Biography
Rosanna Lisa Arquette (born August 10, 1959) is an American actress. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her performance in the TV film The Executioner's Song (1982) and won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the film Desperately Seeking Susan (1985). Her other film roles include After Hours (also 1985), The Big Blue (1988), Pulp Fiction (1994), and Crash (1996). She also directed the documentary Searching for Debra Winger (2002) and starred in the ABC sitcom What Abou...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Here's Yanni!
2024
as Amelia

Futra Days
2024
as Dr. Felicia Walter
Traveling forward in time isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, as Sean Graves learns the hard way. He’s supposed to spy on his future self to determine if...

Succubus
2024
as Denise
A new father going through a marital separation joins a dating app and matches with a beautiful but mysterious young woman... whose powers of seductio...

Ex-Husbands
2024
as Maria Pearce
Manhattan dentist Peter Pearce is facing a midlife crisis after his wife of 35 years leaves him. On the spur of the moment, he books a trip to Tulum, ...

Grapefruit
2023
as Evelyn
After a devastating divorce Travis is forced to move into his childhood home with his eccentric newly sober mother.

Sex on Screen
2023
as Self
Explores the process of creating sex scenes in Hollywood, the toll on those involved in filming them, and the impact such images have on women and gir...

Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power
2022
as Self
Investigates the politics of cinematic shot design, and how this meta-level of filmmaking intersects with the twin epidemics of sexual abuse/assault a...

Signs of Love
2022
as Rosie
A young man struggling for a good life meets a deaf girl from a well-off nearby family, he suddenly sees hope for love, and a better life but only if ...

Body Parts
2022
as Self
An eye-opening investigation into the making of Hollywood sex scenes, shedding light on the real-life experiences behind classic scenes of cinema and ...

Love is Love is Love
2021
as Anne (segment "Late Lunch")
Three stories that explore love, commitment, and loyalty between couples and friends. "Two for Dinner" where a married couple temporarily ...
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Who has ever compared Reservoir Dogs? What are “Open Road” and “New World Disorder”? Why is Harvey Keitel a fairy and how did we all almost become die...

You Cannot Kill David Arquette
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Following his infamous championship as part of a marketing stunt for the film Ready to Rumble, David Arquette is widely known as the most hated man in...

Puppy Love
2020
as Deb
A prophetic young dishwasher with brain-damage and a homeless prostitute are brought together through obscene circumstances and embark on a perverse j...

Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert
2020
as Self
The Coachella concert series is examined through the lens of rare footage, interviews, and performances from some of the most famous performers who ev...

QT8: The First Eight
2019
as Self (archive footage)
A detailed account of the life and artistic career of legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, from his early days as a video club manager to the scanda...

Untouchable
2019
as Self
The inside story of the rise and fall of Harvey Weinstein reveals how, over decades, he acquired and protected his power even when scandal threatened ...

Hal
2019
as Self
Hal Ashby's obsessive genius led to an unprecedented string of Oscar®-winning classics, including Harold and Maude, Shampoo and Being There. But as co...

The Cold Open
2019
Aubrey Plaza leads a satanic cult of actresses in a sacrificial offering to preserve the integral values of independent cinema.

Holy Lands
2019
as Monica
When lapsed Jew and former cardiologist Harry suddenly decides to spend his retirement as a pig farmer in Nazareth, Israel, the move deeply shocks his...

Billionaire Boys Club
2018
as Sydney's Mom
A group of wealthy boys in Los Angeles during the early 1980s establishes a get rich quick scam that turns deadly.

Octavio Is Dead!
2018
as Joan
The daughter of an overbearing mother enters the rich and strange world of her deceased father — a man she never knew.

The Etruscan Smile
2018
as Claudia
Rory MacNeil, a rugged old Scotsman, reluctantly leaves his beloved isolated Hebridean island and travels to San Francisco to seek medical treatment. ...

For the Love of George
2018
as Dr. Faye Carter
A woman leaves her cheating husband in England and sets off on a trip to Los Angeles in hopes of meeting the man she considers to be perfect, George C...

Half the Picture
2018
as Self
At a pivotal moment for gender equality in Hollywood, successful women directors talk about their art, lives and careers.

SPF-18
2017
as Faye Cooper
18-year-old Penny Cooper spent years pining for Johnny Sanders Jr., but when a mysterious musician shows up on the beach, Penny is torn.

Born Guilty
2017
as Judith
What happens when you secretly pay someone to romance your Mom?

Maya Dardel
2017
as Leonora
An internationally respected poet announces she is going to kill herself and needs an heir and executor. Young writers drive up the mountain to compet...

