Rosanna Arquette
Arquette at Cannes in (2002)
Birth name	Rosanna Lauren Arquette
Born	August 10, 1959 (1959-08-10) (age 48) New York City, New York
Awards BAFTA Awards Best Supporting Actress 1985 Desperately Seeking Susan

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Biography

Early life

Arquette was born in New York City. Her father was actor Lewis Arquette, and her grandfather was comedian Cliff Arquette, best remembered for his "Charley Weaver" character, a fixture on the original Hollywood Squares. Arquette's mother, Mardi Olivia Nowak, was Jewish, the daughter of a Holocaust refugee from Poland. Arquette's father was a convert to Islam and a descendant of explorer Meriwether Lewis.^[1][2] Her siblings are actors Patricia, David, Richmond and Alexis Arquette. Through her brother David, she is the sister-in-law of actress Courteney Cox, and through her sister Patricia she is the former sister-in-law of actor Nicolas Cage and current sister-in-law of Thomas Jane. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: If you are familiar with the subject matter, please expand the article to establish its notability, citing reliable sources, so as to avoid it being considered... Clifford Arquette (December 28, 1905–September 23, 1974) was an actor and comedian, famous for his role as Charley Weaver. ... For the musical group of the same name, see The Hollywood Squares (punk rock group). ... For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Holocaust (disambiguation) and Shoah (disambiguation). ... For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ... Meriwether Lewis, portrait by Charles Willson Peale Meriwether Lewis (August 18, 1774 – October 11, 1809) was an American explorer, soldier, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader of the Corps of Discovery, whose mission was to explore the territory of the Louisiana Purchase. ... Patricia T Arquette (born April 8, 1968) is an Emmy Award-winning and a Golden Globe Award-nominated American actress. ... David James Arquette (born September 8, 1971) is an American actor. ... Richmond Arquette (born August 21, 1963) is an American film actor. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Courteney Bass Cox Arquette (born Courteney Bass Cox on June 15, 1964) is an American actress and former fashion model, best known for her role as Monica Geller in the long-running television series Friends. ... Nicolas Cage (born Nicholas Coppola on January 7, 1964) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. ... Thomas Jane (born January 29, 1969) is an American actor, known for his role in the 2004 film The Punisher and the voice of Frank Castle in the 2005 The Punisher video game. ...

In 1963, Arquette's family moved to Chicago, where her father managed The Second City theater for several years. When she was 11 years old, her parents moved to a commune in Front Royal, Virginia. Arquette did not do well at school. In 1974, she hitchhiked across the country with three older teenagers, eventually going to San Francisco, where she worked at Renaissance and Dickens fairs. Her professional theater debut was May 27, 1977, appearing in the Story Theatre Musical Ovid's The Metamorphoses at the Callboard Theatre on Melrose Place in Los Angeles. Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Motto: “Urbs in Horto” (Latin: “City in a Garden”), “I Will” Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country United States State Illinois Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... The Second City Logo The Second City is a long-running improvisational comedy troupe based in the Old Town neighborhood of Chicago, with offshoot troupes in other cities, most notably Toronto. ... A Commune is a kind of intentional community where most resources are shared and there is little or no personal property. ... Front Royal is a town located in Warren County, Virginia. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... The Renaissance (French for rebirth, or Rinascimento in Italian), was a cultural movement in Italy (and in Europe in general) that began in the late Middle Ages, and spanned roughly the 14th through the 17th century. ... Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens (February 7, 1812 – June 9, 1870), pen-name “Boz”, was an English novelist of the Victorian era. ... is the 147th day of the year (148th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ...

Public life

In Hollywood, she had her first roles playing teens with troubles. A few years later she started to act in mature roles. Besides cinema movies, Arquette appeared from the beginning of her career in television films. In 1982, she earned an Emmy Award nomination for the TV film The Executioner's Song. Thereafter, she played in many cinema movies and TV films and has worked with many of the most acclaimed film directors of the last twenty years. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... An Emmy Award. ... “Telefilm” redirects here. ... The Executioners Song book cover The Executioners Song is a 1979 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Norman Mailer that depicts the events surrounding the execution of Gary Gilmore by the state of Utah for murder. ...

