Hello Ms. Cobel: 5 Patricia Arquette's Outstanding Roles Beyond Severance

The second season of Severance, Ben Stiller's dystopian drama about an identity crisis caused by twisted corporate ethics, has launched on Apple TV+.

Patricia Arquette, who played the mysterious, villainous boss in the series, has an impressive acting resume, from an Oscar to working with great directors like David Lynch and Richard Linklater.

1. Flirting with Disaster, 1996

Mel, who never knew his biological parents, embarks on a journey to find his roots. He is accompanied by his wife Nancy (Patricia Arquette) and their baby.

The couple has been struggling for months to come up with a name for the baby: Mel decides that the name will come to him once he discovers his origins. To get to the truth, the couple must go through a relationship crisis.

Flirting with Disaster is the second feature film from David O. Russell, the director of such acclaimed films as Joy and American Hustle.

2. Lost Highway, 1997

Saxophonist Fred suspects his wife Renee (Patricia Arquette) of infidelity. His paranoia reaches catastrophic proportions when tapes of their bedroom and living room are tossed under their door.

On one of them, he sees Renee dismembered and himself next to her, covered in blood. Fred is sentenced to death, which he awaits in solitary confinement. During one of the rounds, the guards discover that their accused has disappeared.

A dark thriller from one of the most important directors in the history of cinema, the recently deceased David Lynch. Arquette contributes greatly to the film's oppressive atmosphere, adding an extra layer of tension to this intricate puzzle, and confidently taking her place among Lynch's heroines.

3. True Romance, 1993

Alabama (Patricia Arquette) and Clarence meet in the darkness of a movie theater. He is a carefree Elvis Presley fan, she is a life-loving woman who has fallen into the clutches of a cold-blooded pimp named Drexl.

They get married the next day. Then Clarence goes to a brothel and murders Drexl. He also takes what he thinks is Alabama's bag, but instead of clothes, the newlyweds find cocaine in it. Now members of the Mafia, for whom Drexl worked, are after them.

True Romance is an early script by Quentin Tarantino that was sold to Tony Scott in order to get the budget for Reservoir Dogs. Scott put together a phenomenal cast: Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt, Christopher Walken, Samuel L. Jackson and James Gandolfini. However, Arquette overshadows the entire male cast.

4. Boyhood, 2014

12 years of Mason's life, from elementary school to college. Growing up in Texas with divorced parents, and the journey of understanding himself, finding his interests, building relationships with his mom and dad, and his first love experiences.

Richard Linklater's magnum opus was 12 years in the making. A grand experiment designed to capture the growth and development of both the fictional character and the actor who played him.

Boyhood is the most critically acclaimed film of the 21st century, a festival triumph and an instant hit. Arquette won a well-deserved Oscar for her role as Mason's mother.

5. Bringing Out the Dead, 1999

Frank Pierce is a New York paramedic whose life is going downhill. He suffers from depression and insomnia, which is why Frank sometimes sees the ghosts of people he couldn't save.

One day, the man meets Mary (Patricia Arquette), a former drug addict whose father is dying. To escape the nightmare caused by living on the edge of sanity, the man must save them both.

Bringing Out the Dead is Martin Scorsese 's most underrated film. This movie is full of pain and dark humor, and is based on the novel of the same name by Joe Connelly. At the time of filming, the leads – Patricia Arquette and Nicolas Cage – were married.