Patricia Arquette does on 8th April - check out the tribute to this Birthday Girl turning 47, at the end of this feature.
Do you also share your birthday with a well known, highly regarded & famous Actor or Actress; share your special day with a Director, Producer, Writer, Cinematographer, Singer/Songwriter or Composer of repute; or share an interest in whoever might notch up another year in the coming seven days? Then, look no further! Whilst there will be too many to mention in this small but not insignificant and beautifully written and presented Blog, here are the more notable and noteworthy icons of the big screen, and the small screen, that you will recognise, and that you might just share your birthday with in the week ahead. If so, Happy Birthday to you from Odeon Online!
Sunday 5th April
- Hayley Atwell - Born 1982, turns 33 - Actress
- Mitch Pileggi - Born 1982, turns 63 - Actor
- Roger Corman - Born 1925, turns 89 - Director | Producer | Writer | Actor
- Peter Greenaway - Born 1943, turns 73 - Director | Writer | Editor
- Pharrell Williams - Born 1973, turns 42 - Singer | Songwriter | Composer | Actor
Monday 6th April
- Paul Rudd - Born 1965, turns 46 - Actor | Producer | Writer | Singer
- Michael Rooker - Born 1955, turns 60 - Actor
- Zach Braff - Born 1975, turns 40 - Actor | Producer | Director
- Billy Dee Williams - Born 1937, turns 78 - Actor
- Barry Levinson - Born 1942, turns 73 - Director | Producer | Writer
- Roy Thinnes - Born 1938, turns 72 - Actor
Tuesday 7th April
- Russell Crowe - Born 1964, turns 51 - Actor | Producer | Director
- Jackie Chan - Born 1954, turns 61 - Actor | Producer | Stuntman
- Andrew Sachs - Born 1930, turns 85 - Actor
- Francis Ford Coppola - Born 1939 - Director | Producer | Writer | Winemaker | Restauranteur
Wednesday 8th April
- John Madden - Born 1949, turns 66 - Director | Producer
- Taylor Kitch - Born 1981, turns 34 - Actor
- Robin Wright - Born 1966, turns 49 - Actress | Producer | Director
- Patricia Arquette - Born 1968, turns 47 - Actress
Thursday 9th April
- Kristen Stewart - Born 1990, turns 25 - Actress
- Elle Fanning - Born 1998, turns 17 - Actress
- Jay Baruchel - Born 1982, turns 33 - Actor | producer
- Dennis Quaid - Born 1954, turns 61 - Actor | Producer | Director
- Hugh Heffner - Actor | Producer | Publisher
Friday 10th April
- Max von Sydow - Born 1929, turns 86 - Actor | Director
- Steven Seagal - Born 1952, turns 63 - Actor | Writer | Producer
- Hayley Joel Osment - Born 1988, turns 27 - Actor
Saturday 11th April
- John Milius - Born 1944, turns 71 - Director | Producer | Writer
- Jennifer Esposito - Born 1973, turns 42 - Actress
Patricia T. Arquette was born in Chicago, Illinois to mother Brenda Olivia Nowak and father Lewis Arquette, an Actor. Mother Brenda was an an acting coach and therapist who died in 1997 and father Lewis dies in 2001. Her parents had four other children all of whom have moved into the acting business - Rosanna (born 1959), Richmond (born 1963), Alexis (born 1969) and David (born 1971). At the age of 15 the early teenage Patricia ran away from home to live her her 24 years old sister Rosanna - that was 1983.
Arquette's film acting break came a few years later after she had overcome her insecurities and grown in confidence and self-belief. She had three films released in 1987 - 'Pretty Smart', the TV film 'Daddy' and the third instalment in the 'Elm Street' franchise with 'A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 : Dream Warriors'. In 1989 her son Enzo was born to father Paul Rossi, and as the 90's approached so her acting career began to take off.
The latter half of the 90's delivered a mixed bag of films from 'Flirting with Disaster', 'Infinity' and 'The Secret Agent' in 1996 to David Lynch's 'Lost Highway' and then 'Nightwatch' to 'Goodbye Lover', 'The Hi-Lo Country', 'Stigmata' and 'Bringing Out The Dead' with then husband Nicolas Cage in 1999 for Director Martin Scorsese.
As the new century clicked over, Arquette starred with Adam Sandler in 'Little Nicky' in 2000, and then 'Human Nature' in 2001 Directed by Michael Gondry. Then came 'The Badge', 'Tiptoes' and Disney's 'Holes' in 2002 and 2003. Her next film was Richard Linklater's 'Fast Food Nation' in 2006 - her three year absence between films due to her early production commitments on 'Boyhood' that would not yet get released for another eight years.
In 2005 Arquette made her move into mainstream television serialisation with 'Medium' as psychic Alison DuBois which ran for six years and garnered the Actress further critical acclaim and several awards including Golden Globe wins in 2005, '06 and '07; an Emmy in 2007; and The SAG Award in 2006, '07 and '10. In the meantime she released 'A Single Woman' in 2008 and the 'Girl in Progress' in 2012. From there she appeared in ten episodes of 'The Boardwalk Empire' in 2013 and '14, and more recently a regular slot on 'CSI'. There has also been 'A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III' with Charlie Sheen, 'Vijay and I', 'Electric Slide' still due for release, then the highly acclaimed 'Boyhood' last year and most recently 'The Wannabe' due for release later this year.
It was Arquette's role in Linklater's epic 12 year 'Boyhood' journey that garnered her huge critical acclaim in this landmark film, She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at this years Award Ceremony, as well as the Golden Globe, The BAFTA, the AACTA and a raft of others. All up Arquette has 46 award wins and another 40 award nominations from her career of 53 acting credits so far.
Her son Enzo was born in 1989; she was married to Oscar winning Actor Nicolas Cage from 1995 - 2001; she gave birth to daughter Harlow in 2003 and married the child's father Thomas Jane in 2006, but divorced in mid-2011. She has actively supported aid programmes after the Haiti earthquake tragedy in 2010; has worked with the Libby Ross Foundation, The Art of Elysium, The Heart Truth, and recently P.E.T.A (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals); and after the death of her mother in 1997 to breast cancer she has worked to raise awareness and funds in support of this cause too.
Patricia Arquette - daring, colourful, varied and always entertaining; now possibly at the height of your career; always watchable and with a rich history both on and off camera - Happy Birthday to you, from Odeon Online.
-Steve, at Odeon Online-
