Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn

1932-12-07

Biography

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 television shows. Stardom followed several years later with her acclaimed role in The Last Picture Show (1971), which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her next appearance in The Exorcist (1973), earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. The film has remained popular and several publications have regarded it as one of the greatest horror films of all time. She followed this with Martin Scorsese's Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), which won her the Academy Award for Best Actress. She appeared in numerous television films and gained further recognition from her performances in Same Time, Next Year (1978), which won her a Golden Globe Award, and Resurrection (1980), How to Make an American Quilt (1995), and Requiem For a Dream (2000). For playing a lonely drug-addicted woman in the last one of these, she was again nominated for an Academy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In the 2010s, she made appearances in television series including the political dramas, Political Animals and House of Cards, which have earned her Emmy Award nominations. From 2000 till her death, she had 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 on stage. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ellen Burstyn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Also appears in

Interstellar

Interstellar

8.4

The Age of Adaline

The Age of Adaline

7.5

The Exorcist

The Exorcist

7.7

The Exorcist: Believer

The Exorcist: Believer

5.9

When a Man Loves a Woman

When a Man Loves a Woman

6.5

W.

W.

6.2

Draft Day

Draft Day

6.7

Flowers in the Attic

Flowers in the Attic

6.7

The Calling

The Calling

5.8

How to Make an American Quilt

How to Make an American Quilt

6.4

The Wicker Man

The Wicker Man

4.3

The Fountain

The Fountain

6.9

Mother, Couch!

Mother, Couch!

5.6

Requiem for a Dream

Requiem for a Dream

8.0

The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond

The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond

5.2

The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist

The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist

7.3

Playing by Heart

Playing by Heart

6.6

Pieces of a Woman

Pieces of a Woman

7.0

The Velveteen Rabbit

The Velveteen Rabbit

6.6

The Yards

The Yards

6.2