Self - Guest2002FilmTiptoesas Lucy2002FilmThe Badgeas Scarlett2002FilmSearching for Debra Wingeras Self2001TVRichard & Judyas Self2001TVGood Day Liveas Self2001FilmHuman Natureas Lila Jute2000FilmLittle Nickyas Valerie Veran2000TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Avery Ryan1999FilmBringing Out the Deadas Mary Burke1999TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitas Jeannie Kerns1999FilmStigmataas Frankie Paige1999FilmGoodbye Loveras Sandra Dunmore1998FilmThe Hi-Lo Countryas Mona1998FilmVH1: Divas Liveas Self - Host1997FilmPretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynchas Self1997TVThe Viewas Self1997FilmNightwatchas Katherine1997FilmLost Highwayas Renee Madison / Alice Wakefield1996FilmThe Secret Agentas Winnie1996FilmInfinityas Arline Greenbaum1996FilmFlirting with Disasteras Nancy Coplin1995FilmBeyond Rangoonas Laura Bowman1994FilmEd Woodas Kathy O'Hara1994FilmHoly Matrimonyas Havana1994FilmBetrayed by Loveas Deanna1993TVIntimate Portraitas Self1993TVLate Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - Guest1993FilmTrue Romanceas Alabama Whitman1993FilmEthan Fromeas Mattie Silver1993FilmTrouble Boundas Kit Califano1992FilmInside Monkey Zetterlandas Grace1992TVThe Tonight Show with Jay Lenoas Self1991FilmWildfloweras Alice Guthrie1991FilmThe Indian Runneras Dorothy1991FilmPrayer of the Rollerboysas Casey1991FilmDillingeras Polly Hamilton1990FilmMade in Hollywoodas Tammy1990TVThe Outsidersas Rhonda Sue1989FilmThe Edgeas The Girl / Raped Woman (Indian Poker)1989FilmUncle Buckas Additional Voices (voice)1989TVTales from the Cryptas Mary Jo1988FilmFar Northas Jilly1988TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark1988FilmTime Outas Lucy1987TVthirtysomething1987FilmDaddyas Stacy1987FilmPretty Smartas Zero1987FilmA Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriorsas Kristen Parker1978TV20/20as Self1975TVPeople's Choice Awardsas Self - Presenter1952TVTodayas Self1949TVThe Emmy Awardsas Self—FilmThe Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde—FilmEvil Genius