Rosanna Arquette

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox person Rosanna Lisa Arquette (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell;<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> born August 10, 1959) is an American actress. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her performance in the television film The Executioner's Song (1982) and won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the film Desperately Seeking Susan (1985). Her other notable film credits include Baby It's You (1983), After Hours (1985), The Big Blue (1988), Nowhere to Run (1993), Pulp Fiction (1994), Crash (1996), and The Whole Nine Yards (2000). She also directed the documentary Searching for Debra Winger (2002).

Early life

Arquette was born in New York City, on August 10, 1959,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> the daughter of Brenda Olivia "Mardi" (née Nowak), an actress, poet, theater operator, activist, acting teacher, and therapist, and Lewis Arquette, a film actor and producer.Template:Citation needed Her paternal grandfather was comedian Cliff Arquette. Her mother was Jewish <ref name="Arquette1">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":0" /> Her father, whose original family surname was "Arcouet", was of part French-Canadian descent.<ref>Finding Your Roots, February 9, 2016, PBS</ref> Her father was a convert from Catholicism to Islam.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":0">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Her four siblings, Richmond, Patricia, Alexis, and David, also became actors.

Career

Arquette at the 2012 Monte-Carlo Television Festival

Arquette has appeared in both television and feature films since 1977. One of her first noticeable roles was in S.O.B. (1981), directed by Blake Edwards. She earned an Emmy Award nomination for the TV film The Executioner's Song (1982). However, she was unhappy with the film's nude scene, remarking in an interview that the idea of the general public seeing her naked made her feel uncomfortable and exploited, and that most of the offers she had received since demanded that she similarly expose herself.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> Her first starring role was in John Sayles's film, Baby It's You (1983), highly regarded by Rotten Tomatoes reviewers<ref>Template:Rottentomatoes</ref> but not widely distributed.<ref>Template:Mojo title</ref> She co-starred in Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) alongside pop superstar Madonna, for which Arquette won a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role despite appearing in the leading role. In an interview at the time, Arquette said "The two questions I hate the most are 'What was it like working with Madonna?' and 'Are you the Rosanna in the song "Rosanna"?'" Following the commercial and critical success of Lawrence Kasdan's Silverado (also 1985), the limited success of the Martin Scorsese film After Hours (also 1985) and the commercial flop 8 Million Ways to Die (1986), also a critical failure, she quit Hollywood to work in Europe, acting in Luc Besson's The Big Blue (1988). Director Scorsese then offered her a part in his segment of New York Stories (1989).

Arquette's other movies of note are Pulp Fiction and the David Cronenberg film Crash and the Australian film Wendy Cracked a Walnut (1990, also known as ...Almost). In 1990, she appeared on the cover and in a nude pictorial in PlayboyTemplate:'s September issue, although she said it was without her prior knowledge or consent.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Arquette starred in Sondra Locke's Trading Favors, played Angelina Jolie's mother in Hell's Kitchen and later appeared as the girlfriend of Jolie's real-life father Jon Voight on Ray Donovan.

In 2017, Arquette alleged (along with almost a hundred other women from the entertainment industry), that the then film producer Harvey Weinstein sexually harassed her, threatened her because of her refusal to enter his hotel room, and subsequently saw to it that she was paid less for Pulp Fiction, then no longer cast her in A-list lead roles because of her rejection of his quid pro quo sexual harassment proposition; Weinstein was convicted of sex offences in 2020. When news broke about Weinstein's sexual offending in October 2017, Arquette was one of the first actresses to speak openly about his misconduct, with Ronan Farrow for The New Yorker and The New York TimesTemplate:'s Jodi Kantor.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In the documentary Untouchable (2019) about Weinstein focusing on those who accused him of sexual abuse, Arquette, Paz de la Huerta, and Erika Rosenbaum were among those interviewed.

Arquette has expanded into directing, including the documentaries Searching for Debra Winger (2002) and All We Are Saying (2005); she also produced both projects. Arquette appeared in What About Brian as Nicole Varsi and in Showtime's The L Word as Cherie Jaffe.Template:Citation needed She also guest-starred in Malcolm in the Middle as a healer named Anita.

