Rosanna Lisa Arquette is an American actress, director and producer, nominated for an Emmy Award for her performance in the TV film The Executioner's Song, and won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the film Desperately Seeking Susan. Her other film roles include After Hours, The Big Blue, Pulp Fiction, and Crash. She also directed the documentary Searching for Debra Winger, and starred from 2006 to 2007 in the ABC sitcom What About Brian? Arquette has appeared in both television and screen films. She earned an Emmy Award nomination for the TV film The Executioner's Song. However, she was unhappy with the film's nude scene, remarking in an interview that the idea of the general public seeing her naked made her feel uncomfortable and exploited, and that most of the offers she had received since demanded that she similarly expose herself. Her first starring role was in John Sayles's film, Baby It's You, highly regarded by Rotten Tomatoes reviewers, but not widely distributed. She starred in Desperately Seeking Susan alongside pop singer Madonna, for which Arquette won a British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) for her supporting role. Following the commercial and critical success of Lawrence Kasdan's Silverado, the limited success of the Martin Scorsese film After Hours and the commercial flop 8 Million Ways to Die, also a critical failure, she quit Hollywood to work in Europe, acting in Luc Besson's The Big Blue. Director Martin Scorsese then offered her a part in his segment of New York Stories. Arquette's other movies of note are Pulp Fiction, Crash and Wendy Cracked a Walnut. In 1990, she appeared on the cover and in a nude pictorial in Playboy's September issue, although she said it was without her prior knowledge or consent. In the 1990s, her career began to stall. Arquette alleges (along with almost a hundred other women from the entertainment industry), that powerhouse film producer Harvey Weinstein sexually harassed her, threatened her because of her refusal to enter his hotel room, and subsequently saw to it that she was paid less for Pulp Fiction, then no longer cast in A-list lead roles because of her rejection of his quid pro quo sexual harassment proposition. The Guardian wrote, "She has no evidence that Weinstein warned others against her (though Peter Jackson has admitted to blacklisting Sorvino and Ashley Judd under pressure from Weinstein)." When the industry scuttlebutt about Weinstein's predation broke into the news in October 2017, Arquette was one of the first actresses to speak openly about his misconduct, with Ronan Farrow for The New Yorker and The New York Times's Jodi Kantor. In the documentary Untouchable about Weinstein focusing on those who have accused him of sexual abuse, Arquette, Paz de la Huerta, and Erika Rosenbaum are among those interviewed. Arquette has expanded into directing, including the documentaries Searching for Debra Winger and All We Are Saying; she also produced both projects. Arquette appeared in the short-running What About Brian as Nicole Varsi and in Showtime's The L Word as Cherie Jaffe. She also guest-starred in Malcolm in the Middle as a healer named Anita who takes Malcolm's virginity. In 2009, she joined Fit Parent Magazine, founded by Craig Knight, as Editor at Large. Arquette starred in the 2011 French thriller The Divide, directed by Xavier Gens.
Movie | Succubus | 2025 | |
Movie | Ex-Husbands | Maria Pearce | 2024-06-28 |
Movie | Sex on Screen | Self | 2023-02-28 |
Movie | Grapefruit | Evelyn | 2023-10-26 |
Movie | Futra Days | 2022-04-01 | |
Movie | Body Parts | Self | 2022-06-12 |
Movie | Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power | Self | 2022-10-21 |
Movie | Signs of Love | Rosie | 2022-10-07 |
Series | Catch and Kill: The Podcast Tapes | Self | 2021-07-12 |
Movie | Love is Love is Love | Anne - (segment "Late Lunch") | 2021-10-07 |
Movie | Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert | Self | 2020-04-10 |
