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Ellen Ratner(I)

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In this hyper-intelligent comedy, a journeyman comedian (Henry Phillips) is lured to L.A. by a TV producer (J.K. Simmons, Whiplash) who wants to make him a reality star. As reality sets in, he must decide whether his legacy will be to tell jokes for a living or become the butt of them. With an all-star cast including Sarah Silverman, Tig Notaro, Jim Jefferies, Doug Stanhope, and more, PUNCHING HENRY is a hilarious and heartwarming glimpse behind the curtain at the weird world of comedy.
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Ellen Ratner was born in NYC and graduated from the High School of Performing Arts. She graduated with a BA in English Literature from City College of New York CCNY. She performed stand-up out of college in NYC. Her two favorite acting teachers were Jose Quintero and Salem Ludwig. She co-wrote an award winning one-woman show called Personality with screenwriter Gina Wendkos who she met in drama camp when they were 15.
BornOctober 5, 1954
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    Punching the Clown (2009)
    Punching the Clown
    7.2
    • Ellen Pinsky
    • 2009
    Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Sarah Hyland, Ed O'Neill, Eric Stonestreet, Beatrice the Dog, Ariel Winter, Nolan Gould, Rico Rodriguez, Reid Ewing, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, and Jeremy Maguire in Modern Family (2009)
    Modern Family
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Waitress
    Maria Bello in Suspect n°1 New York (2011)
    Suspect n°1 New York
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Iris
    Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, and Michael Richards in Seinfeld (1989)
    Seinfeld
    8.9
    TV Series
    • Ellen

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    • FBI : Most Wanted Criminals (2020)
      FBI : Most Wanted Criminals
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Dory Smith
      • 2024
    • Siobhan Murphy, Kyan Samuels, Eliana Sua, and Leah Mei Gold in Pretty Freekin Scary: Du zombies au collège! (2023)
      Pretty Freekin Scary: Du zombies au collège!
      5.5
      TV Series
      • Doris
      • 2023
    • Wilmer Valderrama, Rocky Carroll, Gary Cole, Katrina Law, Sean Murray, Brian Dietzen, and Diona Reasonover in NCIS : Enquêtes spéciales (2003)
      NCIS : Enquêtes spéciales
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Department of Army Security Guard May Stern
      • 2019
    • Madison Hu and Olivia Rodrigo in Frankie & Paige (2016)
      Frankie & Paige
      4.1
      TV Series
      • Grandma Schotz
      • 2016–2019
    • Tony Danza and Josh Groban in The Good Cop (2018)
      The Good Cop
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Mrs. Zucker
      • 2018
    • Hildy & Maude (2018)
      Hildy & Maude
      Short
      • Maude
      • 2018
    • Scott Beauchemin, Rick Copp, Joe Dietl, George Sebastian, Ben Zook, Chad Sanders, Ian Parks, Tim Hooper, Adam Ridge, and Ryan Oji in Where the Bears Are (2012)
      Where the Bears Are
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Babs Delvechhio
      • 2016
    • Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Sarah Hyland, Ed O'Neill, Eric Stonestreet, Beatrice the Dog, Ariel Winter, Nolan Gould, Rico Rodriguez, Reid Ewing, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, and Jeremy Maguire in Modern Family (2009)
      Modern Family
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Waitress
      • 2016
    • Tig Notaro, Sarah Silverman, J.K. Simmons, Doug Stanhope, and Henry Phillips in And Punching the Clown (2016)
      And Punching the Clown
      5.8
      • Ellen Pinksy
      • 2016
    • Viola Davis in Murder (2014)
      Murder
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Dina Glover
      • 2015
    • Ellen Barkin, Justin Bartha, Andrew Rannells, Georgia King, NeNe Leakes, and Bebe Wood in The New Normal (2012)
      The New Normal
      6.9
      TV Series
      • 50-Year-Old Woman
      • 2012
    • Maria Bello in Suspect n°1 New York (2011)
      Suspect n°1 New York
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Iris
      • 2011–2012
    • Ave 43 (2009)
      Ave 43
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Rockie
      • 2010–2011
    • Punching the Clown (2009)
      Punching the Clown
      7.2
      • Ellen Pinsky
      • 2009
    • America Ferrera in Ugly Betty (2006)
      Ugly Betty
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Receptionist
      • 2007

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    • Brittany Daniel and Cynthia Daniel in Sweet Valley High (1994)
      Sweet Valley High
      5.8
      TV Series
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      • 1994

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    PUNCHING HENRY official trailer
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      • October 5, 1954
      • New York City, New York, USA

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      Was a contestant on the game show Body Language. The celebrity hosts that day were Tom Poston and Marcia Wallace.

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