Highest Rated: 94% The Station Agent (2003)
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Birthday: Dec 29, 1959
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
A favorite supporting actress in the American independent film world, Yale-trained actress Patricia Clarkson began her career on the New York stage before a false start in mainstream pictures gave way to a prolific career as a film festival favorite. While she worked steadily on stage and in television movies throughout the 1990s, the actress' career really caught fire in the new millennium with a string of critically acclaimed performances in "Far from Heaven" (2002), "The Station Agent" (2003) and "Pieces of April" (2003). Clarkson's genteel, timeless quality made her an in-demand choice for scores of period films, from the caper "Welcome to Collinwood" (2002) to the unfortunate misfire "All the King's Men" (2006) to the fact-based "Good Night, and Good Luck" (2005). On television, Clarkson made several notable appearances, including an Emmy-winning guest starring turn on "Six Feet Under" (HBO, 2001-05). She balanced those roles with nuanced, highly affecting performances in contemporary stories "Lars and the Real Girl" (2007), "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" (2008) and "Easy A" (2010), breaking all Hollywood rules by enjoying continued success as a female character player of a certain age. Regardless of the role, Clarkson always brought a high degree of talent and professionalism that allowed her to flourish as one of Hollywood's most sought after supporting actresses.
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Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84% | 97% | Monica | Eugenia (Character) | $151.5K | 2022 |
| 88% | 91% | She Said | Rebecca Corbett (Character) | $5.8M | 2022 |
| 85% | 73% | Causeway | Executive Producer | - | 2022 |
| 68% | 72% | Almost Love | Ravella Brewer (Character) | - | 2019 |
| 37% | 32% | Out of Blue | Detective Mike Hoolihan (Character) | $11.7K | 2018 |
| 61% | 54% | Jonathan | Dr. Mina Nariman (Character) | - | 2018 |
| 42% | 58% | Maze Runner: The Death Cure | Ava Paige (Character) | $57.4M | 2018 |
| 0% | 52% | Delirium | Brody (Character) | - | 2018 |
| 58% | 51% | The Bookshop | Violet Gamart (Character) | $1.5M | 2017 |
| 82% | 62% | The Party | April (Character) | $748.9K | 2017 |
| 48% | 54% | Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials | Ava Paige (Character) | $81.7M | 2015 |
| 86% | 58% | Regarding Susan Sontag | Narrator | - | 2014 |
| 67% | 58% | Learning to Drive | Wendy (Character) | $3.4M | 2014 |
| 19% | 20% | October Gale | Helen Matthews (Character) | - | 2014 |
| 65% | 68% | The Maze Runner | Ava Paige (Character) | $81.3M | 2014 |
| 38% | 34% | Last Weekend | Celia (Character) | $6.1K | 2014 |
| 77% | 64% | The East | Sharon (Character) | $2.3M | 2013 |
| No Score Yet | 74% | Five | Mia (Character) | - | 2011 |
| 36% | 50% | One Day | Alison (Character) | $13.8M | 2011 |
| 69% | 65% | Friends With Benefits | Lorna (Character) | $55.8M | 2011 |
| 13% | 11% | Main Street | Willa (Character) | $1.6K | 2010 |
| 85% | 77% | Easy A | Rosemary Penderghast (Character) | $58.4M | 2010 |
| 20% | 60% | Legendary | Sharon Chetley (Character) | $191.9K | 2010 |
| 69% | 77% | Shutter Island | Rachel Salondo 2 (Character) | $128.0M | 2010 |
| 80% | 62% | Cairo Time | Juliette Grant (Character) | $1.6M | 2009 |
| 50% | 61% | Whatever Works | Marietta (Character) | $5.3M | 2009 |
| 35% | 34% | Blind Date | Janna (Character) | - | 2008 |
| 61% | 70% | Phoebe in Wonderland | Miss Dodger (Character) | $73.0K | 2008 |
| 80% | 74% | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | Judy Nash (Character) | $23.2M | 2008 |
| 75% | 61% | Elegy | Carolyn (Character) | $3.6M | 2008 |
| 55% | 36% | Married Life | Pat (Character) | $1.5M | 2007 |
| 81% | 84% | Lars and the Real Girl | Dagmar (Character) | $5.9M | 2007 |
| 42% | 62% | No Reservations | Paula (Character) | $43.1M | 2007 |
| No Score Yet | 34% | For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism | Narrator | - | 2007 |
| 12% | 40% | All the King's Men | Sadie Burke (Character) | $7.2M | 2006 |
| 67% | 37% | The Woods | Ms. Traverse (Character) | - | 2005 |
| 51% | 52% | The Dying Gaul | Elaine (Character) | $342.3K | 2005 |
| 93% | 83% | Good Night, and Good Luck. | Shirley Wershba (Character) | $31.5M | 2005 |
| 81% | 90% | Miracle | Mrs. Brooks (Character) | $64.4M | 2004 |
| 70% | 89% | Dogville | Vera (Character) | $1.5M | 2003 |
| 84% | 73% | Pieces of April | Joy Burns (Character) | $2.4M | 2003 |
