Mel Gibson, AO, is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter who made his acting debut on the Australian television drama series "The Sullivans" (1976– 1983).
 While a student at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney, he was given an uncredited role in "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden" and subsequently appeared as a leading actor in the micro budget surf drama "Summer City" (both in 1977).
 Gibson rose to prominence during the Australian New Wave cinema movement in the early 1980s, having appeared in his breakthrough role in George Miller's dystopian action film "Mad Max" (1979), portraying the eponymous hero.
 He reprised the role in its sequels, "Mad Max 2" (1981) and "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" (1985).
 He appeared in Peter Weir's war drama "Gallipoli" (1981) and the romantic drama "The Year of Living Dangerously" (1982).
 Five years later he played Martin Riggs in the buddy cop action comedy "Lethal Weapon" alongside Danny Glovera role he later reprised in its sequels "Lethal Weapon 2" (1989), "Lethal Weapon 3" (1992), and "Lethal Weapon 4" (1998).
Indian actress Aishwarya Rai, credited as Aishwarya Rai Bachchan after her marriage, has appeared in over 40 films in five languages, predominantly Hindi, Tamil and English.
 She made her acting debut in 1997 with a dual role in Mani Ratnam's Tamil political drama film "Iruvar", and her Bollywood debut that same year in the romantic comedy "Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya" opposite Bobby Deol.
 Rai followed it with a leading role in "Jeans" (1998), a high-profile Tamil film that was submitted as India's official entry to the Academy Awards.
 She won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her breakthrough role in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's romantic drama "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" (1999).
 Rai then starred as a singer in her second successful film of 1999the musical drama "Taal".
Happyish (stylized as HAPPYish) is an American dark satirical comedy-drama series created and written by Shalom Auslander and starring Steve Coogan, Kathryn Hahn, Bradley Whitford, Ellen Barkin and Hannah Hodson.
 Ken Kwapis helped develop the program and directed its pilot and three of the first season's episodes.
 It first aired on Showtime on April 5, 2015, as a sneak preview, before its official premiere on April 26, 2015.
 On July 24, 2015 citing low ratings "Happyish" was cancelled by Showtime.
A breakthrough role, also known as breakout role, is a term in the film industry to describe the performance of an actor or actress in a film or television show which contributed significantly to the development of their career and beginning of critical recognition.
 Such a moment in an actor's career may often occur some time after they begin acting as their roles become more substantial.
 Often a breakthrough role is a significant increase in importance in the actor's part in the film moving up from a minor character or extra to one of the leading cast, or a "high impact" role in a film which has mainstream success and results in the widespread recognition or popularity of the actor.
 Martin Shingler defines a breakthrough performance as one which "attracts the attention of film critics, or receives rave reviews and is subsequently nominated for a major film award."
Jared Leto is an American entertainer who has had an extensive career in film, music, and television.
 He made his debut with minor roles in the television shows "Camp Wilder" (1992) and "Almost Home" (1993).
 He achieved recognition in 1994 for his role as Jordan Catalano in the teen drama television series "My So-Called Life".
 The show was praised for its portrayal of adolescence and gained a cult following, despite being canceled after only one season.
 The same year, he made his television film debut starring alongside Alicia Silverstone in "Cool and the Crazy".
 Leto's first film role was in the 1995 drama "How to Make an American Quilt".
 He later co-starred with Christina Ricci in "The Last of the High Kings" (1996) and received a supporting role in "Switchback" (1997).
 In 1997, Leto starred in the biopic "Prefontaine" in which he played the role of Olympic hopeful Steve Prefontaine.
 His portrayal received positive reviews from critics and is often considered his breakthrough role.
 The following year, Leto starred together with Alicia Witt in the horror "Urban Legend".
 He then acted alongside Sean Penn and Adrien Brody in the war film "The Thin Red Line" (1998).
 After playing supporting roles in "Black and White" and "Girl, Interrupted", Leto portrayed Angel Face in "Fight Club" (1999), which has since became a cult film.
Vindhya Tiwari is an Indian television actress, known for her work in Indian soap operas.
 She made her on-screen debut with the serial "Ghar Ek Sapnaa" (2008), aired on Sahara One.
 However, her breakthrough role was in the drama "Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo" on Zee TV n she is best known for her role in "" on Star Plus as Vidya for which she got nominated for best television actress in Indian television academy awards (ita).
 She recently played the lead role in "Badi Door Se Aaye Hain" as Sonachandi on SAB TV.
Ellen Rona Barkin (born April 16, 1954) is an American actress and film producer.
 Her breakthrough role was in the 1982 comedy-drama film "Diner", and the following years she had starring roles in films include "Tender Mercies" (1983), "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension" (1984), and "The Big Easy" (1987).
American actress Shannen Doherty has appeared in numerous television programs and motion pictures.
 After her television debut in "Father Murphy" in 1981, she landed her first major role in the dramatic western television series "Little House on the Prairie" (1982–1983), and reprised her role in its three television specials.
 Doherty received two Young Artist Award nominations for playing the oldest Witherspoon sibling Kris in the family drama "Our House" (1986–1988).
 She appeared in four films during the 1980s, including the positively-received, animated film "The Secret of NIMH" (1982) and the cult classic "Heathers" (1988).
 Her breakthrough role was as Brenda Walsh in the teen drama "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990-1994), but she was later dropped from the series because of backstage issues and her negative image as a "bad girl".
 She starred in television films in the early and mid-1990s, and played Rene Mosier in the romantic comedy "Mallrats" (1995) in an attempt to rebuild her career.
Teyonah Parris (born September 22, 1987) is an American actress.
 She began her career playing a recurring role as Dawn Chambers in the AMC drama series, "Mad Men" (2012–15), before landing her breakthrough role in the 2014 independent film "Dear White People".
 In 2015, Parris went to star in the satirical drama film "Chi-Raq" directed by Spike Lee.
Rani Mukerji is an Indian actress known for her work in Bollywood films.
 She made her screen debut with a supporting role in "Biyer Phool" (1996), a Bengali film directed by her father Ram Mukherjee.
 Her first leading role was that of a rape victim in the 1997 social drama "Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat", for which she won a special jury trophy at the Screen Awards ceremony.
 In 1998 she received wider recognition for her role alongside Aamir Khan in the action film "Ghulam".
 Later that year, her breakthrough role as the romantic interest of Shah Rukh Khan's character in the romantic drama "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" earned Mukerji her first Filmfare Award in the Best Supporting Actress category.
 She followed this initial success by portraying the leading lady in several films, including the comedy film "Hello Brother" (1999) and the drama "" (2001), none of which helped propel her career forward.

Question: Which star of the drama "Happyish" had her breakthrough role in the 1982 film " Diner"?
Answer: Ellen Barkin