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