Biography
While she worked steadily on stage and in television movies throughout the 1990s, the actress' career really caught fire in the new millennium with a string of critically acclaimed performances in "Far from Heaven" (2002), "The Station Agent" (2003) and "Pieces of April" (2003). Clarkson's genteel, timeless quality made her an in-demand choice for scores of 1930s-1950s-set films, from the caper "Welcome to Collinwood" (2002) to the unfortunate …
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Career Milestones
| Appeared in over 30 stage productions | ||
1985 | Made TV debut on an episode of the ABC drama "Spenser: For Hire" | |
1986 | Landed Broadway debut in revival of John Guare's "House of Blue Leaves" | |
1987 | Cast in feature film debut as Mrs. Elliot Ness in "The Untouchables" | |
1990 | Made TV-movie debut in "Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea" (NBC) | |
1991 | Made TV series debut as regular on "Davis Rules" (ABC); only appeared during the show's first season | |
1995 | Cast as regular on ABC drama series "Murder One" | |
1998 | Appeared in the ensemble feature "Playing By Heart" | |
1998 | Received strong notices for playing a washed-up, drug addicted German actress in "High Art" | |
1999 | Played the prison warden's wife in "The Green Mile"; adapted from a Stephen King's novel | |
2001 | Co-starred with Jack Nicholson in "The Pledge" as the religious mother of a murder victim | |
2001 | Landed featured role in "Wendingo"; premiered at Sundance | |
2002 | Appeared in the heist film "Welcome to Collinwood" | |
2002 | Landed a recurring role as Ruth's (Frances Conroy) sister Sarah on the HBO drama "Six Feet Under" | |
2002 | Played Julianne Moore's best friend Eleanor in Todd Hayne's "Far From Heaven" | |
2003 | Co-starred with Peter Dinklage in "The Station Agent"; earned a SAG nomination for Best Actress | |
2003 | Portrayed Katie Holmes' cancer stricken mother in "Pieces of April"; earned Golden Globe, Independent Spirit Award, SAG and Academy Award nominations for Best Actress in a Supporting Role | |
2004 | Co-starred in Lars von Trier's "Dogville" | |
2004 | Played the wife of the 1980 USA Olympic hockey coach (Kurt Russell) in "Miracle" | |
2005 | Starred in the George Clooney directed "Goodnight, and Good Luck" | |
2006 | Played Stark's (Sean Penn) press secretary in Steven Zaillian's big-screen adaptation of "All the King's Men" | |
2007 | Co-starred with Ryan Gosling in the indie film "Lars and the Real Girl" | |
2008 | Featured in Woody Allen's "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" with Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz | |
2009 | Re-teamed with Woody Allen for his New York-based comedy "Whatever Works" | |
2010 | Acted opposite Emma Stone in the comedy "Easy A" | |
2010 | Co-starred in Martin Scorsese's "Shutter Island" | |
2011 | Acted in the romantic comedy "Friends with Benefits," starring Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis | |
2011 | Cast opposite Colin Firth and Orlando Bloom in the small-town drama "Main Street" | |
2011 | Played Jim Sturgess' mother in the romantic drama "One Day" | |
2012 | Starred in the "Mia" segment of Lifetime breast cancer anthology "Five" | |
Awards
1999 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female in High Art |
2000 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in The Green Mile |
2002 | National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress in Far From Heaven |
2002 | New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress in Far From Heaven |
2002 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress In a Drama Series in Six Feet Under |
2003 | Academy Award for Actress In a Supporting Role in Pieces of April |
2003 | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress in Pieces of April |
2003 | Critics' Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress in Pieces of April |
2003 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture in Pieces of April |
2003 | National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress in Pieces of April |
2003 | National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress in Pieces of April |
2003 | National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress in The Station Agent |
2003 | San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress in Pieces of April |
2004 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female in Pieces of April |
2004 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in The Station Agent |
2004 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role in The Station Agent |
2004 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in Pieces of April |
2006 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in Good Night, And Good Luck |