Patricia Clarkson

Loved her as Kelsey Grammer's perfect match in Frasier.

Lover her in Law & Order as a socialite who ran the premier prostitution ring in New York City.

Always liked her. I think the first thing I ever saw her in was a low-budget horror movie called "Wendigo", which was actually pretty good. I've followed her career ever since and will watch pretty much anything she's in—she's just a consistently good actress. I went to a musical showcase at Lincoln Center several years back while I was in grad school, and she sat behind me. I recognized the voice immediately.

A fun interview with her!

She’s a good friend of a friend of mine so I’ve been with her in social situations a few times. She’s delightful and has a keen sense of humor and a great laugh.

She’ll be starring opposite Brian Cox in Long Day’s Journey Into Night in London next spring.

I loved her in the horrendous Sarah Michelle Gellar romcom Simply Irresistible. That’s the film where Betty Buckley was not only fired at a lunch break, she was personally escorted off the soundstage in Long Island City.

Echoing what others are saying - when I see a movie in which she's been cast, it always piques my interest and she does a consistently good job with her roles. She's funny and you can definitely tell she'd make a great friend. She seems like a real down-to-earth type that doesn't take herself too seriously.

Down to Earth, yet understated and elegant; she is a class act. Above the Hollywood fray of tabloids, multiple divorces, and substance abuse.

She can also be a damn good dramatic actress as showcased here.

Love her, she's good in everything

Scene from her in Jumanji with Jonathan Hyde.

She’s a fan of Justin Timberlake’s penis.

Loved her in The Station Agent and Six Feet Under.

Re: The Station Agent, I showed it to my elderly parents, who were captivated. Of Peter Dinklage’s performance, my mother said, “That little fellow is a good actor.” Oh, Mom. ❤️

Helloooo...Pieces of April.

She’s no Patty Heaton.

R15 I like both, but Clarkson is the better actress

I liked her as the heroin addicted lesbian in High Art

That voice! I could listen to her read the phone book. She's just one of those actors that never disappoints and is incapable of giving a bad performance.

[quote]She’s no Patty Heaton.

But she *was* Agnes Moorehead.

close enough

The Station Agent, loved the three of them.

Any relation?

quote]Actress Patricia Clarkson is making waves — and winning fans — for her sharp-edged interpretation of Blanche DuBois in a Kennedy Center production of A Streetcar Named Desire. NPR's Liane Hansen talks with Clarkson.

R23 I bet that's good!

Would have loved to have seen her as Blanche

I love the frau I've been working so hard sore neck pose. Women do this all the time. Plus I think she would have made a better Dorothy.

I loved her as Tammy One on Parks and Rec.

She gives an excellent performance as usual in the recent drama Monica as the dying mother of a trans woman; the movie itself is a bit of a slog.

Far From Heaven, The Station Agent, and Sharp Objects feature her best work IMO. And she’s wonderful as the lead in under-recognized indies like Cairo Time, Learning to Drive, and The Dying Gaul. Sexy lady, too.

Don't watch much TV or see many films, but she seems to pop up often in the few things I chose to watch, and she's reliably wonderful. The episodes of Six Feet Under with Patricia, Frances Conroy, and Kathy Bates were to die for.

She was amazing in Far From Heaven and excellent paired with RDJ in Good Night and Good Luck.

I admit sometimes she's the sort of actress that I expect to be a bit better than she usually is. I also admit I don't know why.

I like her in easy A

In a different year she'd have been nominated for Lars And The Real Girl

State Of The Union with Brendan Gleeson is also worth a watch.

[Quote] It’s all hard, Ruth. We just made different choices.

As somebody who has a complex relationship with his sister, this is probably one of my favourite scenes of any television series. And Clarkson - always effortlessly great - is sublime.

She is the best. I wish I had seen her Blanche. She is certainly underused by the industry, she can do it all.

She was wasted in Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona. She had that kind of Woody Allen dialogue where the character voices banalities that a narrator then repeats and explicates.

Perfectly cast in Sharp Objects as this Demeter-like spiteful, overbearing and ethereal mother. Her "look what you did" at Amy Adams as she pricks her finger while pruning roses still makes me laugh.

And the voice... pure class.

R6

I’ve never heard this story - do go on…

I got a Cameo video from Joanna Cassidy and she told me that Patricia shouldn't have won in the year when they were up against each other. I was kind of surprised she said it that openly.

