Biography
Ellen Burstyn (born Edna Rae Gillooly; December 7, 1932) is an American actress. Known for her portrayal of complicated women in dramas, Burstyn was the recipient of various accolades, and was 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. From 2000 till her death, she had 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
all 185
Movies 141
TV Shows 44
self 40
Voice 4
Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist (2024)
Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain (2023)
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist (2023)
The Exorcist: Believer (2023)
Mother, Couch! (2023)
The First Lady (2022)
Three Months (2022)
Reframed: Marilyn Monroe (2022)
Queen Bees (2021)
Watch on the Rhine (2021)
Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021)
Pieces of a Woman (2020)
Delphine and Carole (2020)
Lucy in the Sky (2019)
American Woman (2019)
Steven Arnold: Heavenly Bodies (2019)
Friedkin Uncut (2018)
Nostalgia (2018)
All I Wish (2018)
The Tale (2018)
The House of Tomorrow (2017)
Marilyn Monroe: Auction of a Lifetime (2017)
Wiener-Dog (2016)
Custody (2016)
Unity (2015)
About Scout (2015)
The Age of Adaline (2015)
Interstellar (2014)
The Calling (2014)
Petals on the Wind (2014)
Two Men in Town (2014)
Draft Day (2014)
River of Fundament (2014)
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
Flowers in the Attic (2014)
Wish You Well (2013)
Mom (2013)
Love, Marilyn (2013)
House of Cards (2013)
Lovely, Still (2012)
Coma (2012)
Political Animals (2012)
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You (2012)
Another Happy Day (2011)
Reflections of a Philosopher King (2010)
America Lost and Found: The BBS Story (2010)
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance (2010)
Main Street (2010)
According to Greta (2009)
The Mighty Macs (2009)
PoliWood (2009)
The Velveteen Rabbit (2009)
Possible Side Effects (2009)
W. (2008)
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (2008)
Mitch Albom's For One More Day (2007)
The Stone Angel (2007)
The Fountain (2006)
30 Days (2006)
The Wicker Man (2006)
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow (2006)
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006)
The Elephant King (2006)
Big Love (2006)
Mrs. Harris (2006)
The Book of Daniel (2006)
Our Fathers (2005)
The Five People You Meet In Heaven (2004)
The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel (2004)
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore: Second Chances (2004)
A Decade Under the Influence (2003)
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)
Brush with Fate (2003)
Red Dragon (2002)
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)
Within These Walls (2001)
The Making of Requiem for a Dream (2001)
Memories, Dreams & Addictions (2001)
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
That's Life (2000)
Mermaid (2000)
The Yards (2000)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
The Last Picture Show: A Look Back (1999)
Night Ride Home (1999)
Walking Across Egypt (1999)
Playing by Heart (1998)
A Will of their Own (1998)
Marilyn in Manhattan (1998)
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist (1998)
You Can Thank Me Later (1998)
The Patron Saint of Liars (1998)
Flash (1997)
Deceiver (1997)
The View (1997)
A Deadly Vision (1997)
Timepiece (1996)
The Spitfire Grill (1996)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996)
How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
The Baby-Sitters Club (1995)
Follow The River (1995)
My Brother's Keeper (1995)
Roommates (1995)
Trick of the Eye (1994)
Inside the Actors Studio (1994)
Getting Gotti (1994)
When a Man Loves a Woman (1994)
Getting Out (1994)
The Cemetery Club (1993)
Earth and the American Dream (1992)
Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story (1992)
Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas (1991)
Grand Isle (1991)
Dying Young (1991)
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love (1991)
When You Remember Me (1990)
The Color of Evening (1990)
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre (1989)
Hello Actors Studio (1988)
American Experience (1988)
Hanna's War (1988)
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987)
Pack of Lies (1987)
Something In Common (1986)
The Ellen Burstyn Show (1986)
Act of Vengeance (1986)
Into Thin Air (1985)
Twice in a Lifetime (1985)
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
Surviving (1985)
The Ambassador (1985)
In Our Hands (1984)
I Love Liberty (1982)
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
Silence of the North (1981)
People vs. Jean Harris (1981)
Be Pretty and Shut Up! (1981)
Resurrection (1980)
A Dream of Passion (1978)
Same Time, Next Year (1978)
Providence (1977)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
Harry and Tonto (1974)
Thursday's Game (1974)
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute (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)
The Iron Horse (1966)
The Time Tunnel (1966)
The Big Valley (1965)
Goodbye Charlie (1964)
For Those Who Think Young (1964)
Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
The Greatest Show on Earth (1963)
Vacation Playhouse (1963)
Going My Way (1962)
I'm Dickens, He's Fenster (1962)
Ricochet (1961)
Ben Casey (1961)
Bus Stop (1961)
Dr. Kildare (1961)
The Defenders (1961)
Surfside 6 (1960)
Checkmate (1960)
The Detectives (1959)
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959)
The Christmas Tree (1958)
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
Perry Mason (1957)
Tony Awards (1956)
Cheyenne (1955)
Gunsmoke (1955)
Letter to Loretta (1953)
The Oscars (1953)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
Easy Out? (1948)
Bathing Flo
Fuddy Meers
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1932-12-07 (91 years old)
Birth NameEdna Rae Gillooly
Birth PlaceDetroit, United States of America
LifestyleVeganism
ReligionSufism
Height1.7-meter
RelationshipsNeil Nephew (1964-01-01 - 1972-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsEllen McRae, 엘렌 버스틴, Эллен Бёрстин, Edna Rae Gilhooley
AwardsFlorida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress, New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress, Genie Awards, Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series, Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actress, Mary Pickford Award, Michigan Women's Hall of Fame, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie, Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress, Berlinale Camera, Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress, Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture, Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress, BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Independent Spirit Awards, Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play, Academy Award for Best Actress
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