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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Breakdown: 1975
Character:Self
Release Date:18/12/2025
This Ordinary Thing
Character:Self (voice)
Release Date:05/12/2025
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Character:Self - (archive footage)
Release Date:21/11/2025
Duse, the Greatest
Character:
Release Date:03/02/2025
E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump
Character:E. Jean Carroll
Release Date:03/10/2024
Mother, Couch
Character:Mother
Release Date:05/07/2024
Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist
Character:Self
Release Date:26/03/2024
Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain
Character:Self
Release Date:08/12/2023
The Exorcist: Believer
Character:Chris MacNeil
Release Date:04/10/2023
Three Months
Character:Valerie
Release Date:23/02/2022
Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes
Character:Herself
Release Date:04/12/2021
Queen Bees
Character:Helen Wilson
Release Date:11/06/2021
Watch on the Rhine
Character:Fanny
Release Date:13/05/2021
Pieces of a Woman
Character:Elizabeth Weiss
Release Date:30/12/2020
Delphine and Carole
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:14/01/2020
Lucy in the Sky
Character:Nana Holbrook
Release Date:20/09/2019
American Woman
Character:Miss Dolly
Release Date:12/09/2019
Steven Arnold: Heavenly Bodies
Character:Self
Release Date:21/07/2019
The House of Tomorrow
Character:Josephine Prendergast
Release Date:20/06/2019
Friedkin Uncut
Character:Self
Release Date:05/11/2018
Nostalgia
Character:Helen Greer
Release Date:16/02/2018
All I Wish
Character:Celia Berges
Release Date:01/02/2018
The Tale
Character:Nettie
Release Date:20/01/2018
Marilyn Monroe: Auction of a Lifetime
Character:Self
Release Date:05/04/2017
Wiener-Dog
Character:Nana
Release Date:24/06/2016
Custody
Character:Beatrice Fisher
Release Date:17/04/2016
Unity
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:12/08/2015
About Scout
Character:Gram
Release Date:25/04/2015
The Age of Adaline
Character:Flemming
Release Date:16/04/2015
Interstellar
Character:Murph (older)
Release Date:05/11/2014
The Calling
Character:Emily Micallef
Release Date:05/08/2014
Petals on the Wind
Character:Olivia Foxworth
Release Date:26/05/2014
Two Men in Town
Character:Mère Garnett
Release Date:07/05/2014
Draft Day
Character:Barb Weaver
Release Date:11/04/2014
River of Fundament
Character:Hathfertiti
Release Date:12/02/2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
Character:Self - Interviewee
Release Date:01/02/2014
Flowers in the Attic
Character:Grandmother
Release Date:18/01/2014
Wish You Well
Character:Louisa Mae Cardinal
Release Date:19/10/2013
Love, Marilyn
Character:Self
Release Date:30/05/2013
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
Character:Nanette
Release Date:24/02/2012
Another Happy Day
Character:Doris Baker
Release Date:18/11/2011
The Mighty Macs
Character:Mother St. John
Release Date:21/10/2011
Reflections of a Philosopher King
Character:Self
Release Date:23/11/2010
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance
Character:Self
Release Date:23/11/2010
America Lost and Found: The BBS Story
Character:Self
Release Date:23/11/2010
Main Street
Character:Georgiana Carr
Release Date:21/10/2010
According to Greta
Character:Katherine
Release Date:25/11/2009
Lovely, Still
Character:Mary
Release Date:03/10/2009
PoliWood
Character:Self
Release Date:03/07/2009
The Velveteen Rabbit
Character:Swan (voice)
Release Date:27/02/2009
W.