In 2009, she joined Fit Parent Magazine, founded by Craig Knight, as Editor at Large.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Arquette starred in the 2011 French thriller The Divide, directed by Xavier Gens.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She had a featured role in the 2012 comedy Peace, Love & Misunderstanding with Jane Fonda.

In an August 8, 2019 interview with TheWrap, Arquette said the FBI advised her to make her Twitter account private after online critics complained about her tweeting that she had shame for being "white and privileged".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Personal life

The Toto song "Rosanna" was written by David Paich, who has claimed that the song is based on numerous girls he had known. However, as a joke, the band members initially played along with the common assumption that the song was based on Arquette, who was dating Toto keyboard player Steve Porcaro at the time. Arquette herself played along with the joke, commenting in an interview that the song was about "my showing up at 4 a.m., bringing them juice and beer at their sessions."<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Arquette was romantically involved with Peter Gabriel for several years, after his 1987 divorce from Jill Moore. Arquette has said on some occasions that his 1986 song "In Your Eyes" was inspired by her, although Gabriel has never confirmed that to be true and has explained that he drew inspiration for the song from other sources.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Arquette's first three marriages ended in divorce: to director Tony Greco, film composer James Newton Howard, and restaurateur John Sidel.<ref name="people2013"/> She has one daughter with Sidel, Zoë Bleu, born in 1994, who is also an actress.<ref name="people2013"/> In August 2013, Arquette married her fourth husband, investment banker Todd Morgan, following a two-year engagement.<ref name="people2013">Template:Cite web</ref> In January 2022, Todd Morgan filed for divorce from Arquette after 8 years of marriage.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Arquette has described her diet as "vegetarian for the most part".<ref>"Rosanna Arquette displays motherly love". Retrieved 13 September 2020. "I'm vegetarian for the most part. Sometimes, I will eat some salmon just because I feel the need for the protein, but I consider myself pretty much a vegetarian."</ref>

In August 2019, Arquette posted a Twitter rant about her experience with white guilt, stating; "I'm sorry I was born white and privileged. It disgusts me. And I feel so much shame." She later claimed the FBI told her to set her Twitter page to private due to the reaction she received after posting.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Philanthropy

