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 'n' Drugs 'n' 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 |