Arquette's first starring role was in John Sayles's Baby It's You (film), a highly regarded but little seen film. She carried Desperately Seeking Susan but was eclipsed by her pop singer co-star Madonna. After Hours also played to her comedic talents but failed to find an audience while 8 Million Ways to Die was buried by the studio and for a time she quit Hollywood to work in Europe. Photo of John Sayles by Robert Birnbaum John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an independent American film director and writer who frequently takes a small part in his own and other indie films. ... Baby Its You was a 1983 film written and directed by John Sayles. ... Desperately Seeking Susan is a 1985 film directed by Susan Seidelman and starring Rosanna Arquette and Madonna. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16, 1958), better known as simply Madonna, is a six-time Grammy[1] and one-time Golden Globe award winning American pop singer, songwriter, record and film producer, dancer, actress, author and fashion icon. ... After Hours is an American film released in 1985, directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Joseph Minion. ... 8 Million Ways to Die is a 1986 film, the last to be directed by Hal Ashby. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ...

In 1989, Martin Scorsese offered her a part in New York Stories. Since then, Arquette has appeared, with few exceptions, in one or in several movies each year, some of them of notable interest, like Pulp Fiction and the David Cronenberg film, Crash. An offbeat choice, however, was to fly downunder and make the Australian film Wendy Cracked a Walnut (1990) (also known as "…Almost"). An expensive film, and a huge box office flop, only the musical score by Bruce Smeaton was generally noted by critics, for its musical innovation. Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Martin Marcantonio Luciano Scorsese (IPA: AmE: ; Ita: []) (born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, writer and producer and founder of the World Cinema Foundation. ... New York Stories DVD cover New York Stories is a movie which was released in the USA in March 1989. ... Pulp Fiction is an Academy Award-winning 1994 film written by Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avery and directed by Tarantino. ... David Cronenberg at Cannes 2002 David Paul Cronenberg OC, FRSC (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian film director and occasional actor. ... Crash is a 1996 film written and directed by David Cronenberg. ... Bruce Smeaton is a composer, well known for a variety of Australian movie film scores. ...

In 1990, Rosanna appeared on the cover and in a nude pictorial in Playboy's September issue, although she claimed it was without her prior knowledge or approval.^[3] Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Playboy is an American mens magazine, founded in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, which has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc. ...

Known for most of her career as an actress, in recent years, Arquette has also been expanding into film direction. Recent films which she has directed include the documentaries Searching for Debra Winger (2002) and All We Are Saying (2005); she served for both projects in the role of producer, as well as director.^[4] Also see: 2002 (number). ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Private life

Arquette was married when she was 19 to director/composer Tony Greco; they divorced in October 1980. (Some sources suggest that she might have been briefly married to an unknown individual once before, as well.^[5]) Her 1986 marriage to composer James Newton Howard ended in divorce as well. The reconciliation with an old love of Arquette's, English pop and rock star Peter Gabriel, proved also to be impossible. 1980 (MCMLXXX) is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about James Howard, the composer. ... The Music of England has a long history. ... Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950, in Chobham, Surrey, England) is an English musician. ...

Her relationship with another musician was the inspiration for a popular hit of the 1980s: "Rosanna", a Top-40 hit in 1982 (although the songwriter was not Arquette's boyfriend Steve Porcaro, but David Paich). Rosanna Arquette, the eponymous actress who is the subject of the song. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Steve Porcaro is a keyboardist and composer who was an original member of the rock/pop band, Toto. ... David Paich (born David Frank Paich on June 25, 1954 in Los Angeles, California) is a session musician from the 1980s, keyboard player, vocalist and main composer of the Los Angeles based rock/pop band Toto. ...

