Patricia Arquette, (born April 8th, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.), American actress whose performance in Richard Linklater's film Boyhood (2014)--filmed in increments over 12 years--was appreciated for its authenticity and lack of vanity. For her portrayal of the single mother who is going through a divorce and her growing up, Arquette won a BAFTA Award as well as a Golden Globe. She also received an Academy Award for best supporting actor. After a solitary childhood, which included a time living in a commune, Arquette left home at age 15 to join her sister Rosanna, who was already an experienced film actress.Patricia Arquette was the first actress to film in the horror movie A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) and continued to work steadily afterward, taking guest roles in television shows as well as larger roles in lesser-known films. Arquette was praised for her portrayals as the innocent girlfriend of a convict in The Indian Runner (1991), Sean Penn's debut as director, and also as an abused hearing-impaired girl in 1991's TV movie Wildflower, produced by Diane Keaton, before her breakout role as the attractive prostitute Alabama Whitman in True Romance (1993), composed by Quentin Tarantino and directed by Tony Scott.
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