Rosanna Arquette
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Rosanna Lauren Arquette is an American actress, film director
, and producer
.
, the daughter of Brenda Olivia "Mardi" (née
Nowak), an actress, poet
, theater operator, activist, acting teacher, and therapist, and Lewis Arquette
, an actor and director. Her paternal grandfather was comedian Cliff Arquette
. Her mother was Jewish, the daughter of a Holocaust refugee from Poland. Her father was a convert to Islam
and a descendant of explorer Meriwether Lewis
. Her siblings are actors Patricia
, Alexis
, Richmond
, and David Arquette
.
In 1963, Arquette's family moved to Chicago
, where her father managed The Second City
theater for several years. When she was eleven 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 production of Ovid
's The Metamorphoses at the Callboard Theatre on Melrose Place in Los Angeles
.
Arquette was 19 when she married director/composer Tony Greco; they divorced 2 years later in October 1980.
nomination for the TV film
The Executioner's Song
. Arquette's first starring role was in John Sayles
's Baby It's You
, a highly regarded but little seen film. She starred in Desperately Seeking Susan
(1985) alongside pop
singer Madonna
, for which she won a British Academy Film Awards
(BAFTA) for her "supporting" role despite her clearly being the lead. Following the commercial and critical failure of both After Hours
and 8 Million Ways to Die
, she quit Hollywood to work in Europe where she acted in Luc Besson
's The Big Blue
(1988).
In 1989, director Martin Scorsese
offered her a part in New York Stories
. 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, Arquette appeared on the cover and in a nude pictorial in Playboy
s September issue, although she claimed it was without her prior knowledge or consent.
In recent years, 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 the short running What About Brian
as Nicole Varsi and on Showtime's The L Word
as Cherie Jaffe.
In 2009, she joined Fit Parent Magazine, founded by Craig Knight, as Editor at Large. Arquette stars in the French thriller The Divide
, directed by Xavier Gens
.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, and producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
.
Early life
Arquette was born in New York CityNew York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, the daughter of Brenda Olivia "Mardi" (née
Married and maiden names
A married name is the family name adopted by a person upon marriage. When a person assumes the family name of her spouse, the new name replaces the maiden name....
Nowak), an actress, poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, theater operator, activist, acting teacher, and therapist, and Lewis Arquette
Lewis Arquette
Lewis Michael Arquette was an American film actor, writer and producer. Arquette was known for playing "J.D. Pickett" on the TV series, The Waltons, where he worked from 1978–1981.-Life and career:...
, an actor and director. Her paternal grandfather was comedian Cliff Arquette
Cliff Arquette
Clifford Charles Arquette was an actor and comedian, famous for his role as Charley Weaver.-Early life and career:...
. Her mother was Jewish, the daughter of a Holocaust refugee from Poland. Her father was a convert to Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
and a descendant of explorer Meriwether Lewis
Meriwether Lewis
Meriwether Lewis was an American explorer, soldier, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition also known as the Corps of Discovery, with William Clark...
. Her siblings are actors Patricia
Patricia Arquette
Patricia T. Arquette is an American actress and director. She played the lead character in the supernatural drama series Medium for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series....
, Alexis
Alexis Arquette
Alexis Arquette is an American trans woman, actress, musician, and cabaret performer.-Early life:...
, Richmond
Richmond Arquette
- Background :Arquette was born in New York City, the son of Brenda "Mardi" Olivia , an actress, poet, theater operator, activist, acting teacher and therapist, and Lewis Arquette, an actor. Arquette's paternal grandfather was comedian Cliff Arquette...
, and David Arquette
David Arquette
David Arquette is an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, fashion designer, and occasional professional wrestler. A member of the Arquette acting family, he first became known during the mid 1990s after starring in several Hollywood films, such as the Scream series, Wild Bill and...
.
