Ellen Rona Barkin, born April 16, 1954 was an American actress. Her first role came in the 1982 film Diner In the following years she starred in films like 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).In 1991, for her lead role in the film Switch, Barkin received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress. Her subsequent film credits include: Man Trouble, Into the West (both 1992), This Boy's Life (1993), Bad Company, Wild Bill (both 1995), The Fan (1996), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999) The Crime and Punishment of Suburbia (2000), Palindromes (2004), Trust the Man (2005), Ocean's Thirteen (2007), Brooklyn's Finest (2009), and The Cobbler (2014).In 1998, Barkin was awarded an Primetime Emmy Award for her performance in the television film Before Women Had Wings. In 2011, she won the Tony Award for Best Featured actor in the Play for her Broadway stage debut in The Normal Heart.
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