Ellen Barkin

Infobox actor
name = Ellen Barkin


imagesize = 250px
caption = Barkin at the "Ocean's Thirteen" premiere, 2007
birthname = Ellen Rona Barkin
birthdate = birth date and age|1954|4|16|mf=n
birthplace = Bronx, New York, USA
spouse = Gabriel Byrne (1988–1999)
Ronald O. Perelman (2000–2006)
emmyawards = Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
1998 "Before Women Had Wings"

Ellen Rona Barkin (born April 16, 1954) is an Emmy Award-winning and Golden Globe Award-nominated American actress.

Biography

Early life

Barkin was born in the Bronx, New York, to a chemical salesman father and a hospital administrator mother who worked at Jamaica Hospital. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE0DA103BF937A35757C0A965958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2 Hoffman, Jan] . "The New York Times," film article, "Ellen Barkin: Is She Difficult Or Just Straight Outta Queens?," April 4 1993. Last accessed: March 29 2008.] Barkin was raised in a lower-middle-class Jewish family,cite news|last=Kempley|first=Rita|coauthors=|title=The Big Time of Ellen Barkin; Acclaimed as an Actress, She's Now Shooting Toward Stardom|pages=|publisher=The Washington Post|date=1987-08-28|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1340209.html|accessdate=2008-03-18] a descendant of immigrants from Siberia and the Russia-Poland border. [ [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-31341793_ITM Reiner, Car] . Interview by Carl Reiner, June 1 2007. Last accessed: March 29, 2008. ] Barkin received her high school diploma at Manhattan's High School of Performing Arts. 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's Actor's Studio. According to "Time", she studied acting for seven years before landing her first audition. [ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,958807-1,00.html Corliss, Richard] . "Time," October 23, 1989]

Career

Barkin became a notable actress in the 1980s. Her break out role was in Barry Levinson's "Diner" (1982), for which she received favorable reviews. Barkin would later appear in several successful films, including the thrillers "Sea of Love" (1989), opposite Al Pacino and "The Big Easy" (1987), opposite Dennis Quaid.

Barkin also appeared in off-Broadway plays. "New York Times" critic Frank Rich summarized her performance in the play, "Eden Court", saying: "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". [ [http://theater2.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?_r=1&res=9A02E1D6153BF936A25756C0A963948260&oref=slogin Rich, Frank] . "New York Time," theatre review, May 15, 1985.]

Barkin has also done work in made-for-television films like "Before Women Had Wings" (1997) and "The White River Kid" (1999). Currently, she voices 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 ex-husband and billionaire investor, Ronald Perelman.

Personal life

Barkin has a brother, George, who was formerly the editor in chief of National Lampoon and High Times. Barkin is the mother of two children, Jack Daniel (born 1989) and Romy Marion (born 1992), from her first marriage to actor Gabriel Byrne. The two separated in 1993 and divorced in 1999, but are still close; Byrne even attended Barkin's 2000 wedding to businessman Ronald Perelman. [ [http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2000-07-03#celeb8 Movie & TV News @ IMDb.com - WENN - 3 July 2000 ] ] According to New York Magazine, that marriage ended in a messy divorce in 2006 with Barkin receiving $40 million. [ [http://nymag.com/relationships/features/16463/ "New York Magazine"] . Metro section.] Barkin is currently suing Perelman for $3.4 million in investment funds he reportedly promised to invest in their film production company, but has yet to deliver. [ [http://www.nypost.com/seven/08032007/gossip/pagesix/pagesix.htm New York Post] Ellen sues ex husband for more money, August 3, 2007]

Awards

Emmy Award Wins
* Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie: "Before Women Had Wings" (1997).

Other Wins
* Golden Satellite Awards - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: "Before Women Had Wings" (1997).
* Sant Jordi Awards (Barcelona, Spain): Best Foreign Actress: "The Big Easy" (1987).

Golden Globes Nominations
* Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical: "Switch" (1991).
* Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV: "Before Women Had Wings" (1997).

Filmography

* "Diner" (1982)
* "Tender Mercies" (1983)
* "Eddie and the Cruisers" (1983)
* "Harry & Son" (1984)
* "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension" (1984)
* "Down by Law" (1986)
* "The Big Easy" (1987)
* "Siesta" (1987)
* "Made in Heaven" (1987)
* "Sea of Love" (1989)
* "Johnny Handsome" (1990)
* "Switch" (1991)
* "Into the West" (1992)
* "Man Trouble" (1992)
* "This Boy's Life" (1993)
* "Bad Company" (1995)
* "Wild Bill" (1995)
* "The Fan" (1996)
* "Mad Dog Time" AKA "Trigger Happy" (1996)
* "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" (1998)
* "Drop Dead Gorgeous" (1999)
* "Mercy" (2000)
* "Someone Like You" (2001)
* "She Hate Me" (2004)
* "Palindromes" (2004)
* "Trust the Man" (2006)
* "Ocean's Thirteen" (2007)

References

External links

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* [http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?id=105584 Ellen Barkin] at the Internet Broadway Database
* [http://www.tv-now.com/stars/barkin.html Television] schedule for Ms. Barkin
* [http://www.the-numbers.com/people/EBARK.php Boxoffice] data for Ms. Barkin