Arquette married restaurateur Jon Sidel in 1993. One year later their daughter, Zoe Blue Sidel, was born. Arquette went on working intensively, which meant she was often away from home. The tensions this created, as well as the death of her mother from breast cancer, led the couple to divorce. Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Breast cancer is cancer of breast tissue. ...

More recently, Arquette has focused her energies on spending time with her daughter and promoting awareness of breast cancer, while continuing with her work, now also as a director. In 2002 her critically acclaimed documentary Searching For Debra Winger was released. In the film, Arquette interviews prominent and respected actresses (mostly between the ages of 30 and 60) in an attempt to find out whether it was practical for a working actress to successfully maintain a family. Breast cancer is cancer of breast tissue. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2002. ...

Quotes

"I'm a wreck. I get hurt very easily. I don't have a tough shell. I'm so insecure — it's pretty stupid for me to be in this business, isn't it?"^[6]

"I have buck teeth. I sucked my thumb until I was 11... and then I went on to suck other things…"^[7]

"I'm very insecure. I hate working out. I detest it. I have places that could probably be more toned, but in Europe, imperfection is beautiful."^[8]

"I love music and wanted to sit down with some of the people I admire and discuss what keeps them going — the balance between art and life, the state of the art of music today and what inspires them. Most true artists care about music as a pure, passionate art form, but can get caught in the trap of the business which, sadly, has now become more important than the artist or even the music itself."^[9]

Filmography

• Johnny Belinda (1967)
• More American Graffiti (1979)
• Gorp (1980)
• S.O.B. (1981)
• The Executioner's Song (film) (1982)
• Baby It's You (film) (1983)
• Off the Wall (1983)
• The Aviator (1985)
• Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
• Silverado (1985)
• After Hours (1985)
• 8 Million Ways to Die (1986)
• Nobody's Fool (1986)
• Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
• The Big Blue (1988)
• New York Stories (1989)
• Black Rainbow (1989)
• Sweet Revenge (1990)
• Almost aka. Wendy Cracked a Walnut (1990)
• Flight of the Intruder (1991)
• The Linguini Incident (1991)
• Radio Flyer (1992)
• Fathers & Sons (1992)
• The Wrong Man (1993)
• Nowhere to Run (1993)
• Pulp Fiction (1994)
• Search and Destroy (1995)
• Crash (1996)
• White Lies (1996)
• Vive le cinéma! (1996)
• Gone Fishin (1997)
• Deceiver (1997)
• Do Me a Favor (1997)
• Gun (1997)
• Buffalo '66 (1998)
• Hope Floats (1998)
• Floating Away (1998)
• Hell's Kitchen (1998)
• I'm Losing You (1998)
• Fait Accompli (1998)
• Homeslice (1998)
• Sugar Town (1999)
• Palmer's Pick Up (1999)
• Pigeonholed (1999)
• Interview with a Dead Man (1999)
• The Whole Nine Yards (2000)
• Too Much Flesh (2000)
• Things Behind the Sun (2001)
• Joe Dirt (2001)
• Big Bad Love (2001)
• Good Advice (2001)
• Diary of a Sex Addict (2001)
• Searching For Debra Winger (2002) (as director and producer)
• Will & Grace (2004-2005) (guest star in episodes)
• All We Are Saying (2005) (as director and producer)
• The L Word (2004-2006)
• What About Brian (2006)
• Grey's Anatomy (2006) (guest star for one episode)
• I-See-You.Com (2006)

