Ellen Larkin is an actress who comes to Winter Lake after her "big break" falls through. She is a college friend of Leo Hartz and Maya Song and the freshman year "beard" of Clifford Torres.
Initially slated to play the "Jillian" role in the aborted "Arts of Seduction" film under her stage name Amaryllis Lenore, she decides to help Leo and Maya with childcare while she shoots indie films on her days off.
She also works briefly in the theater department while Maya is on maternity leave.