Actress Ellen Barkin is in a relationship with the son of Barry Levinson

Actress Ellen Barkin is in a relationship with the son of Barry Levinson, the director who launched her career in the 1982 film "Diner," the New York Post reported Thursday.

Barkin, 57, has been living with writer-director Sam Levinson for two years -- but removed all evidence of her 26-year-old lover from her New York City townhouse when she recently opened up her home for a magazine spread.

"It works, but it's weird," a source said of the couple's secret partnership.

Barkin shot to fame in Barry Levinson's critically-acclaimed comedy drama "Diner" and went on to star in hits including "The Big Easy" and "Sea of Love," as well as off-Broadway plays.

Sam Levinson was born three years after "Diner" was made, but Barkin's relationship with him is reportedly serious. She was even overheard saying that she will part ways with him when "they roll me out in a wheelchair."

The actress is currently starring as polio-stricken doctor fighting the AIDS epidemic in Larry Kramer's play "The Normal Heart," which is a favorite to win the Tony Award for best play revival June 12.

Barkin was awarded a $4.3 million payout last year from her magnate ex-husband Ron Perelman following their acrimonious 2006 divorce.