Johnny Belinda (1967) is a television movie directed by Paul Bogart and Gary Nelson. ... More American Graffiti (1979) is the little-seen follow-up film to George Lucass hit film American Graffiti (1973). ... Gorp is a 1980 film starring Michael Lembeck and Dennis Quaid, and featuring early acting work of Roseanna Arquette and Fran Drescher in supporting roles. ... S.O.B. is a 1981 film written and directed by Blake Edwards starring Richard Mulligan and Julie Andrews. ... Baby Its You was a 1983 film written and directed by John Sayles. ... Off the Wall is American pop and R&B singer Michael Jacksons breakthrough 1979 solo album. ... The Aviator (1985) is an American adventure film directed by George T. Miller. ... Desperately Seeking Susan is a 1985 film directed by Susan Seidelman and starring Rosanna Arquette and Madonna. ... Silverado is an American Western feature film, first released on July 10, 1985. ... After Hours is an American comedy thriller film released in 1985, directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Joseph Minion. ... 8 Million Ways to Die is a 1986 film, the last to be directed by Hal Ashby. ... Nobodys Fool is a 1986 comedy film written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Beth Henley. ... Amazon Women on the Moon is a 1987 film written by comedy duo Michael Barrie and Jim Mulholland. ... 1988s The Big Blue (French: Le Grand Bleu) is the first English-language film made by French director Luc Besson. ... New York Stories DVD cover New York Stories is a movie which was released in the USA in March 1989. ... Sweet Revenge was a two-part television drama that aired in 2001. ... Flight of the Intruder is a 1991 film directed by John Milius, which is based on the novel by real-life A-6 Intruder pilot Stephen Coonts. ... The Linguini Incident (1991) is a comic film set in New York starring David Bowie and Rosanna Arquette. ... Radio Flyer is a 1992 American movie about child abuse. ... Fathers & Sons is a 1992 film drama written and directed by Paul Mones about a serial killer starring Jeff Goldblum, Rory Cochrane and Famke Janssen. ... The Wrong Man is a 1956 film by Alfred Hitchcock which stars Henry Fonda and Vera Miles. ... Nowhere to Run is a 1993 dramatic action film, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Rosanna Arquette, Kieran Culkin, Ted Levine and Joss Ackland. ... Pulp Fiction is an Academy Award-winning 1994 film written by Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avery and directed by Tarantino. ... Crash is a 1996 film written and directed by David Cronenberg. ... A lie is an intentionally false statement. ... Gone Fishin is a 1997 comedy film starring Joe Pesci and Danny Glover as two bumbling fishing enthusiasts. ... Look up deceiver in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Promotional poster for Buffalo ’66 Buffalo ’66 is a 1998 film, and is writer/director Vincent Gallos semi-autobiographical full-length motion picture debut. ... Hope Floats is an American romantic drama film from 1998, directed by Forest Whitaker. ... Hells Kitchen is a 1998 film starring Rosanna Arquette, William Forsythe, Angelina Jolie, Mekhi Phifer, and Johnny Whitworth. ... Sugar Town is a 1999 independent film written and directed by Allison Anders and Kurt Voss, concerning a tangled web of characters coping with ambition, fame, and the aftermath of fame. ... The Whole Nine Yards is a 2000 black comedy starring Matthew Perry, Bruce Willis, Amanda Peet, Natasha Henstridge, Michael Clarke Duncan, Kevin Pollak and Rosanna Arquette. ... Things Behind the Sun is a 2001 film starring Kim Dickens and Gabriel Mann and directed by Allison Anders. ... Joe Dirt is a 2001 comedy film starring David Spade, Dennis Miller, Christopher Walken, Brittany Daniel, Jaime Pressly, Erik Per Sullivan and Kid Rock. ... A comedy starring Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards. ... Will & Grace is a popular Emmy Award winning and Golden Globe nominated American television sitcom that was originally broadcast from 1998 to 2006. ... The L Word is a television drama series on Showtime that portrays the lives, loves and learnings of a group of lesbian and bisexual women and their friends, family and lovers in Los Angeles. ... What About Brian was an American dramatic television series created by Dana Stevens and co-produced by J.J. Abrams company Bad Robot Productions. ... This article is about the television series. ... I-See-You. ...

Footnotes

Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Rosanna Arquette at the Internet Movie Database
• 1M1 Records Rosanna Arquette is Wendy Cracked a Walnut. Original Film Soundtrack release, Retail sales, also www.1m1records.com.