Ellen Barkin

 Ellen Rona Barkin, born on April 16th, 1954 was an American actress. Ellen Rona Barkin was born on April 16 in 1954. She is an American actor and producer. Barkin received an Primetime Emmy Award in 1998 for her performance in the TV film Before Women Had Wings. In recognition of her Broadway debut in The Normal Heart, she received the Tony Award for Best Featured actor in the Play.    Ellen Rona Barkin (born April 16, 1954) is an American actress and a producer. Her breakout role was in the film Diner as well as in the years following, 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).In 1991, for her starring 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) as well as 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 role in the television movie Before Women Had Wings. In 2011, she received the Tony Award for Best Featured actress in the Play for her Broadway stage debut in The Normal Heart.