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Patricia Davies Clarkson is an American actress. She has starred in numerous leading and supporting roles in a variety of films, ranging from independent features to major studio productions. Her accolades include one Academy Award nomination, two Golden Globe Award nominations, four Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, one Tony Award nomination, two Primetime Emmy Awards, two National Society of Film Critics Awards, and one British Independent Film Award.
Birth Name
Patricia Davies Clarkson
Born
Tuesday, 29 December 1959
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Monica | Eugenia | 2023 |
| She Said | Rebecca Corbett | 2022 |
| Hemingway | Grace Hemingway, Pauline Pfeiffer | 2021 |
| Green Eggs and Ham | Pam / Pam-I-Am (voice) | 2019 |
| Almost Love | Ravella Brewer / Ravella | 2019 |
| State of the Union | Ellen | 2019 |
| Out of Blue | Detective Mike Hoolihan / Det. Mike Hoolihan | 2019 |
| Jonathan | Dr. Mina Nariman | 2018 |
| Sharp Objects | Adora Crellin | 2018 |
| Delirium | Brody | 2018 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Monica | Eugenia | 2023 |
| She Said | Rebecca Corbett | 2022 |
| Hemingway | Grace Hemingway, Pauline Pfeiffer | 2021 |
| Green Eggs and Ham | Pam / Pam-I-Am (voice) | 2019 |
| Almost Love | Ravella Brewer / Ravella | 2019 |
| State of the Union | Ellen | 2019 |
| Out of Blue | Detective Mike Hoolihan / Det. Mike Hoolihan | 2019 |
| Jonathan | Dr. Mina Nariman | 2018 |
| Sharp Objects | Adora Crellin | 2018 |
| Delirium | Brody | 2018 |
| Maze Runner: The Death Cure | Ava Paige | 2018 |
| The Bookshop | Violet Gamart / Mrs. Violet Gamart | 2017 |
| The Party | April | 2017 |
| Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials | Ava Paige | 2015 |
| The 69th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | 2015 |
| Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self | 2014 |
| Annie | Focus Group Woman | 2014 |
| Regarding Susan Sontag | Susan Sontag (voice) / Susan Sontag | 2014 |
| The Roosevelts: An Intimate History | Daisy Suckley, (voice), Margaret 'Daisy' Suckley | 2014 |
| October Gale | Helen / Helen Matthews | 2014 |
| The Maze Runner | Ava Paige | 2014 |
| Last Weekend | Celia Green | 2014 |
| Learning to Drive | Wendy | 2014 |
| The 50 Year Argument | Mary McCarthy | 2014 |
| The 68th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 2014 |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | 2014 |
| Broad City | Timothy's Mother | 2014 |
| The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment | Self | 2013 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| The East | Sharon | 2013 |
| Hollywood Health Report | Self - Guest | 2013 |
| The Broadway.com Show | Self | 2013 |
| House of Cards | Jane Davis | 2013 |
| The Dust Bowl | Hazel Lucas Shaw | 2012 |
| Five | Mia | 2011 |
| Prohibition | Reader, Eliza Hackett | 2011 |
| 7 Minutes in Heaven | Self - Guest | 2011 |
| Friends with Benefits | Lorna | 2011 |
| One Day | Alison / Alison Mayhew | 2011 |
| Through The Grape Vine | Self | 2011 |
| Rise | Maribel Vinson Owen | 2011 |
| Main Street | Willa Jenkins / Willa | 2010 |
| The Talk | Self | 2010 |
| Easy A | Rosemary / Rosemary Penderghast | 2010 |
| Legendary | Sharon / Sharon Chetley | 2010 |
| Shutter Island | Rachel 2 | 2010 |
| Cairo Time | Juliette Grant | 2009 |
| Soul of a People: Writing America's Story | Narrator | 2009 |
| Whatever Works | Marietta | 2009 |
| Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self | 2009 |
| 2081 | Narrator | 2009 |
| Parks and Recreation | Tammy One | 2009 |
| For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism | Narrator | 2009 |
