Ellen Burstyn
Ellen Burstyn (born Edna Rae Gillooly; December 7, 1932) is an American actress. Known for her portrayal of complicated women in dramas, Burstyn is the recipient of various accolades, and is 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. 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 on stage. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ellen Burstyn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Read bio at tmdb | Read bio at Wikipedia
- Born:
- Dec 7, 1932 In Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 175
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Bathing Flo
- Latest Project:
- Movie Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist 2023-10-05
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Bathing Flo | 2025 | |
| Movie | Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist | Self (archive footage) | 2023-10-05 |
| Movie | The Exorcist: Believer | Chris MacNeil | 2023-10-04 |
| Series | Reframed: Marilyn Monroe | Self | 2022-01-16 |
| Movie | Three Months | Valerie | 2022-02-23 |
| Series | The First Lady | Sara Delano Roosevelt | 2022-04-17 |
| Series | Law & Order: Organized Crime | Bernadette Stabler | 2021-04-01 |
| Movie | Queen Bees | Helen Wilson | 2021-06-11 |
| Movie | Watch on the Rhine | Fanny | 2021-05-13 |
| Movie | Delphine and Carole | Self (archive footage) | 2020-01-14 |
| Movie | Pieces of a Woman | Elizabeth Weiss | 2020-12-30 |
| Movie | Steven Arnold: Heavenly Bodies | Self | 2019-07-21 |
| Movie | American Woman | Miss Dolly | 2019-09-12 |
| Movie | Lucy in the Sky | Nana Holbrook | 2019-09-20 |
| Movie | Friedkin Uncut | Self | 2018-11-05 |
| Movie | The Tale | Nettie | 2018-01-20 |
| Movie | All I Wish | Celia Berges | 2018-02-01 |
| Movie | Nostalgia | Helen Greer | 2018-02-16 |
| Movie | The House of Tomorrow | Josephine Prendergast | 2017-04-20 |
| Movie | Marilyn Monroe: Auction of a Lifetime | Self | 2017-04-05 |
| Movie | Custody | Beatrice Fisher | 2016-04-17 |
| Movie | Wiener-Dog | Nana | 2016-06-24 |
| Movie | The Age of Adaline | Flemming | 2015-04-16 |
| Movie | Unity | Narrator (voice) | 2015-08-12 |
| Movie | About Scout | Gram | 2015-04-25 |
| Movie | And the Oscar Goes To... | Self - Interviewee | 2014-02-01 |
| Movie | Flowers in the Attic | Olivia Foxworth | 2014-01-18 |
| Movie | Interstellar | Old Murph | 2014-11-05 |
| Movie | River of Fundament | Hathfertiti | 2014-02-12 |
| Movie | Draft Day | Barb Weaver | 2014-04-11 |
| Movie | The Calling | Emily Micallef | 2014-08-05 |
| Movie | Louie: Elevator | Evanka | 2014-06-02 |
| Movie | Petals on the Wind | Olivia Foxworth | 2014-05-26 |
| Movie | Two Men in Town | Mère Garnett | 2014-05-07 |
| Series | House of Cards | Elizabeth Hale | 2013-02-01 |
| Movie | Wish You Well | Louisa Mae Cardinal | 2013-10-19 |
| Movie | Love, Marilyn | Self | 2013-05-30 |
| Series | Mom | Shirley | 2013-09-23 |
| Movie | Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You | Nanette | 2012-02-24 |
| Series | Political Animals | Margaret Barrish | 2012-07-15 |
| Series | Coma | Mrs. Emerson | 2012-09-03 |
| Movie | Lovely, Still | Mary | 2012-12-09 |
| Movie | Another Happy Day | Doris Baker | 2011-11-18 |
| Movie | Main Street | Georgiana Carr | 2010-10-21 |
| Movie | America Lost and Found: The BBS Story | Self | 2010-11-23 |
| Movie | Reflections of a Philosopher King | Self | 2010-11-23 |
| Movie | BBStory: An American Film Renaissance | Self | 2010-11-23 |
| Movie | The Velveteen Rabbit | Swan (voice) | 2009-02-27 |
| Movie | The Mighty Macs | Mother St. John | 2009-10-21 |
