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Ellen Foley

American singer and actress

Ellen Foley is an American singer and actress who has appeared on Broadway and on television, co-starring in the NBC sitcom Night Court during its second season. In music she is best known for her work with Meat Loaf on Bat Out of Hell. Her film credits include Hair, Tootsie, The King of Comedy, Fatal Attraction and Cocktail.

Ellen Foley appears in 6 films in The Rerun, from 1979 to 1988. Most of that work is in comedy, drama and romance. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Sydney Pollack (2), Martin Scorsese (2).

Known for

  • Night Court. She co-starred in the second season of the NBC sitcom.
  • Fatal Attraction (1987). One of her film credits of the late 1980s.
  • Tootsie (1982). An early 1980s film credit.
  • Hair (1979). One of her earliest film credits.

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Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has Ellen Foley been in?
Ellen Foley appears in Cocktail (1988), Married to the Mob (1988), Fatal Attraction (1987), Tootsie (1982), The King of Comedy (1982) and Hair (1979) on The Remote.
When was Ellen Foley born?
Ellen Foley was born on 5 June 1951.

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