Ellen Greene
Biography
Ellen Greene is an American actress and singer who has worked widely in cabaret, musical theater, film and television. Born in Brooklyn, she first appeared on Broadway in the title role of Rachael Lily Rosenbloom (And Don't You Ever Forget It) in 1973, a production that closed before opening, and went on to play Chrissy in Joseph Papp's off-Broadway staging of In the Boom Boom Room. Her first starring film role came as Sarah in Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976). She earned a 1977 Tony Award nomination for playing Jenny in The Threepenny Opera, and her long association with Little Shop of Horrors began in 1982, when she originated Audrey off-Broadway; she repeated the role in the 1986 film opposite Rick Moranis. She also voiced Goldie in Rock-a-Doodle (1991) and played Vivian Charles on Pushing Daisies.
75years old
Turns 76 on February 22in 131 days
- Born Brooklyn
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 15
- Career span
- 41 years1976 to 2017
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Big break
Greene met Howard Ashman and Alan Menken while performing at the WPA Theater, and that friendship led to her casting as Audrey in the 1982 off-Broadway premiere of Little Shop of Horrors.
First role
Greene's first Broadway starring role was the title part in Rachael Lily Rosenbloom (And Don't You Ever Forget It), which ran 7 previews in 1973 and closed before it officially opened.
First role
Greene played Sarah in Next Stop, Greenwich Village, which came out in 1976. It was her first starring role in a film.
Beyond film
In July and August 2009, Greene played Miss Adelaide in a concert staging of Guys and Dolls at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California, where it ran for a 3-day engagement.
Ellen Greene movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Four actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Box office
What Ellen Greene's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$325 million
8 of the 15 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 15 films: 8 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 1 figure not found.
- 8Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 1Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$132M40.6% of the total
- 2$98M30.0% of the total
- 3$54M16.6% of the total
- 4$12M3.6% of the total
- 5$12M3.5% of the total
- 6$10M3.2% of the total
- 7$4.4M1.4% of the total
- 8$3.5M1.1% of the total
Online
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