Lovesong
2017
as Eleanor
Neglected by her husband, Sarah embarks on an impromptu road trip with her young daughter and her best friend, Mindy. Along the way, the dynamic betwe...

Frank & Lola
2016
as Patricia
A talented Las Vegas chef falls in love with an aspiring fashion designer but turns violently jealous when he realizes that she's hiding dark secrets.

Falsely Accused
2016
as Beth
When a young woman is falsely accused of murdering her brother, she must catch the real killer to prove her innocence. Along the way she encounters un...

Kill Your Friends
2015
as Barbara
A&R man Steven Stelfox is slashing and burning his way through the music business, a world where 'no one knows anything' and where careers are made an...

Asthma
2015
as Gus's Mother
A young musician takes a beautiful tattoo artist on a ride in a stolen classic car.

Rickie Lee Jones: The Other Side of Desire
2015
as Self
In this feature length documentary, renowned director Gail Harvey follows Grammy Award Winning and Rolling Stones cover gracing singer-songwriter Rick...

My Last Film
2015
as Actress
An exhilarating whatsit and freewheeling black comedy, Anger’s latest takes aim at the independent film scenes in NY and L.A. with no-holds-barred fer...

Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
2015
as TV Anchorwoman
A self-anointed 'renegade' male flight attendant must save the day when the airline he works for tries to eliminate flight attendants as a cost-cuttin...

Draft Day
2014
as Angie
At the NFL Draft, general manager Sonny Weaver has the opportunity to rebuild his team when he trades for the number one pick. He must decide what he'...

$ellebrity
2013
as Self
Fame has become what millions of us follow, believe in and seemingly what we care about most - as well as a billion-dollar-a-year industry. But what d...

Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
2013
as Self
Take a look at Tarantino's career from the beginning, with interviews from co-workers, critics, stars and master filmmakers alike as well as a tribute...

Hardflip
2012
as Bethany Jones
Hardflip follows the story of Caleb (Randy Wayne) a young skater whose ill mother (Rosanna Arquette) and absent father (John Schneider) leave him reac...

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)
A film where anything can happen - the hero and the heroine changes their faces, age, look, names, and so on. The only same thing: The love between ma...

The Divide
2012
as Marilyn
Survivors of a nuclear attack are grouped together for days in the basement of their apartment building, where fear and dwindling supplies wear away a...

Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
2011
as Darcy
A conservative lawyer named Diane takes her two teenage children Jake and Zoe to meet their estranged, hippie grandmother in Woodstock after her husba...
Exodus Fall
2011
Set in 1974 Texas, three teen siblings struggle with the death of their father and try to live with their abusive mother. When one of the teens is sen...
Convincing Clooney
2011
as JC
Comedy starring Sulo Williams, Aimee Garcia, Kelly Perine

Inhale
2010
as Dr. Rubin
A couple goes to dangerous lengths to find a lung donor for their daughter.

The Westsiders
2010
as Narrator
The rise and fall of The Westsiders surf gang through the eyes of three best friends.

American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
2009
as Rob's Mom
Ten years after the first American Pie movie, three new hapless virgins discover the Bible hidden in the school library at East Great Falls High. Unfo...

Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection
2009
as Roberta Glass (video 'Into the Groove')
Celebration: The Video Collection is a greatest videos DVD compilation by American singer-songwriter Madonna. Released by Warner Bros. Records on Sept...

Repo Chick
2009
as Lola
As a repo chick, wealthy bad-girl Pixxi and her entourage get mixed up in a devious kidnapping plot that threatens to wipe out the city of Los Angeles...

Northern Lights
2009
as Charlene Galligan
Hoping to leave behind troubled days in the Baltimore city police department, Nate Burns journeys to Alaska, where he takes up a quiet life as a small...

Growing Op
2008
as Diana
The story of a teenage boy coming of age in a suburban grow-operation, where every day is paradise or fresh hell. But it's always a trip. Sheltered al...

Ball Don't Lie
2008
as Francine
BALL DON’T LIE plays out over one day in the life of Sticky (film newcomer and streetball legend Grayson “The Professor” Boucher), a skinny 17-year-ol...

Nick Nolte: No Exit
2008
as Self
A frank and unconventional view of the life and work of actor Nick Nolte.

Battle for Terra
2007
as Professor Lina (voice)
A peaceful alien planet faces annihilation, as the homeless remainder of the human race sets its eyes on Terra. Mala, a rebellious Terrian teenager, w...

Indie Sex: Teens
2007
Underage sexual activity is one of the most taboo subjects on screen. The film traces the history and representation of adolescent love and sexual beh...

