- Patricia Clarkson
Infobox actor
imagesize = 200px
caption = TheTribeca Film Festival , 2007
birthname = Patricia Davies Clarkson
birthdate = birth date and age|1959|12|29
birthplace =New Orleans, Louisiana
yearsactive = 1985-present
emmyawards = Outstanding Guest Actress - Drama Series
2002 "Six Feet Under "
2006 "Six Feet Under"
awards =Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress (film)
1999 "The Green Mile "
NBR Award for Best Supporting Actress
2003 "Pieces of April " ; "The Station Agent "
NSFC Award for Best Supporting Actress
2002 "Far from Heaven "
2003 "Pieces of April " ; "The Station Agent "
NYFCC Award for Best Supporting Actress|NYFCC Award for Best Supporting Actress
2002 "Far from Heaven "Patricia Davies Clarkson (born
December 29 ,1959 ) is an AmericanAcademy Award -nominated and Emmy-winningactress .Biography
Personal life
Clarkson was born in
New Orleans, Louisiana , the daughter ofJackie Clarkson (née Brechtel), a prominent local New Orleans politician and councilwoman, and Arthur Clarkson, a school administrator who worked at the Department of Medicine ofLouisiana State University . [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/4/Patricia-Clarkson.html Patricia Clarkson Biography (1959-) ] ] [ [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800022307/bio Patricia Clarkson Biography - Yahoo! Movies ] ] Clarkson studied drama atFordham University , where she graduatedsumma cum laude , and earned her MFA at theYale School of Drama before making herfilm debut in "The Untouchables" in 1987.Career
Patricia Clarkson had supporting roles in a series of high-profile films in her early career, including "
The Dead Pool ", "Rocket Gibraltar " and "Everybody's All-American". She starred in the short-run television series "Davis Rules", and in theminiseries "". Other television appearances have included the role of "Aunt Sarah" in "Six Feet Under", for which she won twoEmmy Award s.More often a character actor than a leading woman, Clarkson's other appearances in major films have included "The Green Mile", "
Far from Heaven " and "Good Night and Good Luck ". In 2003, she was nominated for anAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actress for "Pieces of April ", in which she plays an acerbic mother dying ofcancer . She gained more critical acclaim in 2003 for her work in "The Station Agent ". In 2006, She portrayed Sadie Burke, in "All the Kings Men", set in her native New Orleans. Recently, she had a small role in Elegy. Clarkson plays the woman who thinks she's Kingsley's girlfriend and then finds out more. Clarkson gained strong acclaim for her strong work. Elegy is based on Philip Roth's novel.Filmography
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