^Won the Emmy (for SFU)

She was terrific on Home Improvement.

I second her performance as Greta in High Art - the heroin-addicted Fassbinder actress. She is fucking sublime in that. When she comes stumbling out of the bathroom after shooting up with that mad glassy-eyed stare.

Also the sex scene with Ally Sheedy. Im a gay guy but it was pretty hot. Clarkson was so sultry and ravishing in that.

I was at Citroen, the bar over Joe Allen, one night and she was there with a few gay guys. Her laugh is delightful. They were gossiping, cracking jokes and chatting with the table next to them. As she left she said to me and my partner “Have a lovely evening boys!”

I know I’m gushing but she is a real class act and a fabulous actor. Love her.

She is like Bonnie Hunt, you can always count on her to make you laugh, even in the worst material.

She and Tucci made a great married couple in Easy A.

The Let's Discuss Mary is back.

She should have won an Emmy for Sharp Objects.

She should have won the Oscar

She was fantastic in Lisa Cholodenko's. High Art

R40, most Gen Z people can't even remember Home Improvement. Idiot.

I too like her a lot. She usually elevates the material (though role in House of Cards was horrible, but that was probably the script).

That said, she is one curious case where she looks older than her age. I was very surprised to learn that at time of the Dying Gaul in 2005 she was mid-forties only, thought she was well into her fifties by then.

She reminds me of those women way past their expiration date who think they are still hot 'n sexy. When they actually never even were. Naughty, flirty, hair-tossy.

She has *great* bone structure and a signature voice. A bit softer in her ingenue days...

Looks like Cate Blanchett

I don't much care for Clarkson's on-screen presence, which seems a bit self-conscious and arty to me, but I may just have missed her most natural performances. Anyway, I've never heard a negative word about her as a person. She seems to be a very nice, funny and kind person.

She did well in [italic]Good Night and Good Luck[/italic] playing Robert Downey, Jr.'s wife. They were believable as a couple who were hot for each other, and she gave him some gravitas.

She always seems so classy, so it was a hoot to see her in the follow-up to the iconic and hilarious "Dick in a Box" skit on SNL. She was one of the MILF's that Justin Timberlake and/or Andy Samberg was hitting on.

She only had a bit part in The Green Mile, but it made an impact, despite the tragic "dying" makeup they put on her.

[quote] She was one of the MILF's that Justin Timberlake and/or Andy Samberg was hitting on.

That's not what's going on in that sketch.

Met her a bunch of times through my association with the Vineyard Theater in NYC. Great person. No airs or attitude at all. We are on a first name basis and everyone calls her Patty. She lives in the West Village and you can sometimes bump into her walking her dog.

I like her. By golly, I REALLY like her!!

So weird seeing this now. We were both waiting at the same crosswalk in Chelsea yesterday afternoon. Bucket hat and sunglasses, but that profile was unmistakable. She was giving someone a dressing down on the phone in that velvety voice of hers. Impeccable manicure.

She was totally wasted in She Said.

R60, can you blame her?

I'm sorry to report that she was dreadful in the Kennedy Center STREETCAR. Since in theory she had everything the part needs, I'm guessing that she was terribly misdirected by Garry Hynes. A shame.

Loved her in Sharp Objects.

She's great.

Adored her in The Untouchables. I would want to come home to bang that.

She seems sweet

R65, I like her, but that seems an odd word to describe her. “Sweet” makes me think of someone simple and guileless. Patricia strikes me as someone of great complexity.

She is fab-u-lous.

Is she another addition to the short list of actors everybody on DL likes?

I see her around the West Village quite a bit, socializing. She seems to have a lot of friends.

She's amazing

Like me, she's charming, vivacious, witty, and much-loved. Light and breezy--but with intelligence. And edge! I like her very, very much!

R70 yes, but people like me...

Fucking LOVE. And the poster who mentioned Clarkcson's distinctive voice...I like it too.

R72 is Far from Heaven a good movie? I have always wanted to watch it but haven't.

Great cast: Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Dennis Haysbert, Viola Davis, Jams Rebhorn, and Patricia Clarkson.

R62 I can see how her take on Blanche would lead to an interpretation that wouldn't work within the context of the play. I read that new book about the different actresses who took on Blanche over the years-- Patricia was included and had some interesting insights.

And she likes the gays.

I always get her mixed up with the women who played Debra on Raymond