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Patricia Arquette Explores The 'Toxic Codependency' Of Munchausen By Proxy

Patricia Arquette plays a mother who convinces the world that her daughter (Joey King) is seriously ill, in the Hulu series The Act. Brownie Harris/Hulu hide caption

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Patricia Arquette Explores The 'Toxic Codependency' Of Munchausen By Proxy

Arquette plays a Missouri woman who falsely convinced the world that her child was seriously ill, in the Hulu series The Act. She says it was "very weird" getting into the character's head.

Patricia Arquette Explores The 'Toxic Codependency' Of Munchausen By Proxy

Patricia Arquette plays a mother who convinces the world that her daughter (Joey King) is seriously ill, in the Hulu series The Act. Brownie Harris/Hulu hide caption

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Patricia Arquette Explores The 'Toxic Codependency' Of Munchausen By Proxy

Patricia Arquette Explores The 'Toxic Codependency' Of Munchausen By Proxy

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