In 2010, Arquette became Goodwill Ambassador for The Womanity Foundation.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979	More American Graffiti	Girl in Commune
1980	Gorp	Judy
1981	S.O.B.	Babs
1983	Baby It's You	Jill Rosen
	Off the Wall	Pam Smith
1985	Template:Sortname	Tillie Hansen
	Desperately Seeking Susan	Roberta Glass / 'Susan'
	Silverado	Hannah
	After Hours	Marcy Franklin
1986	8 Million Ways to Die	Sarah
	Nobody's Fool	Cassie
1987	Amazon Women on the Moon	Karen	Segment: "Two I.D.'s"
1988	Template:Sortname	Johana Baker
1989	New York Stories	Paulette	Segment: "Life Lessons"
	Black Rainbow	Martha Travis
1990	Wendy Cracked a Walnut	Wendy
1991	Flight of the Intruder	Callie Joy
	Template:Sortname	Lucy
1992	Fathers & Sons	Miss Athena
1993	Nowhere to Run	Clydie Anderson
	The Wrong Man	Missy Mills
1994	Pulp Fiction	Jody
	La Cité de la peur	Rosanna Arquette
1995	Search and Destroy	Lauren Mirkheim
1996	Crash	Gabrielle
	Valley Girls	Shelly von Schetekel	Short film
	White Lies	Junkie Artist
1997	Trading Favors	Alex Langley
	Gone Fishin'	Rita
	Deceiver	Mrs. Kennesaw
1998	Buffalo '66	Wendy Balsam
	Hope Floats	Connie Phillips	Uncredited
	Hell's Kitchen	Liz McNeary
	I'm Losing You	Rachel Krohn
	Fait Accompli	Jezzebelle
1999	Sugar Town	Eva
	Palmer's Pick-up	Dawn
	Pigeonholed	Devon's Mother
2000	Template:Sortname	Sophie Oseransky
	Too Much Flesh	Amy
2001	Things Behind the Sun	Pete
	Joe Dirt	Charlene the Gator Farmer	Uncredited
	Big Bad Love	Velma
	Good Advice	Cathy Sherman
	Diary of a Sex Addict	Grace Horn
2002	Searching for Debra Winger	Herself	Documentary; Also directorial debut
2004	Dead Cool	Deirdre
	Gilded Stones	Sally	Short film
2005	My Suicidal Sweetheart	Vera
	Welcome to California	Prostitute
	IOWA	Effie Harte
	Kids in America	Abby Pratt
2006	I-See-You.Com	Lydia Ann Layton
2007	Battle for Terra	Professor Lina (voice)
2008	Ball Don't Lie	Francine
	Growning Op	Diana
	Nick Nolte: No Exit	Herself	Documentary
2009	Repo Chick	Lola
	American Pie Presents: The Book of Love	Madeline Shearson
2010	Inhale	Dr. Rubin
2011	Convincing Clooney	JC
	The Divide	Marilyn
	Exodus Fall	Marilyn Minor
	Peace, Love & Misunderstanding	Darcy
2012	Hardflip	Bethany Jones
2013	No Love Song	Paula	Short film
2014	Draft Day	Angie
	Asthma	Gus' Mother
2015	Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant	TV Anchorwoman
	Kill Your Friends	Barbara
	My Last Film	Actress	Short film
2016	Frank & Lola	Patricia
	Lovesong	Eleanor
2017	Maya Dardel	Leonora	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Born Guilty	Judith
	Holy Lands	Monica
	SPF-18	Faye Cooper
	On the Run	Aunt Roxy	Short film
2018	Billionaire Boys Club	Sydney's Mom
	The Etruscan Smile	Claudia
	Octavio Is Dead!	Joan
	For the Love of George	Dr. Faye Carter
2019	Untouchable	Herself	Documentary
2020	You Cannot Kill David Arquette
	Love Is Love Is Love	Anne
	Puppy Love	Deb
2022	Signs of Love	Rosie
2023	Ex-Husbands	Maria Pearce
2024	Lineage	Mother	Short film
	Succubus	Denise
	Future Day	Dr. Felicia Walter
	Here's Yianni!	Amelia
TBA	The Moment		Post-production<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Corporate Retreat		Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1977	Fernwood 2 Night	Precision Swim Teamember	Episode: "Animal Sexuality"
	Having Babies II	Connie	Television film
1978	Template:Sortname	Kate Constantine	2 episodes
	What Really Happened to the Class of '65?	Nancy	Episode: "Mr. Potential"
	Zuma Beach	Beverly	Television film
	James at 16	Karen Waller	Episode: "An Hour Before Midnight"
	ABC Afterschool Special	Charlie Meredith	Episode: "Mom and Dad Can't Hear Me"
1979	Eight Is Enough	Lori West	Episode: "Best of Friends"
1979–1980	Shirley	Debra Miller	13 episodes
1981	Here's Boomer	Ginny	Episode: "Good Looking"
	A Long Way Home	Rose Cavanaugh	Television film
1982	The Wall	Halinka Apt
	Template:Sortname	Nicole Baker
	Johnny Belinda	Belinda McAdam
1983	Insight	Jo	Episode: "Butterfly"
1984	The Parade	Tilda Kirby	Television film
1986	Saturday Night Live	Herself (host)	Episode: "Rosanna Arquette/Ric Ocasek"
1987	Trying Times	Kara Dimley	Episode "A Family Tree"
1988	Promised a Miracle	Lucky Parker	Television film
1990	Separation	Sarah Weiss
	Sweet Revenge	Kate Williams
1991	Son of the Morning Star	Libby Custer
1992	In the Deep Woods	Joanna Warren
1994	Nowhere to Hide	Sarah Blake
1996	Homicide: Life on the Street	Caroline Widmer	Episode: "The Heart of a Saturday Night"
1997	Gun	Lilly Difideli	Episode: "Columbus Day"
1998	I Know What You Did	Stacey Keane	Television film. Produced in 1996 but was released 2 years later Rights currently owned by BVS Entertainment
	Floating Away<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Maurey Talbot	Television film
1999	Switched at Birth	Linda Wells
2000	Poison	Dana Lazlo
2001	Template:Sortname	Arlene Potts	Episode: "Black Widow"
2002	Going to California	Helen	Episode: "Home Games"
2003	Template:Sortname	Brenda Miller	Episode: "Character Evidence"
	Will & Grace	Julie	2 episodes
2004	Summerland	Ronnie	Episode: "Skipping School"
2004, 2006–2007	Template:Sortname	Cherie Jaffe	5 episodes
2005	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Kay Connelly	Episode: "Sex Club"
	Malcolm in the Middle	Anita	Episode: "Burning Man"
	Grey's Anatomy	Constance Ferguson	Episode: "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
2006–2007	What About Brian	Nicole Varzi	24 episodes
2008	Dirt	Mia	Episode: "And the Winner Is"
	Medium	Michelle Todd	Episode: "Lady Killer"
	Lipstick Jungle	Tina Atwood	Episode: "Let the Games Begin"
2009	Northern Lights	Charlene Galligan	Television film
	Eastwick	Greta Noa	2 episodes
2010	Private Practice	Corinne	2 episodes
2012	Royal Pains	Louise 'Lou' Hunter	2 episodes
2013	Girls	Petula	Episode: "Video Games"
2013–2014	Ray Donovan	Linda	6 episodes
2014	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Alexa Pierson	Episode: "Wednesday's Child"
2015	CSI: Cyber	Trish McCarthy	Episode: "Selfie 2.0"
2016	Roadies	Abby Van Ness	Episode: "Carpet Season"
2018	Sideswiped	Mary Maple	8 episodes
2020	Ratched	Anna	2 episodes
2021	The L Word: Generation Q	Cherie Jaffe	Episode: "Lobsters, Too"
2022–2023	Big Sky	Virginia Cessna	2 episodes
2023	Paul T. Goldman	Genevieve	Episode: "The Warrior"
	Florida Man	Rose	Episode: "Please Don't Wake Up"
	Hell's Kitchen	Herself (guest)	Episode: "A Hellish Food Fight"
2024	Presumed Innocent	Kate	Episode: "Discovery"