In 1963, Arquette's family moved to Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, where her father managed The Second City
The Second City
The Second City is a improvisational comedy enterprise which originated in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.The Second City Theatre opened on December 16, 1959 and has since expanded its presence to several other cities, including Toronto and Los Angeles...
theater for several years. When she was eleven years old, her parents moved to a commune
Commune (intentional community)
A commune is an intentional community of people living together, sharing common interests, property, possessions, resources, and, in some communes, work and income. In addition to the communal economy, consensus decision-making, non-hierarchical structures and ecological living have become...
in Front Royal, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. 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
Renaissance Fair
A Renaissance fair, Renaissance faire, or Renaissance festival is an outdoor weekend gathering, usually held in the United States, open to the public and typically commercial in nature, which emulates a historic period for the amusement of its guests. Some are permanent theme parks, others are...
and Dickens fairs. Her professional theater debut was May 27, 1977, appearing in the Story Theatre Musical production of Ovid
Ovid
Publius Ovidius Naso , known as Ovid in the English-speaking world, was a Roman poet who is best known as the author of the three major collections of erotic poetry: Heroides, Amores, and Ars Amatoria...
's The Metamorphoses at the Callboard Theatre on Melrose Place in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
.
Arquette was 19 when she married director/composer Tony Greco; they divorced 2 years later in October 1980.
Career
Arquette has appeared in both television and screen films. In 1982, she earned an Emmy AwardEmmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
nomination for the TV film
Television movie
A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
The Executioner's Song
The Executioner's Song
The Executioner's Song is a 1980 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Norman Mailer that depicts the events surrounding the execution of Gary Gilmore by the state of Utah for murder. The title of the book may be a play on "The Lord High Executioner's Song" from Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado...
. Arquette's first starring role was in John Sayles
John Sayles
John Thomas Sayles is an American independent film director, screenwriter and author.-Early life:Sayles was born in Schenectady, New York, the son of Mary , a teacher, and Donald John Sayles, a school administrator. He was raised Catholic and took to labeling himself "a Catholic atheist"...
's Baby It's You
Baby It's You (film)
Baby It's You is an American film released in 1983 written and directed by John Sayles. It stars Rosanna Arquette and Vincent Spano.This was Sayles' first film for a major Hollywood studio...
, a highly regarded but little seen film. She starred in Desperately Seeking Susan
Desperately Seeking Susan
Desperately Seeking Susan is a 1985 American comedy-drama film directed by Susan Seidelman and starring Rosanna Arquette and Madonna.-Plot:...
(1985) alongside pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
, for which she won a British Academy Film Awards
British Academy Film Awards
The British Academy Film Awards are presented in an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts . It is the British counterpart of the Oscars. As of 2008, it has taken place in the Royal Opera House, having taken over from the flagship Odeon cinema on Leicester Square...
(BAFTA) for her "supporting" role despite her clearly being the lead. Following the commercial and critical failure of both After Hours
After Hours (film)
After Hours is a 1985 American black comedy film, written by Joseph Minion and directed by Martin Scorsese. Paul Hackett , a New Yorker, experiences a series of adventures and perils in trying to make his way home from SoHo.-Plot:...
and 8 Million Ways to Die
8 Million Ways to Die
8 Million Ways to Die is a 1986 American crime film. This was the final film directed by Hal Ashby, and the first attempt to adapt the popular Matthew Scudder detective stories of Lawrence Block for the screen. The screenplay was written by Oliver Stone and David Lee Henry, with uncredited...
, she quit Hollywood to work in Europe where she acted in Luc Besson
Luc Besson
Luc Besson is a French film director, writer, and producer. He is the creator of EuropaCorp film company. He has been involved with over 50 films, spanning 26 years, as writer, director, and/or producer.-Early life:...
's The Big Blue
The Big Blue
The Big Blue is a 1988 English-language film made by French director Luc Besson. The film stars Jean-Marc Barr, Rosanna Arquette, Jean Reno and depicts a fictionalized account of the sporting rivalry between two famed free divers.-Background:...
(1988).
In 1989, director Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese
Martin Charles Scorsese is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film historian. In 1990 he founded The Film Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to film preservation, and in 2007 he founded the World Cinema Foundation...
offered her a part in New York Stories
New York Stories
New York Stories is a 1989 anthology film; it consists of three shorts with the central theme being New York City.The first is Life Lessons, directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Richard Price and starring Nick Nolte. The second is Life Without Zoë, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and written by...
