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:
- 140
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Christmas Tree 1958-12-14
- Latest Project:
- Movie Mother, Couch! 2024-07-05
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist | Herself | 2024-03-26 |
| Movie | Mother, Couch! | Mother | 2024-07-05 |
| Movie | The Exorcist: Believer | Chris MacNeil | 2023-10-04 |
| Movie | Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist | Self (archive footage) | 2023-10-05 |
| Movie | Three Months | Valerie | 2022-02-23 |
| Movie | Watch on the Rhine | Fanny | 2021-05-13 |
| Movie | Queen Bees | Helen Wilson | 2021-06-11 |
| 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 | The House of Tomorrow | Josephine Prendergast | 2019-06-20 |
| Movie | American Woman | Miss Dolly | 2019-09-12 |
| Movie | Lucy in the Sky | Nana Holbrook | 2019-09-20 |
| 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 | Marilyn Monroe: Auction of a Lifetime | Self | 2017-04-05 |
| Movie | Wiener-Dog | Nana | 2016-06-24 |
| Movie | Custody | Beatrice Fisher | 2016-04-17 |
| 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 | Two Men in Town | Mère Garnett | 2014-05-07 |
| Movie | Petals on the Wind | Olivia Foxworth | 2014-05-26 |
| Movie | Interstellar | Murph (older) | 2014-11-05 |
| Movie | The Calling | Emily Micallef | 2014-08-05 |
| Movie | Love, Marilyn | Self | 2013-05-30 |
| Movie | Wish You Well | Louisa Mae Cardinal | 2013-10-19 |
| 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 | 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 | America Lost and Found: The BBS Story | Self | 2010-11-23 |
| 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 | PoliWood | Self | 2009-07-03 |
| 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 | The Stone Angel | Hagar | 2007-09-12 |
| Movie | Mitch Albom's For One More Day | Pauline "Posey" Benetto | 2007-12-09 |
| Movie | The Elephant King | Diana Hunt | 2006-04-26 |
| Movie | Mrs. Harris | Former Tarnower Steady | 2006-02-25 |
| Series | The Book of Daniel | Bishop Beatrice Congreve | 2006-01-06 |
| Movie | Stardust: The Bette Davis Story | Self | 2006-05-03 |
| Movie | The Wicker Man | Sister Summersisle | 2006-08-31 |
| Movie | 30 Days | Maura | 2006-10-06 |
| Movie | The Fountain | Dr. Lillian Guzetti | 2006-11-22 |
| Movie | Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow | Self | 2006-06-22 |
| 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 | Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood | Self | 2003-03-09 |
| Movie | A Decade Under the Influence | Self | 2003-04-25 |
| 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 | Mermaid | Trish | 2000-05-21 |
| Movie | The Yards | Val Handler | 2000-04-27 |
| Series | That's Life | Dolly DeLucca | 2000-10-01 |
| 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 |
| Movie | The Patron Saint of Liars | June Clatterbuck | 1998-04-05 |
| Movie | The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist | Self - Chris MacNeil | 1998-06-13 |
| Movie | You Can Thank Me Later | Shirley Cooperberg | 1998-05-23 |
| Series | A Will of their Own | Veronica Steward | 1998-10-18 |
| Movie | Playing by Heart | Mildred | 1998-12-30 |
| Movie | Marilyn in Manhattan | Self | 1998-09-05 |
| Movie | A Deadly Vision | Yvette Watson | 1997-04-21 |
| Movie | Deceiver | Mook | 1997-08-31 |
| Movie | Flash | Laura Strong | 1997-12-21 |
| Movie | The Spitfire Grill | Hannah Ferguson | 1996-08-23 |
| Movie | Timepiece | Maud Gannon | 1996-12-22 |
| Movie | My Brother's Keeper | Helen | 1995-03-14 |
| Movie | Roommates | Judith | 1995-03-03 |
| Movie | The Baby-Sitters Club | Mrs. Haberman | 1995-08-18 |
| Movie | Follow The River | Gretel | 1995-04-22 |
| Movie | How to Make an American Quilt | Hy Dodd | 1995-10-06 |
| Movie | Getting Out | Arlie's Mother | 1994-04-25 |
| 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 | Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story | Wilma | 1992-03-15 |
| Movie | Earth and the American Dream | Reader (voice) | 1992-10-01 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Movie | Something in Common | Lynn Hollander | 1986-11-02 |
| Series | The Ellen Burstyn Show | Ellen Brewer | 1986-09-20 |
| 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 | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985-03-10 |
| Movie | Terror in the Aisles | 1984-10-26 | |
| Movie | I Love Liberty | Self | 1982-03-21 |
| Movie | Night of 100 Stars | Self | 1982-03-08 |
| Movie | People vs. Jean Harris | Jean Harris | 1981-05-07 |
| Movie | Be Pretty and Shut Up! | Self | 1981-03-04 |
| Movie | Silence of the North | Olive Frederickson | 1981-10-23 |
| 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 |
| Movie | Thursday's Game | Lynne Evers | 1974-04-14 |
| Movie | The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute | Self (archive footage) | 1974-02-20 |
| 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 | Alex in Wonderland | Beth Morrison | 1970-12-17 |
| 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 |
| Movie | The Christmas Tree | Elizabeth | 1958-12-14 |