
Ellen Burstyn
Ellen Burstyn (born Edna Rae Gillooly, December 7, 1932) is an American actress. Known for her portrayals of complex women in dramas, she receives 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) and supporting role in the USA Network political miniseries Political Animals (2013). Her other Emmy-nominated roles include Pack of Lies (1988), Mrs. Harris (2005), Big Love (2008), Draft Day, Flowers in the Attic (both 2014), and House of Cards (2016). Since 2000, she has been co-president of the Actors Studio, a drama school in New York City. In 2013, she was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame for her work onstage. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ellen Burstyn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
- Known ForActing
- Born7 December 1932 (age 93)
- Place of BirthDetroit, Michigan, USA
Ellen Burstyn

- Known ForActing
- Born7 December 1932 (age 93)
- Place of BirthDetroit, Michigan, USA

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Three Months
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Queen Bees
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Watch on the Rhine
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Pieces of a Woman
2020

Delphine and Carole
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The House of Tomorrow
2019

Lucy in the Sky
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American Woman
2019

Steven Arnold: Heavenly Bodies
2019

The Tale
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Nostalgia
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All I Wish
2018

Friedkin Uncut
2018

Marilyn Monroe: Auction of a Lifetime
2017

Wiener-Dog
2016

Custody
2016

The Age of Adaline
2015

About Scout
2015

Unity
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Interstellar
2014

Draft Day
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Flowers in the Attic
2014

River of Fundament
2014

And the Oscar Goes To...
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The Calling
2014

Two Men in Town
2014

Petals on the Wind
2014

Love, Marilyn
2013

Wish You Well
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Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
2012

The Mighty Macs
2011

Another Happy Day
2011

Main Street
2010

Reflections of a Philosopher King
2010

BBStory: An American Film Renaissance
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The Velveteen Rabbit
2009

Lovely, Still
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PoliWood
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W.
2008

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Mitch Albom's For One More Day
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The Stone Angel
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The Fountain
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The Wicker Man
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The Elephant King
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Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
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Mrs. Harris
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Our Fathers
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Red Dragon
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Within These Walls
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Requiem for a Dream
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The Yards
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Mermaid
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Walking Across Egypt
1999

Night Ride Home
1999

The Last Picture Show: A Look Back
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Playing by Heart
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Deceiver
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Flash
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A Deadly Vision
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The Spitfire Grill
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Timepiece
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How to Make an American Quilt
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The Baby-Sitters Club
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My Brother's Keeper
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Roommates
1995

Follow The River
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When a Man Loves a Woman
1994

Getting Gotti
1994

Trick of the Eye
1994

Getting Out
1994

The Cemetery Club
1993

Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story
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Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story
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When It Was a Game 2
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Dying Young
1991

Grand Isle
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The Color of Evening
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1988

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1988

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987

Pack of Lies
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Act of Vengeance
1986

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1986

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1985

The Ambassador
1985

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1985

Night of 100 Stars II
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1985

I Love Liberty
1982

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1982

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1981

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1981

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1980

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1978

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1978

Providence
1977

Harry and Tonto
1974
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Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1974

Thursday's Game
1974

The Exorcist
1973

The King of Marvin Gardens
1972

The Last Picture Show
1971

Alex in Wonderland
1970

Tropic of Cancer
1970

Pit Stop
1969

Goodbye Charlie
1964

For Those Who Think Young
1964

Ricochet
1961
The Christmas Tree
1958