. Other movies of note are Pulp Fiction
Pulp Fiction (film)
Pulp Fiction is a 1994 American crime film directed by Quentin Tarantino, who co-wrote its screenplay with Roger Avary. The film is known for its rich, eclectic dialogue, ironic mix of humor and violence, nonlinear storyline, and host of cinematic allusions and pop culture references...
and the David Cronenberg
David Cronenberg
David Paul Cronenberg, OC, FRSC is a Canadian filmmaker, screenwriter and actor. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror or venereal horror genre. This style of filmmaking explores people's fears of bodily transformation and infection. In his films, the...
film, Crash
Crash (1996 film)
Crash is a 1996 Canadian/British drama thriller film written and directed by David Cronenberg based on the J. G. Ballard 1973 novel of the same name. It tells the story of a group of people who take sexual pleasure from car accidents, a notable form of paraphilia. The film generated considerable...
and the Australian film Wendy Cracked a Walnut (1990) (also known as …Almost). In 1990, Arquette appeared on the cover and in a nude pictorial in Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
s September issue, although she claimed it was without her prior knowledge or consent.
In recent years, Arquette has expanded into directing, including the documentaries Searching for Debra Winger
Searching for Debra Winger
Searching for Debra Winger is a 2002 American documentary film conceived and directed by Rosanna Arquette. It presents a series of interviews with leading actresses who discuss the various pressures they face as women working in the film industry while trying to juggle their professional...
(2002) and All We Are Saying
All We Are Saying
All We Are Saying... is a full-length album by American guitarist and composer Bill Frisell of John Lennon classics done in Frisell's definitive style...
(2005); she also produced both projects.
Arquette appeared in the short running What About Brian
What About Brian
What About Brian is an American comedy-drama television series created by Dana Stevens and co-produced by J.J. Abrams' company Bad Robot Productions. The series premiered on April 16, 2006, on ABC, as a midseason replacement and concluded on March 26, 2007...
as Nicole Varsi and on Showtime's The L Word
The L Word
The L Word is an American co-production television drama series originally shown on Showtime portraying the lives of a group of lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people and their friends, family and lovers in the trendy Greater Los Angeles, California city of West Hollywood...
as Cherie Jaffe.
In 2009, she joined Fit Parent Magazine, founded by Craig Knight, as Editor at Large. Arquette stars in the French thriller The Divide
The Divide (film)
The Divide is a post-apocalyptic science-fiction thriller film directed by Xavier Gens and written by Karl Mueller and Eron Sheean. It stars Michael Biehn, Lauren German, Milo Ventimiglia.-Plot:...
, directed by Xavier Gens
Xavier Gens
Xavier Gens is a French film director.-Director:*Vanikoro *The Divide *Hitman *Frontier *Sable noir - short film*Au petit matin - short film*Born to Kast - short film...
.
Actress
- 2011: The DivideThe Divide (film)The Divide is a post-apocalyptic science-fiction thriller film directed by Xavier Gens and written by Karl Mueller and Eron Sheean. It stars Michael Biehn, Lauren German, Milo Ventimiglia.-Plot:...
.... Marylin - 2010: Exodus Fall .... Marilyn Minor
- 2010: Private Practice .... Corinne (2 episodes, 2010)
- 2009: EastwickEastwick (TV series)Eastwick is a 2009 screwball comedy series based on John Updike's novel, The Witches of Eastwick. The series was developed by Maggie Friedman, and starred Paul Gross as the infamous Darryl Van Horne, alongside Jaime Ray Newman , Lindsay Price, and Rebecca Romijn as the eponymous...
.... Greta Noa (2 episodes, 2009) - 2009: American Pie Presents: The Book of Love (V) .... Rob's Mom
- 2009: Repo ChickRepo ChickRepo Chick is a 2009 comedy film and sequel to Repo Man, written and directed by Alex Cox. Like Cox's first feature, it centers on the repossession trade and a mysterious vehicle with a large reward. It is the second of Cox's "microfeatures," produced for a very low budget and given very little...
.... Lola - 2009: Northern LightsNorthern Lights (2009 film)Northern Lights, also known as Nora Roberts' Northern Lights, is a 2009 made-for-tv movie directed by Mike Robe, which stars Eddie Cibrian, LeAnn Rimes, and Rosanna Arquette. The film is based on the Nora Roberts novel of the same name and is part of the Nora Roberts 2009 movie collection, which...
