Mary Kate Schellhardt (born November 1, 1978) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Ellen in, What's Eating Gilbert Grape. She has had other roles in movies like: Free Willy 2, Apollo 13, and an upcoming one, Mr. Blue Sky. She has also appeared in television shows like Windfall, and Scrubs. November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Whats Eating Gilbert Grape is a 1993 dramedy movie directed by Lasse Hallström and starring Johnny Depp, Juliette Lewis and Leonardo DiCaprio. ... Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home is a 1995 film, starring Jason James Richter and August Schellenberg. ... Apollo 13 is a 1995 film portrayal of the ill-fated Apollo 13 lunar mission. ... Standin In The Rain – 4:20 Big Wheels – 5:10 Summer and Lightning – 4:13 Mr. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Scrubs is an Emmy Award and Peabody award-winning American situation comedy that premiered on October 2, 2001 on NBC. It was created by Bill Lawrence, who also co-created Spin City. ...