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Ellen Barkin wins featured actress Tony Award

Sun Jun 12, 2011 8:09 PM EDT
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Mark Kennedy, AP Drama Writer
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<p>Ellen Barkin arrives at the 65th annual Tony Awards, Sunday, June 12, 2011 in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)</p>

Ellen Barkin arrives at the 65th annual Tony Awards, Sunday, June 12, 2011 in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)

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NEW YORK — Ellen Barkin has won the Tony Award for best performance by an actress in a featured role.

Barkin won for her searing performance as a frustrated doctor trying to combat AIDS in the revival of Larry Kramer's "The Normal Heart." The play marks her Broadway debut.

She is better known as a film actress and her credits include "The Big Easy" opposite Dennis Quaid and "Sea of Love" with Al Pacino.

Barkin beat out Edie Falco in "The House of Blue Leaves," Judith Light in "Lombardi," Joanna Lumley in "La Bete" and Elizabeth Rodriguez in "The Motherf---- With the Hat."

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DEATHNELL J.

She's still so damn HOT!!!! UUUUUUUUUEEEEEEEE!!!!!

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Reply#1 - Mon Jun 13, 2011 2:46 AM EDT
Vested Veteran

Yep.

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#1.1 - Mon Jun 13, 2011 7:38 AM EDT
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ditchdigger

congrats! ms. barkin. we are from the same generation. u are still a great american beauty. loved u in the "big easy" keep on truckin. my grand kid's will look back at u,and say she was gorgeous in any era. like monroe,welch,and ann margret. this old boomer loves u!

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Reply#2 - Mon Jun 13, 2011 1:55 PM EDT
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