Birthday
1954/04/16 (70 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also know as
Ellen Rona Barkin
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).
(2007) Ocean's Thirteen
as Abigail Sponder
(1989) Johnny Handsome
as Sunny Boyd
(1986) Down by Law
as Laurette
(1991) Switch
as Amanda Brooks
(1998) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
as Waitress at North Star Cafe
(1999) Drop Dead Gorgeous
as Annette Atkins
(2000) Mercy
as Det. Catherine Palmer
(2004) She Hate Me
as Margo Chadwick
(1986) The Big Easy
as Anne Osborne
(1984) The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
as Penny Priddy
(1983) Eddie and the Cruisers
as Maggie Foley
(1993) This Boy's Life
as Caroline Wolff Hansen
(2010) Brooklyn's Finest
as Agent Smith
(1992) Into the West
as Kathleen
(1987) Made in Heaven
as Lucille (uncredited)
(1996) The Fan
as Jewel Stern
(2001) Someone Like You...
as Diane Roberts
(2005) Palindromes
as Joyce Victor
(1995) Bad Company
as Margaret Wells
(1982) Diner
as Beth Schreiber
(2010) Twelve
as Jessica's Mother
(2010) Operation: Endgame
as Empress
(1983) Tender Mercies
as Sue Anne
(1987) Siesta
as Claire
(2011) Another Happy Day
as Lynn
(2011) His Way
as Self
(2000) Crime + Punishment in Suburbia
as Maggie Skolnick
(2009) Happy Tears
as Shelly
(1996) Mad Dog Time
as Rita Everly
(2023) The Out-Laws
as Lilly McDermott
(1999) The White River Kid
as Eva Nell La Fangroy
(1995) Wild Bill
as Calamity Jane
(1992) Man Trouble
as Joan Spruance
(2013) Very Good Girls
as Norma Berger
(1984) Harry & Son
as Katie Wilowski
(1983) Daniel
as Phyllis Isaacson
(2010) The Chameleon
as Kimberly Miller
(1988) Clinton and Nadine
as Nadine Powers
(1986) Desert Bloom
as Aunt Starr
(2010) Shit Year
as Colleen West
(1997) Before Women Had Wings
as Glory Marie Jackson
(1983) Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
as Virginia
(2022) The Man from Toronto
as The Handler
(1985) Terminal Choice
as Mary O'Connor
(1999) Diner: On The Flip Side
as Self
(1982) Parole
as Donna
(2014) The Cobbler
as Elaine Greenawalt
(2012) Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne
as Self
(2016) Hands of Stone
as Stephanie Arcel
(1986) Act of Vengeance
as Annette Gilly
(1984) Terrible Joe Moran
as Ronnie
(1981) Kent State
as Student (uncredited)
(2017) Active Adults
as Lucy
(1986) The Princess Who Had Never Laughed
as Princess Henrietta
(2005) Trust the Man
as Norah
(1981) We're Fighting Back
as Chris Capoletti
(2002) Buckaroo Banzai Declassified
as Self
(1989) Sea of Love
as Helen Cruger
(1992) Mac
as Oona Goldfarb
(2021) Breaking News in Yuba County
as Debbie
(1994) Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
(1997) King of the Hill
as Lenore (voice)
(1996) E! True Hollywood Story
as ---
(1993) Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
(1953) The Oscars
as Self
(2012) The New Normal
as Jane Forrest
(2015) HAPPYish
as Dani Kirschenbloom
(1956) Tony Awards
as Self - Winner
(2016) Animal Kingdom
as Janine "Smurf" Cody
(1982) Faerie Tale Theatre
as Princess Henrietta
(1996) The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self - Guest
(2009) Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
(2009) Modern Family
as Mitzi Roth
(2003) Comedy Central Roasts
as Self
(2023) Poker Face
as Kathleen Townsend