| 94% | 89% | The Station Agent | Olivia Harris (Character) | $5.7M | 2003 |
| 71% | 78% | All the Real Girls | Elvira Fine (Character) | $548.7K | 2003 |
| 20% | 49% | Carrie | Margaret White (Character) | - | 2002 |
| 87% | 79% | Far From Heaven | Eleanor Fine (Character) | $15.9M | 2002 |
| 55% | 55% | Welcome to Collinwood | Rosalind (Character) | $334.0K | 2002 |
| 17% | 12% | The Baroness and the Pig | The Baroness (Character) | - | 2002 |
| 25% | No Score Yet | Heartbreak Hospital | Lottie Ohrwasher (Character) | $1.5K | 2002 |
| 50% | 66% | The Safety of Objects | Annette Jennings (Character) | $319.1K | 2001 |
| 60% | 31% | Wendigo | Kim (Character) | $100.0K | 2001 |
| 78% | 59% | The Pledge | Margaret Larsen (Character) | $19.7M | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | 70% | Falling Like This | Caroline Lockhart (Character) | - | 2000 |
| 65% | 63% | Joe Gould's Secret | Vivian Marquie (Character) | $641.1K | 2000 |
| 79% | 94% | The Green Mile | Melinda Moores (Character) | $136.8M | 1999 |
| 16% | 54% | Simply Irresistible | Lois McNally (Character) | $4.4M | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wayward Son | Wesley (Character) | - | 1999 |
| 76% | 77% | High Art | Greta (Character) | $1.9M | 1998 |
| 60% | 79% | Playing by Heart | Allison (Character) | $4.0M | 1998 |
| No Score Yet | 50% | London Suite | Diana Nichols (Character) | - | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | 62% | Pharaoh's Army | Sarah Anders (Character) | $2.7K | 1995 |
| 51% | 63% | Jumanji | Carol Parrish (Character) | $100.3M | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | She Led Two Lives | Desiree Parnell (Character) | - | 1994 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Caught in the Act | Meg (Character) | - | 1993 |
| No Score Yet | 11% | Four Eyes and Six-Guns | Lucy Laughton (Character) | - | 1992 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Blind Man's Bluff | Dr. Virginia Hertz (Character) | - | 1992 |
| No Score Yet | 80% | An American Story | Barbara Meade (Character) | - | 1992 |
| No Score Yet | 65% | The Old Man and the Sea | Mary Pruitt (Character) | - | 1990 |
| 50% | 53% | Tune in Tomorrow... | Aunt Olga (Character) | - | 1990 |
| 44% | 47% | Everybody's All-American | Leslie Stone (Character) | $12.6M | 1988 |
| 53% | 44% | The Dead Pool | Samantha Walker (Character) | $37.8M | 1988 |
| No Score Yet | 58% | Rocket Gibraltar | Rose Black (Character) | $92.5K | 1988 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93% | 90% | Parks and Recreation | Unknown (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) | 2011 2024 |
| No Score Yet | 62% | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Guest | 2023 |
| No Score Yet | 38% | Gray | Cornelia Gray (Character) | 2023 |
| No Score Yet | 9% | The View | Unknown (Character) | 2023 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2018 2023 |
| 94% | 83% | State of the Union | Ellen (Character) | 2022 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Guest | 2019 |
| 77% | 76% | House of Cards | Jane Davis (Character) | 2018 |
| 92% | 83% | Sharp Objects | Adora Crellin (Character) | 2018 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2018 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nature | Narrator | 2016 |
| No Score Yet | 90% | American Dad! | Meredith Fields (Guest Voice) | 2016 |
| No Score Yet | 36% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2015 |
| 99% | 87% | Broad City | Timothy's Mother (Guest Star) | 2015 |
| No Score Yet | 61% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2014 |
| 100% | 94% | The Roosevelts: An Intimate History | Unknown (Voice) | 2014 |
| No Score Yet | 58% | Saturday Night Live | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2011 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Amazing Planet | Narrator | 2006-2007 |
| 81% | 96% | Six Feet Under | Sarah O'Connor (Guest Star) | 2002-2005 |
| 95% | 94% | Frasier | Claire French (Guest Star) | 2001 |
| 93% | No Score Yet | Wonderland | Unknown (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Wedding | Unknown (Character) | 1998 |
| 91% | 60% | Murder One | Ann Hoffman (Character) | 1995-1996 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alex Haley's Queen | Lizzie (Character) | 1993 |
| No Score Yet | 83% | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1990 | |
| 82% | 94% | Tales From the Crypt | Unknown (Character) | 1990 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Equalizer | Deborah Wade (Guest Star) | 1986 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Spenser: For Hire | Unknown (Character) | 1985 |
