Patricia Arquette Pictures, Photos, Bio, Video Clips

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The current star of the NBC TV hit, Medium, Patricia Arquette was born in Chicago, Illinois on April 8, 1968, and is the granddaughter of Cliff Arquette, (famous for his role as Charlie Weaver) the daughter of character actor Lewis Arquette, and the sister of actors Rosanna Arquette, David Arquette and Alexis Arquette.

In the Arquette family tradition, the young actress moved to Hollywood at 18 and began to build an acting career with appearances in such films as Tim Burton's Ed Wood opposite Johnny Depp, in Indian Runner directed by Sean Penn; and in Ethan Frome directed by John Madden. In 2000, she played Adam Sandler's love-interest in the comedy Little Nicky.

For her starring role in Medium, which premiered in January 2005 to great advance critical notice on NBC as a mid-season replacement, Arquette most recently won for Best Actress in a Drama Series at the 2005 Emmy Awards. and received another nod for Best Actress at the 2006 Golden Globe Awards.

In the role, Arquette plays Allison Dubois, a real-life Arizona woman known for her apparent ability to communicate with dead people.

Offscreen, Arquette has been married to actor Nicolas Cage, and most recently has been romantically linked to boyfriend, actor Thomas Jane.

The couple, who have a 3-year-old daughter, Harlow, finally tied the knot in Venice, Italy in June 2006.

Medium - The NBC hit starring the actress featuring video clips, info on upcoming episodes, photos and cast bios.

The Patricia Arquette Picture Site - Very brief bio, related links and galleries of past and recent photos of the actress plus nude shots with adult registration.