Patricia Arquette stars as Dee Dee Blanchard. To everyone around her, Dee Dee appears to be the perfect mom to her wheelchair-bound daughter, Gypsy Rose. She has guided and protected her daughter through a staggering number of hardships: severe illnesses, homelessness, and hurricane Katrina. To the people in her new neighborhood in Springfield, Missouri, she's an admirable figure. But behind closed doors, her insecurities and need for control often get the better of her.

Arquette is a 4th generation actor. She received the Academy Award for her work in “Boyhood,” the critically acc...