Actress Ellen Barkin attends the Diane Von Furstenberg Fall 2008 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2008 at The Tent at Bryant Park on February 3, 2008 in New York City. (Getty Images)more pics »Ellen Barkin is an actress best known for her films such as
The Big Easy and
Sea of Love. She rose to fame with her breakout role in Diner in 1982, and has appeared in a number of flicks since then. Most recently she stars in Happy Tears and The Chameleon, which are both due out this year.
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She won an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for her 1997 flick
Before Women Had Wings and has been nominated for multiple Golden Globes.
She was married to Gabriel Byrne, and the two have children Jack Daniel (born 1989) and Romy Marion (born 1992) together. The couple went through a messy divorce around 2006, and it was reported that Ellen received $40 million in the settlement.
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