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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

80

Gender

Female

Birthday

1954-04-16 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Ellen Rona Barkin

الن بارکین

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).

Known For

Acting

Ocean's Thirteen

2007

Ocean's Thirteen

as

Abigail Sponder

Johnny Handsome

1989

Johnny Handsome

as

Sunny Boyd

Down by Law

1986

Down by Law

as

Laurette

Switch

1991

Switch

as

Amanda Brooks

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

1998

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

as

Waitress at North Star Cafe

Drop Dead Gorgeous

1999

Drop Dead Gorgeous

as

Annette Atkins

Mercy

2000

Mercy

as

Det. Catherine Palmer

She Hate Me

2004

She Hate Me

as

Margo Chadwick

The Big Easy

1986

The Big Easy

as

Anne Osborne

Eddie and the Cruisers

1983

Eddie and the Cruisers

as

Maggie Foley

This Boy's Life

1993

This Boy's Life

as

Caroline Wolff Hansen

Brooklyn's Finest

2010

Brooklyn's Finest

as

Agent Smith

Into the West

1992

Into the West

as

Kathleen

Made in Heaven

1987

Made in Heaven

as

Lucille (uncredited)

The Fan

1996

The Fan

as

Jewel Stern

Someone Like You...

2001

Someone Like You...

as

Diane Roberts

Palindromes

2005

Palindromes

as

Joyce Victor

Bad Company

1995

Bad Company

as

Margaret Wells

Diner

1982

Diner

as

Beth Schreiber

Twelve

2010

Twelve

as

Jessica's Mother

Operation: Endgame

2010

Operation: Endgame

as

Empress

Tender Mercies

1983

Tender Mercies

as

Sue Anne

Siesta

1987

Siesta

as

Claire

His Way

2011

His Way

as

Self

Crime + Punishment in Suburbia

2000

Crime + Punishment in Suburbia

as

Maggie Skolnick

Happy Tears

2009

Happy Tears

as

Shelly

Mad Dog Time

1996

Mad Dog Time

as

Rita Everly

The Out-Laws

2023

The Out-Laws

as

Lilly McDermott

The White River Kid

1999

The White River Kid

as

Eva Nell La Fangroy

Wild Bill

1995

Wild Bill

as

Calamity Jane

Man Trouble

1992

Man Trouble

as

Joan Spruance

Very Good Girls

2013

Very Good Girls

as

Norma Berger

Harry & Son

1984

Harry & Son

as

Katie Wilowski

Daniel

1983

Daniel

as

Phyllis Isaacson

The Chameleon

2010

The Chameleon

as

Kimberly Miller

Clinton and Nadine

1988

Clinton and Nadine

as

Nadine Powers

Desert Bloom

1986

Desert Bloom

as

Aunt Starr

Shit Year

2010

Shit Year

as

Colleen West

Before Women Had Wings

1997

Before Women Had Wings

as

Glory Marie Jackson

The Man from Toronto

2022

The Man from Toronto

as

The Handler

Terminal Choice

1985

Terminal Choice

as

Mary O'Connor

Parole

1982

Parole

as

Donna

The Cobbler

2014

The Cobbler

as

Elaine Greenawalt

Hands of Stone

2016

Hands of Stone

as

Stephanie Arcel

Act of Vengeance

1986

Act of Vengeance

as

Annette Gilly

Terrible Joe Moran

1984

Terrible Joe Moran

as

Ronnie

Kent State

1981

Kent State

as

Student (uncredited)

Active Adults

2017

Active Adults

as

Lucy

The Princess Who Had Never Laughed

1986

The Princess Who Had Never Laughed

as

Princess Henrietta

Trust the Man

2005

Trust the Man

as

Norah

We're Fighting Back

1981

We're Fighting Back

as

Chris Capoletti

Sea of Love

1989

Sea of Love

as

Helen Cruger

Mac

1992

Mac

as

Oona Goldfarb

Up in Smoke

1978

Up in Smoke

as

Woman Playing Guitar (uncredited)

King of the Hill

King of the Hill

as

Lenore (voice)

The New Normal

The New Normal

as

Jane Forrest

HAPPYish

HAPPYish

as

Dani Kirschenbloom

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Winner

Animal Kingdom

Animal Kingdom

as

Janine "Smurf" Cody

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre

as

Princess Henrietta

Modern Family

Modern Family

as

Mitzi Roth

Poker Face

Poker Face

as

Kathleen Townsend

Production

Crew

Directing