
Acting · 72 years old
New York City, New York, USA
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).

Buckaroo Banzai Declassified
Self

E! True Hollywood Story

Faerie Tale Theatre
Princess Henrietta

Modern Family
Mitzi Roth

Animal Kingdom
Janine "Smurf" Cody

Inside the Actors Studio
Self

Poker Face
Kathleen Townsend

King of the Hill
Lenore (voice)

Down by Law
Laurette

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Waitress at North Star Cafe

Comedy Central Roasts
Self

This Boy's Life
Caroline

The Oscars
Self

Diner
Beth Schreiber

HAPPYish
Dani Kirschenbloom

Ocean's Thirteen
Abigail Sponder

Tender Mercies
Sue Anne

Eddie and the Cruisers
Maggie Foley

Sea of Love
Helen Cruger