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Ellen Burstyn

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ellen Burstyn  (born December 7, 1932) is an American actress, who has worked in film, stage and television. Her acting career began in theatre during the late 1950s, and over the next ten years, Burstyn appeared in several films and television series before joining the Actors Studio in 1967. She achieved recognition for her roles in The Last Picture Show (1971) and The Exorcist (1973), receiving Academy Award nominations for both performances. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress the following year for her work in Martin Scorsese's Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1973). In 1975, she won a Tony Award for her work in the Broadway production of Same Time, Next Year, and received a Golden Globe Award and a fourth Academy Award nomination for her performance in the 1978 film version. Burstyn continued to work extensively since the 1980s, and was acclaimed for her performance in the film Requiem for a Dream, for which she received several critic's awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ellen Burstyn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia


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Born:
Dec 7, 1932 In Detroit, Michigan, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
112
First Appeared:
In the movie For Those Who Think Young 1964-06-01
Latest Project:
Movie Fuddy Meers 2025
Known For
Filmography
Movie Fuddy Meers Gertie 2025
Movie The House of Tomorrow Josephine Prendergast 2019-06-20
Movie The Tale Nettie 2018-01-20
Movie All I Wish Celia Berges 2018-02-01
Movie Friedkin Uncut Self 2018-11-05
Movie Nostalgia Helen Greer 2018-02-16
Movie Custody Beatrice Fisher 2016-04-17
Movie Wiener-Dog Nana 2016-06-24
Movie About Scout Gram 2015-04-25
Movie The Age of Adaline Flemming 2015-04-16
Movie Unity Narrator (voice) 2015-08-12
Movie River of Fundament Hathfertiti 2014-02-12
Movie And the Oscar Goes To... Self - Interviewee 2014-02-01
Movie Flowers in the Attic Olivia Foxworth 2014-01-18
Movie Draft Day Barb Weaver 2014-04-11
Movie When Marnie Was There Nan (voice) 2014-07-19
Movie The Calling Emily Micallef 2014-08-05
Movie Interstellar Murph (older) 2014-11-05
Movie Petals on the Wind Olivia Foxworth 2014-05-26
Movie Two Men in Town Mère Garnett 2014-05-07
Movie Love, Marilyn Self 2013-05-30
Movie Wish You Well Louisa Mae Cardinal 2013-10-19
Series Political Animals Margaret Barrish 2012-07-15
Movie Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You Nanette 2012-02-24
Series Coma Mrs. Emerson 2012-09-03
Movie The Mighty Macs Mother St. John 2011-10-21
Movie Another Happy Day Doris Baker 2011-11-18
Movie Main Street Georgiana Carr 2010-10-21
Movie BBStory: An American Film Renaissance Self 2010-11-23
Movie Reflections of a Philosopher King Self 2010-11-23
Movie The Velveteen Rabbit Swan (voice) 2009-02-27
Movie According to Greta Katherine 2009-11-25
Movie The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond Miss Addie 2008-09-12
Movie W. Barbara Bush 2008-10-17
Movie Mitch Albom's For One More Day Pauline "Posey" Benetto 2007-12-09
Movie Mrs. Harris Former Tarnower Steady 2006-02-25
Movie The Elephant King Diana Hunt 2006-04-26
Series The Book of Daniel Bishop Beatrice Congreve 2006-01-06
Movie The Fountain Dr. Lillian Guzetti 2006-11-22
Movie 30 Days Maura 2006-10-06
Movie Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow Self 2006-06-22
Movie Stardust: The Bette Davis Story Self 2006-05-03
Movie Our Fathers Mary Ryan 2005-05-11
Movie The Five People You Meet In Heaven Ruby 2004-12-05