| Movie | According to Greta | Katherine | 2009-11-25 |
| Movie | PoliWood | Self | 2009-07-03 |
| Movie | The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond | Miss Addie | 2008-09-12 |
| Movie | W. | Barbara Bush | 2008-10-17 |
| Movie | The Stone Angel | Hagar | 2007-09-12 |
| Movie | Mitch Albom's For One More Day | Pauline "Posey" Benetto | 2007-12-09 |
| Series | Big Love | Unknown | 2006-03-12 |
| Movie | Mrs. Harris | Former Tarnower Steady | 2006-02-25 |
| Series | The Book of Daniel | Bishop Beatrice Congreve | 2006-01-06 |
| Movie | The Elephant King | Diana Hunt | 2006-04-26 |
| Movie | 30 Days | Maura | 2006-10-06 |
| Movie | The Fountain | Dr. Lillian Guzetti | 2006-11-22 |
| Movie | Stardust: The Bette Davis Story | Self | 2006-05-03 |
| Movie | The Wicker Man | Sister Summersisle | 2006-08-31 |
| Movie | Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow | Self | 2006-06-22 |
| Movie | Our Fathers | Mary Ryan | 2005-05-11 |
| Movie | Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore: Second Chances | Self | 2004-01-01 |
| Movie | The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel | Tommie | 2004-10-31 |
| Movie | The Five People You Meet In Heaven | Ruby | 2004-12-05 |
| 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 | Brush with Fate | Rika | 2003-01-01 |
| 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 | Within These Walls | Joan Thomas | 2001-08-20 |
| Movie | Memories, Dreams & Addictions | Herself | 2001-05-22 |
| Movie | The Making of Requiem for a Dream | Self | 2001-05-22 |
| Movie | The Yards | Val Handler | 2000-04-27 |
| Series | That's Life | Dolly DeLucca | 2000-10-01 |
| Movie | Mermaid | Trish | 2000-05-21 |
| Movie | Requiem for a Dream | Sara Goldfarb | 2000-10-06 |
| Movie | Walking Across Egypt | Mattie Rigsbee | 1999-01-01 |
| Movie | Night Ride Home | Maggie | 1999-02-07 |
| Movie | The Last Picture Show: A Look Back | Self | 1999-04-25 |
| Series | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Bernie Stabler | 1999-09-20 |
| 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 | You Can Thank Me Later | Shirley Cooperberg | 1998-05-23 |
| Movie | Marilyn in Manhattan | Self | 1998-09-05 |
| Movie | Playing by Heart | Mildred | 1998-12-30 |
| Series | A Will of their Own | Veronica Steward | 1998-10-18 |
| Series | The View | Self | 1997-08-11 |
| Movie | A Deadly Vision | Yvette Watson | 1997-04-21 |
| Movie | Flash | Laura Strong | 1997-12-21 |
| Movie | Deceiver | Mook | 1997-08-31 |
| Series | The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self - Guest | 1996-06-10 |
| Movie | Timepiece | Maud Gannon | 1996-12-22 |
| Movie | The Spitfire Grill | Hannah Ferguson | 1996-08-23 |
| Movie | Roommates | Judith | 1995-03-03 |
| Movie | My Brother's Keeper | Helen | 1995-03-14 |
| Movie | Follow The River | Gretel | 1995-04-22 |
| Movie | The Baby-Sitters Club | Mrs. Haberman | 1995-08-18 |
| Movie | How to Make an American Quilt | Hy Dodd | 1995-10-06 |
| Movie | When a Man Loves a Woman | Emily | 1994-04-29 |
| Movie | Getting Out | Arlie's Mother | 1994-04-25 |
| Movie | Getting Gotti | Jo Giacalone | 1994-05-10 |
| Movie | Trick of the Eye | Frances Griffin | 1994-10-22 |
| Series | Inside the Actors Studio | Self | 1994-08-14 |
| Movie | The Cemetery Club | Esther Moskowitz | 1993-02-03 |
| Movie | Earth and the American Dream | Reader (voice) | 1992-10-01 |
| Movie | Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story | Wilma | 1992-03-15 |
| Movie | Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love | Lillian "Lil" Lambert | 1991-05-12 |