Alexis Arquette: She's My Brother
2007
as Self
A profile of a preoperative transsexual, director Matthew Barbato's fascinating documentary follows Alexis Arquette as she prepares for her upcoming g...

I-See-You.com
2006
as Lydia Ann Layton
A 17-year-old boy buys mini-cameras and displays the footage online at I-see-you.com. The cash rolls in as the site becomes a major hit. Everyone seem...

Kids in America
2005
as Abby Pratt
Inspired by real events, this ribald comedy pits an unlikely gang of students against their principal after she bars safe-sex activities on campus. Pr...

Welcome to California
2005
as Prostitute
The film centers on the strained marriage of Undine Jones, an actress, and John Goodman, a well-regarded composer. The story opens as the two are driv...

Dead Cool
2005
as Deirdre
A story about modern family relationships, as seen through the eyes of 15 year-old David. Six years after his dad dies in a car crash, David's mum mov...

Iowa
2005
as Effie Harte
A cautionary tale of love, crime, fantasy and addiction that follows two young Iowan lovers who decide to go into the "batch" business - cooking their...

All We Are Saying
2005
Director, Producer
All We Are Saying is a personal look at what makes musicians tick -- a look into the psyches of some of the top musical artists of the day. Through a ...

My Suicidal Sweetheart
2005
as Vera
A suicidal comedy about two young lovers who get married and escape from a mental institution in search of new ways to die...and the white light.
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
2004
as Gabrielle (archive footage)
This compelling documentary explores Canadian film culture and tries to discover what defines Canadian film through interviews with notable filmmakers...

Rush of Fear
2003
as Alex McGuire
In an attempt to save their troubled relationship, Jack (Joseph Kell) and Alex McGuire (Rosanna Arquette) plan a romantic getaway to a quiet seaside t...

Olive Thomas: The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
2003
as Self - Narrator
Explores the life and death of one of the first onscreen flappers. By the time she appeared in The Flapper, she had completed more than seventeen film...

Pulp Fiction: The Facts
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Behind the scenes of the legendary classic film by Quentin Tarantino.

Searching for Debra Winger
2002
as Self
Rosanna Arquette talks to various actresses about the pressures they face as women working in the entertainment industry.

Searching for Debra Winger
2002
Writer, Director, Producer
Rosanna Arquette talks to various actresses about the pressures they face as women working in the entertainment industry.

Diary of a Sex Addict
2001
as Grace Horn
A restaurant owner leads a double life.

Good Advice
2001
as Cathy Sherman
An investment banker loses everything and must discover what's important in life.

Things Behind the Sun
2001
as Pete
A young music journalist's dark memories are awakened when he goes to interview a female rock singer, and both are forced to confront troubling secret...

Big Bad Love
2001
as Velma
Vietnam veteran Leon Barlow is struggling as a writer, and his personal life isn't much better. His unsympathetic ex-wife Marilyn doesn't approve of h...

Joe Dirt
2001
as Charlene the Gator Farmer (uncredited)
Joe Dirt is a janitor with a mullet hairdo, acid-washed jeans and a dream to find the parents that he lost at the Grand Canyon when he was a belligere...

Too Much Flesh
2000
as Amy
In an Illinois farming community, Lyle lives quietly with his wife Amy. But their life is set spinning when Lyle's friend Vernon visits with his girlf...

Poison
2000
as Dana
Traci is a devious teenage girl who befriends and kills anyone who comes between her and her mother, Dana, a failed movie actress who lies for and pro...

Voodoo Dawn
2000
as Jezzebelle
In the eerie backdrop of the Lousiana bayou, former inmate Frank sees the opportunity of a lifetime in the form of cursed cash. But this cash has a pr...

The Whole Nine Yards
2000
as Sophie Oseransky
After a mobster agrees to cooperate with an FBI investigation in order to stay out of prison, he's relocated by the authorities to a life of suburban ...

Gun: Fatal Betrayal
2000
Follows a gun and the different hands it falls into and the different characters that use it.

Switched at Birth
1999
as Linda Wells
Sarah Barlow and Linda Wells are two mothers who give birth on the same day in the same hospital. Eighteen months later, a DNA test proves the infants...

Pigeonholed
1999
To the children of the rich, survival is just as difficult as it is for everyone else--but in their own trouble-filled minds, finding a reason to live...

Sugar Town
1999
as Eva
A look at the lives of several struggling L.A. musicians. Gwen, a singer-songwriter, is on a quest for the big-time. Working as an assistant to a fil...

