Ellen Barkin

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Ellen Barkin
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Barkin at the Ocean's Thirteen premiere in 2007
Born
Ellen Rona Barkin

(1954-04-16) April 16, 1954 (age 70)
The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Alma mater Hunter College
OccupationActress
Years active1978–present
Spouses
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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).

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In 1991, for her leading 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), Crime and Punishment in Suburbia (2000), Palindromes (2004), Trust the Man (2005), Ocean's Thirteen (2007), Brooklyn's Finest (2009), and The Cobbler (2014).

In 1998, Barkin received a Primetime Emmy Award for her performance in the television film Before Women Had Wings . In 2011, she received the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her Broadway theatre debut in The Normal Heart . From 2016 until 2019, she played the leading role of Janine "Smurf" Cody on the TNT drama series Animal Kingdom . From 2012 until 2013, she played the leading role of Jane Forrest on the NBC sitcom The New Normal .

Her producing credits include the films Letters to Juliet , Shit Year (both 2010), and Another Happy Day (2011).

Early life

Barkin was born on April 16, 1954, in the Bronx, New York, [1] the daughter of Evelyn (née Rozin), a hospital administrator who worked at Jamaica Hospital, and Sol Barkin, a chemical salesman. [2] [3] [4] Her family was Jewish; [5] [6] they had emigrated from Siberia and the Ukrainian–Polish border. [7]

Barkin lived in Flushing, New York, and attended Parsons Junior High School. She received her high school diploma at Manhattan's High School of Performing Arts. [1] She then attended Hunter College and double majored in history and drama. At one point, Barkin wanted to teach ancient history. She continued her acting education at New York City's Actors Studio. According to Time , she studied acting for 10 years before landing her first audition. [8]

Career

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Ellen Barkin and Kate Bosworth at the Deauville American Film Festival in 2011

Her break-out role was in the comedy-drama film Diner (1982), written and directed by Barry Levinson, [1] for which she received favorable reviews. Barkin was cast in the drama film Tender Mercies (1983) after impressing its director Bruce Beresford during an audition in New York City, despite her inexperience and his lack of familiarity with her work. Robert Duvall, who played the lead role in Tender Mercies, said of Barkin, "She brings a real credibility to that part, plus she was young and attractive and had a certain sense of edge, a danger to her that was good for that part." She also appeared in the 1983 rock and roll drama film Eddie and the Cruisers .

Barkin later appeared in several successful films, including the thrillers The Big Easy (1987), opposite Dennis Quaid and Sea of Love (1989), opposite Al Pacino. Barkin also appeared in off-Broadway plays, including a role as one of the roommates in Extremities , about an intended rape victim played by Susan Sarandon who turns the tables on her attacker. About her performance in the play Eden Court, The New York Times critic Frank Rich summarized: "If it were really possible to give the kiss of life to a corpse, the actress Ellen Barkin would be the one to do it. In Eden Court, the moribund play that has brought her to the Promenade Theater, Miss Barkin is tantalizingly alive from her bouncing blond ponytail to the long legs that gyrate wildly and involuntarily every time an Elvis Presley record plays on stage". [9]

Barkin has also done work in made-for-television films such as Before Women Had Wings (1997), for which she won an Emmy as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie and The White River Kid (1999). She voiced the start of each Theme Time Radio Hour with host Bob Dylan on XM's Deep Tracks. In 2005, Barkin set up a film production company with her brother, George, along with her husband at the time and billionaire investor, Ronald Perelman.

Barkin appeared in her Broadway debut as Dr. Brookner in The Normal Heart , for which she won the 2011 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. [10] Barkin has received acclaim for her performance in Another Happy Day . IndieWire cited her turn as one of the best female performances of the year. [11] In 2015, she starred as Dani Kirschenbloom, in the Showtime comedy-drama series Happyish .