| Movie | Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas | Self | 1991-09-06 |
| Movie | Dying Young | Mrs. O'Neil | 1991-06-20 |
| Movie | Grand Isle | Mademoiselle Reisz | 1991-08-23 |
| Movie | The Color of Evening | Kate O'Rielly | 1990-09-01 |
| Movie | When You Remember Me | Nurse Cooder | 1990-10-07 |
| Movie | Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre | Self | 1989-06-26 |
| Series | American Experience | Narrator (voice) | 1988-10-04 |
| Movie | Hanna's War | Katalin | 1988-04-14 |
| Movie | Pack of Lies | Barbara Jackson | 1987-04-26 |
| Movie | Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam | Mrs. Stocks (voice) | 1987-10-01 |
| Movie | Act of Vengeance | Margaret Yablonski | 1986-09-04 |
| Series | The Ellen Burstyn Show | Ellen Brewer | 1986-09-20 |
| Movie | Something In Common | Lynn Hollander | 1986-11-02 |
| Movie | Into Thin Air | Joan Walker | 1985-10-29 |
| Movie | Surviving | Tina Brogan | 1985-02-10 |
| Movie | The Ambassador | Alex Hacker | 1985-01-11 |
| Movie | Twice in a Lifetime | Kate MacKenzie | 1985-10-23 |
| Movie | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985-03-10 |
| Movie | Night of 100 Stars | Self | 1982-03-08 |
| Movie | I Love Liberty | Self | 1982-03-21 |
| Movie | Be Pretty and Shut Up! | Self | 1981-03-04 |
| Movie | Silence of the North | Olive Frederickson | 1981-10-23 |
| Movie | People vs. Jean Harris | Jean Harris | 1981-05-07 |
| Movie | Resurrection | Edna | 1980-09-26 |
| Movie | Same Time, Next Year | Doris | 1978-04-23 |
| Movie | A Dream of Passion | Brenda Collins | 1978-05-21 |
| Movie | Providence | Sonia Langham | 1977-01-25 |
| Series | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host / Ms. Hegdewick / Various | 1975-10-11 |
| Movie | Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore | Alice Hyatt | 1974-12-09 |
| 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 | 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 | Alex in Wonderland | Beth Morrison | 1970-12-17 |
| Movie | Tropic of Cancer | Mona | 1970-02-27 |
| Movie | Pit Stop | Ellen McCleod | 1969-05-14 |
| Series | The Time Tunnel | Eve Holland | 1966-09-09 |
| Movie | For Those Who Think Young | Dr. Pauline Swenson | 1964-06-01 |
| Movie | Goodbye Charlie | Franny Salzman | 1964-11-18 |
| Series | Vacation Playhouse | Ellen | 1963-07-22 |
| Series | The Greatest Show on Earth | Unknown | 1963-09-17 |
| Series | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Barbara Sherwood / Lucille Benton | 1963-10-10 |
| Series | Going My Way | Unknown | 1962-10-03 |
| Series | The Defenders | Hilda Wesley | 1961-09-16 |
| Series | Dr. Kildare | Anne Garner | 1961-09-27 |
| Series | Bus Stop | Unknown | 1961-10-01 |
| Series | Ben Casey | Unknown | 1961-10-02 |
| Movie | Ricochet | Rose Maxon | 1961-10-03 |
| Series | Surfside 6 | Unknown | 1960-10-06 |
| Series | Checkmate | Margo as Ellen McRae | 1960-09-17 |
| Series | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Unknown | 1959-09-29 |
| Series | The Detectives | Unknown | 1959-10-16 |
| Movie | The Christmas Tree | Elizabeth | 1958-12-14 |
| Series | 77 Sunset Strip | Unknown | 1958-10-10 |
| Series | Perry Mason | Unknown | 1957-09-21 |
| Series | Tony Awards | Herself - Host | 1956-04-01 |
| Series | Gunsmoke | Amy Waters | 1955-09-10 |
| Series | Cheyenne | Unknown | 1955-09-20 |
| Movie | Easy Out? | Mary | 1954-01-01 |
| Series | The Oscars | Self | 1953-03-19 |
| Series | Letter to Loretta | Ann Walters | 1953-09-20 |
| Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |
