Ellen Barkin
Biography
Ellen Rona Barkin (born April 16, 1954) is an American actress. Her breakthrough role was in the 1982 film Diner, and in the following years, she had starring roles in films such as Tender Mercies (1983), Eddie and the Cruisers (1983), The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984), The Big Easy (1986), Johnny Handsome, and Sea of Love (both 1989).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Ocean's Thirteen
as Abigail Sponder
2007
Johnny Handsome
as Sunny Boyd
1989
Down by Law
as Laurette
1986
Switch
as Amanda Brooks
1991
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
as Waitress at North Star Cafe
1998
Drop Dead Gorgeous
as Annette Atkins
1999
Mercy
as Det. Catherine Palmer
2000
She Hate Me
as Margo Chadwick
2004
The Big Easy
as Anne Osborne
1986
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
as Penny Priddy
1984
Eddie and the Cruisers
as Maggie Foley
1983
This Boy's Life
as Caroline
1993
Brooklyn's Finest
as Agent Smith
2010
Into the West
as Kathleen
1992
Made in Heaven
as Lucille (uncredited)
1987
The Fan
as Jewel Stern
1996
Someone Like You...
as Diane Roberts
2001
Palindromes
as Joyce Victor
2005
Bad Company
as Margaret Wells
1995
Diner
as Beth Schreiber
1982
TV Appearances
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
1994
King of the Hill
as Lenore (voice)
1997
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
The Oscars
as Self
1953
The New Normal
as Jane Forrest
2012
HAPPYish
as Dani Kirschenbloom
2015
Animal Kingdom
as Janine "Smurf" Cody
2016
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Princess Henrietta
1982
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self - Guest
1996
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
Modern Family
as Mitzi Roth
2009