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Arquette was born in Chicago,
Illinois and was raised in Virginia and California, daughter of Mardi
Olivia (Nowak), an actress, poet, teacher and therapist, and Lewis
Arquette, an actor. Arquette's paternal grandfather was comedian Cliff
Arquette. Arquette's mother was Jewish, the daughter of a Holocaust
refugee from Poland, and her father was a convert to Islam and a
descendant of explorer Meriwether Lewis. Arquette's siblings are actors
Rosanna, Alexis, Richmond and David Arquette. Arquette is also the
sister-in-law of Courteney Cox, who is married to her brother David.
In April 1995, Arquette married Nicolas Cage (whom she would later co-star
with in Bringing Out the Dead in 1999). They separated after nine months,
but acted as a couple in public until Cage filed for divorce in February
2000. The divorce petition was withdrawn, but Arquette filed again in
November 2000.
She and actor Thomas Jane became engaged in 2002 and married on June 25,
2006 at the Palazzo Contarini in Venice, Italy. They have a daughter,
Harlow Olivia Calliope, born on February 20, 2003. Arquette also has a
son, Enzo (b. 1989), from her previous relationship with musician Paul
Rossi.
In 1997, after her mother died of breast cancer, Arquette worked to raise
awareness about the disease. She has run in the annual Race for the Cure,
and in 1999 was the spokesperson for Lee National Denim Day, which raises
millions of dollars for breast cancer research and education.
At the age of eighteen she got her start in show business in 1986's Pretty
Smart. A year later, she gained attention for her starring role in A
Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, playing Kristen Parker. In
1993, she starred in Tony Scott's ultra-violent True Romance, which put
Arquette on the map, so to speak. Soon after, her career took off, and she
has since appeared in such critically acclaimed movies as Beyond Rangoon,
Ethan Frome, Lost Highway, Stigmata, Bringing Out The Dead, Human Nature,
Disney's Holes, and Flirting with Disaster. In January, 2005 she began
starring in her first television series, NBC's Medium. Now in its 3rd
season, the success of Medium has made Arquette a household name. She won
a CableACE Award in 1991 for her portrayal of a deaf epileptic in
Wildflower. She won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in 2005 for
her role as the psychic Allison DuBois on NBC's Medium. In 2006, she was
nominated for a SAG award and Golden Globe Award for her role on Medium.
In 2007, she was again nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Medium. |
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"Medium" .... Allison Dubois /
... (60 episodes, 2005-2007)
- Everything Comes to a Head (2007) TV Episode .... Allison Dubois
- Heads Will Roll (2007) TV Episode .... Allison Dubois
- Head Games (2007) TV Episode .... Allison Dubois
- No One to Watch Over Me (2007) TV Episode .... Allison Dubois
- 1-900-Lucky (2007) TV Episode .... Allison Dubois
(55 more)
Fast Food Nation (2006) .... Cindy
Tiptoes (2003) .... Lucy
... aka Tiny Tiptoes (France)
Holes (2003) .... Miss Kathryn 'Kissin' Kate' Barlow
Deeper Than Deep (2003) .... Linda Lovelace
The Badge (2002) .... Scarlett
Human Nature (2001) .... Lila Jute
... aka Human Nature (France) (USA)
Little Nicky (2000) .... Valerie Veran
Bringing Out the Dead (1999) .... Mary Burke
Stigmata (1999) .... Frankie Paige
The Hi-Lo Country (1998) .... Mona Birk
... aka Hi-Lo Country - Im Land der letzten Cowboys (Germany: TV
title)
Goodbye Lover (1998) .... Sandra Dunmore
Nightwatch (1997) .... Katherine
Lost Highway (1997) .... Renee Madison / Alice Wakefield
... aka Lost Highway (France)
Infinity (1996) .... Arline Greenbaum
The Secret Agent (1996) .... Winnie
... aka Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent
Flirting with Disaster (1996) .... Nancy Coplin
Beyond Rangoon (1995) .... Laura Bowman
Ed Wood (1994) .... Kathy O'Hara
Holy Matrimony (1994) .... Havana
Betrayed by Love (1994) (TV) .... Deanna
True Romance (1993) .... Alabama Whitman
... aka Breakaway (Philippines: English title)
Ethan Frome (1993) .... Mattie Silver
Trouble Bound (1993) .... Kit Califano
Inside Monkey Zetterland (1992) .... Grace
... aka Monkey Zetterland (Australia)
Wildflower (1991) (TV) .... Alice Guthrie
Domenica specialmente, La (1991)
... aka Dimanche de préférence, Le (France)
... aka Especially on Sunday (USA)
The Indian Runner (1991) .... Dorothy
... aka Indian Runner (Japan: English title)
Prayer of the Rollerboys (1991) .... Casey
Dillinger (1991) (TV) .... Polly
"Tales from the Crypt" .... Mary Jo (1 episode, 1990)
... aka HBO's Tales from the Crypt
- Four-Sided Triangle (1990) TV Episode .... Mary Jo
"The Outsiders" .... Rhonda Sue (1 episode, 1990)
- The Stork Club (1990) TV Episode .... Rhonda Sue
"thirtysomething" .... Stephanie (1 episode, 1990)
- Good Sex, Some Sex, What Sex, No Sex (1990) TV Episode ....
Stephanie
"CBS Schoolbreak Special" .... Dana MacCallister (1 episode, 1990)
- The Girl with the Crazy Brother (1990) TV Episode .... Dana
MacCallister
Uncle Buck (1989) (voice) .... Additional Voices
Far North (1988) .... Jilly
Time Out (1988) .... Lucy
Daddy (1987) (TV) .... Stacy
Pretty Smart (1987) .... Zero
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) .... Kristen
Parker
... aka A Nightmare on Elm Street Part III (USA: closing credits
title) |
