Ellen Barkin

Worked as a waitress to pay for her education at Hunter College. Studied acting for seven years before she had the courage to audition for a role. Brother George Barkin is the former editor-in-chief of  National Lampoon and High Times . Met her second husband, Revlon mogul Ronald Perelman, at Vanity Fair's 1999 Oscar after party. Made her Broadway debut in The Normal Heart in April 2011. ~ Rovi