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This remarkable, one-of-a-kind actress has, since the early 1990s, intrigued film and TV audiences with her glowing, yet careworn eccentricity and old world-styled glamour. Very much in demand these days as a character player, Patricia Clarkson nevertheless continues to avoid the temptation of money-making mainstream filming while reaping kudos and acting awards in out-of-the-way projects... See full bio »

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Patricia Davies Clarkson
in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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2014 October Gale (announced)
Helen (rumored)
 
2014 Salesmen (announced)
Michaela (rumored)
 
2013 Last Weekend
Celia Green
 
2013 The East
Sharon
 
2012 The Dust Bowl (TV mini-series)
Hazel Lucas Shaw
– Reaping the Whirlwind (2012) … Hazel Lucas Shaw
– The Great Plow Up (2012) … Hazel Lucas Shaw
 
2012 It's Getting Late (short)
 
2011 The Flying House (short)
Woman
 
2011 Five (TV movie)
Mia Knowles
 
2011 Parks and Recreation (TV series)
Tammy One
– Ron & Tammys (2011) … Tammy One
– I'm Leslie Knope (2011) … Tammy One
 
2011/I One Day
Alison
 
2011 Friends with Benefits
Lorna
 
2009-2011 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Mother / Mother #2
– Justin Timberlake/Lady Gaga (2011) … Mother (uncredited)
– Justin Timberlake/Ciara (2009) … Mother #2 (uncredited)
 
2010 Main Street
Willa Jenkins
 
2010 Easy A
Rosemary
 
2010 Legendary
Sharon Chetley
 
2010 Shutter Island
Rachel 2
 
2009 Beyond All Boundaries (short)
Marguerite Higgins - New York Herald Tribune Correspondent (voice)
 
2009 Cairo Time
Juliette Grant
 
2009 2081 (short)
Narrator (voice)
 
2009 Whatever Works
Marietta
 
2008 Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Judy
 
2008/I Elegy
Carolyn
 
2008 Phoebe in Wonderland
Miss Dodger
 
2007/I Blind Date
Janna
 
2007 Lars and the Real Girl
Dagmar
 
2007 Married Life
Pat Allen
 
2007 No Reservations
Paula
 
2007 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– Novel Reflections: The American Dream (2007) … Narrator
 
2006 All the King's Men
Sadie Burke
 
2006 The Woods
Ms. Traverse
 
2005 Good Night, and Good Luck.
Shirley Wershba
 
2002-2005 Six Feet Under (TV series)
Sarah O'Connor
– Everyone's Waiting (2005) … Sarah O'Connor (uncredited)
– All Alone (2005) … Sarah O'Connor
– The Rainbow of Her Reasons (2005) … Sarah O'Connor
– The Dare (2004) … Sarah O'Connor
– You Never Know (2003) … Sarah O'Connor
See all 7 episodes »
 
2005/I The Dying Gaul
Elaine Tishop
 
2004 Miracle
Patti Brooks
 
2003 Dogville
Vera
 
2003 The Station Agent
Olivia Harris
 
2003 Pieces of April
Joy Burns
 
2003 All the Real Girls
Elvira
 
2002 Carrie (TV movie)
Margaret White
 
2002 The Baroness and the Pig
The Baroness
 
2002 Heartbreak Hospital
Lottie Ohrwasher
 
2002 Far from Heaven
Eleanor Fine
 
2002 Welcome to Collinwood
Rosalind
 
2001 Frasier (TV series)
Claire French
– Don Juan in Hell: Part 1 (2001) … Claire French
– Cranes Go Caribbean (2001) … Claire French
– A Passing Fancy (2001) … Claire French
– Semi-Decent Proposal (2001) … Claire French
 
