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Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn

Actor · Born 1932-12-07 · Detroit, Michigan, USA

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Biography

Ellen Burstyn (born Edna Rae Gillooly; December 7, 1932) is an American actress. Known for her portrayals of complex women in dramas, she has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards, making her one of the few performers to achieve the "Triple Crown of Acting". She has also received a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award. Burstyn made her acting debut on Broadway in Fair Game in 1957 before winning the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for Same Time, Next Year (1975). She earned the Academy Award for Best Actress as the widow Alice Hyatt in Martin Scorsese's romantic drama Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974). Her other Oscar-nominated roles were in The Last Picture Show (1971), The Exorcist (1973), Same Time, Next Year (1978), Resurrection (1980), and Requiem for a Dream (2000). Her other notable films include Harry and Tonto (1974), How to Make an American Quilt (1995), Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002), W. (2008), Interstellar (2014), The Age of Adaline (2015), and Pieces of a Woman (2020). She won Primetime Emmy Awards for her guest role in the NBC legal drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2009…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Interstellar (2014) — Murph (older)
  2. Requiem for a Dream (2000) — Sara Goldfarb
  3. The Exorcist (1973) — Chris MacNeil
  4. The Age of Adaline (2015) — Flemming
  5. Red Dragon (2002) — Grandma Dolarhyde (voice) (uncredited)
  6. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) — Bernie Stabler
  7. House of Cards (2013) — Elizabeth Hale
  8. The Fountain (2006) — Dr. Lillian Guzetti
  9. The Wicker Man (2006) — Sister Summersisle
  10. Pieces of a Woman (2020) — Elizabeth Weiss
  11. The Exorcist: Believer (2023) — Chris MacNeil
  12. Draft Day (2014) — Barb Weaver
  13. The Last Picture Show (1971) — Lois Farrow
  14. W. (2008) — Barbara Bush
  15. Mom (2013) — Shirley
  16. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) — Alice Hyatt
  17. The Yards (2000) — Val Handler
  18. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Host
  19. Dying Young (1991) — Mrs. O'Neil
  20. The Tale (2018) — Nettie
  21. Flowers in the Attic (2014) — Grandmother
  22. When a Man Loves a Woman (1994) — Emily
  23. Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021) — Bernadette 'Bernie' Stabler
  24. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002) — Vivi
  25. Playing by Heart (1998) — Mildred
  26. Lucy in the Sky (2019) — Nana Holbrook
  27. Wiener-Dog (2016) — Nana
  28. Petals on the Wind (2014) — Olivia Foxworth
  29. The Calling (2014) — Emily Micallef
  30. According to Greta (2009) — Katherine
  31. How to Make an American Quilt (1995) — Hy Dodd
  32. The Time Tunnel (1966) — Eve Holland
  33. Big Love (2006) — Nancy Davis Dutton
  34. Deceiver (1997) — Mook
  35. Perry Mason (1957) — Mona Winthrope White
  36. Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You (2012) — Nanette
  37. Another Happy Day (2011) — Doris Baker
  38. Gunsmoke (1955) — Polly
  39. The View (1997) — Self
  40. The Five People You Meet In Heaven (2004) — Ruby

Directed

  1. Bathing Flo — Director