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Patricia Clarkson (Patricia Davies Clarkson) was born on 29 December, 1959 in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., is an American actress. Discover Patricia Clarkson's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 64 years old?

Popular As Patricia Davies Clarkson
Occupation Actress
Age 64 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 29 December, 1959
Birthday 29 December
Birthplace New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Patricia Clarkson Height, Weight & Measurements

At 64 years old, Patricia Clarkson height is 1.64 m .

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Patricia Clarkson Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Patricia Clarkson worth at the age of 64 years old? Patricia Clarkson’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from United States. We have estimated Patricia Clarkson's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

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1959

Patricia Davies Clarkson (born December 29, 1959) is an American actress.

She has starred in numerous leading and supporting roles in a variety of films ranging from independent film features to major film studio productions.

Her accolades include a Golden Globe Award and three Primetime Emmy Awards, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and a Tony Award.

Born and raised in New Orleans to a politician mother and school administrator father, Clarkson earned a degree in drama from Fordham University before attending the Yale School of Drama, where she graduated with a Master of Fine Arts degree.

Clarkson was born on December 29, 1959, in New Orleans, Louisiana, the daughter of Jackie Clarkson (née Brechtel), a New Orleans politician and councilwoman, and Arthur "Buzz" Clarkson, a school administrator who worked at the Louisiana State University School of Medicine.

1977

She is one of five sisters, all of whom attended O. Perry Walker High School, where she graduated in 1977.

She was raised in the Algiers section of New Orleans, on the West Bank of the Mississippi River.

From 1977 to 1979, Clarkson studied speech pathology at Louisiana State University before deciding she wanted to pursue a drama degree.

1980

In 1980, she transferred to Fordham University in New York City to enroll in their undergraduate acting program, from which she graduated summa cum laude in 1982.

1985

She then earned her Master of Fine Arts at the Yale School of Drama in 1985.

1986

After graduating from the Yale School of Drama, Clarkson was cast in a 1986 Broadway production of The House of Blue Leaves as a replacement in the role of Corrinna Stroller.

1987

She made her feature film debut in Brian De Palma's mob drama The Untouchables (1987), followed by a supporting role in Buddy Van Horn's The Dead Pool (1988).

The following year, she made her feature film debut in Brian De Palma's The Untouchables (1987), portraying Catherine Ness, the wife of US Treasury Prohibition agent Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner).

Clarkson stated she was struggling financially at the time, paying student loans, and De Palma expanded her role in the film; she originally had only several days of shooting.

1988

The next year, she was cast in Clint Eastwood's The Dead Pool (1988), the fifth installment in the Dirty Harry film series.

1989

Clarkson returned to Broadway in 1989 in Eastern Standard, portraying a Wall Street investment counselor whose brother (played by Kevin Conroy) is diagnosed with AIDS; the play ran from January to March of that year.

1990

After appearing in minor roles in the early and mid-1990s, she garnered critical attention for her portrayal of a drug-addicted actress in the independent drama High Art (1998).

Clarkson has stated that in the early 1990s, she went through a turbulent period in her career and was unable to find significant work.

1995

She had a small role in Jumanji (1995) before being cast in the independent drama High Art (1998), portraying a drug-addicted German actress in New York City.

Her performance earned her an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

1998

In 1998, Clarkson had a small role in the critically acclaimed independent romantic comedy Playing By Heart, playing a woman at a bar who listens to a false story told by a man (Dennis Quaid) as part of his improv class.

1999

She appeared in numerous supporting roles in such films as The Green Mile (1999), The Pledge (2001), Far from Heaven (2002), and Dogville (2003).

In 1999, Clarkson appeared in a supporting role as an ailing wife of a prison warden in The Green Mile, which was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble Cast.

The same year, she had a supporting part in the romantic comedy Simply Irresistible (1999), followed by a supporting part in Stanley Tucci's biopic Joe Gould's Secret (2000).

2000

Other credits from the 2000s include Good Night, and Good Luck (2005), Lars and the Real Girl (2007), and Elegy (2008).

2001

Next, she portrayed a single mother in the drama The Safety of Objects (2001), and had a supporting role opposite Jack Nicholson in the Sean Penn-directed thriller The Pledge (2001), playing the mother of a murder victim.

She also had a leading role in the independent horror film Wendigo (2001), directed by Larry Fessenden, and in the comedy Welcome to Collinwood (2002).

Roger Ebert praised the performances in the former, noting: "The actors [in Wendigo] have an unforced, natural quality that looks easy but is hard to do."

In 2001 she had a recurring role on Frasier as Claire French, who dated Frasier Crane played by Kelsey Grammer.

2002

Clarkson also appeared as a recurring guest star on the HBO series Six Feet Under from 2002 to 2005, and won two Primetime Emmy Awards for her performance.

In 2002, Clarkson was cast in a supporting role in Todd Haynes's period drama Far from Heaven, opposite Julianne Moore and Dennis Quaid, playing the neighbor of a repressed housewife in the 1950s.

The same year, she starred as Margaret White in the television film adaptation of Stephen King's Carrie.

Between 2002 and 2005, Clarkson had a guest-starring role on the HBO drama series Six Feet Under, playing Sarah O'Connor, the artist sister of Ruth Fisher.

2003

She garnered further critical acclaim in 2003 for her performances in the drama films The Station Agent, which earned her a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, and Pieces of April, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

2008

She also appeared in Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), and Whatever Works (2009).

2010

In 2010, Clarkson had a supporting role in Martin Scorsese's thriller Shutter Island, followed by roles in the mainstream comedies Easy A and Friends with Benefits.

2014

She subsequently portrayed the villainous Ava Paige in The Maze Runner (2014) and its two sequels.

She returned to theater in 2014, playing the role of Madge Kendal in a Broadway production of The Elephant Man, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress.

2017

In 2017, she won a British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Sally Potter's drama The Party, and guest-starred on the Netflix series House of Cards.

2018

She co-starred with Amy Adams on the HBO miniseries Sharp Objects in 2018, for which she won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film.