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Rosanna Arquette Biography (1959-)
Full name, Rosanna Lauren Arquette; born August 10, 1959, in New York, NY; daughter of Lewis (an actor and director of an improvisational comedy group) and Mardi (a poet and political activist) Arquette; granddaughter of Cliff Arquette (an actor and humorist; known as Charley Weaver); sister of Patricia Arquette (an actress), Alexis Arquette (an actor), David Arquette (an actor), and Richmond Arquette (an actor and writer); married first husband, 1977 (divorced, 1978); married James Newton Howard (a composer and musician), September13, 1986 (divorced, 1987); married John Sidel (a recording executive and restaurateur), December, 1993 (marriage ended); engaged to David Codikow (a lawyer, executive, and producer); children: (third marriage) Zoe Blue Sidel (somesources cite Zoe Bleu Sidel). Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Jason Weinberg, Untitled Entertainment, 8436 West Third St., Suite 650, Los Angeles, CA 90048.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Actress, director, producer
- Birth Details
- August 10, 1959
- New York, New York, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Girl in commune, More American Graffiti (also known as Purple Haze), Universal, 1979
- Judy, Gorp (also known as G.O.R.P.), Filmways, 1980
- Babs, S.O.B., Paramount, 1981
- Jill Rosen, Baby, It's You, Paramount, 1983
- Pam, Off the Wall, Jensen-Farley, 1983
- Hannah, Silverado, Columbia, 1985
- Marcy Franklin, After Hours, Warner Bros., 1985
- Roberta Glass, Desperately Seeking Susan, Orion, 1985
- Tillie Hansen, The Aviator, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1985
- Cassie, Nobody's Fool, Island Pictures, 1986
- Sarah, 8 Million Ways to Die, TriStar, 1986
- Karen, "Two I.D.'s," Amazon Women on the Moon (also known as Cheeseburger Film Sandwich), Universal, 1987
- Johanna, Le grand bleu (also known as The Big Blue), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988, director's cut released as Le grand bleu, version integrale (also known as Le grand bleu, version longue), 1998
- Paulette, "Life Lessons," New York Stories, Buena Vista, 1989
- Callie, Flight of the Intruder, Paramount, 1991
- Wendy, ... Almost (also known as Wendy Cracked a Walnut), Magnum Entertainment, 1991
- Lucy, The Linguini Incident, Academy Pictures, 1992
- Miss Athena, Fathers & Sons, Pacific Pictures, 1992
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Lies, 1992
- Clydie Anderson, Nowhere to Run, Columbia, 1993
- Jody, "Vincent Vega and Marsellus Wallace's Wife," Pulp Fiction, Miramax, 1994
- Herself, La cite de la peur: Un comedie familiale (also known as Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy,
La cite de la peur, and Lefilm de les nuls), Sogepaq Distribucion, 1994
- Lauren Mirkheim, Search and Destroy (also known as The Four Rules), October Films, 1995
- Gabrielle, Crash, Fine Line, 1996
- Junkie artist, White Lies, Buena Vista, 1996
- Herself, Vive le cinema!, 1996
- Alex Langley, Trading Favors (also known as Do Me a Favor),Trimark Pictures, 1997
- Liz McNeary, Hell's Kitchen (also known as Hell's Kitchen N.Y.C. and HK), CEO Entertainment/Kusher-Locke International, 1997
- Mrs. Kennesaw, Liar (also known as Deceiver), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1997
- Rita, Gone Fishin', Buena Vista, 1997
- (In archive footage from Pulp Fiction) Jody, You're Still Not Fooling Anybody (documentary short film), Impossible Funky Productions, 1997
- (Uncredited) Connie Phillips, Hope Floats, Twentieth Century-Fox,1998
- Dawn, Palmer's Pick Up, Winchester Films, 1998
- Devon's mother, Pigeonholed, Eclipse Pictures, 1998
- Jezzebelle, Fait Accompli (also known as Voodoo Dawn), Cutting Edge Entertainment, 1998
- Rachel Krohn, I'm Losing You, Lions Gate Films, 1998
- Wendy Balsam, Buffalo 66, Lions Gate Films, 1998
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Homeslice, 1998
- Eva, Sugar Town, October Films, 1999
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Interview with a Dead Man, [Great Britain], 1999
