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Ellen Barkin

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Offbeat, unconventionally pretty, and utterly mesmerizing, Ellen Barkin was born in 1954 of Jewish parentage, the daughter of a chemical salesman and hospital administrator. Raised in the South Bronx and Queens, New York area, she wanted to be an actress as early as her teens and was eventually accepted into Manhattan's High School of the Performing Arts... See full bio »

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Ellen Rona Barkin
in New York City, New York, USA
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2012 The New Normal (TV series) (pre-production)
 
2012 Modern Family (TV series)
Mitzi Roth
– Send Out the Clowns (2012) … Mitzi Roth
 
2011 Another Happy Day
Lynn
 
2011 Mann's World (TV movie)
 
2010 Shit Year
Colleen West
 
2010 The Chameleon
Kimberly Miller
 
2010 Twelve
Jessica's Mother
 
2010 Operation: Endgame
Empress
 
2009 Happy Tears
Shelly
 
2009 Brooklyn's Finest
Agent Smith
 
2007 Ocean's Thirteen
Abigail Sponder
 
2005 Trust the Man
Norah
 
2004 Palindromes
Joyce Victor
 
2004 She Hate Me
Margo Chadwick
 
2004 Strip Search (TV movie) (scenes deleted)
 
2001 Someone Like You...
Diane Roberts
 
2001 King of the Hill (TV series)
Lenore
– Hank and the Great Glass Elevator (2001) … Lenore (voice)
 
2000 Mercy
Det. Cathy Palmer
 
2000 Crime and Punishment in Suburbia
Maggie Skolnick
 
1999 The White River Kid
Eva Nell La Fangroy
 
1999 Drop Dead Gorgeous
Annette Atkins
 
1998 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Waitress at North Star Cafe
 
1997 Before Women Had Wings (TV movie)
Glory Marie Jackson
 
1996 Mad Dog Time
Rita Everly
 
1996 The Fan
Jewel Stern
 
1995 Wild Bill
Calamity Jane
 
1995 Bad Company
Margaret Wells
 
1993 This Boy's Life
Caroline Wolff Hansen
 
1992 Into the West
Kathleen
 
1992 Man Trouble
Joan Spruance
 
1992 Mac
Oona Goldfarb
 
1991 Switch
Amanda Brooks
 
1989 Sea of Love
Helen Cruger
 
1989 Johnny Handsome
Sunny Boyd
 
1988 Clinton and Nadine (TV movie)
Nadine Powers
 
1987 Siesta
Claire
 
1987 Made in Heaven
Lucille (uncredited)
 
1986 The Big Easy
Anne Osborne
 
1986 Faerie Tale Theatre (TV series)
Princess Henrietta
– The Princess Who Had Never Laughed (1986) … Princess Henrietta
 
1986 Down by Law
Laurette
 
1986 Act of Vengeance (TV movie)
Annette Gilly
 
1986 Desert Bloom
Aunt Starr
 
1985 Terminal Choice
Mary O'Connor
 
1984 The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Penny Priddy
 
1984 Terrible Joe Moran (TV movie)
Ronnie
 
1984 Harry & Son
Katie Wilowski
 
1984 The Princess Who Had Never Laughed (TV movie)
Princess Henrietta
 
1983 Eddie and the Cruisers
Maggie Foley
 
1983 Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
Virginia
 
1983 Daniel
Phyllis Isaacson
 
1983 Tender Mercies
Sue Anne
 
1982 Parole (TV movie)
Donna
 
1982 Diner
Beth Schreiber
 
1981 We're Fighting Back (TV movie)
Chris Capoletti
 
1981 Kent State (TV movie)
Student (uncredited)
 
1978 Up in Smoke
Woman playing guitar (uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (3 titles)
2011 Another Happy Day (producer)
 
2010 Shit Year (executive producer)
 
2010 Letters to Juliet (producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2000 Diner: On the Flip Side (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (31 titles)
2011-2012 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 13 January 2012 (2012) … Herself
– Episode dated 14 November 2011 (2011) … Herself
 
2011 The Talk (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 10 November 2011 (2011) … Herself - Guest
 
2011 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode #8.55 (2011) … Herself - Guest
 
1993-2011 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #20.31 (2011) … Herself
– Episode dated 16 April 1993 (1993) … Herself
 
2011 The 65th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Winner: Best Featured Actress in a Play
 
2011 The 56th Annual Drama Desk Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
2011 Piers Morgan Tonight (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 3 June 2011 (2011) … Herself
 
2011 LIVE! with Kelly (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 2 June 2011 (2011) … Herself - Guest
 
1995-2011 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 1 June 2011 (2011) … Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 15 March 1995 (1995) … Herself
– Episode dated 18 January 1995 (1995) … Herself
 
2011 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.445 (2011) … Herself
 
2011 His Way (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2011 In the House with Peter Bart & Peter Guber (TV series)
– Greg Kinnear/Ellen Barkin/Demi Moore/Jim Sturgess/Peter & Bobby Farrelly (2011)
 
2010 Watch What Happens: Live (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.18 (2010) … Herself
 
2010 Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief (TV movie)
Herself
 
2007 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 4 July 2007 (2007) … Herself
– Episode dated 24 May 2007 (2007) … Herself
 
1993-2007 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Guest
– Episode #14.159 (2007) … Herself - Guest
– Episode #1.9 (1993) … Herself
 
2007 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Herself - Ocean's 13 Premiere
– Episode #5.1 (2007) … Herself - Ocean's 13 Premiere
 
2007 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Herself
– The Making of 'Ocean's Thirteen' (2007) … Herself
 
2005 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 27 April 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2002 Leute heute (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode dated 23 September 2002 (2002) … Herself
 
2001 Breaking the Silence: The Making of 'Hannibal' (video documentary)
Herself - N.Y. Premiere
 
2000 Culture Shock (TV mini-series documentary)
Herself - Narrator
– Hollywood Censored: Movies, Morality & the Production Code (2000) … Herself - Narrator
 
2000 Diner: On the Flip Side (video documentary short)
Herself - 'Beth'
 
1999 Inside the Actors Studio (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #5.13 (1999) … Herself
 
1998 The 24th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Favorite Female Television Performer
 
1998 The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
 
1996 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 15 August 1996 (1996) … Herself
 
1995 The 67th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Sound Mixing
 
1994 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jack Nicholson (TV special)
Herself
 
1993 Moving Image Salutes Al Pacino (TV movie)
Herself
 
1992 The 49th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2006 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
 
2002 Buckaroo Banzai Declassified (video short)
Herself
 

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Is the voice heard in the introduction to every episode of Bob Dylan's XM satellite radio show, "Theme Time Radio Hour with your host Bob Dylan".

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5' 7" (1.70 m)
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[on becoming a young actress in the 2000s] Their careers are over in a blink. So I think it's harder for them to feel motivated to exhibit a real professionalism because they must wonder how long they are really going to be around for. It's really bad. There are exceptions obviously. There's no slow build anymore where you get a little part... See more »

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Although she separated from first husband Gabriel Byrne in 1993, she did not file for divorce until May 1999. See more »

Star Sign:

Aries