| Blind Date | Janna | 2008 |
| Vicky Cristina Barcelona | Judy / Judy Nash | 2008 |
| Elegy | Carolyn | 2008 |
| Married Life | Pat Allen | 2008 |
| Phoebe in Wonderland | Miss Dodger | 2008 |
| Lars and the Real Girl | Dagmar / Dr. Dagmar Berman | 2007 |
| No Reservations | Paula | 2007 |
| Amazing Planet | Narrator | 2007 |
| Secret's Out | Self - Guest | 2006 |
| All the King's Men | Sadie Burke | 2006 |
| The Woods | Ms. Traverse / Mrs. Traverse | 2006 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Good Night, and Good Luck. | Shirley Wershba | 2005 |
| American Dad! | Meredith Fields | 2005 |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Herself - Guest | 2005 |
| The Dying Gaul | Elaine / Elaine Tishop | 2005 |
| The 76th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 2004 |
| Miracle | Patty Brooks / Patti Brooks | 2004 |
| The Station Agent | Olivia Harris | 2003 |
| Pieces of April | Joy Burns | 2003 |
| Shootout | Self | 2003 |
| Dogville Confessions | Herself / Self | 2003 |
| Dogville | Vera | 2003 |
| All the Real Girls | Elvira | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Herself | 2003 |
| Far from Heaven | Eleanor Fine | 2002 |
| Carrie | Margaret White | 2002 |
| Welcome to Collinwood | Rosalind | 2002 |
| Heartbreak Hospital | Lottie Ohrwasher | 2002 |
| The Baroness and the Pig | The Baroness | 2002 |
| The Safety of Objects | Annette Jennings | 2002 |
| Falling Like This | Caroline Lockhart | 2001 |
| Dinner for Five | Self - Special Guest | 2001 |
| Six Feet Under | Sarah O'Connor | 2001 |
| Wendigo | Kim | 2001 |
| The Pledge | Margaret Larsen | 2001 |
| Joe Gould's Secret | Vivian Marquie | 2000 |
| Wonderland | Tammy Banger | 2000 |
| The Green Mile | Melinda Moores | 1999 |
| Wayward Son | Wesley | 1999 |
| Simply Irresistible | Lois McNally | 1999 |
| Playing by Heart | Allison | 1998 |
| High Art | Greta | 1998 |
| London Suite | Diana Nichols | 1996 |
| Jumanji | Carol Parrish / Carol Anne Parrish | 1995 |
| Murder One | Annie Hoffman | 1995 |
| Pharaoh's Army | Sarah Anders | 1995 |
| She Led Two Lives | Desiree Parnell | 1994 |
| Frasier | Claire French | 1993 |
| Caught in the Act | Meg | 1993 |
| Queen | Lizzie | 1993 |
| WWE Raw | Self | 1993 |
| Four Eyes and Six-Guns | Lucy Laughton | 1992 |
| An American Story | Barbara Meade | 1992 |
| Legacy of Lies | Pat Rafael | 1992 |
| In the Life | Self | 1992 |
| Davis Rules | Cosmo Yeargin | 1991 |
| Tune in Tomorrow... | Aunt Olga | 1990 |
| Law & Order | Laura Winthrop | 1990 |
| The Old Man and the Sea | Mary Pruitt | 1990 |
| Tales from the Crypt | Suzy | 1989 |
| Everybody's All-American | Leslie Stone | 1988 |
| Rocket Gibraltar | Rose Black | 1988 |
| The Dead Pool | Samantha Walker | 1988 |
| The Untouchables | Ness' Wife / Catherine Ness | 1987 |
| American Masters | Narrator | 1985 |
| Spenser: For Hire | Elizabeth Haller | 1985 |
| The Equalizer | Deborah Wade | 1985 |
| Nature | Narrator, Self - Narrator | 1982 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Herself, Herself (archive footage) | 1981 |
| Saturday Night Live | Mother, Mother #2 | 1975 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Causeway | 2022 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2019 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television | Won |
| 2019 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | Nominated |
| 2006 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Won |
| 2004 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 2004 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 2002 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Won |
