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Ellen Barkin
Acting
Born: April 16, 1954
New York City, New York, USA
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

Ocean's Thirteen
as Abigail Sponder

The Man from Toronto
as The Handler

The Cobbler
as Elaine Greenawalt

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
as Waitress at North Star Cafe

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
as Penny Priddy

The Out-Laws
as Lilly McDermott

This Boy's Life
as Caroline Wolff Hansen

Hands of Stone
as Stephanie Arcel

Sea of Love
as Helen Cruger

Switch
as Amanda Brooks