Arquette has appeared in both television and feature films since 1977. One of her first noticeable roles was inS.O.B. (1981), directed byBlake Edwards. She earned anEmmy Award nomination for the TV filmThe Executioner's Song (1982). However, she was unhappy with the film's nude scene, remarking in an interview that the idea of the general public seeing her naked made her feel uncomfortable and exploited, and that most of the offers she had received since demanded that she similarly expose herself.[12] Her first starring role was inJohn Sayles's film,Baby It's You (1983), highly regarded byRotten Tomatoes reviewers[13] but not widely distributed.[14] She co-starred inDesperately Seeking Susan (1985) alongside pop superstarMadonna, for which Arquette won aBAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role despite appearing in the leading role. In an interview at the time, Arquette said "The two questions I hate the most are 'What was it like working with Madonna?' and 'Are you the Rosanna in the song "Rosanna"?'" Following the commercial and critical success ofLawrence Kasdan'sSilverado (also 1985), the limited success of theMartin Scorsese filmAfter Hours (also 1985) and the commercial flop8 Million Ways to Die (1986), also a critical failure, she quit Hollywood to work in Europe, acting inLuc Besson'sThe Big Blue (1988). Director Scorsese then offered her a part in his segment ofNew York Stories (1989).
Arquette's other movies of note arePulp Fiction and theDavid Cronenberg filmCrash and the Australian filmWendy Cracked a Walnut (1990, also known as...Almost). In 1990, she appeared on the cover and in a nude pictorial inPlayboy's September issue, although she said it was without her prior knowledge or consent.[15] Arquette starred inSondra Locke'sTrading Favors, playedAngelina Jolie's mother inHell's Kitchen and later appeared as the girlfriend of Jolie's real-life fatherJon Voight onRay Donovan.
In 2017, Arquette alleged (along with almost a hundred other women from the entertainment industry), that the then film producerHarvey Weinstein sexually harassed her, threatened her because of her refusal to enter his hotel room, and subsequently saw to it that she was paid less forPulp Fiction, then no longer cast her in A-list lead roles because of her rejection of hisquid pro quo sexual harassment proposition; Weinstein wasconvicted of sex offences in 2020. When news broke about Weinstein's sexual offending in October 2017, Arquette was one of the first actresses to speak openly about his misconduct, withRonan Farrow forThe New Yorker andThe New York Times'sJodi Kantor.[16] In the documentaryUntouchable (2019) about Weinstein focusing on those who accused him of sexual abuse, Arquette,Paz de la Huerta, and Erika Rosenbaum were among those interviewed.
In an August 8, 2019 interview withTheWrap, Arquette said theFBI advised her to make herTwitter account private after online critics complained about her tweeting that she had shame for being "white and privileged".[19]
TheToto song "Rosanna" was written byDavid Paich, who has claimed that the song is based on numerous girls he had known. However, as a joke, the band members initially played along with the common assumption that the song was based on Arquette, who was dating Toto keyboard playerSteve Porcaro at the time. Arquette herself played along with the joke, commenting in an interview that the song was about "my showing up at 4 a.m., bringing them juice and beer at their sessions."[12]
Arquette was romantically involved withPeter Gabriel for several years, after his 1987 divorce from Jill Moore. Arquette has said on some occasions that his 1986 song "In Your Eyes" was inspired by her, although Gabriel has never confirmed that to be true and has explained that he drew inspiration for the song from other sources.[20][21]
Arquette's first three marriages ended in divorce: to director Tony Greco, film composerJames Newton Howard, and restaurateur John Sidel.[22] She has one daughter with Sidel,Zoë Bleu, born in 1994, who is also an actress.[22] In August 2013, Arquette married her fourth husband, investment banker Todd Morgan, following a two-year engagement.[22] In January 2022, Todd Morgan filed for divorce from Arquette after 8 years of marriage.[23]
Arquette has described her diet as "vegetarian for the most part".[24]
In August 2019, Arquette posted a Twitter rant about her experience withwhite guilt, stating; "I'm sorry I was born white and privileged. It disgusts me. And I feel so much shame." She later claimed the FBI told her to set her Twitter page to private due to the reaction she received after posting.[25]
^"Between the Lines".The South Bend Tribune. King Features Syndicate. May 24, 1986. p. C4.She's 26 (born August 10, 1959), the granddaughter of comedian Cliff Arquette and daughter of director/performer Lewis Arquette and poet/political activist Mardi Arquette.
^Brady, James (October 9, 1988). "In Step With: Rosanna Arquette".The Salt Lake Tribune.Parade Magazine. p. 19.BORN: Aug. 10, 1959, in New York City.
^"Rosanna Arquette displays motherly love". Retrieved 13 September 2020. "I'm vegetarian for the most part. Sometimes, I will eat some salmon just because I feel the need for the protein, but I consider myself pretty much a vegetarian."
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