Rosanna Arquette

Rosanna Lisa Arquette (/roʊˈzænə ɑːrˈkɛt/ roh-ZAN-ə ar-KET; born August 10, 1959) is an American actress, film director, and film producer. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her performance in the TV film The Executioner's Song (1982), and won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the film Desperately Seeking Susan (1985). Her other film roles include After Hours (also 1985), The Big Blue (1988), Pulp Fiction (1994), and Crash (1996). She also directed the documentary Searching for Debra Winger (2002), and starred from 2006 to 2007 in the ABC sitcom What About Brian?.

Rosanna Arquette
Arquette at the 2012 Monte-Carlo Television Festival
Born	Rosanna Lisa Arquette August 10, 1959 New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actress, film director, film producer
Years active	1977–present
Spouse(s)	Anthony Greco ​ ​ (m. 1979; div. 1980)​ James Newton Howard ​ ​ (m. 1986; div. 1987)​ John Sidel ​ ​ (m. 1993; div. 1995)​ Todd Morgan ​ (m. 2013)​
Children	1
Parent(s)	Lewis Arquette (father)
Family	Arquette
Website	www.rosannaarquette.com

Early life

Arquette was born in New York City, the daughter of Brenda Olivia "Mardi" (née Nowak;), an actress, poet, theater operator, activist, acting teacher, and therapist, and Lewis Arquette, a film actor, screenwriter, and producer.[1] Her paternal grandfather was comedian Cliff Arquette. Her mother was Jewish, from a family that emigrated from Poland and Russia.[2][3][4][5][6] Her father, whose family's surname was originally "Arcouet", was of part-French Canadian descent.[7] Her father was a convert from Catholicism to Islam; through him, Arquette is distantly related to explorer Meriwether Lewis.[8][6][9] Her siblings, Richmond, Patricia, Alexis, and David, all became actors as well.

Career

Arquette has appeared in both television and screen films. She earned an Emmy Award nomination for the TV film The Executioner's Song (1982). However, she was unhappy with the film's nude scene, remarking in an interview that the idea of the general public seeing her naked made her feel uncomfortable and exploited, and that most of the offers she had received since demanded that she similarly expose herself.[10] Her first starring role was in John Sayles's film, Baby It's You (1983), highly regarded by Rotten Tomatoes reviewers[11] but not widely distributed.[12] She starred in Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) alongside pop singer Madonna, for which Arquette won a British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) for her supporting role. Though many felt that while Arquette's performance was central to the movie's success, Madonna made the movie into a mainstream hit. She had negotiated a deal where she would provide a song for the movie. "Into The Groove" became a huge hit for Madonna, as did the movie itself. In an interview at the time, Arquette said "The two questions I hate the most are 'What was it like working with Madonna?' and 'Are you the Rosanna in the song "Rosanna"?'" Following the commercial and critical success of Lawrence Kasdan's Silverado (also 1985), the limited success of the Martin Scorsese film After Hours (also 1985) and the commercial flop 8 Million Ways to Die (1986), also a critical failure, she quit Hollywood to work in Europe, acting in Luc Besson's The Big Blue (1988). Director Martin Scorsese then offered her a part in his segment of New York Stories (1989).

Arquette's other movies of note are Pulp Fiction and the David Cronenberg film Crash and the Australian film Wendy Cracked a Walnut (1990, also known as …Almost). In 1990, she appeared on the cover and in a nude pictorial in Playboy's September issue, although she said it was without her prior knowledge or consent.[13] In the 1990s, her career began to stall.

Arquette alleges (along with almost a hundred other women from the entertainment industry), that powerhouse film producer Harvey Weinstein sexually harassed her, threatened her because of her refusal to enter his hotel room, and subsequently saw to it that she was paid less for Pulp Fiction, then no longer cast in A-list lead roles because of her rejection of his quid pro quo sexual harassment proposition. The Guardian wrote, "She has no evidence that Weinstein warned others against her (though Peter Jackson has admitted to blacklisting [Mira] Sorvino and Ashley Judd under pressure from Weinstein)." When the industry scuttlebutt about Weinstein's predation broke into the news in October 2017, Arquette was one of the first actresses to speak openly about his misconduct, with Ronan Farrow for The New Yorker and The New York Times's Jodi Kantor.[14] In the documentary Untouchable (2019) about Weinstein focusing on those who have accused him of sexual abuse, Arquette, Paz de la Huerta, and Erika Rosenbaum are among those interviewed.

