Greene was born in Brooklyn, New York, to a guidance counselor mother and a dentist father. She attended W T Clarke High School, Westbury, New York. She was first married to Tibor Hardik until their divorce. She has been married to Christian Klikovits since September 25, 2003. She has no children.

Greene’s career began as a nightclub singer in clubs such as The Brothers and Sisters, Grand Finale and Reno Sweeney. She received rave reviews from critics such as Rex Reed, George Bell and John S. Wilson. Around this time she befriended the late Peter Allen. Her first starring role was as the lead in the notorious Broadway bomb, Rachael Lily Rosenbloom (And Don't You Ever Forget It) in Read more...

Ellen Greene (born February 22, 1951) is an American singer and actress. Greene has had a long and varied career as a singer, particularly in cabaret, as an actor and singer in numerous stage productions, particularly musical theatre, as well as having performed in many films (notably in "Little Shop of Horrors") and television programs. She currently stars as Vivian Charles on the ABC series Pushing Read more...