Ellen Burstyn
Born in Detroit, Michigan, USA — Dec 07 1932
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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…
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Bernie Stabler
Mom
Shirley
Perry Mason
Mona Winthrope White
American Experience
Narrator (voice)
Interstellar
Murph (older)
The Virginian
Kate Burden
Dr. Kildare
Anne Garner
House of Cards
Elizabeth Hale
Ben Casey
Dr. Leslie Fraser
The Defenders
Hilda Wesley
Law & Order: Organized Crime
Bernadette 'Bernie' Stabler
Cheyenne
Emmy Mae
The Big Valley
Sister Sarah Jacob
Big Love
Nancy Davis Dutton
Dinah!
Self
77 Sunset Strip
Betty Benson
The Oscars
Self
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Barbara Sherwood / Lucille Benton
Checkmate
Margo as Ellen McRae
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Donna Whittaker
Gunsmoke
Polly
The Time Tunnel
Eve Holland
Surfside 6
Wandra Drake
The Detectives
Nora
The Exorcist
Chris MacNeil
Bus Stop
Phyllis Dunning
The First Lady
Sara Delano Roosevelt
The Greatest Show on Earth
Susan Mason
That's Life
Dolly DeLucca
Vacation Playhouse
Ellen
Letter to Loretta
Ann Walters
The Age of Adaline
Flemming
Going My Way
Louise
Requiem for a Dream
Sara Goldfarb
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Elizabeth
W.
Barbara Bush
I'm Dickens, He's Fenster
Joan
The Exorcist: Believer
Chris MacNeil
The Book of Daniel
Bishop Beatrice Congreve
Flowers in the Attic
Grandmother
Political Animals
Margaret Barrish
Coma
Mrs. Emerson
The Fountain
Dr. Lillian Guzetti
Pieces of a Woman
Elizabeth Weiss
Petals on the Wind
Olivia Foxworth
The Tale
Nettie
Unity
Narrator (voice)
Night of 100 Stars
Self
The Yards
Val Handler
Lovely, Still
Mary
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
The Wicker Man
Sister Summersisle
Love, Marilyn
Self
Breakdown: 1975
Self
A Will of their Own
Veronica Steward
Three Months
Valerie
How to Make an American Quilt
Hy Dodd
The House of Tomorrow
Josephine Prendergast
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Vivi Abbott Walker
The Ellen Burstyn Show
Ellen Brewer
Playing by Heart
Mildred
Roommates
Judith
Dying Young
Mrs. O'Neil
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self - Interviewee
Lucy in the Sky
Nana Holbrook
Resurrection
Edna
When a Man Loves a Woman
Emily
A Decade Under the Influence
Self
The Last Picture Show
Lois Farrow
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Alice Hyatt
Deceiver
Mook
Mrs. Harris
Former Tarnower Steady
Draft Day
Barb Weaver
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Self
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Self
Nostalgia
Helen Greer
The Baby-Sitters Club
Mrs. Haberman
Our Fathers
Mary Ryan
Red Dragon
Grandma Dolarhyde (voice) (uncredited)
Reframed: Marilyn Monroe
Self
Harry and Tonto
Shirley Mallard
Providence
Sonia Langham
The Ambassador
Alex Hacker
Goodbye Charlie
Franny Salzman
Twice in a Lifetime
Kate MacKenzie
The Calling
Emily Micallef
The Stone Angel
Hagar
Another Happy Day
Doris Baker
The Spitfire Grill
Hannah Ferguson
American Woman
Miss Dolly
Into Thin Air
Joan Walker
The Mighty Macs
Mother St. John
Martin Scorsese, the Italian-American Master
Self
Place To Be
Brooke
Queen Bees
Helen Wilson
Earth and the American Dream
Reader (voice)
River of Fundament
Hathfertiti
PoliWood
Self
The King of Marvin Gardens
Sally
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
Miss Addie
Die letzte Vorstellung: Ein Rückblick
Self
All I Wish
Celia Berges
Mother, Couch
Mother
According to Greta
Katherine
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Mrs. Stocks (voice)
Wish You Well
Louisa Mae Cardinal
Pack of Lies
Barbara Jackson
Main Street
Georgiana Carr
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
Self - Chris MacNeil
Custody
Beatrice Fisher
The Patron Saint of Liars
June Clatterbuck
Wiener-Dog
Nana
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
Self (archive footage)
Act of Vengeance
Margaret Yablonski
Friedkin Uncut
Self
Mermaid
Trish
Flash
Laura Strong
Timepiece
Maud Gannon
About Scout
Gram
Grand Isle
Mademoiselle Reisz
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Self - (archive footage)
A Deadly Vision
Yvette Watson
Getting Out
Arlie's Mother
I Love Liberty
Self
The Velveteen Rabbit
Swan (voice)
The Five People You Meet In Heaven
Ruby
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
Nanette
Picture This
Self
Surviving
Tina Brogan
When You Remember Me
Nurse Cooder
Alex in Wonderland
Beth Morrison
The Cemetery Club
Esther Moskowitz
Thursday's Game
Lynne Evers
Hanna's War
Katalin
Follow The River
Gretel
Hello Actors Studio
Self
Pit Stop
Ellen McCleod
For Those Who Think Young
Dr. Pauline Swenson
My Brother's Keeper
Helen
Two Men in Town
Mère Garnett
Something in Common
Lynn Hollander
The Elephant King
Diana Hunt
Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story
Wilma
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
Self
Walking Across Egypt
Mattie Rigsbee
Tropic of Cancer
Mona (uncredited)
A Dream of Passion
Brenda Collins
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow
Self
Same Time, Next Year
Doris
You Can Thank Me Later
Shirley Cooperberg
People vs. Jean Harris
Jean Harris
Delphine and Carole
Self (archive footage)
Mitch Albom's For One More Day
Pauline "Posey" Benetto
30 Days
Maura
When It Was a Game 2
Passage Narrator (voice)
Night Ride Home
Maggie
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
Self
The Color of Evening
Kate O'Rielly
The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel
Tommie
Silence of the North
Olive Frederickson
The Christmas Tree
Elizabeth
The Making of Requiem for a Dream
Self
Watch on the Rhine
Fanny
Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist
Self
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance
Self
Ricochet
Rose Maxon
Brush with Fate
Rika
Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes
Herself
Getting Gotti
Jo Giacalone
Trick of the Eye
Frances Griffin
Roots of Roe
Narrator (voice)
E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump
E. Jean Carroll
This Ordinary Thing
Self (voice)
Within These Walls
Joan Thomas
Steven Arnold: Heavenly Bodies
Self
Duse, the Greatest
America Lost and Found: The BBS Story
Self
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore: Second Chances
Self
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
Lillian "Lil" Lambert
Marilyn in Manhattan
Self
Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story
Joan Delvecchio
Bathing Flo
Reflections of a Philosopher King
Self
Marilyn Monroe: Auction of a Lifetime
Self
Easy Out?
Mary
Memories, Dreams & Addictions
Self