Rosanna Arquette
1 catalogued object connected to Rosanna Arquette.
Biography
Person.
Rosanna Arquette is an American actor, filmmaker and activist whose career has moved between independent cinema, Hollywood and documentary work. After beginning professionally as a teenager, she became a defining face of mid-1980s American film through Desperately Seeking Susan, playing the suburban Roberta opposite Madonna’s downtown Susan.
Desperately Seeking Susan and Martin Scorsese's After Hours were both released in 1985. Arquette won the 1986 BAFTA for supporting actress for Desperately Seeking Susan. Later roles ranged from Pulp Fiction and Crash to Buffalo ’66, while her own filmmaking included the 2002 documentary Searching for Debra Winger, built from candid conversations about the pressures facing women in Hollywood.
Reviewed 2026-09-06Selected sources
- BAFTA — Film Awards 1986Arquette’s 1986 BAFTA win for supporting actress for Desperately Seeking Susan.
- Rosanna Arquette — AboutArquette’s career as actor, filmmaker and activist and her later documentary work.
- The Face & I-D Archive — The Face No. 73The four-page Rosanna Arquette feature in the exact May 1986 issue preserved by TMR.
- Criterion Collection — After Hours1985 film date and Arquette's role.