- Amy, Too Much Flesh, Camer-Ton-Film-Russ/Primer Plano Film Group/Rezo Films/Sherlock Media/TF1 International, 2000
- Sophie Oseransky, The Whole Nine Yards (also known as Le nouveau voisin), Warner Bros., 2000
- (Uncredited) Charlene, Joe Dirt (also known as The Adventures of Joe Dirt), Columbia, 2001
- Grace Horn, Diary of a Sex Addict, Nu Image, 2001
- Pete, Things behind the Sun, Behind the Sun Productions, 2001
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Being Light (also known as Light Beings), Rezo Films, 2001
- Herself, Searching for Debra Winger, Lions Gate Films, 2002
- Velma, Big Bad Love, IFC Films, 2002
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Amazing Graces, 2002
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Vulnerable, Bar Nothing Films, 2003
- Abby Pratt, Kids in America, 2004
- Deirdre, Dead Cool, 2004
- Effie Harte, Iowa, Full Fathom 5, 2004
- Sally, Gilded Stones (also known as David Mamet's Gilded Stones), 2004
- Vera, Max and Grace, 2004
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Film Work
- Music consultant, Lucky Numbers (also known as Le bon numero), Paramount, 2000
- Director and producer, Searching for Debra Winger, Lions Gate Films, 2002
- Director and producer, The Road, 2004
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Debra Miller, Shirley, NBC, 1979-1980
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Miniseries
- Kate Constantine, The Dark Secret of Harvest Home, NBC, 1978
- Nicole Baker, The Executioner's Song, NBC, 1982
- Elizabeth "Libby" Custer, Son of the Morning Star, ABC, 1991
- Hippie mother, The '60s, NBC, 1999
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Movies
- Connie, Having Babies II, ABC, 1977
- Beverly, Zuma Beach, NBC, 1978
- Becky, The Ordeal of Patty Hearst, ABC, 1979
- Rose Cavanaugh, A Long Way Home, ABC, 1981
- Belinda McAdam, Johnny Belinda, CBS, 1982
- Halinka Apt, The Wall, CBS, 1982
- Tracy Boone, One Cooks, the Other Doesn't, CBS, 1983
- Tilda Kirby, The Parade (also known as Hit Parade), CBS, 1984
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Survival Guide, 1985
- Alice "Lucky" Parker, Promised a Miracle, CBS, 1988
- Martha Travis, Black Rainbow, 1989
- Dana Lazlo, Poison (also known as Tease and Das Blonde Biest--Wenn Mutterliebe blind macht), HBO, 2000
- Kate Williams, Sweet Revenge (also known as Une femme parfaite), TNT, 1990
- Joanna Warren, In the Deep Woods, NBC, 1992
- Missy Mills, The Wrong Man, Showtime, 1993
- Sarah Blake, Nowhere to Hide (also known as State of Terror), ABC, 1994
- Maury Pierce (some sources cite Maury Talbot), Floating Away (alsoknown as Sorrow Floats), Showtime, 1998
- Stacey Keane, I Know What You Did (also known as Crimes of Passion: I Know What You Did and In Defense of Murder), ABC, 1998
- Linda Wells, Two Babies: Switched at Birth (also known as Mistaken Identity and Switched at Birth), NBC, 1999
- Cathy Sherman, Good Advice, HBO, 2001
- Alex McGuire, Rush of Fear, Lifetime, 2003
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Specials
- Charlotte "Charlie" Meredith, "Mom and Dad Can't Hear Me," ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1978
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The Hollywood Christmas Parade, syndicated, 1987
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The Prince's Trust Gala, TBS, 1989
- Sarah Wise, "Separation" (also known as "Don't Hang Up"), American Playhouse, PBS, 1990
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In a New Light '93, ABC, 1993
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Just Cause, Oxygen Network, 2001
- Herself, I Love the '80s Strikes Back, VH1, 2003
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Awards Presentations
- Presenter, The 50th Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1993
- Presenter, The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1995
- Presenter, The 15th Annual IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards, Independent Film Channel and Bravo, 2000