Movie The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel Tommie 2004-10-31
Movie Brush with Fate Rika 2003-01-01
Movie A Decade Under the Influence Self 2003-04-25
Movie Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood Self 2003-03-09
Movie Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Vivi Abbott Walker 2002-06-07
Movie Red Dragon Grandma Dolarhyde (voice) (uncredited) 2002-10-02
Movie Memories, Dreams & Addictions Self 2001-05-22
Movie Within These Walls Joan Thomas 2001-08-20
Movie The Yards Val Handler 2000-04-27
Movie Requiem for a Dream Sara Goldfarb 2000-10-06
Movie Mermaid Trish 2000-05-21
Movie Walking Across Egypt Mattie Rigsbee 1999-01-01
Movie The Last Picture Show: A Look Back Self 1999-04-25
Movie Night Ride Home Maggie 1999-02-07
Movie You Can Thank Me Later Shirley Cooperberg 1998-05-23
Movie The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist Self - Chris MacNeil 1998-06-13
Movie The Patron Saint of Liars June Clatterbuck 1998-04-05
Movie Playing by Heart Mildred 1998-12-30
Series A Will of their Own Veronica Steward 1998-10-18
Movie Marilyn in Manhattan Self 1998-09-05
Movie A Deadly Vision Yvette Watson 1997-04-21
Movie Flash Laura Strong 1997-12-21
Movie The Spitfire Grill Hannah Ferguson 1996-08-23
Movie Timepiece Maud Gannon 1996-12-22
Movie Roommates Judith 1995-03-03
Movie My Brother's Keeper Helen 1995-03-14
Movie Follow The River Gretel 1995-04-22
Movie How to Make an American Quilt Hy Dodd 1995-10-06
Movie The Baby-Sitters Club Mrs. Haberman 1995-08-18
Movie When a Man Loves a Woman Emily 1994-04-29
Movie Trick of the Eye Frances Griffin 1994-10-22
Movie Getting Gotti Jo Giacalone 1994-05-10
Movie The Cemetery Club Esther Moskowitz 1993-02-03
Movie Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story Joan Delvecchio 1993-09-27
Movie Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love Lillian "Lil" Lambert 1991-05-12
Movie Dying Young Mrs. O'Neil 1991-06-20
Movie Grand Isle Mademoiselle Reisz 1991-08-23
Movie Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas Self 1991-09-06
Movie When You Remember Me Nurse Cooder 1990-10-07
Movie Hello Actors Studio Self 1988-11-09
Movie Pack of Lies Barbara Jackson 1987-04-26
Movie Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam Mrs. Stocks (voice) 1987-10-01
Series The Ellen Burstyn Show Ellen Brewer 1986-09-20
Movie Act of Vengeance Margaret Yablonski 1986-09-04
Movie Night of 100 Stars II Self 1985-03-10
Movie The Ambassador Alex Hacker 1985-01-11
Movie Surviving Tina Brogan 1985-02-10
Movie Twice in a Lifetime Kate MacKenzie 1985-10-23
Movie Into Thin Air Joan Walker 1985-10-29
Movie Terror in the Aisles 1984-10-26
Movie Night of 100 Stars Self 1982-03-08
Movie Be Pretty and Shut Up! Self 1981-03-04
Movie People vs. Jean Harris Jean Harris 1981-05-07
Movie Silence of the North Olive Frederickson 1981-10-23
Movie Resurrection Edna 1980-09-26
Movie A Dream of Passion Brenda Collins 1978-05-21
Movie Providence Sonia Langham 1977-01-25
Movie The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute Self (archive footage) 1974-02-20
Movie Thursday's Game Lynne Evers 1974-04-14
Movie Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore Alice Hyatt 1974-12-09
Movie Harry and Tonto Shirley Mallard 1974-08-12
Movie The Exorcist Chris MacNeil 1973-12-26
Movie The King of Marvin Gardens Sally 1972-10-12
Movie The Last Picture Show Lois Farrow 1971-10-03
Movie Tropic of Cancer Mona (uncredited) 1970-02-27
Movie Pit Stop Ellen McCleod 1969-05-14
Movie For Those Who Think Young Dr. Pauline Swenson 1964-06-01
Movie Goodbye Charlie Franny Salzman 1964-11-18
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