Joni Mitchell: Painting with Words & Music
1999
as Self - Introduction
Joni Mitchell, the Queen of folk/rock, performs for an intimate audience on a Warner Bros. soundstage in Los Angeles. This concert is classic Joni, co...

Palmer's Pick-Up
1999
as Dawn
Two dimwit owners of a struggling hauling company are approached about hauling a huge, mysterious box across country at the end of the century. The ca...

The 60s
1999
as Hippie Mother (uncredited)
The Herlihys are a working class family from Chicago whose three children take wildly divergent paths: Brian joins the Marines right out of High Schoo...

I'm Losing You
1998
as Rachel Krohn
Based on Bruce Wagner's best selling novel, "I'm Losing You" is the gripping tale of a wealthy Los Angeles family and their journey from profound loss...

Hell's Kitchen
1998
as Liz McNeary
Newly released from jail, an ex-gang member asks a former contender to teach him to box.

Floating Away
1998
as Maurey Talbot
After losing custody of her infant child to her domineering husband, a distressed woman's cross country search for family becomes a journey of self di...

Hope Floats
1998
as Connie Phillips (uncredited)
Birdee Pruitt has been humiliated on live television by her best friend, Connie, who's been sleeping with Birdee's husband, Bill. Birdee tries startin...

Buffalo '66
1998
as Wendy Balsam
Billy is released after five years in prison. In the next moment, he kidnaps teenage student Layla and visits his parents with her, pretending she is ...

I Know What You Did
1998
as Stacey Keane
A female lawyer who specialises in defending suspected rapists is left traumatised after she herself is assaulted in her own home.

Deceiver
1997
as Mrs. Kennesaw
The gruesome death of a prostitute brings suspicion on one of her clients, James Wayland, a brilliant, self-destructive and epileptic heir to a textil...

Trading Favors
1997
as Alex Langley
A seductive woman with a violent lover steals a car and entices a teenage boy to join her on a crime spree.

Gone Fishin'
1997
as Rita
Two fishing fanatics get in trouble when their fishing boat gets stolen while on a trip.

Gun
1997
as Lilly Difideli
Follows a gun and the different hands it falls into and the different characters that use it.

White Lies
1997
as Junkie Artist
A museum worker pretends to be an artist in order to impress women. When an attractive assistant director of a SoHo art gallery overhears him, she off...

Valley Girls
1996
as Shelly von Schetekel
Two Welsh women win a trip to Hollywood.

Crash
1996
as Gabrielle
After getting into a serious car accident, a TV director discovers an underground sub-culture of scarred, omnisexual car-crash victims, and he begins ...

Search and Destroy
1995
as Lauren Mirkheim
A self-help guru's televised teachings inspire a down-and-out businessman to pursue his dream of making a movie.

Nowhere to Hide
1994
as Sarah Blake
Divorcee learns from the FBI that her husband has mafia connections and put a contract on her life. She gets into the witness protection program and f...

Pulp Fiction
1994
as Jody
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime cape...

Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy
1994
as Rosanna Arquette
A second-class horror movie has to be shown at Cannes Film Festival, but, before each screening, the projectionist is killed by a mysterious fellow, w...

The Wrong Man
1993
as Missy Mills
US merchant sailor Alex Walker is stranded in Mexico, penniless and wanted by the police. He meets and joins up with an unlikely couple - ageing but l...

Nowhere to Run
1993
as Clydie Anderson
Escaped convict Sam Gillen single-handedly takes on ruthless developers who are determined to evict a widow with two young children.

Fathers & Sons
1992
as Miss Athena
A beach runner and bookworm has difficulty communicating with his son. He meets a psychic on a pier at the beach and soon his world turns topsy-turvy ...

In the Deep Woods
1992
as Joanna Warren
A friend of Joanna has been killed by a serial killers who leaves the bodies in the woods. A strange guy who says is a private detective: Joanna begin...

The Linguini Incident
1991
as Lucy
A waitress, a barman and an underwear designer try to rob the New York restaurant where two of them work.

Flight of the Intruder
1991
as Callie Joy
U.S. Navy pilot Lt. Jake Grafton and his bombardier buddy, Lt. Cmdr. Virgil Cole, are two soldiers embedded in the Vietnam War growing frustrated by t...

Wendy Cracked a Walnut
1990
as Wendy
An Australian salesman's bored wife escapes in a fantasy world with her dream lover.

Sweet Revenge
1990
as Kate Williams
An attorney plays match-maker for her ex-husband, by hiring an actress to seduce him - all in an attempt to try and rid herself of alimony payments.
Separation
1990
as Sarah Weiss
When Sarah, a New York actress, calls Joe, a London playwright they begin a very special relationship conducted through trans-Antlantic phone calls. A...

