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As the eldest sibling in the Arquette dynasty (the granddaughter of TV humorist Cliff Arquette and daughter of actor Lewis Arquette), Rosanna Arquette is the elder sister of actors Patricia, Alexis, and David Arquette. Arquette was living with her family in an artists' commune in Front Royal, Virginia when she decided, at age 15, to hitchhike cross-country to San Francisco with three friends. She made her professional stage debut in 1975 in Metamorphosis at the Story Theater in LA. The Year 1979 marked both her film debut, a walk-on as a "Commune Girl" in More American Graffiti, and her first stint as a TV regular, playing the teenaged daughter of Shirley Jones on the comedy-drama Shirley (1979-80). Arquette worked regularly in TV for a period, appearing in after school specials, PBS dramas, and several notable telefilms including The Executioner's Song (1982) wherein she received enthusiastic notices for her portrayal of the wild girlfriend of convicted killer Gary Gilmore (Tommy Lee Jones).
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Rosanna Arquette (born August 10, 1959) is an American actress. She was born in New York City. Her grandfather, Cliff, played "Charlie Weaver" on The Jack Paar Show and Hollywood Squares, and her father, Lewis, was well known as "J. W. Pickett" on The Waltons. She is the sibling of entertainers Patricia Arquette, David Arquette and Alexis Arquette, and the sister-in-law of Courtney Cox Arquette.
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In her eighteen year career, Rosanna Arquette has made a mark in both independent and mainstream projects. Her most recent credits include Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction and David Salles' Search and Destroy and the upcoming Gone Fishin'. She has worked with such directors as John Sayles(Baby it's You) and Martin Scorsese(After Hours, and the director's segment of New York Stories), and Lawrence Kasdan (Silverado). She received the British Academy Award for her portrayal of "Nicole," murderer Gary Gilmore's jailbait girlfriend in the 1982 adaptation of Norman Mailer's The Executioner's Song. She has ... starred in the television movies "The Wrong Man," "Black Rainbow," and a remake of "Johnny Belinda."
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Rosanna Arquette has acted extensively in film and television, and has come to be acknowledged as an actress of rare depth and scope. Growing up in a family of actors, she began at a young age. Her first big break came as a teenager with a role in the Movie of the Week "The Dark Secret of Harvest Home" (1978) (mini), which starred Bette Davis. Several television roles followed, including an "ABC Afterschool Specials" (1972) and a part on the series "James at 15" (1977) before her talents led to her film debut in Gorp (1980). Since then she has acted in a steady stream of films, including John Sayles' Baby It's You (1983), Fathers & Sons (1992) with Jeff Goldblum, Silverado (1985) (which ... featured Goldblum), The Linguini Incident (1991), Martin Scorsese's segment of New York Stories (1989) with Nick Nolte, and many others. She feels particularly proud of her offbeat roles in such independent films as After Hours (1985), Nobody's Fool (1986), and Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), for which she won the British Academy Award.
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Jean-Claude Van Damme, in a change-of-pace role, plays an escaped convict who comes to the rescue of widow Rosanna Arquette and her two children when a ruthless contractor attempts to take over their land. There's action scenes aplenty, along with a surprising romantic angle. Kieran Culkin, Ted Levine and Joss Ackland co-star. 95 min. Side A: Widescreen; Side B: Standard; Soundtracks: English, French; Subtitles: English, French; scene access.
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Rosanna Arquette was born in New York, N.Y. on Aug. 10th 1959. She is the Sister of Actress Patricia Arquette. Her first taste of fame came in 1977 in a made for TV movie called Having Babies II. She became the subject of a hit song, Rosanna, by Toto when she was dating band member Steve Lukather. Rosanna Arquette is best known for her roles in Pulp Fiction starring with Uma Thurman. Crash co-starring Deborah Unger, and in Desperately Seeking Susan starring Madonna.
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