- Presenter, The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards, Independent Film Channel, 2001
- Presenter, Lifetime's Achievement Awards: Women Changing the World, Lifetime, 2003
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Episodic
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James at 15, NBC, 1977
- "Mr. Potential," What Really Happened to the Class of '65?, NBC, 1978
- Lori West, "Best of Friends," Eight Is Enough, ABC, 1979
- "Looking Good," Here's Boomer, NBC, 1981
- "Butterfly," Insight, syndicated, 1983
- Guest host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night,
Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1986
- Kara Dimly, "A Family Tree" (also known as "How to Survive a Family Tree"), Trying Times, PBS, 1987
- Guest, Entertainment Tonight (also known as ET), syndicated, 1989
- Guest, Good Morning America (also known as GMA), ABC, 1989
- Guest, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, syndicated, 1989
- Stephanie, "Good Sex, Bad Sex, What Sex, No Sex," thirtysomething,ABC, 1990
- Guest, Late Night with David Letterman, NBC, 1992
- Caroline Widmer, "The Heart of a Saturday Night," Homicide: Life on the Street (also known as H: LOTS and Homicide), NBC, 1996
- Lilly Difideli, "Columbus Day," Gun (also known as Robert Altman's Gun), ABC, 1997
- Herself, "All You Need Is Val," V.I.P. (also known as V.I.P.--Die Bodyguards), syndicated, 2000
- Arlene Potts, "Black Widow," The Huntress, USA Network, 2001
- Helen, "Home Games," Going to California, Showtime, 2002
- Guest, V Graham Norton, 2002
- Herself, Visible Panty Lines, Oxygen Channel, 2002
- Brenda Miller, "Character Evidence," The Practice, ABC, 2003
- Julie, "Fagmalion Part 1: Gay It Forward," Will & Grace, NBC,2003
- Julie, "Women and Children First," Will & Grace, NBC, 2003
- Linda Ellis, "Junkyard Dog," The Henry Lee Project, CBS, 2003
- Guest, So Graham Norton, Channel 4, 2003
- Herself, Intimate Portrait: Angie Dickinson, Lifetime, 2003
- Herself, Intimate Portrait: Rosanna Arquette, Lifetime, 2003
- (In archive footage) Celebrities Uncensored, E! Entertainment Television, 2003
- Sherry Jaffe, "Liberally," The L Word, Showtime, 2004
- Sherry Jaffe, "Looking Back," The L Word, Showtime, 2004
- Sherry Jaffe, "Luck, Next Time," The L Word, Showtime, 2004
- Guest, The Sharon Osbourne Show, syndicated, 2004
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Pilots
- Daisy, Daisy and Chess, Fox, 1995
- Blue Tremaine, Tangled Up in Blue, ABC Family Channel, 2004
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Other
- Herself, L'aventure du grand bleu, 1989
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Television Producer
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Pilots
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Tangled Up in Blue, ABC Family Channel, 2004
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Stage Appearances
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Metamorphosis, Story Theatre, Los Angeles, 1975
- Appeared in other productions.
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RECORDINGS
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Videos
- (In archive footage) Herself in "Liberian Girl" video, Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film: Volume II, 1997
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Pulp Fiction: The Facts, 2002
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Music Videos
- (And subject of the song) "Rosanna," by Toto, 1982
- Also appeared in other music videos, including "Liberian Girl," by Michael Jackson and "Into the Grove," by Madonna.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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Contemporary Newsmakers 1985, Issue Cumulation, Gale, 1986
Periodicals
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Empire, Issue 48, 1993, pp. 46-47
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Jersey Journal, 1988, p. 6
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Movieline, September, 1999, p. 18