why is she famous? Patricia may have initially gained notice riding on the coattails of big sister/actress Rosanna, but she quickly established herself as an acting talent in her own right. After winning a CableACE Award as Best Actress in 1992, she co-starred in the Quentin Tarantino-scripted True Romance (1993). Subsequent roles in Ed Wood (1994), Lost Highway (1997) and Stigmata (1999), plus a six-year marriage to actor Nicolas Cage, have added to her fame.
Career
At the age of eighteen she got her start in showbiz in 1986's Pretty Smart. A year later, she gained attention for her starring role in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, playing Kristen Parker, which is often considered the best sequel of the Nightmare series. In 1989. Soon after, her career took off, and she has since appeared in such critically acclaimed movies as True Romance, Beyond Rangoon, Ethan Frome, Lost Highway, and Flirting with Disaster.
She won a CableACE Award in 1991 for her portrayal of a deaf epileptic in Wildflower. She won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in 2005 for her role as the psychic Allison DuBois on NBC's Medium.
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