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Ellen Burstyn
Actor
Born December 7, 1932 (89 years)
Ellen Burstyn (born Edna Rae Gillooly; December 7, 1932) is an American actress. Known for her portrayal of complicated women in dramas, Burstyn is the recipient of various accolades, and is among the few performers to have won an Oscar, Emmy, and Tony (Triple Crown of Acting).
Born in Detroit, Michigan, Burstyn left school and worked as a dancer and model. She made her stage debut on Broadway in 1957 and soon started to make appearances in television shows. Stardom followed several years later with her acclaimed role in The Last Picture Show (1971), which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her next appearance in The Exorcist (1973), earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. The film has remained popular and several publications have regarded it as one of the greatest horror films of all time. She followed this with Martin Scorsese's Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), which won her the Academy Award for Best Actress.
She appeared in numerous television films and gained further recognition from her performances in Same Time, Next Year (1978), which won her a Golden Globe Award, and Resurrection (1980), How to Make an American Quilt (1995), and Requiem For a Dream (2000). For playing a lonely drug-addicted woman in the last one of these, she was again nominated for an Academy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In the 2010s, she made appearances in television series including the political dramas, Political Animals and House of Cards, which have earned her Emmy Award nominations. 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 on stage.
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Filmography
| 2023 | The Exorcist · as Chris MacNeil |
| 2022 | The First Lady (2022) (TV Series) · as Sara Delano Roosevelt |
| 2022 | Three Months · as Valerie |
| 2021 | Queen Bees · as Helen Wilson |
| 2021 | Law & Order: Organized Crime (TV Series) · as Bernadette Stabler |
| 2020 | Pieces of a Woman · as Elizabeth Weiss |
| 2019 | Lucy in the Sky · as Nana Holbrook |
| 2019 | American Woman · as Miss Dolly |
| 2018 | The Tale · as Nadine 'Nettie' Fox |
| 2018 | Nostalgia · as Helen Greer |
| 2017 | The House of Tomorrow · as Josephine Prendergast |
| 2017 | All I Wish · as Celia Berges |
| 2016 | Wiener-Dog · as Nana |
| 2016 | Custody · as Beatrice Fisher |
| 2015 | The Age of Adaline · as Flemming |
| 2015 | About Scout · as Gram |
| 2014 | Interstellar · as Old Murph Cooper |
| 2014 | Draft Day · as Barb Weaver |
| 2014 | Flowers in the Attic · as Olivia Foxworth |
| 2014 | When Marnie Was There · as Nan |
| 2014 | Petals on the Wind · as Olivia Foxworth |
| 2014 | The Calling · as Emily Micallef |
| 2014 | Two Men in Town · as Mère Garnett |
| 2013 | Wish You Well · as Louisa Mae Cardinal |
| 2013 | House of Cards (US) (TV Series) · as Elizabeth Hale |
| 2013 | Mom (TV Series) · as Shirley |
| 2012 | Political Animals (TV Series) · as Margaret Barrish |
| 2012 | Coma (TV Series) · as Mrs. Emerson |
| 2011 | Another Happy Day · as Doris Baker |
| 2011 | Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You · as Nanette |
| 2010 | Main Street · as Georgiana Carr |
| 2010 | Louie (TV Series) · as Evanka |
| 2009 | According to Greta · as Katherine |
| 2009 | The Velveteen Rabbit · as Swan |
| 2009 | The Mighty Macs · as Mother St. John |
| 2008 | W. · as Barbara Bush |
| 2008 | The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond · as Miss Addie |
| 2008 | Lovely, Still · as Mary |
| 2007 | Mitch Albom's for One More Day · as Pauline "Posey" Benetto |
| 2007 | The Stone Angel · as Hagar |
| 2006 | The Wicker Man · as Sister Summersisle |
| 2006 | The Elephant King · as Diana Hunt |
| 2006 | The Fountain · as Dr. Lillian Guzetti |
| 2006 | Big Love (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2005 | Mrs. Harris · as Former Tarnower Steady |
| 2005 | Our Fathers · as Mary Ryan |
| 2004 | The Five People You Meet in Heaven · as Ruby |
| 2003 | Brush with Fate · as Rika |
