Patricia Charbonneau
Patricia Charbonneau | |
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Born | Valley Stream, Long Island, New York, U.S. | April 19, 1959
Education | Valley Stream Central High School |
Alma mater | Boston University |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1983–2008 |
Known for | Desert Hearts Call Me RoboCop 2 Shakedown |
Spouse |
Vincent Caggiano (m. 1982) |
Children | 1 |
Patricia Charbonneau (born April 19, 1959) is an American actress,[1] perhaps best known for playing the part of Cay Rivvers in Desert Hearts (1985), her first film role and for which she was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead.[2]
Early life
Charbonneau was born in
Early work
At age 19, Charbonneau moved to New York City. She appeared in New York in the Lexington Conservatory Theatre production of The Revengers, a rock opera adaptation by William C. Sandwick and Philip Soltanoff at Playwrights Horizons, alongside Sofia Landon Geier.[4] She also studied with noted acting teacher Fred Kareman and worked in smaller roles, including a part with the New York City Opera. In 1982, as a member of the Actors Theatre of Louisville, she originated the role of Lea in My Sister in this House by Wendy Kesselman, a part that she also played Off-Broadway, helping to launch her film and television career.[5]
Desert Hearts
In 1985, Charbonneau made her film debut in Donna Deitch's film Desert Hearts,[6] at a time when it was still considered a risk to portray a lesbian in a romantic drama, complete with a lengthy love scene. She told The Globe and Mail, "Kissing Helen wasn't the hard part, really. The hard part was walking out on the set naked and just standing there."[citation needed] Two days before shooting began, she found out that she was pregnant with her first child, whom she once called her "Desert Hearts baby."
For her performance in Desert Hearts, Charbonneau was nominated for a 1987
Other notable work
In the following year she appeared in
In March 2007, Charbonneau joined the faculty of the Hudson Valley Academy of Performing Arts in West Taghkanic, New York where she teaches an acting workshop for children and teens.
Personal life
Charbonneau met musician Vincent Caggiano in 1978, and they married in 1982. They have a daughter.[3]
Filmography
Movies
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1983 | MysteryDisc: Many Roads to Murder | Tracey Lowe | Direct-to-video |
1985 | Desert Hearts | Cay Rivvers | |
1986 | Manhunter | Mrs. Sherman | |
1988 | Shakedown | Susan Cantrell | |
Call Me | Anna | ||
1990 | Brain Dead | Dana Martin | |
RoboCop 2 | Robocop Tech Linda Garcia | Uncredited | |
1991 | K2 | Jacki | |
1996 | Portraits of a Killer | Carolyn Price | |
1998 | Kiss the Sky | Franny | |
1999 | The Arrangement | Marion Markel | |
She's All That | Lois Siler | ||
California Myth | Barbara | ||
2008 | 100 Feet | Frances |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | C.A.T. Squad | Nikki Blake | TV movie
|
1986 - 87 | Crime Story
|
Inger Thorson | Recurring role (season 1) |
1987 | The Equalizer | Sally Stevens | Episode: "High Performance" |
Spenser: For Hire | Linda Shannon | Episode: "Mary Hamilton" | |
1988 | Disaster at Silo 7 | Kathy Fitzgerald | TV movie |
1988 - 89 | Wiseguy | Carole Sternberg | Recurring role (season 2) |
1989 | Unsub | Lucille | Episode: "Silent Stalker" |
Matlock | Madeline 'Maddy' Medford | Episode: "The Con Man" | |
Desperado: Badlands Justice | Emily Harris | TV movie | |
1990 | Booker | Clara | Episode: "Who Framed Roger Thornton?" |
Midnight Caller | Dakota Roberts | Episode: "Three for the Money" | |
1991 | Murder, She Wrote | Diana Sterling | Episode: "From the Horse's Mouth" |
Father Dowling Mysteries | Laurie Kidd | Episode: "The Malibu Mystery" | |
The Owl | Danny Santerre | TV movie | |
Captive | Karen | TV movie | |
1992 | The Commish | Catherine Belzer | Episode: "Sex, Love and Kerosene" |
Tales from the Crypt | Ellen Renfield | Episode: "Strung Along" | |
1993 | Renegade | Janet | Episode: "Vanished" |
Walker, Texas Ranger | Robin Henley | Episode: "Storm Warning" | |
1994 | Viper | Ella Keats | Episode: "Wheels of Fire" |
1995 | Extreme | Sheriff Lynn Roberts | Episode: "Pilot" |
seaQuest DSV | Elaine Morse | 2 episodes | |
1996 | Kindred: The Embraced | Camilla | Episode: "Bad Moon Rising" |
1997 | Profiler | Barbara Chapin | Episode: "Shattered Silence" |
New York Undercover | Jennifer Lewis | Episode: "School's Out" | |
Diagnosis Murder
|
Fed. Marshal Monica Shattuck | Episode: "Deadly Games" | |
1998 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Woman Driving | Episode: "Bright Lights" |
1999 | One Special Night | Lori | TV movie |
2000 | Strange World | Episode: "Age of Reason" | |
2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Sydney Markham | Episode: "The Extra Man" |
2002 | Law & Order | Janet Naiman | Episode: "Oxymoron" |
2008 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Paige Beddles | Episode: "Streetwise" |
Video games
Year | Title | Role |
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1995 | Mission Critical | Lieutenant Commander Tran |
References
- ^ "Patricia Charbonneau". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2015. Archived from the original on May 28, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
- ^ Camby, Vincent (April 4, 1986). "Film: 'Desert Hearts,' About Women in Love". The New York Times. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
- ^ a b "Her Waitress Days Behind Her, Patricia Charbonneau Serves Up a Stunning Screen Debut". People. May 26, 1986. Archived from the original on July 16, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
- ^ Hill, Holly (1978). "Theatre Reviews - The Revengers". New York Theatre Review. November 1978: 42.
- ^ Osborne-McKnight, Juilene (December 26, 1988). "First Impressions: Patricia Charbonneau rises from the bits". Poughkeepsie Journal.
- ^ "Patricia Carbonneau: She swore she'd do it in six years or quit". The Evening News. Newburgh, New York. Associated Press. July 28, 1986. p. 5B. Retrieved November 15, 2012 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Desert Hearts". The New York Times. March 6, 2016. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
External links
- Patricia Charbonneau at IMDb