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Acting

Patricia Clarkson

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

Leading roles: 50
top three billing

Average score: 60/100

Highest rated: The Station Agent
83/100

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.

Patricia Clarkson as Rachel 2

Patricia Clarkson as Ava Paige

Patricia Clarkson as Jane Davis

Patricia Clarkson as Rosemary Penderghast

Patricia Clarkson as Lorna

Patricia Clarkson as Carol Anne Parrish

Patricia Clarkson as Catherine Ness

Patricia Clarkson as Ava Paige

Patricia Clarkson as Adora Crellin

Patricia Clarkson as Sharon

Patricia Clarkson as Eleanor Fine

Patricia Clarkson as Samantha Walker

Patricia Clarkson as Joy Burns

Patricia Clarkson as Mrs. Traverse

Patricia Clarkson as Margaret White

Patricia Clarkson as Claire O’Grady

Patricia Clarkson as Greta

Patricia Clarkson as Ellen

Patricia Clarkson as Mia

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

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

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

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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

as Melody Harper

2020s

7 titles · average score 63

Lilly

45

as Lilly Ledbetter

Ransom Canyon

52

TV show · as Claire O'Grady

Gray

51

TV show · as Cornelia Gray

Monica

72

as Eugenia

She Said

75

as Rebecca Corbett

Hemingway

83

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

The Vote

TV show

2010s

32 titles · average score 62

State of the Union

80

TV show · as Ellen

Sharp Objects

77

TV show · as Adora Crellin

Delirium

25

as Brody

Jonathan

59

as Dr. Mina Nariman

The Bookshop

60

as Violet Gamart

The Party

71

as April

The Maze Runner

65

as Ava Paige

Learning to Drive

62

as Wendy

Friends with Benefits

65

as Lorna

One Day

53

as Alison Mayhew

Shutter Island

72

as Rachel 2

Easy A

70

as Rosemary

2000s

36 titles · average score 64

Cairo Time

68

as Juliette Grant

Elegy

66

as Carolyn

Married Life

58

as Pat Allen

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

72

as Judy Nash

Phoebe in Wonderland

65

as Miss Dodger

No Reservations

55

as Paula

Good Night, and Good Luck.

80

as Shirley Wershba

Miracle

75

as Patty Brooks

The Station Agent

83

as Olivia Harris

Pieces of April

72

as Joy Burns

Dogville

74

as Vera

Carrie

55

as Margaret White

1990s

21 titles · average score 61

Simply Irresistible

37

as Lois McNally

The Green Mile

73

as Melinda Moores

High Art

72

as Greta

London Suite

51

as Diana Nichols

Pharaoh's Army

64

as Sarah Anders

Caught in the Act

as Meg

Frasier

85

TV show · as Claire French

Four Eyes and Six-Guns

36

as Lucy Laughton

Blind Man's Bluff

as Dr. Virginia Hertz

Davis Rules

64

TV show · as Cosmo Yeargin

The Old Man and the Sea

65

as Mary Pruitt

Law & Order

73

TV show · as Laura Winthrop

1980s

8 titles · average score 64

Tales from the Crypt

75

TV show · as Suzy

The Dead Pool

54

as Samantha Walker

Rocket Gibraltar

61

as Rose Black

Everybody's All-American

50

as Leslie Stone

The Untouchables

80

as Catherine Ness

The Equalizer

62

TV show · as Deborah Wade

Spenser: For Hire

50

TV show

Nature

84

TV show · as Narrator (voice)

1970s

1 title · average score 71

Saturday Night Live

71

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