Black Rainbow
1989
as Martha Travis
Martha Travis is a medium who makes contact with spirits "on the other side" and connects them with their loved ones still alive, in public performanc...

New York Stories
1989
as Paulette
Get ready for a wildly diverse, star-studded trilogy about life in the big city. One of the most-talked about films in years, New York Stories feature...

Promised a Miracle
1988
as Alice Elizabeth 'Lucky' Parker
True story of a couple charged with manslaughter when their rejection of modern medicine in favor of religion to treat their diabetic child resulted i...

The Big Blue
1988
as Johana Baker
Two men answer the call of the ocean in this romantic fantasy-adventure. Jacques and Enzo are a pair of friends who have been close since childhood, ...

Amazon Women on the Moon
1987
as Karen (segment "Two I.D.'s")
Centered around a television station which features a 1950s-style sci-fi movie interspersed with a series of wild commercials, wacky shorts and weird ...

Nobody's Fool
1986
as Cassie
Cassie, who seeks love and escape from her mundane ordinary life, meets a traveling Shakespeare troupe offering a community acting workshop.

8 Million Ways to Die
1986
as Sarah
Scudder is a detective with the Sheriff's Department who is forced to shoot a violent suspect during a narcotics raid. The ensuing psychological after...

After Hours
1985
as Marcy
Desperate to escape his mind-numbing routine, uptown Manhattan office worker Paul Hackett ventures downtown for a hookup with a mystery woman.

Silverado
1985
as Hannah
Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends reside...

Desperately Seeking Susan
1985
as Roberta Glass
A bored New Jersey suburban housewife's fascination with a free-spirited woman she has read about in the personal columns leads to her being mistaken ...

The Aviator
1985
as Tillie Hansen
A 1920s mail pilot and a rich man's daughter crash-land on a mountain full of hungry wolves.

The Parade
1984
as Tilda Kirby
When her estranged, drifter husband Matt returns after spending seven years in prison to ask her to let him be a part of her life again, Rachel Kirby'...

One Cooks, the Other Doesn't
1983
as Tracy Boone
A real estate agent has a problem: his ex-wife and son are moving in with him-and his jealous bride.

Off the Wall
1983
as Pam Smith
Two young hitchhikers are picked up a speed-crazed young woman, who tears around the countryside. She leaves them to take the blame for her activities...

Baby It's You
1983
as Jill Rosen
In a 1966 New Jersey high school, Jill and new student Sheik from the other side of the tracks make their way in a first love romance.

Johnny Belinda
1982
as Belinda McAdam
While attempting to set up a communal garden in a poverty stricken rural community, Bill Richmond becomes aware of a mute, disheveled girl named Belin...

The Executioner's Song
1982
as Nicole Baker
In this fact-based made-for TV film, Gary Gilmore, an Indiana man who just finished serving a lengthy stay in prison, tries to start anew by moving to...

The Wall
1982
as Halinka Apt
A dramatic re-enactment of the Warsaw Ghetto Jewish uprising in April 1943 were 650 armed members of the Jewish Fighting Organization of Poland held o...

A Long Way Home
1981
as Rose Cavanaugh
A married teenager sets out to find his long-lost brother and sister years after all three had been placed with different families following their aba...

S.O.B.
1981
as Babs
A movie producer who made a huge flop tries to salvage his career by revamping his film as an erotic production, where its family-friendly star takes ...

Gorp
1980
as Judy
Pranksters cause trouble at a summer camp for rich kids.

Visions of Christmas Past
1979
as Debra Miller
A 95-minute TV movie spin-off from the short-lived TV series Shirley (1979), starring Shirley Jones. Shirley is caught up in memories of her late husb...

More American Graffiti
1979
as Girl in Commune
College graduates deal with Vietnam and other issues of the late '60s.

The Ordeal of Patty Hearst
1979
as Becky
The story of the kidnapping of newspaper heiress Patty Hearst by members of a radical guerrilla organization, as seen by the FBI agent in charge of he...

Zuma Beach
1978
as Beverly
A fading rock singer goes to the beach to get away from it all and winds up getting involved in the lives of the teenage beachgoers.

Having Babies II
1977
as Connie
The story of various couples who get caught up in the personal and emotional crises of birth, adoption and hospitalization, and also of the hospital a...
The Moment
N/A
A rising pop sensation navigates the complexities of fame and industry pressures while preparing for her arena tour debut, revealing the transformatio...
Corporate Retreat
N/A
A group of corporate executives from a rising tech company attends a company retreat at a remote desert mansion. The team-bonding trip turns into a bl...