Patricia Arquette — actress with roots in the Russian Empire
Patricia Arquette is an American actress, born in Chicago in 1968. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Boyhood (2014), the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Medium (2005) and the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for The Act (2019). She is a daughter of actor Lewis Arquette and a sister of actors Rosanna, Richmond, Alexis and David Arquette.
Tracing the roots — Poland / Russia (maternal ancestors; town not documented)
Her mother, Brenda Olivia 'Mardi' Arquette (née Nowak), was Jewish, and her mother's ancestors emigrated from Poland and Russia. The sources consulted give no town, generation or date.
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Poland / Russia (maternal ancestors; town not documented). At the time, this region lay within the Russian Empire, which spanned from Poland to the Pacific.