
Ellen Barkin
Highest Rated: 93% Diner (1982)
Lowest Rated: 7% Man Trouble (1992)
Birthday: Apr 16, 1954
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
A tough, no-nonsense blonde from the Barbara Stanwyck school of acting, actress Ellen Barkin made her acting debut in a 1980 New York stage production of "Irish Coffee;" later appearing in the original off-Broadway presentation of "Extremities." She learned the ropes as a cast member of the soap opera "Search for Tomorrow" before making her feature debut as the unappreciated wife who misfiles her husband's records in Barry Levinson's ensemble film "Diner" (1982). Roles as Robert Duvall's headstrong daughter in "Tender Mercies" (1983) and Timothy Hutton's wife in "Daniel" (1983) followed. But it would not be until "Desert Bloom" (1986) that she opened Hollywood's eyes to her sultry potential, delivering a wonderfully splashy turn as a resilient sexpot who enlivened the picture whenever on the screen. Barkin had never looked better and soon capitalized on her bold, sexy new image by breaking into leading roles, including that of the uptight lawyer in the sweaty romance "The Big Easy" (1987) opposite Dennis Quaid, and as the provocative possible murderess in "Sea of Love" (1989) co-starring Al Pacino. Proving sex appeal had no age limit, Barkin returned to feature films as the sole femme fatale in "Ocean's Thirteen" (2007), while playing a tough-as-nails federal agent unafraid to ruffle feathers in "Brooklyn's Finest" (2009) and earning significant buzz for her performance in "Another Happy Day" (2011), which underscored her stature as one of the most versatile and respected actresses on the screen.
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
Movies
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11% | 47% | Breaking News in Yuba County | Debbie (Character) | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Active Adults | Lucy (Character) | - | 2017 |
45% | 52% | Hands of Stone | Stephanie Arcel (Character) | $4.7M | 2016 |
10% | 36% | The Cobbler | Elaine Greenawalt (Character) | - | 2014 |
19% | 33% | Very Good Girls | Norma (Character) | - | 2013 |
46% | 44% | Another Happy Day |
Lynn (Character), Producer |
$9.1K | 2011 |
No Score Yet | 51% | His Way | Self | - | 2011 |
25% | 21% | The Chameleon | Unknown (Character) | - | 2010 |
40% | 25% | Operation: Endgame | Empress (Character) | - | 2010 |
33% | 55% | S... Year | Colleen West (Character) | - | 2010 |
42% | 62% | Letters to Juliet | Producer | $53M | 2010 |
27% | 22% | Happy Tears | Shelly (Character) | $22.4K | 2009 |
44% | 46% | Brooklyn's Finest | Smith (Character) | $27.2M | 2009 |
69% | 75% | Ocean's Thirteen | Abigail Sponder (Character) | $117.1M | 2007 |
28% | 35% | Trust the Man | Norah (Character) | $1.5M | 2005 |
43% | 69% | Palindromes | Joyce Victor (Character) | $553.4K | 2004 |
19% | 60% | She Hate Me | Margo (Character) | $365.1K | 2004 |
42% | 56% | Someone Like You | Diane Roberts (Character) | $27.3M | 2001 |
21% | 58% | Crime and Punishment in Suburbia | Maggie (Character) | $26.4K | 2000 |
17% | 39% | Mercy | Det. Cathy Palmer (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet | 17% | The White River Kid | Eva Nell La Fangroy (Character) | - | 1999 |
46% | 75% | Drop Dead Gorgeous | Annette Atkins (Character) | $10.6M | 1999 |
49% | 89% | Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | Waitress at North Star Cafe (Character) | $10.6M | 1998 |
No Score Yet | 86% | Before Women Had Wings | Glory Marie Jackson (Character) | - | 1997 |
17% | 47% | Mad Dog Time | Rita Everly (Character) | $102.9K | 1996 |
37% | 34% | The Fan | Jewel Stern (Character) | $20.1M | 1996 |
44% | 27% | Wild Bill | Calamity Jane (Character) | $2.1M | 1995 |
27% | 31% | Bad Company | Margaret Wells (Character) | $3.7M | 1994 |
76% | 79% | This Boy's Life | Caroline Wolff Hansen (Character) | $3.7M | 1993 |
64% | 62% | Mac | Oona Goldfarb (Character) | $466.8K | 1992 |
77% | 79% | Into the West | Kathleen (Character) | $3.7M | 1992 |
7% | 15% | Man Trouble | Joan Spruance (Character) | $3.5M | 1992 |
35% | 43% | Switch | Amanda Brooks (Character) | $14.2M | 1991 |
62% | 46% | Johnny Handsome | Sunny Boyd (Character) | $6.6M | 1989 |
76% | 66% | Sea of Love | Helen Cruger (Character) | $56.6M | 1989 |
No Score Yet | 12% | Clinton and Nadine | Nadine Powers (Character) | - | 1988 |
17% | 64% | Siesta | Claire (Character) | $604.5K | 1987 |
64% | 69% | Desert Bloom | Aunt Starr (Character) | $92.8K | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Act of Vengeance | Annette Gilly (Character) | - | 1986 |
89% | 61% | The Big Easy | Anne Osborne (Character) | $15.5M | 1986 |
87% | 94% | Down by Law | Laurette (Character) | $106.5K | 1986 |
68% | 69% | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension | Penny Priddy (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Terrible Joe Moran | Ronnie (Character) | - | 1984 |
33% | 36% | Harry and Son | Katie Wilowski (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Enormous Changes at the Last Minute | Virginia (Character) | - | 1983 |
84% | 82% | Tender Mercies | Sue Anne (Character) | - | 1983 |
38% | 73% | Eddie and the Cruisers | Eddie Wilson (Character) | - | 1983 |
43% | 56% | Daniel | Phyllis Isaacson (Character) | - | 1983 |
93% | 78% | Diner | Beth Schreiber (Character) | - | 1982 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 92% | Animal Kingdom | Janine "Smurf" Cody (Character) | 2016-2019 |
30% | 85% | Happyish | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2015 |
51% | 71% | The New Normal | Jane (Character) | 2012-2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Live! With Kelly and Michael | Guest | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Today | Guest | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2011-2012 |
85% | 87% | Modern Family | Mitzi Roth (Guest Star) | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Anderson | Guest | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Joy Behar Show | Guest | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Piers Morgan Tonight | Guest | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Live With Regis and Kelly | Guest | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Charlie Rose | Guest | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Gayle King Show | Guest | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Entertainment Studios.com | Guest | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 71% | King of the Hill | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Inside the Actors Studio | Guest | 2000 |
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