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Ellen Greene(I)

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Ellen Greene in A Story of Little Shop of Horrors (1987)
A girl in the 1970s dreams of becoming a ballerina while struggling with the divorce of her kooky parents.
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Ellen Greene was performing as a nightclub singer in several New York City clubs and treading the boards in New York City theater before her friend and mentor, filmmaker Paul Mazursky cast her in her first motion picture, Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976), she was awarded the part of Sarah, opposite Lenny Baker. Four years after she originated the role of Audrey, the lovably ditzy, golden-hearted, sweetest masochist in musical-comedy history in Howard Ashman's 1982 Off-Broadway play, The Little Shop of Horrors, the actress reprised the role in Frank Oz's film adaptation, Little Shop of Horrors (1986) (in which she starred opposite Rick Moranis and Steve Martin). Up to the present time, this is the actress's most talked-about and celebrated role.

A few years later, Greene starred in the American drama film Talk Radio (1988), she played the part of Ellen, opposite Eric Bogosian and Alec Baldwin. Aside from the actress's work in these two motion pictures, and ABC's fantasy mystery comedy-drama television series, Pushing Daisies (2007), in which she and Swoosie Kurtz play Lily and Vivian Charles, the agoraphobic sisters. Greene has also provided her talent to Law & Order (1990), The X-Files (1993), Heroes (2006), and The Young and the Restless (1973).

In July 2015, Greene brought back Audrey for a two-night revival of Little Shop of Horrors at New York City Center. She starred opposite Jake Gyllenhaal (who replaced Moranis). The revival received rave reviews, and according to The New York Times, when Greene made her entrance on stage, she received the kind of entrance applause you might imagine greeting the resurrection of Maria Callas at the Metropolitan Opera for a beyond-the-grave performance of "Norma."
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Rick Moranis, Vincent Gardenia, and Ellen Greene in Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Steve Martin, Rick Moranis, and Ellen Greene in Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Rick Moranis and Ellen Greene in Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Rick Moranis and Ellen Greene in Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Jim Belushi, Rick Moranis, and Ellen Greene in Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Rick Moranis and Ellen Greene in Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Rick Moranis and Ellen Greene in Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Ellen Greene and Barry James in A Story of Little Shop of Horrors (1987)
Steve Martin, Rick Moranis, Francis Dux, and Ellen Greene in A Story of Little Shop of Horrors (1987)
Ellen Greene in Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
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Ellen Greene and Lee Wilkof

Known for

Steve Martin, Rick Moranis, Tichina Arnold, Tisha Campbell, Vincent Gardenia, Ellen Greene, Levi Stubbs, and Michelle Weeks in Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Little Shop of Horrors
7.1
  • Audrey
  • 1986
Natalie Portman and Jean Reno in Léon: The Professional (1994)
Léon: The Professional
8.5
  • Mathilda's Mother
  • 1994
The Cooler (2003)
The Cooler
6.9
  • Doris
  • 2003
One Fine Day (1996)
One Fine Day
6.5
  • Elaine Lieberman
  • 1996

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Actress

  • Nia Peeples, Ellen Greene, Rya Kihlstedt, Jordan Ladd, and Barry Van Dyke in The Untold Story (2019)
    The Untold Story
  • Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi in Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure (2017)
    Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
    • (voice)
  • Love's Last Resort (2017)
    Love's Last Resort
  • Kevin Corrigan in Muddy Corman (2016)
    Muddy Corman
  • The Walking Dead: Webisodes (2011)
    The Walking Dead: Webisodes
  • Mads Mikkelsen in Hannibal (2013)
    Hannibal
  • Sutton Foster in Bunheads (2012)
    Bunheads
  • Michael Rapaport, Eric McCormack, and John DiMaggio in Pound Puppies (2010)
    Pound Puppies
    • (voice)
  • Eileen Davidson, Bryton James, Joshua Morrow, Gina Tognoni, Justin Hartley, Melissa Claire Egan, and Peter Bergman in The Young and the Restless (1973)
    The Young and the Restless
  • Privileged (2010)
    Privileged
  • Ali Larter, Hayden Panettiere, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Milo Ventimiglia, Noah Gray-Cabey, and James Kyson in Heroes (2006)
    Heroes
  • Guys and Dolls at the Hollywood Bowl
  • Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2008)
    Batman: The Brave and the Bold
    • (voice)
  • Anna Friel and Lee Pace in Pushing Daisies (2007)
    Pushing Daisies
  • Tinashe, Dominic Janes, and Jon Kent Ethridge in Out of Jimmy's Head (2007)
    Out of Jimmy's Head

Music Department

  • Christopher Plummer, Glen Campbell, Sandy Duncan, Ellen Greene, Phil Harris, and Will Ryan in Rock-A-Doodle (1991)
    Rock-A-Doodle
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Soundtrack

  • Diminishing Returns (2016)
    Diminishing Returns
  • Anna Friel and Lee Pace in Pushing Daisies (2007)
    Pushing Daisies
  • Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh (1998)
    Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
  • Christopher Plummer, Glen Campbell, Sandy Duncan, Ellen Greene, Phil Harris, and Will Ryan in Rock-A-Doodle (1991)
    Rock-A-Doodle
  • Richard Thomas, Ellen Greene, and James Whitmore in Glory! Glory! (1989)
    Glory! Glory!
  • Johnny Carson in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  • Steve Martin, Rick Moranis, Tichina Arnold, Tisha Campbell, Vincent Gardenia, Ellen Greene, Levi Stubbs, and Michelle Weeks in Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
    Little Shop of Horrors
  • Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1966)
    Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon

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Killer: A Journal of Murder
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Little Shop of Horrors
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Glory! Glory!
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Glory! Glory!

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    • February 22, 1951
    • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
    • Christian KlikovitsSeptember 25, 2003 - 2007 (divorced)
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    (1973- ). Active on Broadway in the following productions:
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    Began her career in the early 70's as a cabaret singer in such famed New York City night spots as Reno Sweeney's in Greenwich Village.
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    Life is going by, and if you don't do something about your dreams and make them a reality and start to love who you are as yourself, then you will not be able to embrace any of those dreams. Who you are is the immense magic.
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