From 2016 through 2019, Barkin starred as Janine "Smurf" Cody, the crime family's matriarch, in the TNT drama series Animal Kingdom . [12] The series is based on the 2010 Australian film where Smurf was played by Jacki Weaver. [13] [14]

Personal life

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Barkin in 2018

Barkin is the mother of two children, Jack Daniel (born 1989) and Romy Marion (born 1992), from her marriage to actor Gabriel Byrne. [1] She and Byrne separated in 1993 and divorced in 1999, but remain close. [1] Byrne attended Barkin's 2000 wedding to multibillionaire and businessman Ronald Perelman. Her second marriage ended in divorce in 2006. [15]

In 1998, Barkin had a relationship with actor Johnny Depp with whom she worked on Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.[ citation needed ] From 2008 to 2011, Barkin dated filmmaker Sam Levinson.[ citation needed ]

In October 2006, "Magnificent Jewels from the Collection of Ellen Barkin" were sold for $20,369,200 at Christie's, New York. [16]

Barkin has a brother, George, who was formerly the editor-in-chief of National Lampoon and High Times .[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978 Up in Smoke Woman Playing GuitarUncredited
1982 Diner Beth Schreiber
1983 Tender Mercies Sue Ann
Daniel Phyllis Isaacson
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute Virginia
Eddie and the Cruisers Maggie Foley
1984 Harry & Son Kate Wilowski
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension Penny Priddy
1985Terminal ChoiceMary O'Connor
1986 Desert Bloom Aunt Starr Sant Jordi Award for Best Foreign Actress
Down by Law Laurette
1987 The Big Easy Anne Osborne Sant Jordi Award for Best Foreign Actress
Made in Heaven LucilleUncredited
Siesta Claire
1989 Johnny Handsome "Sunny" BoydNominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
Sea of Love Helen CrugerNominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
1991 Switch Amanda BrooksNominated—American Comedy Award for Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1992 Mac Oona Goldfarb
Man Trouble Joan Pruance
Into the West Kathleen
1993 This Boy's Life Caroline Wolff Hansen
1995 Bad Company Margaret Wells
Wild Bill Calamity Jane
1996 The Fan Jewel Stern Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actress – Adventure/Drama
Mad Dog Time Rita Everly
1998 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Waitress At North Star Cafe
1999 Drop Dead Gorgeous Annette Atkins
The White River Kid Eva Nell La Fangory
2000 Crime and Punishment in Suburbia Maggie Skolnick
Mercy Detective Cathy Palmer
2001 Someone Like You Diane Roberts
2004 She Hate Me Margo Chadwick
Palindromes Joyce Victor
Ocean's Twelve Abigail Sponder Scenes deleted [17]
2005 Trust the Man Norah
2007 Ocean's Thirteen Abigail Sponder
2009 Brooklyn's Finest FBI Agent Smith
Happy Tears Shelly
2010 Twelve Mrs. Brayson
The Chameleon Kimberly Miller
Shit Year Colleen WestAlso executive producer
Operation: Endgame Empress
2011 Another Happy Day Lynn HellmanAlso producer

Nominated — Women's Image Network Awards for Best Actress in a Feature Film

2013 Very Good Girls Norma Berger
2014 The Cobbler Elaine Greenawalt
2016 Hands of Stone Stephanie Arcel
2017 Active Adults Lucy
2021 Breaking News in Yuba County Debbie
2022 The Man from Toronto The Handler
2023 The Out-Laws Lily McDermott [18]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1981 Kent State StudentTelevision movie
We're Fighting BackChris Capoletti
1982ParoleDonna
1984 Terrible Joe Moran Ronnie
1986 Act of Vengeance Annette Gilly
The Princess Who Had Never Laughed Princess Henrietta
1988 Clinton and Nadine Nadine PowersTelevision movie
Nominated—CableACE Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
1997 Before Women Had Wings Glory Marie JacksonTelevision movie
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film
2001 King of the Hill Lenore (voice)Episode: "Hank and the Great Glass Elevator"
2012 Modern Family Mitzi RothEpisode: "Send Out the Clowns"
2012–2013 The New Normal Jane ForrestLead role; 22 episodes
2015 Happyish Dani KirschenbloomLead role; 9 episodes
2016–2019 Animal Kingdom Janine "Smurf" CodyLead role; 46 episodes
2017 The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Sasha WalzTelevision movie
2023 Poker Face Kathleen TownsendEpisode: "Exit Stage Death"

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