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:
- 134
- First Appeared:
- In the movie For Those Who Think Young 1964-06-01
- Latest Project:
- Movie Mother, Couch 2024-07-05
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Mother, Couch | Mother | 2024-07-05 |
| Movie | The Exorcist: Believer | Chris MacNeil | 2023-10-04 |
| Movie | Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain | Self | 2023-12-08 |
| Movie | Three Months | Valerie | 2022-02-23 |
| Movie | Queen Bees | Helen Wilson | 2021-06-11 |
| Movie | Pieces of a Woman | Elizabeth Weiss | 2020-12-30 |
| Movie | Delphine and Carole | Self (archive footage) | 2020-01-14 |
| Movie | The House of Tomorrow | Josephine Prendergast | 2019-06-20 |
| Movie | Steven Arnold: Heavenly Bodies | Self | 2019-07-21 |
| Movie | Lucy in the Sky | Nana Holbrook | 2019-09-20 |
| Movie | American Woman | Miss Dolly | 2019-09-12 |
| Movie | The Tale | Nettie | 2018-01-20 |
| Movie | All I Wish | Celia Berges | 2018-02-01 |
| Movie | Nostalgia | Helen Greer | 2018-02-16 |
| Movie | Friedkin Uncut | Self | 2018-11-05 |
| 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 | Two Men in Town | Mère Garnett | 2014-05-07 |
| Movie | Interstellar | Murph (older) | 2014-11-05 |
| Movie | When Marnie Was There | Nan (voice) | 2014-07-19 |
| Movie | The Calling | Emily Micallef | 2014-08-05 |
| Movie | Petals on the Wind | Olivia Foxworth | 2014-05-26 |
| 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 | BBStory: An American Film Renaissance | Self | 2010-11-23 |
| Movie | PoliWood | Self | 2009-07-03 |
| 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 | 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 | Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow | Self | 2006-06-22 |
| Movie | The Fountain | Dr. Lillian Guzetti | 2006-11-22 |
| Movie | 30 Days | Maura | 2006-10-06 |
| Movie | The Wicker Man | Sister Summersisle | 2006-08-31 |
| 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 | Mermaid | Trish | 2000-05-21 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Roommates | Judith | 1995-03-03 |
| Movie | My Brother's Keeper | Helen | 1995-03-14 |
| Movie | How to Make an American Quilt | Hy Dodd | 1995-10-06 |
| Movie | Follow The River | Gretel | 1995-04-22 |
| Movie | The Baby-Sitters Club | Mrs. Haberman | 1995-08-18 |
| Movie | Getting Out | Arlie's Mother | 1994-04-25 |
| Movie | When a Man Loves a Woman | Emily | 1994-04-29 |
| Movie | Getting Gotti | Jo Giacalone | 1994-05-10 |
| Movie | Trick of the Eye | Frances Griffin | 1994-10-22 |
| Movie | The Cemetery Club | Esther Moskowitz | 1993-02-03 |
| Movie | Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story | Joan Delvecchio | 1993-09-27 |
| 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 | Dying Young | Mrs. O'Neil | 1991-06-20 |
| Movie | Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas | Self | 1991-09-06 |
| Movie | Grand Isle | Mademoiselle Reisz | 1991-08-23 |
| 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 | 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 | Something in Common | Lynn Hollander | 1986-11-02 |
| Movie | The Ambassador | Alex Hacker | 1985-01-11 |
| Movie | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985-03-10 |
| Movie | Surviving | Tina Brogan | 1985-02-10 |
| Movie | Into Thin Air | Joan Walker | 1985-10-29 |
| Movie | Twice in a Lifetime | Kate MacKenzie | 1985-10-23 |
| 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 | 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 | Harry and Tonto | Shirley Mallard | 1974-08-12 |
| Movie | Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore | Alice Hyatt | 1974-12-09 |
| 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 |