2001 Falling Like This
Caroline Lockhart
 
2001 The Safety of Objects
Annette Jennings
 
2001 Wendigo
Kim
 
2001 The Pledge
Margaret Larsen
 
2000 Wonderland (TV series)
Tammy Banger
– Pilot (2000) … Tammy Banger
– Hello Goodbye: Finale (2000) … Tammy Banger
 
2000 Joe Gould's Secret
Vivian Marquie
 
1999 The Green Mile
Melinda Moores
 
1999 Wayward Son
Wesley
 
1999 Simply Irresistible
Lois McNally
 
1998 Playing by Heart
Allison
 
1998 High Art
Greta
 
1996 London Suite (TV movie)
Diana Nichols
 
1995-1996 Murder One (TV series)
Annie Hoffman
– Chapter Twenty-Three (1996) … Annie Hoffman
– Chapter Twenty-One (1996) … Annie Hoffman
– Chapter Twenty-Two (1996) … Annie Hoffman
– Chapter Twenty (1996) … Annie Hoffman
– Chapter Nineteen (1996) … Annie Hoffman
See all 23 episodes »
 
1995 Jumanji
Carol Parrish
 
1995 Pharaoh's Army
Sarah Anders
 
1994 She Led Two Lives (TV movie)
Desiree Parnell
 
1993/I Caught in the Act (TV movie)
Meg
 
1993 Queen (TV mini-series)
Lizzie
 
1992 Four Eyes and Six-Guns (TV movie)
Lucy Laughton
 
1992 An American Story (TV movie)
Barbara Meade
 
1992 Legacy of Lies (TV movie)
Pat Rafael
 
1992 Blind Man's Bluff (TV movie)
Dr. Virginia Hertz
 
1991 Davis Rules (TV series)
Cosmo Yeargin
– Soap (1991) … Cosmo Yeargin
– Mission: Improbable (1991) … Cosmo Yeargin
– Habla Espanol? (1991) … Cosmo Yeargin
– Sign of the Times (1991) … Cosmo Yeargin
– Take This Job and Love It (1991) … Cosmo Yeargin
See all 13 episodes »
 
1990 Law & Order (TV series)
Laura Winthrop
– By Hooker, by Crook (1990) … Laura Winthrop
 
1990 Tune in Tomorrow...
Aunt Olga
 
1990 Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
Suzy
– Mute Witness to Murder (1990) … Suzy
 
1990 The Old Man and the Sea (TV movie)
Mary Pruitt
 
1988 Everybody's All-American
Leslie Stone
 
1988 Rocket Gibraltar
Rose Black
 
1988 The Dead Pool
Samantha Walker
 
1987 The Untouchables
Catherine Ness
 
1986 The Equalizer (TV series)
Deborah Wade
– Breakpoint (1986) … Deborah Wade
 
1985 Spenser: For Hire (TV series)
Elizabeth Haller
– The Choice (1985) … Elizabeth Haller
 
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2002-2005 Six Feet Under (TV series)
– The Rainbow of Her Reasons (2005) (performer: "Calling All Angels")
– In Place of Anger (2002) (performer: "Bublicki")
 
Show ShowThanks (5 titles)
2012 Keep the Lights On (thanks)
 
2007/I The Visitor (special thanks - as Patty Clarkson)
 
2004 All the Pieces Together (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2003 Dogville Confessions (documentary) (thanks)
 
2001 Dirty Harry: The Original (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (51 titles)
2012 The 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards (TV movie)
Herself - presenter
 
2011 Prohibition (TV mini-series documentary)
Eliza Hackett
– A Nation of Hypocrites (2011) (voice)
– A Nation of Scofflaws (2011) (voice)
– A Nation of Drunkards (2011) … Eliza Hackett (voice)
 
2011 Janela Indiscreta (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.78 (2011) … Herself
 
2011 7 Minutes in Heaven (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Patricia Clarkson (2011) … Herself - Guest
 
2011 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #6.33 (2011) … Herself
 
2011 Vine Talk (TV series)
Herself
– Basking in Bordeaux (2011) … Herself
 
2011 Rise (documentary)
Maribel Vinson Owen
 
2010 The Making of Easy A (video short)
Herself
 
2010 WWF Raw (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 6 September 2010 (2010) … Herself
 
2010 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 5 August 2010 (2010) … Herself - Guest
 
