Which star of the drama "Happyish" had her breakthrough role in the 1982 film " Diner"?
Ellen Barkin Ellen Rona Barkin (born April 16, 1954) is an American actress and film producer. Her breakthrough role was in the 1982 comedy-drama film "Diner", and the following years she had starring roles in films include "Tender Mercies" (1983), "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension" (1984), and "The Big Easy" (1987).
Tootsie Tootsie is a 1982 American comedy film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Dustin Hoffman, with a supporting cast that includes Bill Murray, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, Charles Durning, Geena Davis (in her acting debut), and Doris Belack. The film tells the story of a talented but volatile actor whose reputation for being difficult forces him to adopt a new identity as a woman in order to land a job. The film was adapted by Larry Gelbart, Barry Levinson (uncredited), Elaine May (uncredited) and Murray Schisgal from the story by Gelbart and Don McGuire.