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Ellen Greene is an American actress and singer. She has had a long and varied career as a singer, particularly in cabaret, as an actress and singer in numerous stage productions, particularly musical theatre, as well as having performed in many films and television series. Her best-known roles are as Audrey in the original stage musical and film adaptation of Little Shop of Horrors, and as Vivian Charles in the ABC television series Pushing Daisies.
Continuing her work with Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival, Greene next played the role of Jenny in The Threepenny Opera (1976) at the Vivian Beaumont Theater in Lincoln Center, for which she was nominated for the 1977 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. The Three Penny Opera Playbill (vault), retrieved November 24, 2017 She continued to appear in other productions with the New York Shakespeare Festival and elsewhere, such as the part of Suzanne/The Little Rose in The Little Prince and the Aviator (1981). The Little Prince and the Aviator, Playbill, retrieved November 24, 2017 The Little Prince and the Aviator ibdb.com, retrieved November 24, 2017 At the WPA Theater, she met Howard Ashman and Alan Menken. Their friendship led to her playing the role of Audrey from 1982 in the long-running off-Broadway premiere of Little Shop of Horrors, which she reprised in the 1986 film version opposite Rick Moranis. Little Shop of Horrors lortel.org, retrieved November 24, 2017 Greene returned to Broadway as Mabel in a revival of Three Men on a Horse (1993).
She has worked in films such as I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982), "I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can" tcm.com, retrieved November 24, 2017 Talk Radio (1987), Talk Radio tcm.com, retrieved November 24, 2017 and Pump Up the Volume (1990). "Pump Up the Volume" tcm.com, retrieved November 24, 2017 She has appeared on television in, among other programs, Miami Vice, The Adventures of Pete and Pete, Cybill, Law & Order, Suddenly Susan, The X-Files, and Heroes. In 1983 she was the voice of Creeping Ivy in the animated TV special The Magic of Herself the Elf. Greene was the voice of Goldie in the Don Bluth film Rock-a-Doodle (1991). Rock-a-Doodle tcm.com, retrieved November 24, 2017
In July and August 2009, Greene starred as Miss Adelaide in a concert version of the musical Guys and Dolls, which had a 3-day engagement at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California.Gans, Andrew. " 'Luck Be a Lady': Guys and Dolls in Concert Plays the Hollywood Bowl July 31-Aug. 2", Playbill, July 31, 2009 In 2011, she appeared in five episodes on the soap opera The Young and the Restless as Primrose DeVille. She appeared in the musical Betwixt! at the Trafalgar Studios in London's West End from July 26 to August 20, 2011.Shenton, Mark. "Ellen Greene Is 'Betwixt!' in New London Musical, Opening July 28" Playbill, July 28, 2011
Greene appeared in two episodes of the ABC Family show Bunheads (2012).Champion, Lindsay. "Barre Hopping: Sutton Foster Copes With Devastating News on 'Bunheads' " broadway.com, June 19, 2012 She portrayed Doctor Gale Macones in The Walking Dead Webisodes: The Oath. In 2015, Greene again played Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors at New York City Center in the Encores! Off-Center Series staged concert.Schulman, Michael. "Eternally Audrey", The New Yorker, July 6, 2015
Greene performed in the 2016 Democratic National Convention's "Fight Song" video.
| 1976 | Next Stop, Greenwich Village | Sarah Roth | |
| 1982 | I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can | Karen Mulligan | |
| 1986 | Little Shop of Horrors | Audrey | |
| 1988 | Me and Him | Annette Uttanzi | |
| Talk Radio | Ellen | ||
| 1990 | Pump Up the Volume | Jan Emerson | |
| 1991 | Rock-a-Doodle | Goldie (voice) | A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. |
| Stepping Out | Maxine | ||
| 1992 | Fathers & Sons | Judy | |
| 1994 | Louise | ||
| Wagons East | Belle | ||
| Margie Lando, Mathilda's mother | |||
| 1995 | Elizabeth Wyatt | ||
| 1996 | Della | ||
| One Fine Day | Elaine Lieberman | ||
| 1997 | States of Control | Carol | |
| 1998 | Jaded | Louise Smith | |
| 2001 | Alex in Wonder | Clarice | |
| 2003 | Doris | ||
| Love Object | Typing Supervisor | ||
| 2010 | Privileged | Mrs. Rothman | Video |
| 2016 | Muddy Corman | Dawn Denford | |
| 2017 | Love's Last Resort | Ms. Leigh | |
| 2019 | Lydia |
| 1977 | Seventh Avenue | Paula Class | TV miniseries |
| 1978 | Jess | Television film | |
| 1983 | Creeping Ivy (voice) | Television film | |
| 1985 | Miami Vice | Darlene | Episode: "Made for Each Other" |
| 1987 | Morning Maggie | Maggie McAllister | Television film |
| 1988 | Superman 50th Anniversary | Ariel Dickenson | Television film; documentary |
| 1989 | Glory! Glory! | Ruth | Television film |
| CBS Summer Playhouse | Sally Maggio | Episode: "Road Show" | |
| Dinner at Eight | Kitty Packard | Television film | |
| 1994 | Abilene Jones | Episode: "Time Tunnel" | |
| 1995 | Cybill | Sharon | 2 episodes |
| Law & Order | Karen Gaines | Episode: "Bitter Fruit" | |
| 1997 | Dellaventura | Elizabeth Brodkin | Episode: "Above Reproach" |
| 2000 | Suddenly Susan | Harriet Graham | Episode: "The Break Up" |
| 2002 | Vicki Louise Burdick | Episode: "Improbable" | |
| Crossing Jordan | Mrs. Dunham | Episode: "Secrets & Lies: Part 2" | |
| 2005 | Carly | Television film | |
| Fielder's Choice | Jill | Television film | |
| 2006 | Re-Animated | Dolly Gopher (voice) | Television film |
| 2007–08 | Out of Jimmy's Head | Dolly Gopher (voice) | Main role |
| 2007–09 | Pushing Daisies | Vivian Charles | Main role |
| Heroes | Virginia Grey | 3 episodes | |
| 2009 | Mrs. Manface (voice) | Episode: "Night of the Huntress!" | |
| 2011 | Primrose DeVille | Recurring role | |
| 2012 | Pound Puppies | Gertrude Washburn (voice) | Episode: "Olaf in Love" |
| Bunheads | Wiccan Friend | 2 episodes | |
| 2013 | Hannibal | Mrs. Komeda | Episode: "Sorbet" |
| Gale | 2 episodes | ||
| 2017 | Mrs. Sugarby (voice) | Episode: "Painter's Block" |
| 1977 | Tony Award | Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical | The Threepenny Opera | |
| 1983 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Little Shop of Horrors | |
| Laurence Olivier Award | Best Actress in a Musical "Olivier Award, 1983" olivierawards.com, retrieved November 24, 2017 |
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