(TV) .... Charlene Galligan - 2008: Lipstick JungleLipstick Jungle (TV series)Lipstick Jungle is an American comedy-drama television series created by DeAnn Heline and Eileen Heisler for NBC Universal Television Studio . The hour-long series was based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Candace Bushnell, who also served as executive producer alongside...
.... Tina Atwood (1 episode, 2008) - 2008: Growing Op .... Diana
- 2008: Ball Don't LieBall Don't LieBall Don't Lie is a feature film directed by Brin Hill. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name, written by Matt de la Peña. It stars AND1 Mixtape team member Grayson Boucher, a.k.a. The Professor...
.... Francine - 2008: MediumMedium (TV series)Medium is an American television drama series that premiered on NBC on January 3, 2005, and ended on CBS on January 21, 2011. Themed on supernatural gifts, its lead character, Allison DuBois , is a medium employed as a consultant for the Phoenix, Arizona district attorney's office...
.... Michelle Todd (1 episode, 2008) - 2008: DirtDirtDirt is unclean matter, especially when in contact with a person's clothes, skin or possessions when they are said to become dirty. Common types of dirt include:* dust — a general powder of organic or mineral matter...
.... Mia (1 episode, 2008) - 2007: TerraTerra (film)Battle for Terra, originally screened as Terra, is a 2007 computer animated science fiction film, based on a short film of the same name about a peaceful alien planet which faces destruction from colonization by the displaced remainder of the human race...
(voice) .... Professor Lina - 2006: What About BrianWhat About BrianWhat About Brian is an American comedy-drama television series created by Dana Stevens and co-produced by J.J. Abrams' company Bad Robot Productions. The series premiered on April 16, 2006, on ABC, as a midseason replacement and concluded on March 26, 2007...
.... Nicole Varzi / ... (24 episodes, 2006–2007) - 2004: The L WordThe L WordThe L Word is an American co-production television drama series originally shown on Showtime portraying the lives of a group of lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people and their friends, family and lovers in the trendy Greater Los Angeles, California city of West Hollywood...
.... Cherie Jaffe (5 episodes, 2004–2007) - 2006: I-See-You.ComI-See-You.ComI-See-You.Com is a comedy film directed and co-written by Eric Steven Stahl, starring Beau Bridges and Rosanna Arquette.-Plot:Harvey Bellinger , his wife Lydia , and their two teenage kids live a well off life in suburbia...
.... Lydia Ann Layton - 2005: Grey's AnatomyGrey's AnatomyGrey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...
.... Constance Ferguson (1 episode, 2005) - 2005: Kids in America .... Abby Pratt
- 2005: Welcome to California .... Prostitute
- 2005: Malcolm in the MiddleMalcolm in the MiddleMalcolm in the Middle is an American television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Network. The series was first broadcast on January 9, 2000, and ended its six-and-a-half-year run on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons and 151 episodes...
.... Anita (1 episode, 2005) - 2005: Iowa .... Effie Harte
- 2005: My Suicidal SweetheartMy Suicidal SweetheartMy Suicidal Sweetheart is an American independent dark comedy film written and produced by Michael Parness. The initial working title of the film was Saving Grace; this title was later changed to Max & Grace during production, and remained in place prior to its release on the film festival circuit...
.... Vera - 2005: Law & Order: Criminal IntentLaw & Order: Criminal IntentLaw & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the second spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama...
.... Kay Connelly (1 episode, 2005) - 2004: Dead CoolDead CoolDead Cool is a 2004 British dramedy film. It was written and directed by David Cohen.-External links:*...
.... Deirdre - 2004: SummerlandSummerland (TV series)Summerland is an American drama television series created by Stephen Tolkin and Lori Loughlin. It is centered on a clothing designer in her 30s, Ava Gregory , raising her niece and nephews after their parents die in a tragic accident...
.... Ronnie (1 episode, 2004) - 2004: Gilded Stones .... Sally
- 2003: Rush of Fear (TV) .... Alex McGuire
- 2003: The Law and Mr. Lee (TV) .... Linda Ellis
- 2003: Will & GraceWill & GraceWill & Grace was an American television sitcom that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 21, 1998 to May 18, 2006 for a total of eight seasons. Will & Grace remains the most successful television series with gay principal characters...
