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Ellen Burstyn
Ellen Burstyn (born Edna Rae Gillooly; December 7, 1932) is an American actress.
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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). …
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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.
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- 2026Place to BeBrooke
- 2026Flesh ImpactMarilyn Monroe
- 2025Breakdown: 1975Self
- 2025This Ordinary ThingSelf (voice)
- 2025Duse, the GreatestActor
- 2024E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. TrumpE. Jean Carroll
- 2024Mother, CouchMother
- 2024Fear and Love: The Story of The ExorcistSelf
- 2023The Exorcist: BelieverChris MacNeil
- 2022Three MonthsValerie
- 2021Paul Newman, Behind Blue EyesHerself
- 2021Queen BeesHelen Wilson
- 2021Watch on the RhineFanny
- 2020Pieces of a WomanElizabeth Weiss
- 2020Delphine and CaroleSelf (archive footage)
- 2019Lucy in the SkyNana Holbrook
- 2019American WomanMiss Dolly
- 2019Steven Arnold: Heavenly BodiesSelf
- 2019The House of TomorrowProducer · Josephine Prendergast
- 2018Friedkin UncutSelf
- 2018NostalgiaHelen Greer
- 2018All I WishCelia Berges
- 2018The TaleNettie
- 2017Marilyn Monroe: Auction of a LifetimeSelf
- 2016Wiener-DogNana
- 2016CustodyBeatrice Fisher
- 2015UnityNarrator (voice)
- 2015About ScoutGram
- 2015The Age of AdalineFlemming
- 2014The CallingEmily Micallef
- 2014Petals on the WindOlivia Foxworth
- 2014Two Men in TownMère Garnett
- 2014Draft DayBarb Weaver
- 2014River of FundamentHathfertiti
- 2014And the Oscar Goes To...Self - Interviewee
- 2014Flowers in the AtticGrandmother
- 2013Wish You WellLouisa Mae Cardinal
- 2013Love, MarilynSelf
- 2012Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to YouNanette
- 2011Another Happy DayDoris Baker
- 2011The Mighty MacsMother St. John
- 2010America Lost and Found: The BBS StorySelf
- 2010BBStory: An American Film RenaissanceSelf
- 2010Reflections of a Philosopher KingSelf
- 2010Main StreetGeorgiana Carr
- 2009According to GretaKatherine
- 2009Lovely, StillMary
- 2009PoliWoodSelf
- 2009The Velveteen RabbitSwan (voice)
- 2008W.Barbara Bush
- 2008The Loss of a Teardrop DiamondMiss Addie
- 2007Mitch Albom's For One More DayPauline "Posey" Benetto
- 2007The Stone AngelHagar
- 2006The FountainDr. Lillian Guzetti
- 200630 DaysMaura
- 2006The Wicker ManSister Summersisle
- 2006Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better TomorrowSelf
- 2006Stardust: The Bette Davis StorySelf
- 2006The Elephant KingDiana Hunt
- 2005Mrs. HarrisFormer Tarnower Steady
- 2005Our FathersMary Ryan
- 2004The Five People You Meet In HeavenRuby
- 2004The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street BrothelTommie
- 2004Second Chances: The Making of "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"Self
- 2003A Decade Under the InfluenceSelf
- 2003Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved HollywoodSelf
- 2003Brush with FateRika
- 2002Red DragonGrandma Dolarhyde (voice) (uncredited)
- 2002Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya SisterhoodVivi
- 2001Within These WallsProducer · Joan Thomas
- 2001Memories, Dreams & AddictionsSelf
- 2001The Making of Requiem for a DreamSelf
- 2000Requiem for a DreamSara Goldfarb
- 2000MermaidTrish
- 2000The YardsVal Handler
- 1999Walking Across EgyptMattie Rigsbee
- 1999The Last Picture Show: A Look BackSelf
- 1999Night Ride HomeMaggie
- 1998Playing by HeartMildred
- 1998Marilyn in ManhattanSelf
- 1998You Can Thank Me LaterShirley Cooperberg
- 1998The Fear of God: 25 Years of The ExorcistSelf - Chris MacNeil
- 1998The Patron Saint of LiarsJune Clatterbuck
- 1997FlashLaura Strong
- 1997DeceiverMook
- 1997A Deadly VisionYvette Watson
- 1996TimepieceMaud Gannon
- 1996The Spitfire GrillHannah Ferguson
- 1995How to Make an American QuiltHy Dodd
- 1995The Baby-Sitters ClubMrs. Haberman
- 1995Follow The RiverGretel
- 1995My Brother's KeeperHelen
- 1995RoommatesJudith
- 1994Trick of the EyeFrances Griffin
- 1994Getting GottiJo Giacalone
- 1994When a Man Loves a WomanEmily
- 1994Getting OutArlie's Mother
- 1993Roots of RoeLetters of Margaret Sanger (voice)
- 1993Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney StoryJoan Delvecchio
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