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Patricia Clarkson is an American actor born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on December 29, 1959. She works in film, television, and stage acting, having begun her career in 1985. Clarkson is a citizen of the United States and speaks English. She was educated at Fordham University and the Yale School of Drama.
Her professional achievements include receiving the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film, and the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. She has also been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play.
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Film & TV
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Patricia Davies Clarkson (born December 29, 1959) is an American actress. After studying drama on the East Coast, Clarkson launched her acting career in 1985, and has worked steadily in both film and television. She twice won the Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in Six Feet Under. Film roles included The Green Mile, Far From Heaven, The Station Agent and was nominated for an Academy Award for…
Known for
- Lilly — Lilly Ledbetter2025
- Monica — Eugenia2023
- Gray — Cornelia Gray2023
- She Said — Rebecca Corbett2022
- Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg — Self – Actor2022
- Hemingway — Pauline Pfeiffer (voice)2021
- Hemingway — Grace Hemingway (voice)2021
- The Vote2020
- Out of Blue — Det. Mike Hoolihan2019
- Almost Love — Ravella Brewer2019
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Key facts
- Born
- Patricia Davies Clarkson , ( 1959-12-29 ) December 29, 1959 (age 66) , New Orleans , Louisiana, U.S.
- Education
- Fordham University ( BA ), Yale University ( MFA )
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1985–present
- Works
- Full list
- Mother
- Jackie Clarkson
- Awards
- Full list
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Patricia
- Family name
- Clarkson
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New Orleans
- Occupation
- film actor
- Educated at
- Yale School of Drama
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Patricia Clarkson Press Conference The Party Berlinale 2017 01 (cropped).jpg
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- Patricia Clarkson
- date of birth
- 1959-12-29
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play
- name in native language
- Patricia Clarkson
- start of work period
- 1985-00-00
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Patricia Davies Clarkson (born December 29, 1959) is an American actress. She has starred in numerous leading and supporting roles in a variety of films ranging from independent film features to major film studio productions. Her accolades include a Golden Globe Award and three Primetime Emmy Awards, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and a Tony Award.
Clarkson studied acting at the Yale School of Drama before making her feature film debut in Brian De Palma's mob drama The Untouchables (1987). She acted in a string of films including The Dead Pool (1988), Jumanji (1995), High Art (1998), The Green Mile (1999), The Pledge (2001), Far from Heaven (2002), and Dogville (2003). In 2003 she gained acclaim for her portrayals of a cancer-stricken matriarch who reunites with her daughter in Pieces of April (2003), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and an artist grappling with the death of her son in The Station Agent (2003), which earned her a nomination for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role.
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