Arquette has expanded into directing, including the documentaries Searching for Debra Winger (2002) and All We Are Saying (2005); she also produced both projects. Arquette appeared in the short-running What About Brian as Nicole Varsi and in Showtime's The L Word as Cherie Jaffe. She also guest-starred in Malcolm in the Middle as a healer named Anita who takes Malcolm's virginity.

In 2009, she joined Fit Parent Magazine, founded by Craig Knight, as Editor at Large.[15] Arquette starred in the 2011 French thriller The Divide, directed by Xavier Gens.[16]

In an August 8, 2019 interview with TheWrap, Arquette said the Federal Bureau of Investigation advised her to make her Twitter account private after online critics harassed her for tweeting that she had shame for being "white and privileged".[17]

Personal life

Arquette dated Toto keyboardist Steve Porcaro in the 1980s. The song "Rosanna" was partly based on her.[18] She was romantically involved with Peter Gabriel for several years; his song "In Your Eyes" is said to be inspired by her.[19][20]

In August 2013, Arquette married her fourth husband, investment banker Todd Morgan, following a two-year engagement.[21] Her previous marriages, to director Tony Greco, film composer James Newton Howard, and restaurateur John Sidel, had ended in divorce.[21] She has one daughter, Zoe Bleu, with Sidel.[21]

Arquette has described her diet as "vegetarian for the most part".[22]

Philanthropy

In 2010, Rosanna Arquette became Goodwill Ambassador for The Womanity Foundation.[23]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979	More American Graffiti	Girl in Commune
1980	Gorp	Judy
1981	S.O.B.	Babs
1983	Baby It's You	Jill Rosen
1985	The Aviator	Tillie Hansen
1985	Desperately Seeking Susan	Roberta Glass / 'Susan'
1985	Silverado	Hannah
1985	After Hours	Marcy Franklin
1986	8 Million Ways to Die	Sarah
1986	Nobody's Fool	Cassie
1987	Amazon Women on the Moon	Karen	Segment: "Two I.D.'s"
1988	The Big Blue	Johana Baker
1989	New York Stories	Paulette	Segment: "Life Lessons"
1989	Black Rainbow	Martha Travis
1990	Wendy Cracked A Walnut	Wendy	Re-titled ...Almost
1990	Sweet Revenge	Kate Williams
1991	Flight of the Intruder	Callie Joy
1991	The Linguini Incident	Lucy
1992	Fathers & Sons	Miss Athena
1993	Nowhere to Run	Clydie Anderson
1993	The Wrong Man	Missy Mills
1994	Pulp Fiction	Jody
1994	La Cité de la peur	Rosanna Arquette
1995	Search and Destroy	Lauren Mirkheim
1996	Crash	Gabrielle
1997	Trading Favors	Alex Langley	a.k.a. Do Me a Favor
1997	Gone Fishin'	Rita
1997	Deceiver	Mrs. Kennesaw
1998	Buffalo '66	Wendy Balsam
1998	Hope Floats	Connie Phillips	Uncredited
1998	Hell's Kitchen	Liz McNeary
1998	I'm Losing You	Rachel Krohn
1998	Fait Accompli	Jezzebelle
1999	Sugar Town	Eva
1999	The 60´s	Hippie Mother
2000	The Whole Nine Yards	Sophie Oseransky
2001	Things Behind the Sun	Pete
2001	Joe Dirt	Charlene the Gator Farmer	Uncredited
2001	Big Bad Love	Velma
2001	Good Advice	Cathy Sherman
2001	Diary of a Sex Addict	Grace Horn	Video
2004	Dead Cool	Deirdre
2005	My Suicidal Sweetheart	Vera	a.k.a. Crazy for Love
2005	Kids in America	Abby Pratt
2006	I-See-You.Com	Lydia Ann Layton
2007	Battle for Terra	Professor Lina (voice)
2008	Ball Don't Lie	Francine
2008	Nick Nolte: No Exit	Herself	Documentary
2009	Repo Chick	Lola
2009	American Pie Presents: The Book of Love	Madeline Shearson
2010	Inhale	Dr. Rubin
2011	Convincing Clooney	JC
2011	The Divide	Marilyn
2011	Exodus Fall	Marilyn Minor
2011	Peace, Love & Misunderstanding	Darcy
2012	Hardflip	Bethany Jones
2014	Draft Day	Angie
2014	Asthma	Gus' Mother
2015	Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant	TV Anchorwoman
2015	Kill Your Friends	Barbara
2016	Frank & Lola	Patricia
2016	Lovesong	Eleanor
2017	Maya Dardel	Leonora	Won—Indie Star Award at the American Film Festival.[24]
2017	Born Guilty	Judith
2018	Billionaire Boys Club	Sydney's Mom
2018	The Etruscan Smile	Claudia
2018	Octavio Is Dead!	Joan
2020	You Cannot Kill David Arquette	Herself	Documentary
2020	Love Is Love Is Love	Anne

