Patricia T. Arquette (born April 8, 1968) is an American actress and director, perhaps best known as the star of the supernatural drama series Medium.
Arquette was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Brenda "Mardi" Olivia (née Nowak), an actress, poet, theater operator, activist, acting teacher and therapist; and Lewis Arquette, an actor. Her father was a convert to Islam and a descendant of explorer Meriwether Lewis, while her mother was ...
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Patricia T. Arquette (born April 8, 1968) is an American actress and director, perhaps best known as the star of the supernatural drama series Medium.
Arquette was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Brenda "Mardi" Olivia (née Nowak), an actress, poet, theater operator, activist, acting teacher and therapist; and Lewis Arquette, an actor. Her father was a convert to Islam and a descendant of explorer Meriwether Lewis, while her mother was Jewish, the daughter of a Holocaust refugee from Poland. Her paternal grandfather was comedian Cliff Arquette.
Arquette was raised in Virginia and California
Her siblings are actors Rosanna, Alexis, Richmond and David Arquette. Arquette is the sister-in-law of Courteney Cox, who is married to her brother David.
In April 1995, Arquette married Nicolas Cage (with whom she would later co-star in Bringing Out the Dead in 1999). They separated after nine months, but acted as a couple in public until Cage filed for divorce in February 2000. The...
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