Biography

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ellen Barkin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Ocean's Thirteen

Abigail Sponder

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Waitress at North Star Cafe

This Boy's Life

Caroline

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

Penny Priddy

Brooklyn's Finest

Agent Smith

The Man from Toronto

The Handler

Sea of Love

Helen Cruger

The Cobbler

Elaine Greenawalt