Growing up in a family of actors, she began at a young age. Her first big break came as a teenager with a role in the Movie of the Week "Harvest Home", which starred Bette Davis. Several television roles followed, including an Afterschool Special and a part on the series "James at 15", before her talents led to her film debut in "Gorp". Since then she has acted in a steady stream of films, including John Sayles' "Baby, It's You," "Fathers and Sons" (1986) with Jeff Goldblum "The Linguini Incident, " Martin Scorsese's segment of "New York Stories", "Flight of the Intruder", "Silverado", "S.O.B.", "Amazon Women on the Moon, "
"Eight Million Ways to Die", and "More American Graffiti." She feels particularly proud of her off-beat roles in such independent films as "After Hours", "Nobody's Fool" and "Desperately Seeking Susan". Ms. Arquette continues her work on television, she starred with Anthony Perkins in the NBC Movie of the Week, "In The Deep Woods", and also in "Son of the Morning Star, " "The Long Way Home", "The Class of '65", "Get Patty Hearst", "State of Terror" and Showtime's "The Wrong Man", with John Lithgow and Kevin Anderson. She was nominated for an Emmy for her work in the controversial "The Executioner's Song."
Filmography:
Iowa (2004)
Intimate Portrait: Rosanna Arquette (2003)
Max and Grace (2003)
Rush of Fear (2003)
Lifetime's Achievement Awards: Women Changing the World (2003)
Intimate Portrait: Angie Dickinson (2003)
Pulp Fiction: The Facts (2002)
Searching for Debra Winger (2002)
Diary of a Sex Addict (2001)
Good Advice (2001)
Big Bad Love (2001)
Joe Dirt (2001)
Things Behind the Sun (2001)
Too Much Flesh (2000)
Whole Nine Yards, The (2000)
Interview with a Dead Man (1999)
Poison (1999)
Switched at Birth (1999)
Pigeonholed (1999)
Palmer's Pick Up (1999)
"'60s, The" (1999)
Sugar Town (1999)
Floating Away (1998)
Homeslice (1998)
Fait Accompli (1998)
I'm Losing You (1998)
Hell's Kitchen (1998)
Hope Floats (1998)
Buffalo '66 (1998)
I Know What You Did (1998)
Gun (1997/I)
Michael Jackson: History on Film - Volume II (1997)
Do Me a Favor (1997)
Deceiver (1997)
Gone Fishin' (1997)
You're Still Not Fooling Anybody (1997)
White Lies (1996)
Crash (1996)
Search and Destroy (1995)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Nowhere to Hide (1994)
Cité de la peur: une comédie familiale, La (1994)
Wrong Man, The (1993)
Nowhere to Run (1993)
Fathers & Sons (1992)
In the Deep Woods (1992)
Linguini Incident, The (1991)
Son of the Morning Star (1991)
Black Rainbow (1990)
Flight of the Intruder (1990)
Sweet Revenge (1990)
Separation (1990)
New York Stories (1989)
Promised a Miracle (1988)
Grand bleu, Le (1988)
Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
Nobody's Fool (1986)
8 Million Ways to Die (1986)
"Crossings" (1986)
Aviator, The (1985)
Silverado (1985)
Survival Guide (1985)
After Hours (1985)
Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
Parade, The (1984)
Off the Wall (1983)
One Cooks, the Other Doesn't (1983)
Baby, It's You (1983)
Johnny Belinda (1982)
Executioner's Song, The (1982)
Wall, The (1982/I)
Long Way Home, A (1981)
S.O.B. (1981)
Gorp (1980)
"Shirley" (1979)
More American Graffiti (1979)
Ordeal of Patty Hearst, The (1979)
Mom and Dad Can't Hear Me (1978)
Zuma Beach (1978)
"Dark Secret of Harvest Home" (1978)
Having Babies II (1977)
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Nominations and Awards
Australian Film Institute
1990
• Nominated, AFI Award
Best Actress in a Lead Role for ...Almost (1990)
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
1984
• Won, BSFC Award
Best Actress for Baby, It's You (1983)
British Academy Awards
1987
• Nominated, BAFTA Film Award
Best Actress in a Supporting Role for After Hours (1985)
1986
• Won, BAFTA Film Award
Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
Catalonian International Film Festival, Sitges, Spain
1989
• Won, Best Actress
for Black Rainbow (1990)
Fantasporto
1990
• Won, International Fantasy Film Award
Best Actress for Black Rainbow (1990)
Golden Globes, USA
1986
• Nominated, Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical for Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
Independent Spirit Awards
1986
• Nominated, Independent Spirit Award
Best Female Lead for After Hours (1985)
Mystfest
1991
• Won, Best Actress
for Black Rainbow (1990)
Growing up in a family of actors, she began at a young age. Her first big break came as a teenager with a role in the Movie of the Week "Harvest Home", which starred Bette Davis. Several television roles followed, including an Afterschool Special and a part on the series "James at 15", before her talents led to her film debut in "Gorp". Since then she has acted in a steady stream of films, including John Sayles' "Baby, It's You," "Fathers and Sons" (1986) with Jeff Goldblum "The Linguini Incident, " Martin Scorsese's segment of "New York Stories", "Flight of the Intruder", "Silverado", "S.O.B.", "Amazon Women on the Moon, "
"Eight Million Ways to Die", and "More American Graffiti." She feels particularly proud of her off-beat roles in such independent films as "After Hours", "Nobody's Fool" and "Desperately Seeking Susan". Ms. Arquette continues her work on television, she starred with Anthony Perkins in the NBC Movie of the Week, "In The Deep Woods", and also in "Son of the Morning Star, " "The Long Way Home", "The Class of '65", "Get Patty Hearst", "State of Terror" and Showtime's "The Wrong Man", with John Lithgow and Kevin Anderson. She was nominated for an Emmy for her work in the controversial "The Executioner's Song."
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