Movie | You Cannot Kill David Arquette | Self (archive footage) | 2020-08-21 |
Movie | Puppy Love | Deb | 2020-06-28 |
Series | Ratched | Anna | 2020-09-18 |
Movie | Holy Lands | 2019-01-16 | |
Movie | Hal | Self | 2019-03-28 |
Movie | QT8: The First Eight | Self (archive footage) | 2019-10-21 |
Movie | The Etruscan Smile | Claudia | 2019-05-03 |
Movie | Untouchable | Herself | 2019-06-20 |
Movie | For the Love of George | Dr. Faye Carter | 2018-02-13 |
Movie | Octavio Is Dead | Joan | 2018-06-02 |
Movie | Billionaire Boys Club | Sydney's Mom | 2018-07-19 |
Movie | Half the Picture | Self | 2018-06-08 |
Series | Sideswiped | Mary | 2018-07-25 |
Movie | Maya Dardel | Leonora | 2017-03-12 |
Movie | Lovesong | Eleanor | 2017-02-17 |
Movie | Born Guilty | Judith | 2017-04-07 |
Movie | SPF-18 | Faye Cooper | 2017-09-29 |
Movie | Falsely Accused | Beth | 2016-06-24 |
Series | Roadies | Abby Van Ness | 2016-06-26 |
Movie | Frank & Lola | Patricia | 2016-12-09 |
Movie | Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant | TV Anchorwoman | 2015-06-05 |
Movie | Kill Your Friends | Barbara | 2015-11-06 |
Movie | Asthma | Gus's Mother | 2015-10-23 |
Movie | My Last Film | Actress | 2015-09-27 |
Movie | Draft Day | Angie | 2014-04-11 |
Series | Ray Donovan | Linda | 2013-06-30 |
Movie | $ellebrity | Self | 2013-01-11 |
Movie | The Divide | Marilyn | 2012-01-13 |
Movie | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) | 2012-02-04 |
Movie | Hardflip | Bethany Jones | 2012-06-01 |
Movie | Peace, Love & Misunderstanding | Darcy | 2011-09-13 |
Movie | Exodus Fall | 2011-04-01 | |
Movie | The Westsiders | Narrator | 2010-01-01 |
Movie | Inhale | Dr. Rubin | 2010-08-27 |
Movie | Northern Lights | Charlene Galligan | 2009-03-21 |
Movie | Repo Chick | Lola | 2009-09-09 |
Movie | Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection | Roberta Glass (video 'Into the Groove') | 2009-09-27 |
Series | Eastwick | Unknown | 2009-09-23 |
Movie | American Pie Presents: The Book of Love | Rob's Mom | 2009-12-07 |
Movie | Nick Nolte: No Exit | Self | 2008-01-01 |
Movie | Growing Op | Diana | 2008-11-21 |
Series | Lipstick Jungle | Unknown | 2008-02-07 |
Movie | Ball Don't Lie | Francine | 2008-06-05 |
Series | Dirt | Unknown | 2007-01-02 |
Series | Indie Sex | Herself | 2007-08-01 |
Movie | Battle for Terra | Professor Lina (voice) | 2007-09-06 |
Series | Private Practice | Corinne Davis | 2007-09-26 |
Movie | I-See-You.com | Lydia Ann Layton | 2006-03-08 |
Series | What About Brian | Nicole Varzi | 2006-04-16 |
Series | The Megan Mullally Show | Unknown | 2006-09-18 |
Series | Medium | Michelle Todd | 2005-01-03 |
Movie | My Suicidal Sweetheart | Vera | 2005-03-01 |
Series | Grey's Anatomy | Constance Ferguson | 2005-03-27 |
Movie | Dead Cool | Deirdre | 2005-09-01 |
Movie | Iowa | Effie Harte | 2005-04-22 |
Movie | Kids in America | Abby Pratt | 2005-10-21 |
Movie | Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche | Gabrielle (archive footage) | 2004-01-01 |
Series | Summerland | Unknown | 2004-06-01 |
Series | The L Word | Unknown | 2004-01-18 |
Series | Celebrities Uncensored | Unknown | 2003-06-04 |
Movie | Olive Thomas: The Most Beautiful Girl in the World | Self - Narrator | 2003-09-01 |
Movie | Rush of Fear | Alex McGuire | 2003-10-01 |
Movie | Pulp Fiction: The Facts | Self (archive footage) | 2002-08-20 |
Movie | Searching for Debra Winger | Self | 2002-07-13 |
Movie | Joe Dirt | Charlene the Gator Farmer (uncredited) | 2001-04-10 |
Movie | Big Bad Love | Velma | 2001-10-11 |
Series | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Unknown | 2001-09-30 |
Movie | Things Behind the Sun | Pete | 2001-10-12 |
Movie | Diary of a Sex Addict | Grace Horn | 2001-11-23 |
Movie | Good Advice | Cathy Sherman | 2001-11-15 |
Series | Malcolm in the Middle | Anita | 2000-01-09 |
Movie | The Whole Nine Yards | Sophie Oseransky | 2000-02-18 |
Movie | Voodoo Dawn | Jezzebelle | 2000-03-28 |