2010 KTLA Morning News (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 4 August 2010 (2010) … Herself
 
2010 The View (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 30 July 2010 (2010) … Herself
 
2010 Xposé (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #4.114 (2010) … Herself
 
2009 Secret's Out (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Me and Orson Welles (2009) … Himself - Guest
 
2009 The Hour (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 13 October 2009 (2009) … Herself
 
2009 Soul of a People: Writing America's Story (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2009 For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2008 Lars and the Real Girl: A Real Leading Lady (video short)
Herself
 
2008 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 10 March 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2004-2008 Shootout (TV series)
Herself
– Patricia Clarkson/Brett Morgen/Norman Lloyd (2008) … Herself
– Episode #2.3 (2004) … Herself
 
2008 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #4.221 (2008) … Herself
– Episode #4.204 (2008) … Herself
 
2008 Speechless (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2007 Amazing Planet (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– Destructive Forces (2007) … Narrator
– Born of Fire (2007) … Narrator
– Ocean Realm (2007) … Narrator
 
2006 Miracles and Mystery: Creating 'The Green Mile' (video documentary)
Herself
 
2006 Film '72 (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 23 October 2006 (2006) … Herself
 
2005-2006 Corazón de... (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 18 September 2006 (2006) … Herself
– Episode dated 12 September 2006 (2006) … Herself
– Episode dated 2 November 2005 (2005) … Herself
– Episode dated 21 September 2005 (2005) … Herself
– Episode dated 1 September 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2003-2006 In the Life (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Pieces of History (2006) … Herself
– The Body Politic (2003) … Herself
 
2001-2006 Nature (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– The Queen of the Trees (2006) … Narrator (voice)
– Ravens (2001) … Narrator
 
2005 Venecia 2005: Crónica de Carlos Boyero (TV movie)
Herself (uncredited)
 
2005 The 20th IFP Independent Spirit Awards (TV special documentary)
Herself - Presenter: Best Screenplay
 
2004 Premiere Women in Hollywood Awards (TV documentary)
Herself (Received Icon Award)
 
2004 The Making of 'Miracle' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2004 The 76th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
2004 The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2004 All the Pieces Together (video documentary short)
Herself/Joy Burns (also archive footage)
 
2004 Larry King Live (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 15 February 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
2004 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #12.19 (2004) … Herself
 
2004 In the Company of Women (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2003 Tussen de sterren (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode #1.3 (2003) … Herself
 
2003 Dinner for Five (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.11 (2003) … Herself
 
2003 Gomorron (TV series)
Herself
– Om filmen 'Dogville' (2003) … Herself
 
2003 Dogville Confessions (documentary)
Herself
 
2003 Welcome to Collinwood: Uncensored (video short)
Herself
 
2002 Searching for the Wendigo (documentary short)
Herself
 
2002 The Making of 'Far from Heaven' (TV documentary short)
Herself
 
2002 The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Presenter
 
2001 Dirty Harry: The Original (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2000 Walking the Mile (video documentary short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1999 The Miracle of 'The Green Mile' (TV documentary short)
Herself
 
1999 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Ally Sheedy (1999) … Herself
 
1996 The 22nd Annual People's Choice Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Accepting Award for Favourite New Television Dramatic Series
 

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(May 8-30, 2004) Played 'Blanche DuBois' in "A Streetcar Named Desire" at the The Kennedy Center, Eisenhower Theater, Washington, DC. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Patty Clarkson

Height:

5' 5" (1.65 m)
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Personal Quote:

I think most people see me as much darker, more serious and possessing a certain gravitas, when I'm really quite insane. I guess I want everyone to see my insanity. I have a far more nutty and unpredictable side. See more »

Trivia:

The youngest of five girls. See more »

Nickname:

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Star Sign:

Capricorn