GREENE, Ellen 1950(?)–

PERSONAL

Born February 22, 1950 (some sources cite 1952), in Brooklyn, NY; father, a dentist; mother, a guidance counselor; married Tibor Hardik, 1990. Education: Attended Rider College.

Addresses: Agent— William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career: Actress and singer. Performed in a musical road show and in a cabaret act at nightclubs in New York City, including The Brothers and the Sisters Club and Reno Sweeney's.

Awards, Honors: Antoinette Perry Award nomination, best actress in a featured role in a Broadway musical, 1977, for Threepenny Opera.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

(Film debut) Sarah, Next Stop, Greenwich Village, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1976.

Karen Mulligan, I'm Dancing As Fast As I Can, Paramount, 1982.

Audrey, Little Shop of Horrors, Warner Bros., 1986.

Annette Uttanzi, Me and Him (also known as Ich und Er ), Columbia, 1988.

Ellen, Talk Radio, Universal, 1988.

Jan Emerson, Pump Up the Volume (also known as Plein volume and Y a–t–il une vie apres le lycee? ), New Line Cinema, 1990.

Little Feet, 1990.

Voice of Goldie, Rock–a–Doodle (animated), Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1991.

Maxine, Stepping Out, Paramount, 1991.

Judy, Fathers & Sons, Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1992.

Mathilda's mother, The Professional (also known as The Cleaner and Leon ), Sony Pictures Releasing, 1994.

Louise, Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult, Paramount, 1994.

Belle, Wagons East!, TriStar, 1994.

Mrs. Baron, Murdered Innocence, Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1996.

Elizabeth Wyatt, Killer: A Journal of Murder (also known as The Killer ), Republic, 1996.

Elaine Liberman, One Fine Day, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1996.

Louise Smith, Jaded, Avalanche Home Entertainment, 1996.

Carol, States of Control, Phaedra Cinema, 2001.

Clarice Markov, Alex in Wonder, Dog Films, 2001.

Doris, The Cooler, Lions Gate Films, 2003.

Typing supervisor, Love Object, Content International, 2003.

Stage Appearances:

(Broadway debut) Title role and voice of Barbara, Rachel Lily Rosenbloom and Don't You Ever Forget It!, Broadhurst Theatre, 1973.

Chrissy, In the Boom Boom Room, New York Shakespeare Festival, Anspacher Theatre, Public Theatre, New York City, 1974.

Jenny Towler, Threepenny Opera, New York Shakespeare Festival, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Lincoln Center, New York City, 1976, then Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, New York City, 1977.

Funny Face, Studio Arena Theatre, Buffalo, NY, 1978–1979.

United Nations referee and Eurydice, Wake Up, It's Time to Go to Bed!, New York Shakespeare Festival, LuEsther Hall, Public Theatre, New York City, 1979.

Disrobing the Bride, Music–Theatre Group, Lenox Arts Center, Cubiculo Theatre, New York City, 1981.

Suzanne/Little Rose, The Little Prince and the Aviator, Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1981–1982.

Audrey, Little Shop of Horrors, Workshop of the Players Art Theatre, then Orpheum Theatre, both New York City, 1982.

Ellis, Starting Monday, Workshop of the Players Art Theatre, 1990.

P. Burke and Nola, Weird Romance, Workshop of the Players Art Theatre, 1992.

Mabel, Three Men on a Horse, National Actors Theatre, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1993.

Younger Anne, The First Picture Show, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1999.

Appeared as Audrey in productions of Little Shop of Horrors, Westwood Playhouse, Los Angeles, and in London; appeared in The Sorrows of Stephen and Stage Directions, both New York Shakespeare Festival, New York City; The Nature and Purpose of the Universe and Teeth 'n' Smiles, both New York City; David's Mother, Los Angeles; and "The Seven Deadly Sins" (produced with "The Berlin Requiem" as Two by Brecht and Weill ), American Repertory Theatre, Cambridge, MA.

Major Tours:

Singer and dancer, George M!, U.S. cities, 1970–1971.

Sonia Walsk, They're Playing Our Song, U.S. cities, 1979.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Paula, Seventh Avenue, NBC, 1977.

Sister Ruth, Glory! Glory!, HBO, 1989.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Kitty Packard, Dinner at Eight, TNT, 1989.

Sally Maggio, Road Show, CBS, 1989.

Della, An Occasional Hell, HBO, 1997.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Darlene, "Made for Each Other," Miami Vice, NBC, 1985.

Guest, Late Night with David Letterman, 1989.

Sharon, "How Can I Call You My Ex–Husbands If You Won't Go Away?," Cybill, CBS, 1995.

Sharon, "Look Who's Stalking," Cybill, CBS, 1995.

Mrs. Gaines, "Bitter Fruit," Law & Order, NBC, 1995.

Harriet Graham, "The Break Up," Suddenly Susan, NBC, 2000.

"Secrets and Lies," Crossing Jordan, NBC, 2002.

Vicki Louise Burdick, "Improbable," The X Files, Fox, 2002.

Also appeared as Abilene Jones in "Time Tunnel," The Adventures of Pete and Pete.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel, CBS, 1988.

Audrey, Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh (also known as Hey, Mr. Producer ), PBS, 1998.

Television Appearances; Other:

Jess, The Rock Rainbow (pilot; also known as Rock Follies ), ABC, 1978.

Winona, All My Children (series; also known as All My Children: The Summer of Seduction ), ABC, 1998.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Celebrity Sleuth, Volume 5, issue 1, 1991, pp. 46–47.

People Weekly, January 12, 1987, p. 43.