Movie | Too Much Flesh | Amy | 2000-09-24 |
Series | The Huntress | Unknown | 2000-07-26 |
Movie | Poison | Dana | 2000-04-04 |
Movie | The 60s | Hippie Mother (uncredited) | 1999-02-07 |
Movie | Palmer's Pick Up | Dawn | 1999-02-09 |
Movie | Switched at Birth | Linda Wells | 1999-11-24 |
Movie | Sugar Town | Eva | 1999-09-17 |
Movie | Pigeonholed | 1999-09-28 | |
Series | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Alexa Pierson | 1999-09-20 |
Movie | Buffalo '66 | Wendy Balsam | 1998-01-20 |
Movie | Hope Floats | Connie Phillips (uncredited) | 1998-05-29 |
Movie | I Know What You Did | Stacey Keane | 1998-01-11 |
Movie | I'm Losing You | Rachel Krohn | 1998-09-16 |
Movie | Floating Away | Maurey Talbot | 1998-08-30 |
Series | Will & Grace | Unknown | 1998-09-21 |
Movie | Hell's Kitchen | Liz McNeary | 1998-09-11 |
Series | The Practice | Unknown | 1997-03-04 |
Movie | White Lies | Junkie Artist | 1997-04-01 |
Movie | Gone Fishin' | Rita | 1997-05-30 |
Series | Gun | Lilly Difideli | 1997-04-12 |
Movie | Trading Favors | Alex Langley | 1997-06-04 |
Movie | Deceiver | Mrs. Kennesaw | 1997-08-31 |
Movie | Valley Girls | Shelly von Schetekel | 1996-11-09 |
Movie | Crash | Gabrielle | 1996-07-17 |
Movie | Search and Destroy | Lauren Mirkheim | 1995-04-23 |
Movie | Nowhere to Hide | Sarah Blake | 1994-10-09 |
Movie | Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy | Rosanna Arquette | 1994-03-09 |
Movie | Pulp Fiction | Jody | 1994-09-10 |
Movie | Nowhere to Run | Clydie Anderson | 1993-01-15 |
Series | Homicide: Life on the Street | Unknown | 1993-01-31 |
Series | Intimate Portrait | Self | 1993-11-14 |
Movie | The Wrong Man | Missy Mills | 1993-09-05 |
Movie | Fathers and Sons | Miss Athena | 1992-01-01 |
Movie | In the Deep Woods | Joanna Warren | 1992-10-26 |
Movie | Flight of the Intruder | Callie Joy | 1991-01-18 |
Movie | The Linguini Incident | Lucy | 1991-05-01 |
Series | Son of the Morning Star | Libby Custer | 1991-02-03 |
Movie | Wendy Cracked a Walnut | Wendy | 1990-08-02 |
Movie | Separation | Sarah Weiss | 1990-06-27 |
Movie | Sweet Revenge | Kate Williams | 1990-07-09 |
Movie | Life Lessons | Paulette | 1989-03-10 |
Movie | Liberian Girl | Unknown | 1989-04-28 |
Movie | New York Stories | Paulette | 1989-03-10 |
Movie | Black Rainbow | Martha Travis | 1989-12-05 |
Movie | Promised a Miracle | Alice Elizabeth 'Lucky' Parker | 1988-05-19 |
Movie | The Big Blue | Johana Baker | 1988-05-10 |
Movie | Amazon Women on the Moon | Karen | 1987-09-18 |
Movie | 8 Million Ways to Die | Sarah | 1986-04-25 |
Movie | Nobody's Fool | Cassie | 1986-11-07 |
Movie | The Aviator | Tillie Hansen | 1985-03-01 |
Movie | Desperately Seeking Susan | Roberta Glass | 1985-03-29 |
Movie | Silverado | Hannah | 1985-07-10 |
Movie | After Hours | Marcy | 1985-08-16 |
Movie | The Parade | Tilda Kirby | 1984-02-29 |
Movie | Baby It's You | Jill Rosen | 1983-03-04 |
Movie | Off the Wall | Pam Smith | 1983-07-01 |
Movie | One Cooks, the Other Doesn't | Tracy Boone | 1983-09-27 |
Movie | Johnny Belinda | Belinda McAdam | 1982-10-19 |
Movie | The Executioner's Song | Nicole Baker | 1982-09-10 |
Movie | The Wall | Halinka Apt | 1982-02-16 |
Movie | S.O.B. | Babs, hitchhiker picked up by Culley | 1981-07-01 |
Movie | A Long Way Home | Rose Cavanaugh | 1981-12-06 |
Series | Here's Boomer | Unknown | 1980-03-14 |
Movie | Gorp | Judy | 1980-05-01 |
Movie | The Ordeal of Patty Hearst | Becky | 1979-03-04 |
Movie | More American Graffiti | Girl in Commune | 1979-08-03 |
Series | Shirley | Debra Miller | 1979-10-26 |
Movie | Zuma Beach | Beverly | 1978-09-27 |
Series | The Dark Secret of Harvest Home | Kate Constantine | 1978-01-23 |
Series | The Runaways | Unknown | 1978-04-27 |
Series | Eight Is Enough | Unknown | 1977-03-15 |
Series | What Really Happened To the Class Of '65? | Unknown | 1977-12-08 |
Movie | Having Babies II | Connie | 1977-10-28 |
Series | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host / Various | 1975-10-11 |