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Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn

Acting

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) 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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Poster for The Fountain
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The Fountain

6.9(3.1K)
The Fountain
Dr. Lillian Guzetti
Poster for Requiem for a Dream
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Requiem for a Dream

8.0(10.9K)
Requiem for a Dream
Sara Goldfarb
Poster for W.
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W.

6.2(0.7K)
W.
Barbara Bush
Poster for Playing by Heart
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Playing by Heart

6.6(0.2K)
Playing by Heart
Mildred
Poster for When a Man Loves a Woman
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When a Man Loves a Woman

6.6(0.4K)
When a Man Loves a Woman
Emily
Poster for The Five People You Meet In Heaven
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The Five People You Meet In Heaven

7.0(0.1K)
The Five People You Meet In Heaven
Ruby
Poster for How to Make an American Quilt
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How to Make an American Quilt

6.4(0.2K)
How to Make an American Quilt
Hy Dodd
Poster for Walking Across Egypt
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Walking Across Egypt

4.9(0.0K)
Walking Across Egypt
Mattie Rigsbee
Poster for The Last Picture Show
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The Last Picture Show

7.6(0.8K)
The Last Picture Show
Lois Farrow
Poster for Dying Young
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Dying Young

6.7(0.5K)
Dying Young
Mrs. O'Neil

Production

Poster for Within These Walls
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Within These Walls

5.6(0.0K)
Within These Walls
Executive Producer
Bathing FloMOVIE
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Bathing Flo

Bathing Flo
Director
Poster for The House of Tomorrow
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The House of Tomorrow

6.8(0.1K)
The House of Tomorrow
Executive Producer

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