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Patricia Clarkson (born December 29, 1959) is an
United States|American actor|actress.  Clarkson
was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the daughter
of "Buzz" and Jackie Clarkson, a locally prominent
member of the City Council. She studied drama at
Yale University|Yale and Fordham University before
making her film debut in The Untouchables in 1987.

Clarkson starred in a series of high-profile films
in her early career, including The Dead Pool,
Rocket Gibraltar and Everybody's All-American.  

She starred in the short-run television
program|television series Davis Rules, and in the
mini-series Alex Haley's Queen. Other television
appearances have included the role of "Aunt Sara"
in Six Feet Under, for which she won an Emmy
Award.

In 2000 she starred in The Green Mile, and in 2002
 in Far from Heaven.  In 2003 she was nominated
for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
for Pieces of April.  Clarkson garnered critical
acclaim for her work in The Station Agent 2004).

Clarkson continues to be in great demand in
Hollywood and looks to graduate from supporting
roles as an ensemble player to coveted A-list star
status.  In an appearance on CNN's Larry King Live
talk show in December of 2004, comedian|comedienne
Phyllis Diller announced that a biographical
film|biopic of her life is in the works. The
screenplay about Diller's early years in show
business is in preproduction and Clarkson,
according to Hollywood columnist Marilyn Beck, is
slated to play Diller, for a film due in 2006.

==Filmography==
#Conquistadora (2006)
#All the King's Men (2005 movie)|All the King's
Men (2005)... Sadie Burke
#Goodnight, and Good Luck (2005)... Jenny Darmondy
#The Woods (2005)... Ms. Traverse
#The Dying Gaul (2005)
#Miracle (movie)|Miracle (2004)... Patty Brooks
#Dogville (2003)... Vera
#The Station Agent (2003)... Olivia Harris
#All the Real Girls (2003)... Elvira Fine
#Pieces of April (2003)... Joy Burns
#Carrie (2002) (TV)... Margaret White
#The Baroness and the Pig (2002)... The Baroness
#Heartbreak Hospital (2002)... Lottie Ohrwasher
#Far from Heaven (2002)... Eleanor Fine
#Welcome to Collinwood (2002)... Rosalind
#The Safety of Objects (2001)... Annette Jennings
#Wendigo (2001)... Kim
#The Pledge (2001)... Margaret Larsen
#Wonderland (2000) (TV series)... Tammy Banger
#The Green Mile (movie)|The Green Mile (1999)...
Melinda Moores
#Wayward Son (1999)... Wesley
#Simply Irresistible (1999)... Lois McNally
#Playing by Heart (1998)... Allison
#The Wedding (1998) (TV)... Annabelle McNeill
#High Art (1998)... Greta
#London Suite (1996) (TV)... Diana Nichols
#Murder One (television)|Murder One (1995) (TV
series)... Annie Hoffman (1995-1996)
#Jumanji (1995)... Carol Anne Parrish
#Pharaoh's Army (1995)... Sarah Anders
#She Led Two Lives (1994) (TV)... Desiree Parnell
#Caught in the Act (1993) (TV)... Meg
#Queen (1993) (mini series)... Lizzie
#Four Eyes and Six-Guns (1992) (TV)... Lucy
Laughton
#An American Story (1992) (TV)... Barbara Meade
#Legacy of Lies (1992) (TV)... Pat Rafael
#Blind Man's Bluff (1992) (TV)... Dr. Virginia
Hertz
#Davis Rules (1991) (TV series)... Cosmo Yeargin 
#Tune in Tomorrow... (1990)... Aunt Olga
#The Old Man and the Sea (1990) (TV)... Mary
Pruitt
#Everybody's All-American (1988)... Leslie Stone
#Rocket Gibraltar (1988)... Rose Black
#The Deal Pool (1988)... Samantha "Sam" Walker
#The Untouchables (1987)... Catherine Ness

==External links==

*imdb name|id=0165101|name=Patricia Clarkson