Ellen Barkin
Acting
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Acting Credits
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).
Known For
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Modern Family
Mitzi Roth
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
King of the Hill
Lenore (voice)
Animal Kingdom
Janine "Smurf" Cody
The Man from Toronto
The Handler
Breaking News in Yuba County
Debbie
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Waitress at North Star Cafe
Filmography
The Out-Laws
2023
as Lilly McDermott
Poker Face
2023
as Kathleen Townsend
The Man from Toronto
2022
as The Handler
Breaking News in Yuba County
2021
as Debbie
Active Adults
2017
as Lucy
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
2017
as Sasha Walz
Hands of Stone
2016
as Stephanie Arcel
Animal Kingdom
2016
as Janine "Smurf" Cody
HAPPYish
2015
as Dani Kirschenbloom
The Cobbler
2014
as Elaine Greenawalt
Very Good Girls
2013
as Norma Berger
Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne
2012
as Self
The New Normal
2012
as Jane Forrest
Another Happy Day
2011
as Lynn
His Way
2011
as Self
Brooklyn's Finest
2010
as Agent Smith
Twelve
2010
as Jessica's Mother
Operation: Endgame
2010
as Empress
The Chameleon
2010
as Kimberly Miller
Shit Year
2010
as Colleen West
Happy Tears
2009
as Shelly
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
Modern Family
2009
as Mitzi Roth
Ocean's Thirteen
2007
as Abigail Sponder
Palindromes
2005
as Joyce Victor
Trust the Man
2005
as Norah
She Hate Me
2004
as Margo Chadwick
Comedy Central Roasts
2003
as Self
Buckaroo Banzai Declassified
2002
as Self
Someone Like You...
2001
as Diane Roberts
Mercy
2000
as Det. Catherine Palmer
Crime + Punishment in Suburbia
2000
as Maggie Skolnick
Drop Dead Gorgeous
1999
as Annette Atkins
The White River Kid
1999
as Eva Nell La Fangroy
Diner: On The Flip Side
1999
as Self
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
1998
as Waitress at North Star Cafe
Before Women Had Wings
1997
as Glory Marie Jackson
King of the Hill
1997
as Lenore (voice)
The Fan
1996
as Jewel Stern
Mad Dog Time
1996
as Rita Everly
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self - Guest
Bad Company
1995
as Margaret Wells
Wild Bill
1995
as Calamity Jane
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
This Boy's Life
1993
as Caroline Wolff Hansen
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Into the West
1992
as Kathleen
Man Trouble
1992
as Joan Spruance
Mac
1992
as Oona Goldfarb
Switch
1991
as Amanda Brooks
Johnny Handsome
1989
as Sunny Boyd
Sea of Love
1989
as Helen Cruger
Clinton and Nadine
1988
as Nadine Powers
Made in Heaven
1987
as Lucille (uncredited)
Siesta
1987
as Claire
Down by Law
1986
as Laurette
The Big Easy
1986
as Anne Osborne
Desert Bloom
1986
as Aunt Starr
Act of Vengeance
1986
as Annette Gilly
The Princess Who Had Never Laughed
1986
as Princess Henrietta
Terminal Choice
1985
as Mary O'Connor
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
1984
as Penny Priddy
Harry & Son
1984
as Katie Wilowski
Terrible Joe Moran
1984
as Ronnie
Eddie and the Cruisers
1983
as Maggie Foley
Tender Mercies
1983
as Sue Anne
Daniel
1983
as Phyllis Isaacson
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
1983
as Virginia
Diner
1982
as Beth Schreiber
Parole
1982
as Donna
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Princess Henrietta
Kent State
1981
as Student (uncredited)
We're Fighting Back
1981
as Chris Capoletti
Up in Smoke
1978
as Woman Playing Guitar (uncredited)
The Oscars
1953
as Self