Web

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Sweety	Mrs. Summers	2 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Production	Result	Ref
1983	Primetime Emmy	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special	The Executioner's Song {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Template:Nom
1984	Boston Society of Film Critics Awards	Best Actress	Baby It's You {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Template:Won
1986	BAFTA Awards	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Desperately Seeking Susan	Template:Won
	Golden Globe	Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical		Template:Nom
	Independent Spirit Awards	Best Female Lead	After Hours {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Template:Nom
1987	BAFTA Awards	Best Actress in a Supporting Role		Template:Nom
1989	Sitges - Catalan International Film Festival	Best Actress	Black Rainbow {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Template:Won
1990	Australian Film Institute	Best Actress in a Lead Role	check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Template:Nom
	Fantasporto	International Fantasy Film Award	Black Rainbow	Template:Won
1991	Mystfest	Best Actress		Template:Won
1994	Awards Circuit Community Awards	Best Cast Ensemble <ref>Shared with John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Tim Roth, Harvey Keitel, Ving Rhames, Amanda Plummer, Bruce Willis, Eric Stoltz.</ref>	Pulp Fiction {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Template:Won
1997	Online Film & Television Association	Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series	Gun {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Template:Nom
2000	Teen Choice Awards	Film – Choice Hissy Fit	The Whole Nine Yards {{safesubst:#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=|preview=Page using Template:Center with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| 1 | style }}	Template:Nom
	The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards	Worst Supporting Actress		Template:Nom
2007	Fantasporto	Special Career Award	Template:NA	Template:Won
	LA Femme International Film Festival	Pioneer Award	Template:NA	Template:Nom
2021	Newport Beach Film Festival	Icon Award	Self	Template:Won	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2022	Vienna Independent Film Festival	Best Supporting Actress	Futra Days	Template:Won	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

External links

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