
Ellen Barkin
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).
Acting (61 movies)

Ocean's Thirteen
2007

Johnny Handsome
1989

Down by Law
1986

Switch
1991

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
1998

Drop Dead Gorgeous
1999

Mercy
2000

She Hate Me
2004

The Big Easy
1986

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
1984

Eddie and the Cruisers
1983

This Boy's Life
1993

Brooklyn's Finest
2010

Into the West
1992

Made in Heaven
1987

The Fan
1996

Someone Like You...
2001

Palindromes
2005

Bad Company
1995

Diner
1982

Twelve
2010

Operation: Endgame
2010

Tender Mercies
1983

Siesta
1987

Another Happy Day
2011

His Way
2011

Crime + Punishment in Suburbia
2000

Happy Tears
2009

Mad Dog Time
1996

The Out-Laws
2023

The White River Kid
1999

Wild Bill
1995

Man Trouble
1992

Very Good Girls
2013

Harry & Son
1984

Daniel
1983

The Chameleon
2010

Clinton and Nadine
1988

Desert Bloom
1986

Shit Year
2010

Before Women Had Wings
1997

Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
1983

The Man from Toronto
2022

Terminal Choice
1985

Diner: On The Flip Side
1999

Parole
1982

The Cobbler
2014

Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne
2012

Hands of Stone
2016

Act of Vengeance
1986

Terrible Joe Moran
1984

Kent State
1981

Active Adults
2017

The Princess Who Had Never Laughed
1986

Trust the Man
2005

We're Fighting Back
1981

Buckaroo Banzai Declassified
2002

Sea of Love
1989

Mac
1992

Breaking News in Yuba County
2021

Up in Smoke
1978
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Letters to Juliet | 2010 | Producer |
| Shit Year | 2010 | Executive Producer |
| Another Happy Day | 2011 | Producer |