Ellen Burstyn
Acting
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 Alice Hyatt in Martin Scorsese's romantic drama Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974). Her other Oscar-nominated roles were in The Last Picture Show (1971), The Exorcist (1973), Same Time, Next Year (1978), Resurrection (1980), and Requiem for a Dream (2000). Her other notable films include Harry and Tonto (1974), How to Make an American Quilt (1995), Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002), W. (2008), Interstellar (2014), The Age of Adaline (2015), and Pieces of a Woman (2020). She won Primetime Emmy Awards for her guest role in the NBC legal drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2009) and supporting role in the USA Network political miniseries Political Animals (2013). Her other Emmy-nominated roles include Pack of Lies (1988), Mrs. Harris (2005), Big Love (2008), Draft Day, Flowers in the Attic (both 2014), and House of Cards (2016). 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 onstage.
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
as Alice Hyatt
Age 42 (now 93)
Law & Order: Organized Crime
as Bernadette 'Bernie' Stabler
Age 88 (now 93)
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
as Vivi
Age 69 (now 93)
The Five People You Meet In Heaven
as Ruby
Age 71 (now 93)
E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump
as E. Jean Carroll
Age 91 (now 93)
Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist
as Self
Age 91 (now 93)
Mr. Skins Favorite Nude Scenes of 1970
as Herself (Archive Footage)
Age 85 (now 93)
Marilyn Monroe: Auction of a Lifetime
as Self
Age 84 (now 93)
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
as Nanette
Age 79 (now 93)
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance
as Self
Age 77 (now 93)America Lost and Found: The BBS Story
as Self
Age 77 (now 93)
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
as Miss Addie
Age 75 (now 93)
Mitch Albom's For One More Day
as Pauline "Posey" Benetto
Age 75 (now 93)
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow
as Self
Age 73 (now 93)
The Five People You Meet In Heaven
as Ruby
Age 71 (now 93)
The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel
as Tommie
Age 71 (now 93)Second Chances: The Making of "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"
as Self
Age 71 (now 93)
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
as Self
Age 70 (now 93)
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
as Vivi
Age 69 (now 93)
The Making of Requiem for a Dream
as Self
Age 68 (now 93)
The Last Picture Show: A Look Back
as Self
Age 66 (now 93)
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
as Self - Chris MacNeil
Age 65 (now 93)
Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story
as Joan Delvecchio
Age 60 (now 93)
Earth and the American Dream
as Reader (voice)
Age 59 (now 93)
Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story
as Wilma
Age 59 (now 93)
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
as Lillian "Lil" Lambert
Age 58 (now 93)
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
as Self
Age 56 (now 93)
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as Mrs. Stocks (voice)
Age 54 (now 93)
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
as Alice Hyatt
Age 42 (now 93)
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
as Self (archive footage)
Age 41 (now 93)
Law & Order: Organized Crime
as Bernadette 'Bernie' Stabler
Age 88 (now 93)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Bernie Stabler
Age 66 (now 93)
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Barbara Sherwood / Lucille Benton
Age 30 (now 93)Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Eva Laurelton
Age 30 (now 93)The Greatest Show on Earth
as Susan Mason
Age 30 (now 93)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Age 29 (now 93)
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as Donna Whittaker
Age 26 (now 93)
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Also Known As
Ellen McRae, Edna Rae Gilhooley
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