With her expressive blue eyes, soft, Southern-tinged voice and an acting range that can carry her from hysterically funny to terrifying in seconds, Patricia Arquette is one of the most underrated, talented actresses of her generation. Though she's been working for years, she's always stayed just under the radar of true stardom, despite a 1995 marriage to Academy Award-winning actor Nicolas Cage. Patricia was born on April 8, 1968, in Chicago, though the family soon moved to a commune near Arlington, Virginia. Her parents, Lewis Arquette and Mardi, had 4 other children: Rosanna Arquette (nine years older), Richmond (5 years older), Alexis Arquette(one year younger) and David Arquette (three years younger). At 15, Patricia ran away from home to live with Rosanna and, after initial insecurity, got her start in showbiz at 18 in Pretty Smart. A year later, she gained attention for her starring role in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, considered by many to be the best film of the Nightmare series. In 1989, Patricia's son, Enzo (father is Paul Rossi), was born. Soon after, her career took off, and she has since appeared in such critically acclaimed movies as True Romance, Beyond Rangoon, Ethan Frome, Lost Highway and Flirting with Disaster. She won a CableACE award in 1991 for her portrayal of a deaf epileptic in Wildflower. In 1997, after her mother died of breast cancer, Patricia took the lead in the fight against the disease. She's run in the annual Race for the Cure and in 1999 was the Lee National Denim Day spokesperson.



She has a son named Enzo (b. 1988) from her relationship with Paul Rossi. Granddaughter of the late Cliff Arquette, TV character "Charlie Weaver". Sister-in-law of Courteney Cox. August 2002: Became engaged to actor Thomas Jane. Attended Mid-City Alternative school on the corner of Adams Blvd. and Arlington Avenue in the mid 1970s. Her two brothers, David Arquette and Richmond Arquette, also attended this school. Was originally cast in the Jennifer Jason Leigh role opposite her brother, Alexis Arquette, in Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989) but had to drop out because of her pregnancy. Former sister-in-law of James Newton Howard. He was married to her sister Rosanna. Former sister-in -law of Tony Greco and John Sidel. Former stepmother of Nicolas Cage's son Weston Coppola-Cage Actress Valeria Golino was her witness at her marriage to Thomas Jane. She was born at 11:55 a.m. (EST). Is of French descent.