Johnny Depp trial: Who is Ellen Barkin as she prepares to take the stand next week?

and ’s defamation trial will resume next week with new witnesses set to take the stand.

From Monday, May 16, it’s expected that before the trial comes to a close on Thursday, May 19, after six weeks of arguments – at which point a jury will deliberate and decide a verdict. 

It has been an explosive month of revelations from Heard, 36, and Depp, 58, who are the actress wrote for The Washington Post, detailing her experiences of domestic abuse. 

The op-ed did not mention Depp by name but his lawyers argue it suggests he was sexually and physically abusive towards Heard. 

Pirates of the Caribbean actor Depp took to the stand earlier in the trial with his testimony lasting around a week. Once Heard’s testimony wraps up, the court will hear from new figures, including Depp’s ex-girlfriend Ellen Barkin, and Heard’s sister Whitney Henriquez. 

Who is Ellen Barkin?

Ellen Barkin is an American actress and producer and also Johnny Depp’s ex girlfriend.

The pair dated while filming Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas together in 1998.

In the UK defamation case, Barkin reportedly testified that Depp threw a wine bottle in her direction during a heated moment.

Depp denied the accusation, claiming that she held a grudge against him.

Barkin has been on Heard’s witness list since March.

The 68-year-old is best known for roles in Ocean’s Thirteen, The Big Easy, Switch, Drop Dead Gorgeous, This Boy’s Life and The Cobbler. 

In 1991, Barkin received a Golden Globe nomination for best actress for her leading role in the film Switch. 

Six years later, Barkin received a Primetime Emmy Award for her performance in the television film Before Women Had Wings.

In 2011, she scooped the Tony Award for best featured actress in a play for her Broadway theatre debut in The Normal Heart. 

Barkin has been married twice – to Gabriel Byrne from 1988 to 1999, and Ronald Perelman for six years until 2006 – and is mother to two children.