Ellen Rona Barkin (born April 16, 1954 in The Bronx, New York City) is an American actress.
She is nearly impossible to pigeonhole, having played ingenue and Femme Fatale roles in the course of her career, as well as many characters that don't remotely fit either archetype. Barkin's first starring role was in The '80s and she's never been entirely out of sight since then.
Notable Roles:
Film- 1982 - Beth Schreiber in Diner
- 1983 - Sue Anne in Tender Mercies
- 1983 - Maggie Foley in Eddie and the Cruisers
- 1984 - Penny Priddy in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
- 1986 - Laurette in Down by Law
- 1986 - Anne Osborne in The Big Easy
- 1989 - Sunny Boyd in Johnny Handsome
- 1989 - Helen Cruger in Sea of Love
- 1991 - Amanda Brooks in Switch
- 1996 - Jewel Stern in The Fan
- 1998 - North Star Waitress in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
- 1999 - Annette Atkins in Drop Dead Gorgeous
- 2004 - Margo Chadwick in She Hate Me
- 2007 - Abigail Sponder in Ocean's Thirteen
- 2010 - FBI Agent Smith in Brooklyn's Finest
- 2010 - Empress in Operation: Endgame
- 2014 - Elaine Greenawalt in The Cobbler
- 2016 - Stephanie Arcel in Hands of Stone
- 2021 - Debbie in Breaking News in Yuba County
- 2023 - Lilly McDermott in The Out-Laws
Television
- 1986 - Princess Henrietta in Faerie Tale Theatre (1 episode)
- 2001 - Lenore in King of the Hill (1 episode)
- 2012 - Mitzi Roth in Modern Family (1 episode)
- 2012-2013 - Jane Forrest in The New Normal
- 2016-2019 - Janine "Smurf" Cody in Animal Kingdom
- 2023 - TBA in Poker Face
Tropes Associated with Ellen Barkin:
- Ascended Fangirl: A lifelong Bob Dylan fan, she got to record the intro for Dylan's Sirius XM radio show Theme Time Radio Hour.
- Silver Vixen: She's nearly 70 and still plays attractive characters.
