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Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn

As actor

Ellen Burstyn (born Edna Rae Gillooly; December 7, 1932) is an American actress. Known for her portrayals of complex women in dramas, she has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards, making her one of the few performers to achieve the "Triple Crown of Acting". She has also received a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award.

Burstyn made her acting debut on Broadway in Fair Game in 1957 before winning the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for Same Time, Next Year (1975). She earned the Academy Award for Best Actress as the widow Ali…

As actor

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🎬 Interstellar ★ 3.8 · Murph (older) 🎬 The Age of Adaline Flemming 🎬 The Exorcist Chris MacNeil 🎬 Requiem for a Dream Sara Goldfarb 🎬 The Exorcist: Believer Chris MacNeil 🎬 The Fountain Dr. Lillian Guzetti 🎬 The Wicker Man Sister Summersisle 🎬 The Last Picture Show Lois Farrow 🎬 When a Man Loves a Woman Emily 🎬 Lucy in the Sky Nana Holbrook 🎬 Flowers in the Attic Grandmother 🎬 Pieces of a Woman Elizabeth Weiss 🎬 Dying Young Mrs. O'Neil 🎬 How to Make an American Quilt Hy Dodd 🎬 Mother, Couch Mother 🎬 Draft Day Barb Weaver 🎬 The House of Tomorrow Josephine Prendergast 🎬 Same Time, Next Year Doris 🎬 River of Fundament Hathfertiti 🎬 Custody Beatrice Fisher 🎬 The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond Miss Addie 🎬 The Last Picture Show: A Look Back Self 🎬 Getting Gotti Jo Giacalone 🎬 The Stone Angel Hagar 🎬 The Velveteen Rabbit Swan (voice) 🎬 Main Street Georgiana Carr 🎬 People vs. Jean Harris Jean Harris 🎬 Another Happy Day Doris Baker 🎬 BBStory: An American Film Renaissance Self 🎬 Three Months Valerie 🎬 Picture This Self 🎬 Hanna's War Katalin 🎬 Harry and Tonto Shirley 🎬 Providence Sonia Langham 🎬 You Can Thank Me Later Shirley Cooperberg 🎬 Our Fathers Mary Ryan 🎬 Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Vivi 🎬 Earth and the American Dream Reader (voice) 🎬 The Cemetery Club Esther Moskowitz 🎬 Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story Joan Delvecchio 🎬 Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam Mrs. Stocks (voice) 🎬 When You Remember Me Nurse Cooder 🎬 Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood Self 🎬 This Ordinary Thing Self (voice) 🎬 The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel Tommie 🎬 Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You Nanette 🎬 Duse, the Greatest Movie · 2025 🎬 The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist Self - Chris MacNeil 🎬 I Love Liberty Self 🎬 American Woman Miss Dolly 🎬 About Scout Gram 🎬 Into Thin Air Joan Walker 🎬 Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist Self 🎬 Resurrection Edna 🎬 🎬 Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre Self 🎬 The Mighty Macs Mother St. John 🎬 For Those Who Think Young Dr. Pauline Swenson 🎬 30 Days Maura 🎬 When It Was a Game 2 Passage Narrator (voice) 🎬 Brush with Fate Rika 🎬 Something in Common Lynn Hollander 🎬 And the Oscar Goes To... Self - Interviewee 🎬 Deceiver Mook 🎬 Pack of Lies Barbara Jackson 🎬 Mrs. Harris Former Tarnower Steady 🎬 Pit Stop Ellen McCleod 🎬 Alex in Wonderland Beth Morrison 🎬 The Elephant King Diana Hunt 🎬 Walking Across Egypt Mattie Rigsbee 🎬 Reflections of a Philosopher King Self 🎬 E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump E. Jean Carroll 🎬 Night Ride Home Maggie 🎬 Follow The River Gretel 🎬 🎬 My Brother's Keeper Helen 🎬 Steven Arnold: Heavenly Bodies Self 🎬 Stardust: The Bette Davis Story Self 🎬 Ricochet Rose Maxon 🎬 Mermaid Trish 🎬 🎬 The Christmas Tree Elizabeth 🎬 Timepiece Maud Gannon

🎥 Filmography — directing and writing

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🎬 🎬 Bathing Flo Movie

🎭 Filmography — as actor/actress

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📺 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Series · 1999 📺 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Series · 1962 📺 The Kelly Clarkson Show Series · 2019 📺 Saturday Night Live Series · 1975 📺 The View Series · 1997 📺 Perry Mason Series · 1957 📺 Golden Globe Awards Series · 1944 🎬 Interstellar Movie · 2014 📺 Mom Series · 2013 📺 House of Cards Series · 2013 📺 The Virginian Series · 1962 📺 Tony Awards Series · 1956 📺 Dr. Kildare Series · 1961 📺 American Experience Series · 1988 📺 Law & Order: Organized Crime Series · 2021 📺 The Big Valley Series · 1965 📺 Cheyenne Series · 1955 📺 📺 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Series · 1963 📺 Big Love Series · 2006 📺 Les Rendez-vous du dimanche Series · 1975 📺 Ben Casey Series · 1961 📺 The Defenders Series · 1961 📺 Dinah! Series · 1974 📺 The Oscars Series · 1953