Ellen Burstyn (born Edna Rae Gillooly; December 7, 1932) is an American actress. Known for her portrayal of complicated women in dramas, Burstyn was the recipient of various accolades, and was among the few performers to have won an Oscar, Emmy, and Tony (Triple Crown of Acting).
Born in Detroit, Michigan, Burstyn left school and worked as a dancer and model. She made her stage debut on Broadway in 1957 and soon started to make appearances in te...
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The Fountain
As Dr. Lillian Guzetti
Requiem for a Dream
As Sara Goldfarb
W.
As Barbara Bush
Playing by Heart
As Mildred
When a Man Loves a Woman
As Emily
The Five People You Meet In Heaven
As Ruby
How to Make an American Quilt
As Hy Dodd
Walking Across Egypt
As Mattie Rigsbee
The Last Picture Show
As Lois Farrow
Dying Young
As Mrs. O'Neil
The Wicker Man
As Sister Summersisle
Alex in Wonderland
As Beth Morrison
The Elephant King
As Diana Hunt
The Exorcist
As Chris MacNeil
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
As Vivi Abbott Walker
According to Greta
As Katherine
Mitch Albom's For One More Day
As Pauline "Posey" Benetto
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
As Miss Addie
I Love Liberty
As Self
The Velveteen Rabbit
As Swan (voice)
Harry and Tonto
As Shirley Mallard
The Stone Angel
As Hagar
Our Fathers
As Mary Ryan
Same Time, Next Year
As Doris
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
As Mrs. Stocks (voice)
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
As Self (archive footage)
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
As Alice Hyatt
The Spitfire Grill
As Hannah Ferguson
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
As Self
The Baby-Sitters Club
As Mrs. Haberman
A Dream of Passion
As Brenda Collins
The Mighty Macs
As Mother St. John
The Yards
As Val Handler
Grand Isle
As Mademoiselle Reisz
Timepiece
As Maud Gannon
Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas
As Self
Lovely, Still
As Mary
The King of Marvin Gardens
As Sally
Goodbye Charlie
As Franny Salzman
Providence
As Sonia Langham
The Patron Saint of Liars
As June Clatterbuck
Three Months
As Valerie
Brush with Fate
As Rika
Pit Stop
As Ellen McCleod
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
As Nanette
The Cemetery Club
As Esther Moskowitz
Tropic of Cancer
As Mona (uncredited)
Resurrection
As Edna
For Those Who Think Young
As Dr. Pauline Swenson
Love, Marilyn
As Self
Twice in a Lifetime
As Kate MacKenzie
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
As Self - Chris MacNeil
Marilyn in Manhattan
As Self
Mermaid
As Trish
Within These Walls
As Joan Thomas
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow
As Self
Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist
As Herself
Interstellar
As Murph (older)
The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel
As Tommie
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
As Self (archive footage)
Draft Day
As Barb Weaver
The Ambassador
As Alex Hacker
Thursday's Game
As Lynne Evers
Flowers in the Attic
As Olivia Foxworth
Night Ride Home
As Maggie
River of Fundament
As Hathfertiti
And the Oscar Goes To...
