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Patricia Clarkson
Birth at
29 December 1959
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American actress Patricia Clarkson was born in New Orleans on December 29, 1959. Her mother was in politics, her father worked as a school principal. Patricia's great-grandfather moved to the United States from Barcelona. Patricia studied dramatic arts at New York University. After graduating with honors, she entered the drama school of Yeln, after which she received a master’s degree.
On television, Patricia appeared in 1985, and two years later made her film debut in the film “The Untouchables”,
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American actress Patricia Clarkson was born in New Orleans on December 29, 1959. Her mother was in politics, her father worked as a school principal. Patricia's great-grandfather moved to the United States from Barcelona. Patricia studied dramatic arts at New York University. After graduating with honors, she entered the drama school of Yeln, after which she received a master’s degree.
On television, Patricia appeared in 1985, and two years later made her film debut in the film “The Untouchables”, where the main role was played by Sean Connery. Along with her work on television, Clarkson performed in Broadway theater. She played in the performances “House of blue leaves” and “Eastern standard”.
In 1988, Patricia starred in such successful films as “One hundred percent American for all”, “Rocket to Gibraltar”, “Death List”, where she played supporting roles. In the nineties, Patricia played in the films “Red Handed”, “Jumanji”, “High Art”, “The Vicissitudes of Love” and “The Green Mile”.
In 2002, Patricia played Aunt Sarah in the HBO series The Client is Always Dead. For this role, the actress was twice (in 2002 and 2006) awarded the prestigious Emmy Award, and in 2004 was nominated for a Golden Globe. In 2003, for the roles played in the films: “Baroness and the Pig”, “All Real Girls”, “Station Caretaker” and “April Holiday” at the Sundance festival Patricia was awarded a special jury prize. And the role of Joy Burns in the film “April Holiday” brought her an Oscar nomination.
Subsequently, the actress starred in many films that became popular with the audience. These are “Good Night and Good Luck”, “Lars and the Real Girl”, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”, “Elegy”, “Excellent of Easy Conduct”, “Island of the Damned”, “Sex for Friendship”, “One Day” and others.
Now Patricia Clarkson is still in demand as a few years ago. She is considered one of the most respected actresses in the film industry.