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Clarkson in September 2010

Patricia Clarkson is an American actress who made her film debut in Brian De Palma's mob drama The Untouchables (1987), followed by a supporting role in Clint Eastwood's The Dead Pool (1988). After appearing in minor roles in the early and mid-1990s, she garnered critical attention for her portrayal of a drug-addicted actress in the independent drama High Art (1998). She appeared in numerous supporting roles in such films as The Green Mile (1999), The Pledge (2001), Far from Heaven (2002), and Dogville (2003).

She received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for her role in the 2003 drama film The Station Agent, as well as a nomination for Golden Globe and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Pieces of April. Clarkson also appeared as a recurring guest star on the HBO series Six Feet Under from 2002 to 2005, and won two Primetime Emmy Awards for her performance. Other credits from the 2000s include Good Night, and Good Luck with David Strathairn (2005), Lars and the Real Girl with Ryan Gosling (2007), and Elegy with Penélope Cruz (2008). She also appeared in Woody Allen films Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) and Whatever Works (2009).

In 2010, Clarkson had a supporting role in Martin Scorsese's thriller Shutter Island, followed by roles in the comedies Easy A and Friends with Benefits. She subsequently portrayed the villainous Ava Paige in The Maze Runner (2014) and its two sequels. In 2017, she won a British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Sally Potter's drama The Party, and guest-starred on the Netflix series House of Cards. She co-starred with Amy Adams on the HBO miniseries Sharp Objects in 2018, for which she won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film.

Clarkson's theater career started in 1986 where she was the replacement for the role of Corrinna Stroller in The House of Blue Leaves. She played both roles of Nan and Lina in the 1997 play Three Days of Rain. She returned to theater in 2014, playing the role of Madge Kendal in a Broadway production of The Elephant Man, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress.

Film

Patricia Clarkson in a blue dress with director Woody Allen
With American film director Woody Allen at the Whatever Works premiere in April 2009
Patricia Clarkson with her arm around English film director Sally Potter
With English film director Sally Potter at the premiere for The Party in February 2017
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1987 The Untouchables Catherine Ness
1988 The Dead Pool Samantha Walker
1988 Rocket Gibraltar Rose Black
1988 Everybody's All-American Leslie Stone
1990 Tune in Tomorrow Aunt Olga
1995 Pharaoh's Army Sarah Anders
1995 Jumanji Carol Anne Parrish
1998 Playing by Heart Allison
1998 High Art Greta
1999 The Green Mile Melinda Moores
1999 Wayward Son Wesley
1999 Simply Irresistible Lois McNally
2000 Falling Like This Caroline Lockhart
2000 Joe Gould's Secret Vivian Marquie
2001 The Safety of Objects Annette Jennings
2001 The Pledge Margaret Larsen
2001 Wendigo Kim
2002 Welcome to Collinwood Rosalind
2002 Far from Heaven Eleanor Fine
2002 Heartbreak Hospital Lottie Ohrwasher
2002 The Baroness and the Pig The Baroness
2003 Dogville Vera
2003 The Station Agent Olivia Harris
2003 All the Real Girls Elvira Fine
2003 Pieces of April Joy Burns
2004 Miracle Patti Brooks
2005 Good Night, and Good Luck Shirley Wershba
2005 The Dying Gaul Elaine Tishop
2006 The Woods Ms. Traverse
2006 All the King's Men Sadie Burke
2007 No Reservations Paula
2007 Lars and the Real Girl Dr. Dagmar Bergman
2007 Married Life Pat Allen
2008 Blind Date Janna
2008 Phoebe in Wonderland Miss Dodger
2008 Elegy Carolyn
2008 Vicky Cristina Barcelona Judy Nash
2009 Whatever Works Marietta Celestine
2009 2081 Narrator Short film
2009 For the Love of Movies Narrator Documentary
2009 Cairo Time Juliette Grant
2010 Shutter Island 2nd Rachel Solando
2010 Legendary Sharon Chetley
2010 Main Street Willa Jenkins
2010 Easy A Rosemary Penderghast
2011 Friends with Benefits Lorna
2011 One Day Alison Mayhew
2013 The East Sharon
2014 The Maze Runner Ava Paige
2014 Last Weekend Celia Green
2014 Learning to Drive Wendy Shields
2014 October Gale Helen Matthews
2014 Annie Focus group woman Cameo
2015 Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Ava Paige
2017 The Party April
2017 The Bookshop Mrs. Violet Gamart
2018 Maze Runner: The Death Cure Ava Paige
2018 Jonathan Dr. Mina Nariman
2018 Delirium Brody
2018 Out of Blue Detective Mike Hoolihan
2019 Almost Love Ravella Brewer
2022 Monica Eugenia
2022 She Said Rebecca Corbett
2024 Lilly † Lilly Ledbetter Completed
Key
† Denotes works that have not yet been released

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1985 Spenser: For Hire Elizabeth Haller Episode: "The Choice"
1986 The Equalizer Deborah Wade Episode: "Breakpoint"
1990 Tales from the Crypt Suzy Episode: "Mute Witness to Murder"
1990 Law & Order Laura Winthrop Episode: "By Hooker, By Crook"
1990 The Old Man and the Sea Mary Pruitt Television film
1991 Davis Rules Cosmo Yeargin 13 episodes
1991 Blind Man's Bluff Dr. Virginia Hertz Television film
1992 An American Story Barbara Meade Television film
1992 Legacy of Lies Pat Rafael Television film
1992 Four Eyes and Six Guns Lucy Laughton Television film
1993 Caught in the Act Meg Television film
1993 Alex Haley's Queen Lizzie Perkins Miniseries
1994 She Led Two Lives Desiree Parnell Television film
1995–1996 Murder One Annie Hoffman 23 episodes
1996 London Suite Diana Nichols Television film
1998 The Wedding Della McNeil Television film
2000 Wonderland Mrs. Tammy Banger 2 episodes
2001 Frasier Claire French 6 episodes
2002 Carrie Margaret White Television film
2002–2005 Six Feet Under Sarah O'Connor 7 episodes
2007 American Masters Narrator Episode: "The American Dream"
2009–2011 Saturday Night Live Mother 2 episodes
2011 Parks and Recreation Tammy Swanson I 2 episodes
2012 The Dust Bowl Hazel Lucas Shaw Television documentary
2012 Five Mia Knowles Television film
2015 Broad City Timothy's Mom Episode: "St. Mark's"
2016 American Dad! Meredith Fields (voice) Episode: "The Dentist's Wife"
2016 Nature Narrator Episode: "Hummingbirds"
2017–2018 House of Cards Jane Davis 13 episodes
2018 Sharp Objects Adora Crellin 8 episodes
2020 American Experience Additional voices Episode: "The Vote"
2022 State of the Union Ellen 10 episodes
2022 Green Eggs and Ham Pam-I-Am (voice) 10 episodes
2022 Gray Cornelia Gray 8 episodes; also producer

Stage

Year Title Roles Venue Ref.
1986 The House of Blue Leaves Corrinna Stroller (replacement) Vivian Beaumont Theater
1989 Eastern Standard Phoebe Kidde John Golden Theatre
1995 Raised in Captivity Bernadette Dixon Vineyard Theatre
1996 The Ride Down Mount Morgan Leah Williamstown Theatre Festival
1997 Three Days of Rain Nan and Lina New York City Center
1998 The Maiden's Prayer Libby Vineyard Theatre
2004 A Streetcar Named Desire Blanche DuBois Kennedy Center
2014 The Elephant Man Mrs. Kendal Booth Theatre
2024 Long Day's Journey Into Night Mary Tyrone Wyndham's Theatre

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