American actress with an Academy Award for "Boyhood" and Emmy Awards for "Medium" and "Escape at Dannemora".
Background
Born into the Arquette acting family in Chicago and raised in Virginia and Los Angeles, she is the sister of actors Rosanna, David, and Alexis Arquette. She left high school at 14 to pursue acting.
Career
Tony Scott’s “True Romance” (1993) and David Lynch’s “Lost Highway” (1997) defined her 1990s career. Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood” (2014), filmed over 12 years, won her the Academy Award; she used her acceptance speech to demand wage equality for women.
Style
Arquette is recognized for activist work, including co-founding GiveLove, a sanitation non-profit. She has also testified in the US Senate on equal pay and is on the board of directors for the Equal Rights Amendment Coalition.
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