Patricia Clarkson

Acting

Patricia Clarkson

Born December 29, 1959New Orleans, Louisiana, USA124 credits

Patricia Davies Clarkson (born December 29, 1959) is an American actress. After studying drama on the East Coast, Clarkson launched her acting career in 1985, and has worked steadily in both film and television. She twice won the Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in Six Feet Under. Film roles included The Green Mile, Far From Heaven, The Station Agent and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Pieces of April (2003). Description above from the Wikipedia article Patricia Clarkson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

Lilly
2025Lilly
as Lilly LedbetterMovie
Gray
2023Gray
as Cornelia GrayTV
Monica
2023Monica
as EugeniaMovie
She Said
2022She Said
as Rebecca CorbettMovie
Hemingway
2021Hemingway
as Pauline Pfeiffer (voice)TV
Green Eggs and Ham
2019Green Eggs and Ham
as Pam-I-Am (voice)TV
Almost Love
2019Almost Love
as Ravella BrewerMovie
Out of Blue
2019Out of Blue
as Det. Mike HoolihanMovie
Jonathan
2018Jonathan
as Dr. Mina NarimanMovie
Sharp Objects
2018Sharp Objects
as Adora CrellinTV
Delirium
2018Delirium
as BrodyMovie
The Bookshop
2017The Bookshop
as Violet GamartMovie
The Party
2017The Party
as AprilMovie
Super Hummingbirds
2016Super Hummingbirds
as NarratorMovie
Annie
2014Annie
as Focus Group WomanMovie
Walking the Mile
2014Walking the Mile
as Self (archive footage)Movie
October Gale
2014October Gale
as Helen MatthewsMovie
The Maze Runner
2014The Maze Runner
as Ava PaigeMovie
Last Weekend
2014Last Weekend
as Celia GreenMovie
Regarding Susan Sontag
2014Regarding Susan Sontag
as Susan Sontag (voice)Movie
Broad City
2014Broad City
as Timothy's motherTV
The East
2013The East
as SharonMovie
House of Cards
2013House of Cards
as Jane DavisTV
The Dust Bowl
2012The Dust Bowl
as Hazel Lucas ShawTV
Five
2011Five
as MiaMovie
Prohibition
2011Prohibition
as Reader / Carrie Nation (voice)TV
One Day
2011One Day
as Alison MayhewMovie
Rise
2011Rise
as Maribel Vinson OwenMovie
Main Street
2010Main Street
as Willa JenkinsMovie
Easy A
2010Easy A
as RosemaryMovie
Legendary
2010Legendary
as SharonMovie
Shutter Island
2010Shutter Island
as Rachel 2Movie
Beyond All Boundaries
2009Beyond All Boundaries
as Marguerite HigginsMovie
Cairo Time
2009Cairo Time
as Juliette GrantMovie
Soul of a People: Writing America's Story
2009Soul of a People: Writing America's Story
as Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
Whatever Works
2009Whatever Works
as MariettaMovie
2081
20092081
as NarratorMovie
Blind Date
2008Blind Date
as JannaMovie
Elegy
2008Elegy
as CarolynMovie
Married Life
2008Married Life
as Pat AllenMovie
Phoebe in Wonderland
2008Phoebe in Wonderland
as Miss DodgerMovie
No Reservations
2007No Reservations
as PaulaMovie
Amazing Planet
2007Amazing Planet
as NarratorTV
All the King's Men
2006All the King's Men
as Sadie BurkeMovie
The Woods
2006The Woods
as Mrs. TraverseMovie
Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005Good Night, and Good Luck.
as Shirley WershbaMovie
American Dad!
2005American Dad!
as Meredith Fields (voice)TV
The Dying Gaul
2005The Dying Gaul
as Elaine TishopMovie
Miracle
2004Miracle
as Patty BrooksMovie
The Station Agent
2003The Station Agent
as Olivia HarrisMovie
Pieces of April
2003Pieces of April
as Joy BurnsMovie
Dogville
2003Dogville
as VeraMovie
Heartbreak Hospital
2002Heartbreak Hospital
as Lottie OhrwasherMovie
Far from Heaven
2002Far from Heaven
as Eleanor FineMovie
Carrie
2002Carrie
as Margaret WhiteMovie
The Safety of Objects
2002The Safety of Objects
as Annette JenningsMovie
The Baroness and the Pig
2002The Baroness and the Pig
as The BaronessMovie
Wendigo
2002Wendigo
as KimMovie
Dirty Harry: The Original
2001Dirty Harry: The Original
as Self - ActressMovie
Falling Like This
2001Falling Like This
as Caroline LockhartMovie
Six Feet Under
2001Six Feet Under
as Sarah O'ConnorTV
The Pledge
2001The Pledge
as Margaret LarsenMovie
Wonderland
2000Wonderland
as Tammy BangerTV
Joe Gould's Secret
2000Joe Gould's Secret
as Vivian MarquieMovie
The Green Mile
1999The Green Mile
as Melinda MooresMovie
Wayward Son
1999Wayward Son
as WesleyMovie
Simply Irresistible
1999Simply Irresistible
as Lois McNallyMovie
Playing by Heart
1998Playing by Heart
as AllisonMovie
High Art
1998High Art
as GretaMovie
The View
1997The View
as SelfTV
London Suite
1996London Suite
as Diana NicholsMovie
Jumanji
1995Jumanji
as Carol Anne ParrishMovie
Murder One
1995Murder One
as Annie HoffmanTV
Pharaoh's Army
1995Pharaoh's Army
as Sarah AndersMovie
She Led Two Lives
1994She Led Two Lives
as Desiree ParnellMovie
Frasier
1993Frasier
as Claire FrenchTV
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
1992Four Eyes and Six-Guns
as Lucy LaughtonMovie
An American Story
1992An American Story
as Barbara MeadeMovie
Legacy of Lies
1992Legacy of Lies
as Pat RafaelMovie
Blind Man's Bluff
1992Blind Man's Bluff
as Dr. Virginia HertzMovie
Davis Rules
1991Davis Rules
as Cosmo YearginTV
Tune in Tomorrow...
1990Tune in Tomorrow...
as Aunt OlgaMovie
Law & Order
1990Law & Order
as Laura WinthropTV
The Old Man and the Sea
1990The Old Man and the Sea
as Mary PruittMovie
Everybody's All-American
1988Everybody's All-American
as Leslie StoneMovie
Rocket Gibraltar
1988Rocket Gibraltar
as Rose BlackMovie
The Dead Pool
1988The Dead Pool
as Samantha WalkerMovie
The Untouchables
1987The Untouchables
as Catherine NessMovie
The Equalizer
1985The Equalizer
as Deborah WadeTV
Nature
1982Nature
as Narrator (voice)TV
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)TV
L
Light on Broken Glass
as Melody HarperMovie