Patricia Clarkson
Movies
- All the King's Men (2006)
- All the Real Girls (2003)
- Blind Date (2008)
- Cairo Time (2009)
- Carrie (2002)
- Dogville (2003)
- Easy A (2010)
- Elegy (2008)
- Everybody's All-American (1988)
- Falling Like This (2000)
- Far from Heaven (2002)
- Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
- High Art (1998)
- Joe Gould's Secret (2000)
- Jumanji (1995)
- Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
- Main Street (2009)
- Marriage (2007)
- Miracle (2004)
- Neil Simon's London Suite (1996)
- No Reservations (2007)
- Pharaoh's Army (1995)
- Phoebe in Wonderland (2009)
- Pieces of April (2003)
- Playing by Heart (1998)
- Rocket Gibraltar (1988)
- Shutter Island (2010)
- Simply Irresistible (1999)
- The Baroness and the Pig (2002)
- The Dead Pool (1988)
- The Dying Gaul (2005)
- The Green Mile (1999)
- The Old Man and the Sea (1990)
- The Pledge (2001)
- The Safety of Objects (2001)
- The Station Agent (2003)
- The Untouchables (1987)
- The Woods (2006)
- Tune in Tomorrow (1990)
- Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
- Welcome to Collinwood (2002)
- Wendigo (2001)
- Whatever Works (2009)
Patricia Davies Clarkson (born December 29, 1959) is an American actress. After having a dramatic education on the East Coast, Clarkson launched her acting career in 1985, and has worked steadily in both film and television. She won the Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in Six Feet Under twice, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in Pieces of April (2003). Clarkson was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the daughter of Jacquelyn (née Brechtel), a prominent local New Orleans politician and councilwoman, and Arthur, a school administrator who worked at the Department of Medicine of Louisiana State University. Clarkson's great-grandfather was from Barcelona, Spain. Clarkson studied drama at Fordham University, where she graduated summa cum laude, and earned her MFA at the Yale School of Drama before making her film debut in The Untouchables in 1987. Clarkson's Broadway theatre credits include The House of Blue Leaves and Eastern Standard. Clarkson had supporting roles in a series of high-profile films in her early career. Her first movie role, at age 27, was as Elliot Ness's (played by Kevin Costner) wife in The Untouchables. She was also featured in The
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