Rosanna Arquette was born in New York City on August 10, 1959. Her grandfather, Cliff, played Charlie Weaver on "The Jack Paar Show" and her father, Lewis, was best known as J. W. Pickett on "The Waltons." Like brother David and sister Patricia, Arquette took to the family business. When the starlet was 11 years old, her parents moved the brood to a Virginia commune, where they entertained everyone with plays and skits. Arquette was an impetuous teenager who felt like a misfit at school; she hitched to California to seek stardom when she was just 14 years old.
In Hollywood, the aspiring actress quickly found work playing troubled teens. Five years later, she graduated to more more...
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