
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).

Ocean's Thirteen
2007 · as Abigail Sponder

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
1998 · as Waitress at North Star Cafe

Brooklyn's Finest
2010 · as Agent Smith

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
1984 · as Penny Priddy

This Boy's Life
1993 · as Caroline

The Fan
1996 · as Jewel Stern

The Out-Laws
2023 · as Lilly McDermott

The Cobbler
2014 · as Elaine Greenawalt

Sea of Love
1989 · as Helen Cruger

Drop Dead Gorgeous
1999 · as Annette Atkins

Someone Like You...
2001 · as Diane Roberts

The Man from Toronto
2022 · as The Handler

Hands of Stone
2016 · as Stephanie Arcel

Up in Smoke
1978 · as Woman Playing Guitar (uncredited)

Switch
1991 · as Amanda Brooks

She Hate Me
2004 · as Margo Chadwick

White Lies

Johnny Handsome
1989 · as Sunny Boyd