- Patricia Charbonneau
Infobox actor
caption = As Cay Rivvers in "Desert Hearts", 1985
birthdate =19 April 1959 ,
birthplace =Valley Stream (onLong Island ), New York, USAPatricia Charbonneau (born
19 April 1959 ) is an American actress, probably best known for playing the part of Cay Rivvers in the film "Desert Hearts ".Charbonneau was born in
Valley Stream, New York onLong Island . She graduated in 1977 fromValley Stream Central High School , which she had attended with fellow actorsSteve Buscemi andSteve Hytner . She later attendedBoston University .Charbonneau began on the New York stage in a production of "Revengers...A Tragedea", at
Playwrights Horizons . She then went toLouisville, Kentucky , where she was a member of theActors Theatre of Louisville . While there she originated the role of Lea in "My Sister in this House", a part that she playedoff-Broadway as well. Charbonneau had not worked in films at all whenDonna Deitch cast her in "Desert Hearts" in 1985. In the following year she appeared in Michael Mann's "Manhunter" (based on the novel "Red Dragon") and then played Anna, the lead, in "Call Me" (1988), which also featured fellow Valley StreamerSteve Buscemi . Her television appearances have included "The Equalizer ", "Wiseguy ", "Murder She Wrote ", "Matlock", and "". She then stopped acting but recently came out of retirement to film a role in the upcoming thriller "100 Feet" starringFamke Janssen .Since March 2007, Charbonneau has been a faculty member of the Hudson Valley Academy of Performing Arts [ [http://www.hvapa.com/charbonneau_fullbio.html Hudson Valley Academy of Performing Arts – Academy Home ] ] in
West Taghkanic , New York, where she teaches an acting workshop for children and teens.Patricia is sister to novelist
Eileen Charbonneau .Filmography
* "
Desert Hearts " (1985)
* "Manhunter" (1986)
* "The Equalizer " TV Series (1987) (one episode)
* "Shakedown" (1988)
* "Call Me" (1988)
* "Wiseguy " TV Series (1989) (five episodes)
* "Matlock" TV Series (1989) (one episode)
* "RoboCop 2 " (1990)
* "Murder, She Wrote " TV Series (1991) (one episode)
* "K2" (1992)
* "Walker, Texas Ranger " TV Series (1993) (one episode)
* "Viper" (1994) (one episode)
* "SeaQuest DSV " TV Series (1995) (two episodes)
* "Profiler" TV Series (1997) (one episode)
* "She's All That " (1999)
* "Kiss the Sky" (1999)
* "" TV Series (2001) (one episode)
* "Law & Order " TV Series (2002) (one episode)
* "" [2008] [one episode]References
External links
* [http://www.patriciacharbonneau.blogspot.com/ Patricia Charbonneau unofficial web-site]
* [http://www.hvapa.com/charbonneau_fullbio.html Hudson Valley Academy of Performing Arts]
* [http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/pc_dh_group/ Patricia Charbonneau/Desert Hearts Yahoo! Group]
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* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089015/ Desert Hearts at IMDb]
* [http://lesbianation.com/article.cfm?section=2&id=15451 Desert Hearts interview at LesbiaNation]
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