Ellen Barkin
Ellen Barkin
Ellen Rona Barkin is an American actress and film producer. Her breakthrough role was in the 1982 comedy-drama film Diner, and the following years she had starring roles in films include Tender Mercies, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, and The Big Easy...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth16 April 1954
CityBronx, NY
CountryUnited States of America
children school kids
No more bare bodies in film scenes for me. For my children's sake, I must stop. The other kids at school keep throwing it up to my children, and they are not kind.
girl new-york queens
It's no stretch to picture me standing next to Al Pacino or Robert De Niro. Those are ethnic New York men. I'm an ethnic New York girl. Everybody has their limitations. I mean, I should never be cast as Queen Elizabeth.
appeals androgyny certain
There is a certain androgyny to my appeal.
mother men enormous
Men who love their mothers treat women wonderfully. And they have enormous respect for women.
night oatmeal long
I eat cheese and salami and a lot of fried chicken. I eat a big bag of oatmeal-raisin cookies every night and I don't gain weight. I still look OK as long as I'm dressed.
giving secret acting
Acting is a matter of giving away secrets.