Ellen Barkin

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

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

as Waitress at North Star Cafe

Modern Family

as Mitzi Roth

The Cobbler

as Elaine Greenawalt

This Boy's Life

as Caroline Wolff Hansen

Brooklyn's Finest

as Agent Smith

The Fan

as Jewel Stern

Down by Law

as Laurette

The Out-Laws

as Lilly McDermott

Sea of Love

as Helen Cruger