Character:Barbara Bush
Release Date:17/10/2008
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
Character:Miss Addie
Release Date:12/09/2008
Mitch Albom's For One More Day
Character:Pauline "Posey" Benetto
Release Date:09/12/2007
The Stone Angel
Character:Hagar
Release Date:12/09/2007
The Fountain
Character:Dr. Lillian Guzetti
Release Date:22/11/2006
30 Days
Character:Maura
Release Date:06/10/2006
The Wicker Man
Character:Sister Summersisle
Release Date:31/08/2006
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow
Character:Self
Release Date:22/06/2006
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
Character:Self
Release Date:03/05/2006
The Elephant King
Character:Diana Hunt
Release Date:26/04/2006
Mrs. Harris
Character:Former Tarnower Steady
Release Date:25/02/2006
Our Fathers
Character:Mary Ryan
Release Date:11/05/2005
The Five People You Meet In Heaven
Character:Ruby
Release Date:05/12/2004
The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel
Character:Tommie
Release Date:31/10/2004
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore: Second Chances
Character:Self
Release Date:24/08/2004
A Decade Under the Influence
Character:Self
Release Date:25/04/2003
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Character:Self
Release Date:09/03/2003
Brush with Fate
Character:Rika
Release Date:01/01/2003
Red Dragon
Character:Grandma Dolarhyde (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:02/10/2002
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Character:Vivi Abbott Walker
Release Date:07/06/2002
Within These Walls
Character:Joan Thomas
Release Date:20/08/2001
Memories, Dreams & Addictions
Character:Self
Release Date:22/05/2001
The Making of Requiem for a Dream
Character:Self
Release Date:22/05/2001
Requiem for a Dream
Character:Sara Goldfarb
Release Date:06/10/2000
Mermaid
Character:Trish
Release Date:21/05/2000
The Yards
Character:Val Handler
Release Date:27/04/2000
Die letzte Vorstellung: Ein Rückblick
Character:Self
Release Date:25/04/1999
Night Ride Home
Character:Maggie
Release Date:07/02/1999
Walking Across Egypt
Character:Mattie Rigsbee
Release Date:01/01/1999
Playing by Heart
Character:Mildred
Release Date:30/12/1998
Marilyn in Manhattan
Character:Self
Release Date:05/09/1998
You Can Thank Me Later
Character:Shirley Cooperberg
Release Date:03/09/1998
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
Character:Self - Chris MacNeil
Release Date:13/06/1998
The Patron Saint of Liars
Character:June Clatterbuck
Release Date:05/04/1998
Flash
Character:Laura Strong
Release Date:21/12/1997
Deceiver
Character:Mook
Release Date:31/08/1997
A Deadly Vision
Character:Yvette Watson
Release Date:21/04/1997
Timepiece
Character:Maud Gannon
Release Date:22/12/1996
The Spitfire Grill
Character:Hannah Ferguson
Release Date:23/08/1996
How to Make an American Quilt
Character:Hy Dodd
Release Date:06/10/1995
The Baby-Sitters Club
Character:Mrs. Haberman
Release Date:18/08/1995
Follow The River
Character:Gretel
Release Date:22/04/1995
My Brother's Keeper
Character:Helen
Release Date:19/03/1995
Roommates
Character:Judith
Release Date:03/03/1995
Trick of the Eye
Character:Frances Griffin
Release Date:22/10/1994
Getting Gotti
Character:Jo Giacalone
Release Date:10/05/1994
When a Man Loves a Woman
Character:Emily
Release Date:29/04/1994
Getting Out
Character:Arlie's Mother
Release Date:25/04/1994
Roots of Roe
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:29/11/1993
Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story
Character:Joan Delvecchio
Release Date:27/09/1993
The Cemetery Club
Character:Esther Moskowitz
Release Date:03/02/1993
Earth and the American Dream
Character:Reader (voice)
Release Date:01/10/1992
When It Was a Game 2
Character:Passage Narrator (voice)
Release Date:13/07/1992
Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story
Character:Wilma
Release Date:15/03/1992
Picture This
Character:Self
Release Date:06/09/1991
Grand Isle
Character:Mademoiselle Reisz
Release Date:23/08/1991
Dying Young
Character:Mrs. O'Neil
Release Date:20/06/1991
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
Character:Lillian "Lil" Lambert
Release Date:12/05/1991
When You Remember Me
Character:Nurse Cooder
Release Date:07/10/1990
The Color of Evening
Character:Kate O'Rielly
Release Date:01/09/1990
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Character:Self
Release Date:26/06/1989
Hello Actors Studio
Character:Self
Release Date:09/11/1988
Hanna's War
Character:Katalin
Release Date:14/04/1988
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Character:Mrs. Stocks (voice)
Release Date:01/10/1987
