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Ellen Rona Barkin was born on April 16, 1954 in the Bronx, New York, USA. She is an Emmy Award-winning and Golden Globe Award-nominated American actress.

She got her first leading role in Barry Levinson's Diner (1982). Her next memorable role came in the star-studded Siesta (1987), The Big Easy (1987) and Sea of Love (1989).

Other film roles include Switch (1991), This Boy's Life (1993), The Fan (1996), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), and Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999).

Her last credits include Trust the Man (2005) and Ocean's Thirteen (2007).

She was married to Gabriel Byrne (1988–93). Also she was married to business mogul Ron Perelman in 2000 but they divorce in 2006.

Filmography

• Brooklyn's Finest (2009)
• Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
• Trust the Man (2005)
• Palindromes (2004)
• She Hate Me (2004)
• Strip Search (2004) (TV) (scenes deleted)
• Someone Like You... (2001)
• "King of the Hill" (1 episode, 2001)
• Mercy (2000)
• Crime and Punishment in Suburbia (2000)
• The White River Kid (1999)
• Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
• Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
• Before Women Had Wings (1997) (TV)
• Mad Dog Time (1996)
• The Fan (1996)
• Wild Bill (1995)
• Bad Company (1995)
• This Boy's Life (1993)
• Into the West (1992)
• Mac (1992)
• Man Trouble (1992)
• Switch (1991)
• Sea of Love (1989)
• Johnny Handsome (1989)
• Clinton and Nadine (1988) (TV)
• Siesta (1987)
• Made in Heaven (1987)
• The Big Easy (1987)
• "Faerie Tale Theatre" (1 episode, 1986)
• Down by Law (1986)
• Act of Vengeance (1986) (TV)
• Desert Bloom (1986)
• Terminal Choice (1985)
• The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
• Terrible Joe Moran (1984) (TV)
• Harry & Son (1984)
• The Princess Who Had Never Laughed (1984) (TV)
• Eddie and the Cruisers (1983)
• Enormous Changes at the Last Minute (1983)
• Daniel (1983)
• Tender Mercies (1983)
• Parole (1982) (TV)
• Diner (1982)
• We're Fighting Back (1981) (TV)
• Kent State (1981) (TV)
• Up in Smoke (1978)

Awards

• Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie "Before Women Had Wings" 1997 - 1998
• Golden Satellite Best Supporting Actress in a Mini-Series or Made for Television Movie "Before Women Had Wings" 1997