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When I played Leonardo DiCaprio's mother, they liked that Leo had very hooded eyes and a rounded nose with a ball. They said, They look like they could be mother and son.
Ellen Barkin
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Ellen Barkin
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: April 16
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Ellen Rona Barkin
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