Patricia Clarkson

Patricia Clarkson, left, and Sudanese-born English actor Alexander Siddig pose during the opening of the Doha Tribeca Film Festival 2009, held at the Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, Qatar on Oct. 29, 2009. Clarkson, a New Orleans native, has won two Emmys and been nominated for a Golden Globe and an Oscar.

Actress Patricia Clarkson poses for a photograph as she promotes her new film "Cairo Time" at the Toronto International Film Festival on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009. She has appeared in more than 60 film and TV shows since her on-screen debut in 1987, shortly after completing the Yale School of Drama graduate program.

Actress Patricia Clarkson attends the premiere of "Julie & Julia" at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York, Thursday, July 30, 2009. Clarkson earned a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her role in 2003's "Pieces of April."

From left, director Woody Allen, Patricia Clarkson, Evan Rachel Wood and Larry David attend the Cinema Society screening of Allen's new movie, "Whatever Works," on Wednesday, June 10, 2009, in New York.

Actress Patricia Clarkson attends the Time 100 Gala, a celebration of TIME Magazine's 100 most influential people in the world, on Tuesday, May 5, 2009, in New York. Clarkson earned Emmys for her recurring role on HBO's "Six Feet Under."

Actress Patricia Clarkson attends the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival opening premiere of "Whatever Works" at the Ziegfeld Theater on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 in New York. She has starred in several of Allen's films.

Director John Doyle, left, and actors Ellen Burstyn, Patricia Clarkson and Colin Firth talk on the set during the filming of "Main Street" in Durham, N.C., Monday, April 13, 2009.

Patricia Clarkson poses for a portrait backstage during the final day of ShoWest 2009, Thursday, April 2, 2009, in Las Vegas.

Patricia Clarkson attends the Metropolitan Opera's 125th anniversary gala at Lincoln Center, in New York, on Sunday, March 15, 2009.

Patricia Clarkson arrives at the Museum of Modern Art for the screening of "The Visitor" on Tuesday, April 1, 2008, in New York.

Patricia Clarkson and boyfriend Bryan Batt ("Mad Men") arrive for the opening of David Mamet's Broadway show, "Speed The Plow," in New York, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008.

Patricia Clarkson and boyfriend actor Bryan Batt attend the Broadway opening of "The Little Mermaid" at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008, in New York.

George Clooney and Patricia Clarkson attend a special screening of Warner Bros. Pictures' "The Good German," at the Time Warner Center on Dec. 1, 2006, in New York City.

From left front, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Sean Penn and Patricia Clarkson pose at a screening of "All the King's Men," at Tulane University's McAlister Auditorium in New Orleans on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2006.

Patricia Clarkson arrives for the 76th annual Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 29, 2004, in Los Angeles. Clarkson was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her work in "Pieces of April.