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1977	Having Babies II	Connie	TV film
1978	The Dark Secret of Harvest Home	Kate Constantine	TV miniseries
1978	What Really Happened to the Class of '65?	Nancy	Episode: "Mr. Potential"
1978	Zuma Beach	Beverly	TV film
1978	James at 16	Karen Waller	Episode: "An Hour Before Midnight"
1978	ABC Afterschool Special	Charlie Meredith	Episode: "Mom and Dad Can't Hear Me"
1979	Eight Is Enough	Lori West	Episode: "Best of Friends"
1979–1980	Shirley	Debra Miller	Main role (13 episodes)
1981	Here's Boomer	Ginny	Episode: "Good Looking"
1981	A Long Way Home	Rose Cavanaugh	TV film
1982	The Wall	Halinka Apt	TV film
1982	The Executioner's Song	Nicole Baker	TV film
1982	Johnny Belinda	Belinda McAdam	TV film
1983	Insight	Jo	Episode: "Butterfly"
1984	The Parade	Tilda Kirby	TV film
1986	Saturday Night Live	Host	Recorded October 25, 1986, broadcast two weeks later. With musical guest Ric Ocasek.
1987	Trying Times (PBS Series)	Kara Dimley	Single Episode "A Family Tree"
1988	Promised a Miracle	Lucky Parker	TV film
1990	Separation	Sarah Weiss	TV film
1991	Son of the Morning Star	Libby Custer	TV film
1992	In the Deep Woods	Joanna Warren	TV film
1994	Nowhere to Hide	Sarah Blake	TV film
1996	Homicide: Life on the Street	Caroline Widmer	Episode: "The Heart of a Saturday Night"
1997	Gun	Lilly Difideli	Episode: "Columbus Day"
1998	I Know What You Did	Stacey Keane	TV film
1998	Floating Away[25]	Maurey Talbot	TV film
1999	The '60s	Hippie mother	TV miniseries Uncredited
1999	Switched at Birth	Linda Wells	TV film Also known as Mistaken Identity
2000	Poison	Dana Lazlo	TV film Also known as Tease
2001	The Huntress	Arlene Potts	Episode: "Black Widow"
2002	Going to California	Helen	Episode: "Home Games"
2003	The Practice	Brenda Miller	Episode: "Character Evidence"
2003	Will & Grace	Julie	Episodes: "Fagmalion Part 1: Gay It Forward", "Women and Children First"
2004	Summerland	Ronnie	Episode: "Skipping School"
2004	The L Word	Cherie Jaffe	Episodes: "Luck, Next Time", "Liberally", "Limb from Limb"
2005	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Kay Connelly	Episode: "Sex Club"
2005	Malcolm in the Middle	Anita	Episode: "Burning Man"
2005	Grey's Anatomy	Constance Ferguson	Episode: "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
2006	The L Word	Cherie Jaffe	Episode: "Lifeline"
2006–2007	What About Brian	Nicole Varzi	Main role (24 episodes)
2007	The L Word	Cherie Jaffe	Episode: "Legend in the Making"
2008	Dirt	Mia	Episode: "And the Winner Is"
2008	Medium	Michelle Todd	Episode: "Lady Killer"
2008	Lipstick Jungle	Tina Atwood	Episode: "Let the Games Begin"
2009	Northern Lights	Charlene Galligan	TV film
2009	Eastwick	Greta Noa	Episodes: "Paint and Pleasure", "Tasers and Mind Erasers"
2010	Private Practice	Corinne	Episodes: "Shotgun", "'Til Death Do Us Part"
2012	Royal Pains	Louise 'Lou' Hunter	Episodes: "Something Fishy This Way Comes", "Sand Legs"
2013	Girls	Petula	Episode: "Video Games"
2013-2014	Ray Donovan	Linda	Episodes: "Bridget", "Fite Nite", "Yo Soy Capitan", "S U C K", "Irish Spring", "The Captain"
2014	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Alexa Pierson	Episode: "Wednesday's Child"
2015	CSI: Cyber	Trish McCarthy	Episode: "Selfie 2.0"
2018	Sideswiped	Mary Maple	Main role (8 episodes)
2020	Ratched	Anna (the kind-hearted case worker)	Recurring role

