Ellen Rona Barkin (born April 16, 1954) is an American actress and
producer. 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), The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
(1984), The Big Easy (1987), Johnny Handsome and Sea of Love (both
1989).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 1997, 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,
Barkin played the leading role of Janine "Smurf" Cody on the TNT drama
series Animal Kingdom.
producer. 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), The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
(1984), The Big Easy (1987), Johnny Handsome and Sea of Love (both
1989).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 1997, 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,
Barkin played the leading role of Janine "Smurf" Cody on the TNT drama
series Animal Kingdom.
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