Ellen Burstyn
Acting
Born: Dec 07, 1932
From: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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: …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| According to Greta | Katherine | 2009 | 6.0 |
| The Velveteen Rabbit | Swan (voice) | 2009 | 6.6 |
| W. | Barbara Bush | 2008 | 6.164 |
| The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond | Miss Addie | 2008 | 5.3 |
| Mitch Albom's For One More Day | Pauline "Posey" Benetto | 2007 | 3.0 |
| The Stone Angel | Hagar | 2007 | 5.4 |
| The Fountain | Dr. Lillian Guzetti | 2006 | 6.908 |
| The Wicker Man | Sister Summersisle | 2006 | 4.4 |
| The Elephant King | Diana Hunt | 2006 | 5.889 |
| Our Fathers | Mary Ryan | 2005 | 6.5 |
| The Five People You Meet In Heaven | Ruby | 2004 | 6.986 |
| Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood | Self | 2003 | 7.143 |
| Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood | Vivi Abbott Walker | 2002 | 6.106 |
| Requiem for a Dream | Sara Goldfarb | 2000 | 8.011 |
| Walking Across Egypt | Mattie Rigsbee | 1999 | 4.853 |
| Playing by Heart | Mildred | 1998 | 6.596 |
| The Spitfire Grill | Hannah Ferguson | 1996 | 6.455 |
| How to Make an American Quilt | Hy Dodd | 1995 | 6.407 |
| The Baby-Sitters Club | Mrs. Haberman | 1995 | 5.404 |
| When a Man Loves a Woman | Emily | 1994 | 6.603 |
| Dying Young | Mrs. O'Neil | 1991 | 6.705 |
| Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam | Mrs. Stocks (voice) | 1987 | 7.1 |
| I Love Liberty | Self | 1982 | — |
| Same Time, Next Year | Doris | 1978 | 6.464 |
| Harry and Tonto | Shirley Mallard | 1974 | 7.094 |
| The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute | Self (archive footage) | 1974 | 7.7 |
| Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore | Alice Hyatt | 1974 | 6.968 |
| The Exorcist | Chris MacNeil | 1973 | 7.742 |
| The Last Picture Show | Lois Farrow | 1971 | 7.623 |
| Alex in Wonderland | Beth Morrison | 1970 | 5.524 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1932 |
| From | Detroit, Michigan, USA |