Pack of Lies
Character:Barbara Jackson
Release Date:26/04/1987
Something in Common
Character:Lynn Hollander
Release Date:02/11/1986
Act of Vengeance
Character:Margaret Yablonski
Release Date:04/09/1986
Into Thin Air
Character:Joan Walker
Release Date:29/10/1985
Twice in a Lifetime
Character:Kate MacKenzie
Release Date:23/10/1985
Night of 100 Stars II
Character:Self
Release Date:10/03/1985
Surviving
Character:Tina Brogan
Release Date:10/02/1985
The Ambassador
Character:Alex Hacker
Release Date:11/01/1985
I Love Liberty
Character:Self
Release Date:21/03/1982
Night of 100 Stars
Character:Self
Release Date:08/03/1982
Silence of the North
Character:Olive Frederickson
Release Date:23/10/1981
People vs. Jean Harris
Character:Jean Harris
Release Date:07/05/1981
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
Character:Self
Release Date:04/03/1981
Resurrection
Character:Edna
Release Date:26/09/1980
A Dream of Passion
Character:Brenda Collins
Release Date:21/05/1978
Same Time, Next Year
Character:Doris
Release Date:23/04/1978
Providence
Character:Sonia Langham
Release Date:25/01/1977
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Character:Alice Hyatt
Release Date:09/12/1974
Harry and Tonto
Character:Shirley Mallard
Release Date:12/08/1974
Thursday's Game
Character:Lynne Evers
Release Date:14/04/1974
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:20/02/1974
The Exorcist
Character:Chris MacNeil
Release Date:26/12/1973
The King of Marvin Gardens
Character:Sally
Release Date:13/10/1972
The Last Picture Show
Character:Lois Farrow
Release Date:03/10/1971
Alex in Wonderland
Character:Beth Morrison
Release Date:22/12/1970
Tropic of Cancer
Character:Mona (uncredited)
Release Date:27/02/1970
Pit Stop
Character:Ellen McCleod
Release Date:14/05/1969
Goodbye Charlie
Character:Franny Salzman
Release Date:18/11/1964
For Those Who Think Young
Character:Dr. Pauline Swenson
Release Date:01/06/1964
Ricochet
Character:Rose Maxon
Release Date:03/10/1961
The Christmas Tree
Character:Elizabeth
Release Date:14/12/1958
Easy Out?
Character:Mary
Release Date:01/01/1948
Television Appearances
The First Lady
Character:Sara Delano Roosevelt
Reframed: Marilyn Monroe
Character:Self
Law & Order: Organized Crime
Character:Bernadette 'Bernie' Stabler
Mom
Character:Shirley
House of Cards
Character:Elizabeth Hale
Coma
Character:Mrs. Emerson
Political Animals
Character:Margaret Barrish
Big Love
Character:Nancy Davis Dutton
The Book of Daniel
Character:Bishop Beatrice Congreve
That's Life
Character:Dolly DeLucca
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:Bernie Stabler
A Will of their Own
Character:Veronica Steward
The View
Character:Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Character:Self - Guest
Inside the Actors Studio
Character:Self
American Experience
Character:Narrator (voice)
The Ellen Burstyn Show
Character:Ellen Brewer
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Character:Self
Dinah!
Character:Self
The Time Tunnel
Character:Eve Holland
The Big Valley
Character:Sister Sarah Jacob
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Character:Barbara Sherwood / Lucille Benton
The Greatest Show on Earth
Character:Susan Mason
Vacation Playhouse
Character:Ellen
Going My Way
Character:Louise
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
I'm Dickens, He's Fenster
Character:Joan
The Virginian
Character:Kate Burden
Ben Casey
Character:Dr. Leslie Fraser
Ben Casey
Character:Connie
Bus Stop
Character:Phyllis Dunning
Dr. Kildare
Character:Anne Garner
The Defenders
Character:Hilda Wesley
Surfside 6
Character:Wandra Drake
Checkmate
Character:Margo as Ellen McRae
The Detectives
Character:Nora
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Character:Donna Whittaker
77 Sunset Strip
Character:Betty Benson
77 Sunset Strip
Character:Sandra Keene
Perry Mason
Character:Mona Winthrope White
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Host/Presenter
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Winner
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Host
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Audience Member
Cheyenne
Character:Emmy Mae
Gunsmoke
Character:Polly
Gunsmoke
Character:Amy Waters
Letter to Loretta
Character:Ann Walters
The Oscars
Character:Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Elizabeth
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Barbara Jackson
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Maggie
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Rika
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
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