| 2002 | Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood · as Viviane Joan 'Vivi' Abbott Walker |
| 2002 | Red Dragon · as Grandma Dolarhyde (voice) (uncredited) |
| 2001 | Within These Walls · as Joan Thomas |
| 2001 | Dodson's Journey · as Mother |
| 2000 | Requiem for a Dream · as Sara Goldfarb |
| 2000 | Mermaid · as Trish |
| 2000 | The Yards · as Val Handler |
| 1999 | Walking Across Egypt · as Mattie Rigsbee |
| 1999 | Night Ride Home · as Maggie |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Bernie Stabler |
| 1998 | Playing by Heart · as Mildred |
| 1998 | The Patron Saint of Liars · as June Clatterbuck |
| 1998 | You Can Thank Me Later · as Shirley Cooperberg |
| 1997 | Deceiver · as Mook |
| 1997 | A Deadly Vision · as Unknown |
| 1997 | The Wonderful World of Disney (TV Series) · as Laura Strong |
| 1996 | The Spitfire Grill · as Hannah Ferguson |
| 1996 | Timepiece · as Maud Gannon |
| 1996 | Our Son, the Matchmaker · as Iva Mae |
| 1995 | How to Make an American Quilt · as Hy Dodd |
| 1995 | The Baby-Sitters Club · as Mrs. Haberman |
| 1995 | Follow the River · as Gretel |
| 1995 | Roommates · as Judith |
| 1995 | My Brother's Keeper · as Helen |
| 1994 | When a Man Loves a Woman · as Emily |
| 1994 | Getting Out · as Arlie's Mother |
| 1994 | Getting Gotti · as Jo Giacalone |
| 1993 | The Cemetery Club · as Esther Moskowitz |
| 1993 | Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story · as Joan Delvecchio |
| 1992 | |
| 1991 | Dying Young · as Mrs. O'Neil |
| 1991 | Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love · as Lillian "Lil" Lambert |
| 1990 | The Color of Evening · as Kate O'Rielly |
| 1988 | Hanna's War · as Katalin |
| 1987 | Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam · as Mrs. Stocks (voice) |
| 1987 | Pack of Lies · as Barbara Jackson |
| 1987 | American Experience (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1986 | Act of Vengeance · as Margaret Yablonski |
| 1985 | Twice in a Lifetime · as Kate MacKenzie |
| 1985 | Into Thin Air · as Joan Walker |
| 1984 | The Ambassador · as Alex Hacker |
| 1982 | Night of 100 Stars · as Unknown |
| 1981 | The People vs. Jean Harris · as Jean Harris |
| 1981 | Silence of the North · as Olive Frederickson |
| 1980 | Resurrection · as Edna |
| 1978 | Same Time, Next Year · as Doris |
| 1978 | A Dream of Passion · as Brenda Collins |
| 1977 | Providence · as Sonia Langham |
| 1974 | Harry and Tonto · as Shirley Mallard |
| 1974 | Thursday's Game · as Lynne Evers |
| 1974 | Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore · as Alice Hyatt |
| 1973 | The Exorcist · as Chris MacNeil |
| 1972 | The King of Marvin Gardens · as Sally |
| 1971 | The Last Picture Show · as Lois Farrow |
| 1970 | Alex in Wonderland · as Beth Morrison |
| 1970 | Tropic of Cancer · as Mona |
| 1969 | Pit Stop · as Ellen McCleod |
| 1966 | The Time Tunnel (TV Series) · as Eve Holland |
| 1966 | The Iron Horse (TV Series) · as Julie Parsons |
| 1965 | The Big Valley (TV Series) · as Sister Jacob |
| 1964 | Goodbye Charlie · as Franny Salzman |
| 1964 | For Those Who Think Young · as Dr. Pauline Swenson |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV Series) · as Barbara Sherwood / Lucille Benton |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Kate Burden |
| 1960 | Checkmate (TV Series) · as Margo as Ellen McRae |
| 1959 | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1959 | The Detectives (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1959 | Laramie (TV Series) · as Amy |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Mona Winthrope White |
| 1957 | The Real McCoys (TV Series) · as Dorothy Carter |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Margaret Whitlow |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Amy Waters |
| 1955 | Cheyenne (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1953 | The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as Ann Walters |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Jenny |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Maggie |