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:
- 137
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Bathing Flo
- Latest Project:
- Movie Duse, the Greatest 2025-02-03
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Bathing Flo | 2026 | |
| Movie | Duse, the Greatest | 2025-02-03 | |
| 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 |
| Series | Reframed: Marilyn Monroe | Self | 2022-01-16 |
| Movie | Three Months | Valerie | 2022-02-23 |
| 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 | Lucy in the Sky | Nana Holbrook | 2019-09-20 |
| Movie | The House of Tomorrow | Josephine Prendergast | 2019-06-20 |
| Movie | American Woman | Miss Dolly | 2019-09-12 |
| Movie | The Tale | Nettie | 2018-01-20 |
| Movie | Friedkin Uncut | Self | 2018-11-05 |
| Movie | Nostalgia | Helen Greer | 2018-02-16 |
| Movie | All I Wish | Celia Berges | 2018-02-01 |
| Movie | Marilyn Monroe: Auction of a Lifetime | Self | 2017-04-05 |
| Movie | Custody | Beatrice Fisher | 2016-04-17 |
| Movie | Wiener-Dog | Nana | 2016-06-24 |
| Movie | The Age of Adaline | Flemming | 2015-04-16 |
| Movie | Unity | Narrator (voice) | 2015-08-12 |
| Movie | About Scout | Gram | 2015-04-25 |
| Movie | And the Oscar Goes To... | Self - Interviewee | 2014-02-01 |
| Movie | Flowers in the Attic | Grandmother | 2014-01-18 |
| Movie | River of Fundament | Hathfertiti | 2014-02-12 |
| Movie | Two Men in Town | Mère Garnett | 2014-05-07 |
| Movie | Draft Day | Barb Weaver | 2014-04-11 |
| Movie | The Calling | Emily Micallef | 2014-08-05 |
| Movie | Petals on the Wind | Olivia Foxworth | 2014-05-26 |
| Movie | Interstellar | Murph (older) | 2014-11-05 |
| Movie | Wish You Well | Louisa Mae Cardinal | 2013-10-19 |
| Movie | Love, Marilyn | Self | 2013-05-30 |
| 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 | Another Happy Day | Doris Baker | 2011-11-18 |
| Movie | The Mighty Macs | Mother St. John | 2011-10-21 |
| Movie | Main Street | Georgiana Carr | 2010-10-21 |
| Movie | Reflections of a Philosopher King | Self | 2010-11-23 |
| Movie | BBStory: An American Film Renaissance | Self | 2010-11-23 |
| Movie | The Velveteen Rabbit | Swan (voice) | 2009-02-27 |
| Movie | Lovely, Still | Mary | 2009-10-03 |
| Movie | According to Greta | Katherine | 2009-11-25 |
| Movie | W. | Barbara Bush | 2008-10-17 |
| Movie | The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond | Miss Addie | 2008-09-12 |
| Movie | The Stone Angel | Hagar | 2007-09-12 |
| Movie | Mitch Albom's For One More Day | Pauline "Posey" Benetto | 2007-12-09 |
| Movie | Mrs. Harris | Former Tarnower Steady | 2006-02-25 |
| Series | The Book of Daniel | Bishop Beatrice Congreve | 2006-01-06 |
| Movie | The Elephant King | Diana Hunt | 2006-04-26 |
| Movie | Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow | Self | 2006-06-22 |
| Movie | Stardust: The Bette Davis Story | Self | 2006-05-03 |
| Movie | 30 Days | Maura | 2006-10-06 |
| Movie | The Wicker Man | Sister Summersisle | 2006-08-31 |
| Movie | The Fountain | Dr. Lillian Guzetti | 2006-11-22 |
| Movie | Our Fathers | Mary Ryan | 2005-05-11 |
| Movie | The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel | Tommie | 2004-10-31 |
| Movie | The Five People You Meet In Heaven | Ruby | 2004-12-05 |
| 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 | Red Dragon | Grandma Dolarhyde (voice) (uncredited) | 2002-10-02 |
| Movie | Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood | Vivi Abbott Walker | 2002-06-07 |
| Movie | Within These Walls | Joan Thomas | 2001-08-20 |
| Movie | Memories, Dreams & Addictions | Self | 2001-05-22 |
| 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 | The Last Picture Show: A Look Back | Self | 1999-04-25 |
| Movie | Night Ride Home | Maggie | 1999-02-07 |
| Movie | The Patron Saint of Liars | June Clatterbuck | 1998-04-05 |
| Movie | You Can Thank Me Later | Shirley Cooperberg | 1998-09-03 |
| Movie | The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist | Self - Chris MacNeil | 1998-06-13 |
| Movie | Playing by Heart | Mildred | 1998-12-30 |
| Movie | Marilyn in Manhattan | Self | 1998-09-05 |
| Series | A Will of their Own | Veronica Steward | 1998-10-18 |
| Movie | A Deadly Vision | Yvette Watson | 1997-04-21 |
| Movie | Flash | Laura Strong | 1997-12-21 |
| Movie | Deceiver | Mook | 1997-08-31 |
| 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 | 1995-03-19 |
| Movie | Follow The River | Gretel | 1995-04-22 |
| Movie | The Baby-Sitters Club | Mrs. Haberman | 1995-08-18 |
| Movie | How to Make an American Quilt | Hy Dodd | 1995-10-06 |
| Movie | When a Man Loves a Woman | Emily | 1994-04-29 |
| Movie | Getting Out | Arlie's Mother | 1994-04-25 |
| 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 | When It Was a Game 2 | Passage Narrator (voice) | 1992-07-13 |
| 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 | Herself | 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 |
| Movie | Act of Vengeance | Margaret Yablonski | 1986-09-04 |
| Series | The Ellen Burstyn Show | Ellen Brewer | 1986-09-20 |
| Movie | Something in Common | Lynn Hollander | 1986-11-02 |
| Movie | The Ambassador | Alex Hacker | 1985-01-11 |
| Movie | Surviving | Tina Brogan | 1985-02-10 |
| Movie | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985-03-10 |
| Movie | Twice in a Lifetime | Kate MacKenzie | 1985-10-23 |
| Movie | Into Thin Air | Joan Walker | 1985-10-29 |
| 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 | Silence of the North | Olive Frederickson | 1981-10-23 |
| Movie | People vs. Jean Harris | Jean Harris | 1981-05-07 |
| Movie | Resurrection | Edna | 1980-09-26 |
| Movie | A Dream of Passion | Brenda Collins | 1978-05-21 |
| Movie | Same Time, Next Year | Doris | 1978-04-23 |
| Movie | Providence | Sonia Langham | 1977-01-25 |
| 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 | Thursday's Game | Lynne Evers | 1974-04-14 |
| 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 | 1972-10-13 |
| Movie | The Last Picture Show | Lois Farrow | 1971-10-03 |
| Movie | Alex in Wonderland | Beth Morrison | 1970-12-22 |
| Movie | Tropic of Cancer | Mona (uncredited) | 1970-02-27 |
| Movie | Pit Stop | Ellen McCleod | 1969-05-14 |
| Movie | Goodbye Charlie | Franny Salzman | 1964-11-18 |
| Movie | For Those Who Think Young | Dr. Pauline Swenson | 1964-06-01 |