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…
Filmography
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Breakdown: 1975
2025
This Ordinary Thing
2025
Duse, the Greatest
2025
E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump
2024
Mother, Couch
2024
Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist
2024
The Exorcist: Believer
2023
The First Lady
2022
Three Months
2022
Reframed: Marilyn Monroe
2022
Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes
2021
Queen Bees
2021
Watch on the Rhine
2021
Law & Order: Organized Crime
2021
Pieces of a Woman
2020
Delphine and Carole
2020
Lucy in the Sky
2019
American Woman
2019
Steven Arnold: Heavenly Bodies
2019
The House of Tomorrow
2019
Friedkin Uncut
2018
Mr. Skins Favorite Nude Scenes of 1970
Mr. Skins Favorite Nude Scenes of 1970
2018
Nostalgia
2018
All I Wish
2018
The Tale
2018
Marilyn Monroe: Auction of a Lifetime
2017
Wiener-Dog
2016
Custody
2016
Unity
2015
About Scout
2015
The Age of Adaline
2015
Interstellar
2014
The Calling
2014
Petals on the Wind
2014
Two Men in Town
2014
Draft Day
2014
River of Fundament
2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
Flowers in the Attic
2014
Wish You Well
2013
Mom
2013
Love, Marilyn
2013
House of Cards
2013
Coma
2012
Political Animals
2012
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
2012
Another Happy Day
2011
The Mighty Macs
2011
Reflections of a Philosopher King
2010
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance
2010
America Lost and Found: The BBS Story
America Lost and Found: The BBS Story
2010
Main Street
2010
According to Greta
2009
Lovely, Still
2009
PoliWood
2009
The Velveteen Rabbit
2009
W.
2008
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
2008
Mitch Albom's For One More Day
2007
The Stone Angel
2007
The Fountain
2006
30 Days
2006
The Wicker Man
2006
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow
2006
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
2006
The Elephant King
2006
Big Love
2006
Mrs. Harris
2006
The Book of Daniel
2006
Our Fathers
2005
The Five People You Meet In Heaven
2004
The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel
2004
Second Chances: The Making of "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"
Second Chances: The Making of "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"
2004
A Decade Under the Influence
2003
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003
Brush with Fate
2003
Red Dragon
2002
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
2002
Within These Walls
2001
Memories, Dreams & Addictions
2001