Ellen Greene Biography

Fast Facts

• Is the daughter of a dentist and a school guidance counselor
• Got her show-business start as a cabaret singer at the Greenwich Village club Reno Sweeney in the early 1970s
• Made her film debut in Paul Mazursky's 1976 comedy-drama Next Stop,Greenwich Village
• First TV role came in 1977 with the NBC miniseries Seventh Avenue; subsequently guest-starred on numerous popular series, including Law & Order, Suddenly Susan, The X-Files and Heroes
• Earned a 1983 Drama Desk nomination for her performance as Audrey in the musical Little Shop of Horrors; was the only cast member to reprise their role in Frank Oz's 1986 film adaptation
• Is accompanied by her husband, pianist Christian Klikovits, on her 2004 CD, In His Eyes
• First regular TV role came in 2007 with ABC's fantasy-dramedy Pushing Daisies
• In 2012 was cast in NBC's Hannibal, a mid-season show developed by Pushing Daisies creator Bryan Fuller