.... Julie (2 episodes, 2003) - 2003: The PracticeThe PracticeThe Practice is an American legal drama created by David E. Kelley centering on the partners and associates at a Boston law firm. Running for eight seasons from 1997 to 2004, the show won the Emmy in 1998 and 1999 for Best Drama Series, and spawned the successful and lighter spin-off series Boston...
.... Brenda Miller (1 episode, 2003) - 2002: Going to CaliforniaGoing to California"Going to California" is a song performed by English rock band Led Zeppelin from their fourth album, released in 1971.-Overview:The song's wistful folk-style sound, with Robert Plant on lead vocals, acoustic guitar by Jimmy Page and mandolin by John Paul Jones, contrasts with the heavy...
.... Helen (1 episode, 2002) - 2001: Diary of a Sex AddictDiary of a Sex AddictDiary of a Sex Addict was a 2001 video drama.A middle-aged chef in a luxurious restaurant reveals to his shrink his double personality: He is an impeccable family man who loves his wife and son and at the same time a sexually hungry person who seeks pleasure at any time with any woman....
(V) .... Grace Horn - 2001: Good AdviceGood AdviceGood Advice is a 2001 comedy film starring Charlie Sheen, Angie Harmon and Denise Richards. Includes support roles by Jon Lovitz and Rosanna Arquette as a married couple.- Plot summary:...
.... Cathy Sherman - 2001: Big Bad LoveBig Bad LoveBig Bad Love is a 2001 film directed by Arliss Howard, who co-wrote the script with his brother, James Howard, based on a collection of short stories of the same name by Larry Brown. The story recounts an episode in the life of an alcoholic Vietnam veteran and struggling writer named Leon Barlow,...
.... Velma - 2001: Joe DirtJoe DirtJoe Dirt is a 2001 American comedy film starring David Spade, Dennis Miller, Christopher Walken, Brian Thompson, Brittany Daniel, Jaime Pressly, Erik Per Sullivan, Adam Beach and Kid Rock. The film was written by Spade and Fred Wolf.-Plot:...
(uncredited) .... Charlene the Gator Farmer - 2001: Things Behind the SunThings Behind the SunThings Behind the Sun is a 2001 film starring Kim Dickens and Gabriel Mann and directed by Allison Anders. Its title is taken from a song by Nick Drake....
.... Pete - 2001: The HuntressThe Huntress (TV series)The Huntress is an American TV series that appeared on the USA Network over subsequent summers of the 2000 and 2001 television seasons. It was inspired by a book about the real bounty hunter, Dottie Thorson, and is also a belated sequel to the 1980 Steve McQueen film, The Hunter.-Cast:*Annette...
.... Arlene Potts (1 episode, 2001) - 2000: Too Much Flesh .... Amy
- 2000: Poison (TV) .... Dana Lazlo
- 2000: The Whole Nine YardsThe Whole Nine Yards (film)The Whole Nine Yards is a 2000 American adventure crime comedy film directed by Jonathan Lynn, starring Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry, Amanda Peet, Michael Clarke Duncan and Natasha Henstridge. The title derives from a popular expression possibly dating from World War II naval aviation which means...
.... Sophie Oseransky - 1999: Switched at Birth (TV) .... Linda Wells
- 1999: Pigeonholed .... Devon's Mother
- 1999: Palmer's Pick Up .... Dawn
- 1999: The '60s (TV) (uncredited) .... Hippie Mother
- 1999: Sugar TownSugar Town (film)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...
.... Eva - 1999: Interview with a Dead Man
- 1998: Fait Accompli .... Jezzebelle
- 1998: I'm Losing YouI'm Losing YouI'm Losing You is a 1996 novel by the American novelist, screenwriter and director Bruce Wagner. Wagner adapted his novel for, and directed, a 1998 film of the same title, starring Frank Langella and Daniel von Bargen. The film adaption grossed $12,688 in limited release....
.... Rachel Krohn - 1998: Hell's KitchenHell's Kitchen (1998 film)Hell's Kitchen is a 1998 film starring Rosanna Arquette, William Forsythe, Angelina Jolie, Mekhi Phifer, and Johnny Whitworth. The film was written and directed by Tony Cinciripini...
