Ellen Rona Barkin (born April 16, 1954) is an American actress.

Barkin was born in the Bronx, New York to a Jewish American family; she has a brother, George.

Barkin became a notable actress in the 1980s, appearing in several successful films, including the thriller Sea of Love, opposite Al Pacino. Most of her recent appearances have been in supporting roles and in made-for-television films.

Barkin is the mother of two children, Jack (born 1989) and Romy Marion (born 1992) from her first marriage, to actor Gabriel Byrne, which ended in an amicable divorce. She recently divorced from her second husband, billionaire Ronald Perelman.

Selected filmography

• Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
• Palindromes (2004)
• Someone Like You (2001)
• Mercy (2000)
• Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
• Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
• The Fan (1996)
• Bad Company (1995)
• This Boy's Life (1993)
• Into the West (1992)
• Man Trouble (1992)
• Switch (1991)
• Sea of Love (1989)
• The Big Easy (1987)
• Down by Law (1986)
• The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
• Eddie and the Cruisers (1983)
• Diner (1982)

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1954 births | American film actors | American television actors | Jewish American actors | Living people | People from New York City | Film actors

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