Ellen Greene

Ellen Greene

1951-02-22 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA 37 Credits

Biography

Ellen Greene (born February 22, 1951) is an American singer and actress. Greene has had a long and varied career as a singer, particularly in cabaret, as an actor and singer in numerous stage productions, particularly musical theatre, as well as having performed in many films (notably in Little Shop of Horrors) and television programs. She starred as Vivian Charles on the ABC series Pushing Daisies. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ellen Greene, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of...

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The Untold Story

The Untold Story

2019

as Lydia

3.2
Acting

Edward Forester's career and personal life have hit rock bottom-but not his spirit. At 64, the handsome bachelor moves in to a tiny apartment and must...

Howard

Howard

2018

as Self / Audrey (archive footage)

6.9
Acting

Though legendary lyricist Howard Ashman died far too young, his impact on Broadway, movies, and the culture at large were incalculable. Told entirely ...

Love's Last Resort

Love's Last Resort

2017

as Bonnie Leigh

5.8
Acting

After ten years of dating, Chloe’s boyfriend Eric still hasn’t matured. Hoping to give him the push he needs, she dumps him; confident Eric will grow ...

Re-Animated

Re-Animated

2006

as Dolly Gopher (voice)

6.4
Acting

Part live-action, part animated story about a boy who, after an awful amusement park accident, gets a brain transplant, which allows him to see cartoo...

Fielder's Choice

Fielder's Choice

2005

as Jill Fielder

5.3
Acting

Phillip Fielder is a man who is struggling to rise up in his competitive career. Then his sister passes away leaving him custody of her 8 year old aut...

Mystery Woman: Sing Me a Murder

Mystery Woman: Sing Me a Murder

2005

as Carly

5.4
Acting

Murder is something to sing about when Mystery Woman Samantha Kinsey-an expert in pulp fiction, and increasingly proficient when it comes to real-life...

10 Year Retrospective: Cast and Crew Look Back

2005

as Herself - 'Mathilda's Mother'

6.8
Acting

The cast and crew reflect back on the making of the film Léon - The Professional (1994).A series of interviews with people in different places, all of...

Love Object

Love Object

2004

as Typing Supervisor

5.8
Acting

The twisted tale of Kenneth, socially insecure technical writer who forms an obsessive relationship with "Nikki", an anatomically accurate silicone se...

The Cooler

The Cooler

2003

as Doris

6.7
Acting

Bernie works at a Las Vegas casino, where he uses his innate ability to bring about misfortune in those around him to jinx gamblers into losing. His i...

Alex in Wonder

Alex in Wonder

2001

as Clarice Markov

3.9
Acting

A girl in the 1970s dreams of becoming a ballerina while struggling with the divorce of her kooky parents.

Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh

Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh

1998

as Audrey (segment "Somewhere That's Green")

2.0
Acting

'Hey, Mr Producer!' features selected scenes from the productions of the world's most successful musical producer, Cameron Mackintosh - classic songs ...

Jaded

Jaded

1998

as Louise Smith

5.1
Acting

When an innocent young girl finds herself befriended by two sexy, uninhibited girls at a small-town bar, she discovers that they have more planned tha...

States of Control

1997

as Carol

Acting

A provocative and honest journey deep into the world of a woman determined to buck the sterility of modern life. (Or, a bunch of ennui-ridden hooey. Y...

One Fine Day

One Fine Day

1996

as Mrs. Elaine Lieberman

6.4
Acting

Melanie Parker, an architect and mother of Sammy, and Jack Taylor, a newspaper columnist and father of Maggie, are both divorced. They meet one mornin...

An Occasional Hell

An Occasional Hell

1996

as Della

3.5
Acting

A former policeman-turned college professor of forensics, is asked by a widow to solve the murder of her unfaithful husband and the disappearance of h...

Killer: A Journal of Murder

Killer: A Journal of Murder

1996

as Elizabeth Wyatt

5.9
Acting

Carl Panzram is sent to Leavenworth Prison for burglary. While there, he is brutally beaten by a guard. Neophyte guard Henry Lesser feels sympathy for...

Murdered Innocence

1996

as (uncredited)

Acting

Twenty years after his mother was stabbed to death, a young man is determined to find the truth behind the coverup of her brutal murder.