.... Liz McNeary - 1998: Floating Away (TV) .... Maurey Talbot
- 1998: Hope FloatsHope FloatsHope Floats is a 1998 American romantic drama film directed by Forest Whitaker, and starring Sandra Bullock, Harry Connick, Jr. and Gena Rowlands....
(uncredited) .... Connie Phillips - 1998: Buffalo '66 .... Wendy Balsam
- 1998: I Know What You Did (TV) .... Stacey Keane
- 1998: Homeslice
- 1997: Do Me a Favor .... Alex Langley
- 1997: DeceiverDeceiver (film)Deceiver, also known as Liar, or Reisser, or even BSer , is a 1997 murder mystery film. It won Best Cinematography and Best Screenplay at the 1997 Stockholm Film Festival, and the Special Jury Prize at the 1998 Cognac Police Film Festival.-Plot:Textile company heir James Wayland is accused of...
.... Mrs. Kennesaw - 1997: Gone Fishin'Gone Fishin' (film)Gone Fishin' is a 1997 American comedy film starring Joe Pesci and Danny Glover as two bumbling fishing enthusiasts. Nick Brimble, Rosanna Arquette, Lynn Whitfield, and Willie Nelson costar.-Plot synopsis:...
.... Rita - 1997: GunGun (TV series)"Gun" was a television anthology series that lasted six episodes in 1997. Each episode involved the same semi-automatic handgun as an important part of the plot. The characters each episode were completely different and appeared unrelated to those who appeared in other episodes...
.... Lilly Difideli (1 episode, 1997) - 1996: Homicide: Life on the StreetHomicide: Life on the StreetHomicide: Life on the Street is an American police procedural television series chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Homicide Unit. It ran for seven seasons on NBC from 1993 to 1999, and was succeeded by a TV movie, which also acted as the de-facto series finale...
.... Caroline Widmer (1 episode, 1996) - 1996: CrashCrash (1996 film)Crash is a 1996 Canadian/British drama thriller film written and directed by David Cronenberg based on the J. G. Ballard 1973 novel of the same name. It tells the story of a group of people who take sexual pleasure from car accidents, a notable form of paraphilia. The film generated considerable...
.... Gabrielle - 1996: White Lies .... Junkie Artist
- 1995: Search and DestroySearch and Destroy (film)Search and Destroy is a 1995 drama film based on a stage play by Howard Korder and directed by David Salle. The film stars Griffin Dunne, repeating his role from the stage production, Rosanna Arquette, Illeana Douglas, Ethan Hawke, Dennis Hopper, John Turturro and Christopher Walken, and features...
.... Lauren Mirkheim - 1994: Nowhere to Hide (TV) .... Sarah Blake
- 1994: Pulp FictionPulp Fiction (film)Pulp Fiction is a 1994 American crime film directed by Quentin Tarantino, who co-wrote its screenplay with Roger Avary. The film is known for its rich, eclectic dialogue, ironic mix of humor and violence, nonlinear storyline, and host of cinematic allusions and pop culture references...
.... Jody - 1993: The Wrong ManThe Wrong Man (1993 film)The Wrong Man is a 1993 American thriller film directed by Jim McBride. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Rosanna Arquette - Missy Mills* Kevin Anderson - Alex Walker* John Lithgow - Phillip Mills...
(TV) .... Missy Mills - 1993: Nowhere to Run .... Clydie Anderson
- 1992: In the Deep Woods (TV) .... Joanna Warren
- 1992: Fathers & Sons .... Miss Athena
- 1991: The Linguini IncidentThe Linguini IncidentThe Linguini Incident is a 1991 American comedic film set in New York starring David Bowie and Rosanna Arquette. The film was directed by Richard Shepard, who co-wrote the script with Tamar Brott...
.... Lucy - 1991: Son of the Morning StarSon of the Morning Star (film)Son of the Morning Star is a TV movie released by Chrysalis based on Evan S. Connell's best-selling book of the same name. It starred Gary Cole and featured Dean Stockwell , Roseanna Arquette , Rodney A...