Web

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Sweety	Mrs. Summers	2 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Production	Result
1983	Primetime Emmy	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special	The Executioner's Song	Nominated
1984	Boston Society of Film Critics Awards	Best Actress	Baby It's You	Won
1986	BAFTA Awards	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Desperately Seeking Susan	Won
	Golden Globe	Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical		Nominated
	Independent Spirit Awards	Best Female Lead	After Hours	Nominated
1987	BAFTA Awards	Best Actress in a Supporting Role		Nominated
1989	Sitges - Catalan International Film Festival	Best Actress	Black Rainbow	Won
1990	Australian Film Institute	Best Actress in a Lead Role	Wendy Cracked a Walnut	Nominated
	Fantasporto	International Fantasy Film Award	Black Rainbow	Won
1991	Mystfest	Best Actress		Won
1994	Awards Circuit Community Awards	Best Cast Ensemble [26]	Pulp Fiction	Won
1997	Online Film & Television Association	Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series	Gun	Nominated
2000	Teen Choice Awards	Film – Choice Hissy Fit	The Whole Nine Yards	Nominated
	The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards	Worst Supporting Actress		Nominated
2007	Fantasporto	Special Career Award	N/A	Won
	LA Femme International Film Festival	Pioneer Award	N/A	Nominated

References

1. "Rosanna Arquette Biography (1959–) at Film Reference.com". Filmreference.com. August 10, 1959. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
2. Pfefferman, Naomi (October 17, 2002). "Arquette Reconnects". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
3. Bloom, Nate (September 6, 2013). "Celebrity Jews". J. The Jewish News of Northern California. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
4. Pfefferman, Naomi (February 17, 2010). "David Arquette: The Females of My Life". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
5. "Patricia Arquette – Cranky Critic StarTalk – Movie Star Interviews". Crankycritic.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2001. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
6. Hoggard, Liz (August 18, 2006). "Patricia Arquette: The not-so-dippy hippie". The Independent. London. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
7. Finding Your Roots, February 9, 2016, PBS
8. "Lewis Arquette Obituary". Los Angeles Times. July 10, 1986. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
9. "'Medium' Cool". Archived from the original on June 1, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
10. Caldwell, Carol (June 9, 1983). "Baby, It's Her". Rolling Stone (397): 17, 19.
11. Baby It's You at Rotten Tomatoes
12. Baby It's You at Box Office Mojo
13. Account (May 12, 2005). "Rosanna Arquette – Rosanna Still Upset About Playboy Spread". Contactmusic.com. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
14. Cocozza, Paula (August 26, 2019). "Rosanna Arquette: 'They said I was a pain in the ass. It's not true'". The Guardian. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
15. "Fit Parent Magazine web site". Fitparentmagazine.com. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
16. "Xavier Gens' Apocalypse 'The Divide' Encompasses Genre Cast". BloodyDisgusting.
17. Burch, Sean; Waxman, Sharon (August 8, 2019). "Rosanna Arquette Says FBI Told Her to 'Lock' Twitter Account After Blowback From White 'Shame' Tweet (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Archived from the original on August 9, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
18. "Toto: The Story Behind Rosanna (2017, with Dutch subtitles) Top 2000".
19. https://www.thedailybeast.com/immortal-women-of-song
20. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/rosanna-arquette-desperately-seeking-rosanna-7169.html
21. Hernandez, Lee (August 21, 2013). "Rosanna Arquette Weds Todd Morgan". People. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
22. "Rosanna Arquette displays motherly love". Retrieved 13 September 2020. "I’m vegetarian for the most part. Sometimes, I will eat some salmon just because I feel the need for the protein, but I consider myself pretty much a vegetarian."
23. "Womanity – Equality And Women's Empowerment". The Luxury Channel.
24. http://8.americanfilmfestival.pl/en/rosanna-arquette-receive-indie-star-award-american-film-festival-wroclaw-poland/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
25. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0143891/
26. Shared with John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Tim Roth, Harvey Keitel, Ving Rhames, Amanda Plummer, Bruce Willis, Eric Stoltz.

External links

• Rosanna Arquette at IMDb
• Rosanna Arquette at AllMovie
• 1M1 Records Rosanna Arquette is Wendy Cracked a Walnut.
• Rosanna Arquette official website