Three Wishes

Three Wishes

1995

Story

6.2
Writing

While Jane Holman is driving with her two sons, she accidentally runs into a drifter, Jack McCloud, who breaks his leg. Being responsible, Jane invite...

Léon: The Professional

Léon: The Professional

1994

as Mathilda's Mother

8.3
Acting

Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA ag...

Wagons East!

Wagons East!

1994

as Belle

4.9
Acting

After the 1860s Wild West, a group of misfit settlers - including ex-doctor Phil Taylor, prostitute Belle, and homosexual bookseller Julian - decide t...

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

1994

as Louise

6.5
Acting

Frank Drebin is persuaded out of retirement to go undercover in a state prison. There he has to find out what top terrorist, Rocco, has planned for wh...

Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall

Liza Minnelli - Live from Radio City Music Hall

1992

as Self

7.0
Acting

Liza's dynamic show made history by breaking the box-office record for Radio City. A true superstar, this all-new extravaganza stars Liza and a host o...

Fathers & Sons

Fathers & Sons

1992

as Judy

5.1
Acting

A beach runner and bookworm has difficulty communicating with his son. He meets a psychic on a pier at the beach and soon his world turns topsy-turvy ...

Stepping Out

Stepping Out

1991

as Maxine

5.9
Acting

A has-been Broadway performer gives tap lessons to a group of misfits who, through their dance classes, bond and realize what they can achieve.

Rock-A-Doodle

Rock-A-Doodle

1991

as Goldie (voice)

6.2
Acting

Chanticleer is a foolhardy farm rooster who believes his crows can actually make the sun come up and shine. When the sun rises one morning without Cha...

Rock-A-Doodle

Rock-A-Doodle

1991

Songs

6.2

Chanticleer is a foolhardy farm rooster who believes his crows can actually make the sun come up and shine. When the sun rises one morning without Cha...

Pump Up the Volume

Pump Up the Volume

1990

as Jan Emerson

7.1
Acting

Mark Hunter, a lonely high school student, uses his shortwave radio to moonlight as the popular pirate DJ "Hard Harry." When his show gets blamed for ...

Dinner at Eight

Dinner at Eight

1989

as Kitty Packard

3.0
Acting

Society matron Millicent Jordan arranges a dinner party to honor some visiting aristocrat oblivious to the health and financial problems of her husban...

Glory! Glory!

Glory! Glory!

1989

as Ruth

7.0
Acting

A rock singer revives a failing TV ministry, but the cost may be high when she falls for a reporter planning an exposé.

Talk Radio

Talk Radio

1988

as Ellen

7.0
Acting

A rude, contemptuous talk show host becomes overwhelmed by the hatred that surrounds his program just before it goes national.

Me and Him

Me and Him

1988

as Annette Uttanzi

3.1
Acting

A man's enthusiastic penis starts talking to him, getting him into awkward situations and convincing everyone he tells that he's completely insane.

Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel

Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel

1988

as Ariel Dickenson

8.5
Acting

A humourous telling of the history of the comic book superhero.

Little Shop of Horrors

Little Shop of Horrors

1986

as Audrey

6.9
Acting

Seymour Krelborn is a nerdy orphan working at Mushnik's; a flower shop in urban Skid Row. He harbors a crush on fellow co-worker, Audrey Fulquard, and...

Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend

Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend

1985

Screenplay

5.2
Writing

A paleontologist and her husband discover a mother and baby brontosaurus in Africa, and try to protect them from hunters who want to capture them.

The Magic of Herself the Elf

The Magic of Herself the Elf

1983

as Creeping Ivy (voice)

5.0
Acting

Herself must stop an evil king from upsetting the balance of nature in this animated adventure.

I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can

1982

as Karen Mulligan

6.0
Acting

An adaptation of Barbara Gordon's nonfiction account of her addiction to Valium.

Next Stop, Greenwich Village

Next Stop, Greenwich Village

1976

as Sarah Roth

6.4
Acting

An aspiring Jewish actor moves out of his parents' Brooklyn apartment to seek his fortune in the bohemian life of Greenwich Village in 1953.