(TV) .... Libby Custer - 1991: Flight of the IntruderFlight of the IntruderFlight of the Intruder is a 1991 film directed by John Milius, which is based on the novel of the same name by A-6 Intruder pilot Stephen Coonts...
.... Callie - 1990: Wendy Cracked a Walnut .... Wendy
- 1990: Separation (TV) .... Sarah Weiss
- 1990: Sweet Revenge .... Kate Williams
- 1989: Black RainbowBlack RainbowBlack Rainbow is a 1989 supernatural thriller film directed by Mike Hodges and filmed in Rock Hill, South Carolina. -Plot:...
.... Martha Travis - 1989: New York StoriesNew York StoriesNew York Stories is a 1989 anthology film; it consists of three shorts with the central theme being New York City.The first is Life Lessons, directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Richard Price and starring Nick Nolte. The second is Life Without Zoë, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and written by...
.... Paulette (segment "Life Lessons") - 1988: Promised a Miracle (TV) .... Alice Elizabeth 'Lucky' Parker
- 1988: Le grand bleuThe Big BlueThe Big Blue is a 1988 English-language film made by French director Luc Besson. The film stars Jean-Marc Barr, Rosanna Arquette, Jean Reno and depicts a fictionalized account of the sporting rivalry between two famed free divers.-Background:...
.... Johana Baker - 1987: Trying Times .... Kara Dimley (1 episode, 1987)
- 1987: Amazon Women on the MoonAmazon Women on the MoonAmazon Women on the Moon is a 1987 American satirical comedy film that parodies the experience of watching low-budget movies on late-night television...
.... Karen (segment "Two I.D.'s") - 1986: Nobody's FoolNobody's Fool (1986 film)Nobody's Fool is a 1986 comedy film written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Beth Henley. It stars Rosanna Arquette, Eric Roberts and Mare Winningham. The film is a romantic drama/comedy involving the lead character Cassie who seeks love, and escape from her mundane ordinary life...
.... Cassie - 1986: 8 Million Ways to Die8 Million Ways to Die8 Million Ways to Die is a 1986 American crime film. This was the final film directed by Hal Ashby, and the first attempt to adapt the popular Matthew Scudder detective stories of Lawrence Block for the screen. The screenplay was written by Oliver Stone and David Lee Henry, with uncredited...
.... Sarah - 1985: After HoursAfter Hours (film)After Hours is a 1985 American black comedy film, written by Joseph Minion and directed by Martin Scorsese. Paul Hackett , a New Yorker, experiences a series of adventures and perils in trying to make his way home from SoHo.-Plot:...
.... Marcy Franklin - 1985: Silverado .... Hannah
- 1985: Desperately Seeking SusanDesperately Seeking SusanDesperately Seeking Susan is a 1985 American comedy-drama film directed by Susan Seidelman and starring Rosanna Arquette and Madonna.-Plot:...
.... Roberta Glass - 1985: The AviatorThe Aviator (1985 film)The Aviator is an American adventure film directed by George T. Miller. The story of the film was adapted by Marc Norman from the book The Aviator written by Ernest K. Gann...
.... Tillie Hansen - 1985: Survival Guide (TV)
- 1984: The ParadeThe ParadeThe Parade was an American sunshine pop group from Los Angeles, California.-Career:The group featured Jerry Riopelle, who played keyboards on several Phil Spector-produced records; Murray MacLeod, an actor who appeared on Hawaii Five-O and Kung Fu; and Allen "Smokey" Roberds, another actor...
(TV) .... Tilda Kirby - 1983: One Cooks, the Other Doesn't (TV) .... Tracy Boone
- 1983: Off the Wall .... Pam Smith
- 1983: Baby It's YouBaby It's You (film)Baby It's You is an American film released in 1983 written and directed by John Sayles. It stars Rosanna Arquette and Vincent Spano.This was Sayles' first film for a major Hollywood studio...
.... Jill Rosen - 1983: InsightInsightInsight is the understanding of a specific cause and effect in a specific context. Insight can be used with several related meanings:*a piece of information...
(1 episode, 1983) - 1982: Johnny Belinda (TV) .... Belinda McAdam
- 1982: The Executioner's SongThe Executioner's Song (film)The Executioner's Song was a 1982 made-for-television film adaptation of the book published in 1980, entitled The Executioner's Song. The film is directed by Lawrence Schiller.-Plot:...
