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Also known as Ellen Rona Barkin

American actress

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Acting · New York City, New York, USA

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

  • The Out-Laws — Lilly McDermott2023
  • Poker Face — Kathleen Townsend2023
  • The Man from Toronto — The Handler2022
  • Breaking News in Yuba County — Debbie2021
  • Active Adults — Lucy2017
  • The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks — Sasha Walz2017
  • Hands of Stone — Stephanie Arcel2016
  • Animal Kingdom — Janine "Smurf" Cody2016
  • HAPPYish — Dani Kirschenbloom2015
  • The Cobbler — Elaine Greenawalt2014

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Type
Person
Origin
United States
Active from
1954

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Listeners
359
Total plays
774

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Born
Ellen Rona Barkin , ( 1954-04-16 ) April 16, 1954 (age 72) , The Bronx , New York, U.S.
Alma mater
Hunter College
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1978–present
Spouses
Gabriel Byrne ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1988 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1999 ) ​ Ronald Perelman ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2000 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2006 ) ​

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Number of children
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Ellen Barkin
date of birth
1954-04-16
start of work period
1978-00-00
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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).

In 1991, for her leading role in the film Switch, Barkin received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress. Her subsequent film credits include: Man Trouble (1992), Into the West (1992), This Boy's Life (1993), Bad Company (1995), Wild Bill (1995), The Fan (1996), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999), Crime and Punishment in Suburbia (2000), Palindromes (2004), Trust the Man (2005), Ocean's Thirteen (2007), Brooklyn's Finest (2009), and The Cobbler (2014).

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