As Self - Interviewee
Hello Actors Studio
As Self
Pack of Lies
As Barbara Jackson
People vs. Jean Harris
As Jean Harris
My Brother's Keeper
As Helen
Petals on the Wind
As Olivia Foxworth
The Calling
As Emily Micallef
Deceiver
As Mook
30 Days
As Maura
Two Men in Town
As Mère Garnett
Silence of the North
As Olive Frederickson
Roommates
As Judith
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
As Self
The Age of Adaline
As Flemming
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
As Lillian "Lil" Lambert
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
As Self
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
As Self
Mother, Couch
As Mother
Main Street
As Georgiana Carr
Ricochet
As Rose Maxon
Fuddy Meers
As Gertie
Act of Vengeance
As Margaret Yablonski
Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain
As Self
About Scout
As Gram
Surviving
As Tina Brogan
Wish You Well
As Louisa Mae Cardinal
Follow The River
As Gretel
Unity
As Narrator (voice)
Wiener-Dog
As Nana
Flash
As Laura Strong
Night of 100 Stars II
As Self
The Tale
As Nettie
When You Remember Me
As Nurse Cooder
Hanna's War
As Katalin
Custody
As Beatrice Fisher
Getting Gotti
As Jo Giacalone
The Last Picture Show: A Look Back
As Self
The House of Tomorrow
As Josephine Prendergast
Bathing Flo
Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story
As Joan Delvecchio
Nostalgia
As Helen Greer
Trick of the Eye
As Frances Griffin
You Can Thank Me Later
As Shirley Cooperberg
All I Wish
As Celia Berges
Memories, Dreams & Addictions
As Self
Reflections of a Philosopher King
As Self
Into Thin Air
As Joan Walker
Mrs. Harris
As Former Tarnower Steady
Marilyn Monroe: Auction of a Lifetime
As Self
Lucy in the Sky
As Nana Holbrook
A Deadly Vision
As Yvette Watson
Friedkin Uncut
As Self
Queen Bees
As Helen Wilson
American Woman
As Miss Dolly
PoliWood
As Self
The Color of Evening
As Kate O'Rielly
Steven Arnold: Heavenly Bodies
As Self
Red Dragon
As Grandma Dolarhyde (voice) (uncredited)
The Christmas Tree
As Elizabeth
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance
As Self
America Lost and Found: The BBS Story
As Self
Getting Out
As Arlie's Mother
Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story
As Wilma
Pieces of a Woman
As Elizabeth Weiss
Earth and the American Dream
As Reader (voice)
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore: Second Chances
As Self
Easy Out?
As Mary
Another Happy Day
As Doris Baker
Something in Common
As Lynn Hollander
The Making of Requiem for a Dream
As Self
Watch on the Rhine
As Fanny
The Exorcist: Believer
As Chris MacNeil
Night of 100 Stars
As Self
Delphine and Carole
As Self (archive footage)
A Decade Under the Influence
As Self
Duse, the Greatest
E. Jean Carroll V. Donald J. Trump
As E. Jean Carroll
The Time Tunnel
As Eve Holland
Inside the Actors Studio
As Self
77 Sunset Strip
As Betty Benson
Cheyenne
As Emmy Mae
Kraft Suspense Theatre
As Barbara Sherwood / Lucille Benton
The View
As Self
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
As Bernie Stabler
The Book of Daniel
As Bishop Beatrice Congreve
Surfside 6
As Wandra Drake
Perry Mason
As Mona Winthrope White
Gunsmoke
As Polly
Big Love
As Nancy Davis Dutton
Hallmark Hall of Fame
As Elizabeth
That's Life
As Dolly DeLucca
The Greatest Show on Earth
As Susan Mason
Going My Way
As Louise
Bus Stop
As Phyllis Dunning
Ben Casey
As Dr. Leslie Fraser
The Detectives
As Nora
The Ellen Burstyn Show
As Ellen Brewer
Vacation Playhouse
As Ellen
Dr. Kildare
As Anne Garner
The Defenders
As Hilda Wesley
The Oscars
As Self
Letter to Loretta
As Ann Walters
Political Animals
As Margaret Barrish
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
As Donna Whittaker
Law & Order: Organized Crime
As Bernadette 'Bernie' Stabler
Coma
As Mrs. Emerson
Mom
As Shirley
Tony Awards
As Self - Host/Presenter
Saturday Night Live
As Self - Host
Reframed: Marilyn Monroe
As Self
American Experience
As Narrator (voice)
I'm Dickens, He's Fenster
As Joan
Checkmate
As Margo as Ellen McRae
A Will of their Own
As Veronica Steward
The First Lady
As Sara Delano Roosevelt
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
As Self - Guest
The Big Valley
As Sister Sarah Jacob
House of Cards
As Elizabeth Hale
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
As Self
Golden Globe Awards
As Self - Presenter