Acting · New York City, New York, USA · Born April 16, 1954
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).
MovieThe Out-Laws
2023
as Lilly McDermott
TVPoker Face
2023
as Kathleen Townsend
MovieThe Man from Toronto
2022
as The Handler
MovieBreaking News in Yuba County
2021
as Debbie
MovieActive Adults
2017
as Lucy
MovieThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
2017
as Sasha Walz
MovieHands of Stone
2016
as Stephanie Arcel
TVAnimal Kingdom
2016
as Janine "Smurf" Cody
TVHAPPYish
2015
as Dani Kirschenbloom
MovieThe Cobbler
2014
as Elaine Greenawalt
MovieVery Good Girls
2013
as Norma Berger
TVThe New Normal
2012
as Jane Forrest
MovieComedy Central Roast of Roseanne
2012
as Self
MovieAnother Happy Day
2011
as Lynn
MovieHis Way
2011
as Self
MovieTwelve
2010
as Jessica's Mother
MovieOperation: Endgame
2010
as Empress
MovieThe Chameleon
2010
as Kimberly Miller
MovieShit Year
2010
as Colleen West
MovieBrooklyn's Finest
2010
as Agent Smith
MovieHappy Tears
2009
as Shelly
TVModern Family
2009
as Mitzi Roth
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
MovieOcean's Thirteen
2007
as Abigail Sponder
MovieTrust the Man
2005
as Norah
MoviePalindromes
2005
as Joyce Victor
MovieShe Hate Me
2004
as Margo Chadwick
TVComedy Central Roasts
2003
as Self
MovieBuckaroo Banzai Declassified
2002
as Self
MovieSomeone Like You...
2001
as Diane Roberts
MovieCrime + Punishment in Suburbia
2000
as Maggie Skolnick
MovieMercy
2000
as Det. Catherine Palmer
MovieDrop Dead Gorgeous
1999
as Annette Atkins
MovieDiner: On The Flip Side
1999
as Self
MovieThe White River Kid
1999
as Eva Nell La Fangroy
MovieFear and Loathing in Las Vegas
1998
as Waitress at North Star Cafe
MovieBefore Women Had Wings
1997
as Glory Marie Jackson
TVKing of the Hill
1997
as Lenore (voice)
MovieMad Dog Time
1996
as Rita Everly
TVE! True Hollywood Story
1996
MovieThe Fan
1996
as Jewel Stern
TVThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self - Guest
MovieWild Bill
1995
as Calamity Jane
MovieBad Company
1995
as Margaret Wells
TVInside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
TVLate Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
MovieThis Boy's Life
1993
as Caroline
MovieInto the West
1992
as Kathleen
MovieMac
1992
as Oona Goldfarb
MovieMan Trouble
1992
as Joan Spruance
MovieSwitch
1991
as Amanda Brooks
MovieSea of Love
1989
as Helen Cruger
MovieJohnny Handsome
1989
as Sunny Boyd
MovieClinton and Nadine
1988
as Nadine Powers
MovieSiesta
1987
as Claire
MovieMade in Heaven
1987
as Lucille (uncredited)
MovieThe Big Easy
1986
as Anne Osborne
MovieDown by Law
1986
as Laurette
MovieAct of Vengeance
1986
as Annette Gilly
MovieThe Princess Who Had Never Laughed
1986
as Princess Henrietta
MovieDesert Bloom
1986
as Aunt Starr
MovieTerminal Choice
1985
as Mary O'Connor
MovieThe Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
1984
as Penny Priddy
MovieTerrible Joe Moran
1984
as Ronnie
MovieHarry & Son
1984
as Katie Wilowski
MovieEddie and the Cruisers
1983
as Maggie Foley
MovieDaniel
1983
as Phyllis Isaacson
MovieTender Mercies
1983
as Sue Anne
MovieEnormous Changes at the Last Minute
1983
as Virginia
TVFaerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Princess Henrietta
MovieParole
1982
as Donna
MovieDiner
1982
as Beth Schreiber
MovieWe're Fighting Back
1981
as Chris Capoletti
MovieKent State
1981
as Student (uncredited)
MovieUp in Smoke
1978
as Woman Playing Guitar (uncredited)
Film '72
1971
as Self
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Winner
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
White Lies