(TV) .... Nicole Baker - 1982: The WallThe WallThe Wall is the eleventh studio album by English progressive rock group Pink Floyd. Released as a double album on 30 November 1979, it was subsequently performed live with elaborate theatrical effects, and adapted into a feature film, Pink Floyd—The Wall.As with the band's previous three...
(TV) .... Halinka Apt - 1981: A Long Way Home (TV) .... Rose Cavanaugh
- 1981: Here's BoomerHere's BoomerHere's Boomer is an American adventure/drama series produced by Paramount that aired on the NBC beginning in March 1980. A television movie called A Christmas for Boomer aired on December 6, 1979 and served as the pilot. The show ran for two seasons, ending its run in August 1982...
.... Ginny (1 episode, 1981) - 1981: S.O.B. .... Babs
- 1980: GorpGorp (film)Gorp is a 1980 independent comedy film starring Michael Lembeck and Dennis Quaid, and featuring early acting work of Rosanna Arquette and Fran Drescher in supporting roles. Directed by Joseph Ruben, with both story and screenplay by Jeffrey Konvitz & A...
.... Judy - 1979: Shirley .... Debra Miller (13 episodes, 1979–1980)
- 1979: The Runaways .... Sally (1 episode, 1979)
- 1979: More American GraffitiMore American GraffitiMore American Graffiti is the 1979 sequel film to George Lucas's hit film American Graffiti. Whereas the first film followed a group of friends during the summer evening before they set off for college, this film shows us where the characters from the first film end up a few years later.Most of the...
.... Girl in Commune - 1979: The Ordeal of Patty Hearst (TV) .... Becky
- 1979: Eight Is EnoughEight Is EnoughEight Is Enough is an American television comedy-drama series which ran on ABC from March 15, 1977 until August 29, 1981. The show was modeled after syndicated newspaper columnist Thomas Braden, a real-life parent with eight children, who wrote a book with the same name...
.... Lori West (1 episode, 1979) - 1978: Zuma BeachZuma BeachZuma Beach is a County beach located at 30000 Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California. One of the largest and most popular beaches in the Los Angeles County, Zuma is known for its long, wide sands and excellent surf...
(TV) .... Beverly - 1978: ABC Afterschool Specials .... Charlie Meredith (1 episode, 1978)
- 1978: What Really Happened to the Class of '65?What Really Happened to the Class of '65?What Really Happened to the Class of '65? is a 1976 non-fiction book by Michael Medved and David Wallechinsky. Directly inspired by a Time magazine article of the same name, the authors follow up on the people of Palisades High School mentioned in the article, and the book mainly consists of that...
.... Nancy (1 episode, 1978) - 1978: The Dark Secret of Harvest HomeThe Dark Secret of Harvest HomeThe Dark Secret of Harvest Home is a 1978 television miniseries thriller, produced by Universal TV. The screenplay was based on the 1973 novel Harvest Home by Tom Tryon.-Cast and crew:...
TV mini-series .... Kate Constantine - 1977: James at 15James at 15James at 15 is an American drama series that aired on NBC in the 1977-1978 season. The series was preceded by the 1977 made-for-TV movie James at 15, intended as a pilot for the series...
.... Karen (1 episode 1978) - 1977: Having Babies IIJulie Farr, M.D.Julie Farr, M.D. was a short-lived American television show that aired on the ABC network in 1978. It followed three television movies called Having Babies which aired from 1976-78, and was not renewed after its initial run of episodes aired in March-April 1978...
(TV) .... Connie
Filmography as director/producer
- Searching For Debra WingerSearching for Debra WingerSearching for Debra Winger is a 2002 American documentary film conceived and directed by Rosanna Arquette. It presents a series of interviews with leading actresses who discuss the various pressures they face as women working in the film industry while trying to juggle their professional...
(2002) - All We Are SayingAll We Are SayingAll We Are Saying... is a full-length album by American guitarist and composer Bill Frisell of John Lennon classics done in Frisell's definitive style...
(2005)
External links
- 1M1 Records Rosanna Arquette is Wendy Cracked a Walnut.