Portrait of Patricia Clarkson

Acting

Patricia Clarkson

Career

Active from 1988 to 2025, busiest in 2002 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
50
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Station Agent
The Station Agent
GoodWatch score83/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film

    2018 · Won

    Source: Wikidata

  • Primetime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

    2006 · Won · 58th Primetime Emmy Awards

    Six Feet Under

    Source: Wikidata

  • Primetime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

    2002 · Won · 54th Primetime Emmy Awards

    Six Feet Under

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Actress in a Supporting Role

    2004 · Nominated · 76th Academy Awards

    Pieces of April

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

19

The characters Patricia Clarkson played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 87 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Patricia Clarkson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.4, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.9, average 4.1
  • Crime
    2.5, average 3.6
  • Physical Comedy
    1.4, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 13
  • Psychological Thriller 9
  • Character Study 9
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Thought-Provoking 4
  • Contemporary Realism 4
  • Historical Documentary 3
  • American History 3
  • Emotional Journey 3
  • New York City Setting 3
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Melancholic 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

106
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Light on Broken Glass
Light on Broken Glass

as Melody Harper

2020s

7 titles · average score 63
Lilly
Lilly (2025)
GoodWatch score 45

as Lilly Ledbetter

Ransom Canyon
Ransom Canyon (2025)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show · as Claire O'Grady

Gray
Gray (2023)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show · as Cornelia Gray

Monica
Monica (2023)
GoodWatch score 72

as Eugenia

She Said
She Said (2022)
GoodWatch score 75

as Rebecca Corbett

Hemingway
Hemingway (2021)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Pauline Pfeiffer (voice) / Grace Hemingway (voice)

The Vote
The Vote (2020)

TV show

2010s

32 titles · average score 62
State of the Union
State of the Union (2019)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Ellen

Sharp Objects
Sharp Objects (2018)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Adora Crellin

Delirium
Delirium (2018)
GoodWatch score 25

as Brody

Jonathan
Jonathan (2018)
GoodWatch score 59

as Dr. Mina Nariman

The Bookshop
The Bookshop (2017)
GoodWatch score 60

as Violet Gamart

The Party
The Party (2017)
GoodWatch score 71

as April

The Maze Runner
The Maze Runner (2014)
GoodWatch score 65

as Ava Paige

Learning to Drive
Learning to Drive (2014)
GoodWatch score 62

as Wendy

Friends with Benefits
Friends with Benefits (2011)
GoodWatch score 65

as Lorna

One Day
One Day (2011)
GoodWatch score 53

as Alison Mayhew

Shutter Island
Shutter Island (2010)
GoodWatch score 72

as Rachel 2

Easy A
Easy A (2010)
GoodWatch score 70

as Rosemary

2000s

36 titles · average score 64
Cairo Time
Cairo Time (2009)
GoodWatch score 68

as Juliette Grant

Elegy
Elegy (2008)
GoodWatch score 66

as Carolyn

Married Life
Married Life (2008)
GoodWatch score 58

as Pat Allen

Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
GoodWatch score 72

as Judy Nash

Phoebe in Wonderland
Phoebe in Wonderland (2008)
GoodWatch score 65

as Miss Dodger

No Reservations
No Reservations (2007)
GoodWatch score 55

as Paula

Good Night, and Good Luck.
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
GoodWatch score 80

as Shirley Wershba

Miracle
Miracle (2004)
GoodWatch score 75

as Patty Brooks

The Station Agent
The Station Agent (2003)
GoodWatch score 83

as Olivia Harris

Pieces of April
Pieces of April (2003)
GoodWatch score 72

as Joy Burns

Dogville
Dogville (2003)
GoodWatch score 74

as Vera

Carrie
Carrie (2002)
GoodWatch score 55

as Margaret White

1990s

21 titles · average score 61
Simply Irresistible
Simply Irresistible (1999)
GoodWatch score 37

as Lois McNally

The Green Mile
The Green Mile (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

as Melinda Moores

High Art
High Art (1998)
GoodWatch score 72

as Greta

London Suite
London Suite (1996)
GoodWatch score 51

as Diana Nichols

Pharaoh's Army
Pharaoh's Army (1995)
GoodWatch score 64

as Sarah Anders

Caught in the Act
Caught in the Act (1993)

as Meg

Frasier
Frasier (1993)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Claire French

Four Eyes and Six-Guns
Four Eyes and Six-Guns (1992)
GoodWatch score 36

as Lucy Laughton

Blind Man's Bluff
Blind Man's Bluff (1992)

as Dr. Virginia Hertz

Davis Rules
Davis Rules (1991)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Cosmo Yeargin

The Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea (1990)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mary Pruitt

Law & Order
Law & Order (1990)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Laura Winthrop

1980s

8 titles · average score 64
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Suzy

The Dead Pool
The Dead Pool (1988)
GoodWatch score 54

as Samantha Walker

Rocket Gibraltar
Rocket Gibraltar (1988)
GoodWatch score 61

as Rose Black

Everybody's All-American
Everybody's All-American (1988)
GoodWatch score 50

as Leslie Stone

The Untouchables
The Untouchables (1987)
GoodWatch score 80

as Catherine Ness

The Equalizer
The Equalizer (1985)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Deborah Wade

Spenser: For Hire
Spenser: For Hire (1985)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show

Nature
Nature (1982)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Narrator (voice)

1970s

1 title · average score 71
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live (1975)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Mother (uncredited) / Mother #2 (uncredited)