Ellen Burstyn

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

201

Gender

Female

Birthday

1932-12-07 (93 years old)

Place of Birth

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Ellen Burstyn

Biography

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.

Known For

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Interstellar

    Interstellar

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • The View

    The View

  • Mom

    Mom

  • House of Cards

    House of Cards

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Law & Order: Organized Crime

    Law & Order: Organized Crime

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • Big Love

    Big Love

  • The Big Valley

    The Big Valley

  • The Time Tunnel

    The Time Tunnel

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Exorcist

    The Exorcist

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • Surviving

    Surviving

  • Ricochet

    Ricochet

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre

    Kraft Suspense Theatre

  • Surfside 6

    Surfside 6

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • The Detectives

    The Detectives

  • Trick of the Eye

    Trick of the Eye

  • Lovely, Still

    Lovely, Still

  • The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

    The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • Pit Stop

    Pit Stop

  • Mother, Couch

    Mother, Couch

  • Main Street

    Main Street

  • Custody

    Custody

  • Roommates

    Roommates

  • Flash

    Flash

  • The Age of Adaline

    The Age of Adaline

  • The Spitfire Grill

    The Spitfire Grill

  • Breakdown: 1975

    Breakdown: 1975

  • The House of Tomorrow

    The House of Tomorrow

  • Checkmate

    Checkmate

  • Mrs. Harris

    Mrs. Harris

  • Requiem for a Dream

    Requiem for a Dream

  • Mermaid

    Mermaid

  • Grand Isle

    Grand Isle

  • Follow The River

    Follow The River

  • The Greatest Show on Earth

    The Greatest Show on Earth

  • Bus Stop

    Bus Stop

  • Deceiver

    Deceiver

  • Thursday's Game

    Thursday's Game

  • 30 Days

    30 Days

  • The Exorcist: Believer

    The Exorcist: Believer

  • The Mighty Macs

    The Mighty Macs

  • The First Lady

    The First Lady

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • The Elephant King

    The Elephant King

  • Going My Way

    Going My Way

  • Harry and Tonto

    Harry and Tonto

  • Hello Actors Studio

    Hello Actors Studio

  • The Fountain

    The Fountain

  • Duse, the Greatest

    Duse, the Greatest

  • Friedkin Uncut

    Friedkin Uncut

  • Political Animals

    Political Animals

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • The Stone Angel

    The Stone Angel

  • Vacation Playhouse

    Vacation Playhouse

  • Bathing Flo

    Bathing Flo

  • Flowers in the Attic

    Flowers in the Attic

  • That's Life

    That's Life

  • Draft Day

    Draft Day

  • The Yards

    The Yards

  • Night Ride Home

    Night Ride Home

  • Pieces of a Woman

    Pieces of a Woman

  • Martin Scorsese, the Italian-American Master

    Martin Scorsese, the Italian-American Master

  • The Wicker Man

    The Wicker Man

  • Providence

    Providence

  • The Last Picture Show

    The Last Picture Show

  • Dying Young

    Dying Young

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • Petals on the Wind

    Petals on the Wind

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Coma

    Coma

  • Easy Out?

    Easy Out?

  • Playing by Heart

    Playing by Heart

  • W.

    W.

  • When a Man Loves a Woman

    When a Man Loves a Woman

  • The Book of Daniel

    The Book of Daniel

  • Picture This

    Picture This

  • Red Dragon

    Red Dragon

  • Resurrection

    Resurrection

  • The Tale

    The Tale

  • Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

    Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

  • How to Make an American Quilt

    How to Make an American Quilt

  • Queen Bees

    Queen Bees

  • Unity

    Unity

  • Lucy in the Sky

    Lucy in the Sky

  • Wish You Well

    Wish You Well

  • A Will of their Own

    A Will of their Own

  • The Calling

    The Calling

  • Wiener-Dog

    Wiener-Dog

  • Another Happy Day

    Another Happy Day

  • Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

    Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

  • I'm Dickens, He's Fenster

    I'm Dickens, He's Fenster

  • Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

    Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

  • Night of 100 Stars II

    Night of 100 Stars II

  • The King of Marvin Gardens

    The King of Marvin Gardens

  • Nostalgia

    Nostalgia

  • Hanna's War

    Hanna's War

  • Same Time, Next Year

    Same Time, Next Year

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • The Ellen Burstyn Show

    The Ellen Burstyn Show

  • Our Fathers

    Our Fathers

  • According to Greta

    According to Greta

  • All I Wish

    All I Wish

  • And the Oscar Goes To...

    And the Oscar Goes To...

  • I Love Liberty

    I Love Liberty

  • Three Months

    Three Months

  • The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond

    The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond

  • The Five People You Meet In Heaven

    The Five People You Meet In Heaven

  • Alex in Wonderland

    Alex in Wonderland

  • Love, Marilyn

    Love, Marilyn

  • Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

    Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

  • Act of Vengeance

    Act of Vengeance

  • The Baby-Sitters Club

    The Baby-Sitters Club

  • A Decade Under the Influence

    A Decade Under the Influence

  • PoliWood

    PoliWood

  • Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You

    Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You

  • Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

    Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

  • The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist

    The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist

  • For Those Who Think Young

    For Those Who Think Young

  • River of Fundament

    River of Fundament

  • Goodbye Charlie

    Goodbye Charlie

  • Reframed: Marilyn Monroe

    Reframed: Marilyn Monroe

  • The Making of Requiem for a Dream

    The Making of Requiem for a Dream

  • Twice in a Lifetime

    Twice in a Lifetime

  • Earth and the American Dream

    Earth and the American Dream

  • Memories, Dreams & Addictions

    Memories, Dreams & Addictions

  • Two Men in Town

    Two Men in Town

  • Into Thin Air

    Into Thin Air

  • This Ordinary Thing

    This Ordinary Thing

  • About Scout

    About Scout

  • Die letzte Vorstellung: Ein Rückblick

    Die letzte Vorstellung: Ein Rückblick

  • The Ambassador

    The Ambassador

  • The Velveteen Rabbit

    The Velveteen Rabbit

  • The Patron Saint of Liars

    The Patron Saint of Liars

  • Getting Gotti

    Getting Gotti

  • Marilyn in Manhattan

    Marilyn in Manhattan

  • Be Pretty and Shut Up!

    Be Pretty and Shut Up!

  • The Christmas Tree

    The Christmas Tree

  • My Brother's Keeper

    My Brother's Keeper

  • Brush with Fate

    Brush with Fate

  • Getting Out

    Getting Out

  • Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

    Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

  • A Deadly Vision

    A Deadly Vision

  • Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow

    Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow

  • America Lost and Found: The BBS Story

    America Lost and Found: The BBS Story

  • Steven Arnold: Heavenly Bodies

    Steven Arnold: Heavenly Bodies

  • The Cemetery Club

    The Cemetery Club

  • Tropic of Cancer

    Tropic of Cancer

  • Silence of the North

    Silence of the North

  • Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist

    Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist

  • A Dream of Passion

    A Dream of Passion

  • American Woman

    American Woman

  • BBStory: An American Film Renaissance

    BBStory: An American Film Renaissance

  • Pack of Lies

    Pack of Lies

  • Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story

    Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story

  • Timepiece

    Timepiece

  • E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump

    E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump

  • Something in Common

    Something in Common

  • Watch on the Rhine

    Watch on the Rhine

  • Place To Be

    Place To Be

  • Marilyn Monroe: Auction of a Lifetime

    Marilyn Monroe: Auction of a Lifetime

  • You Can Thank Me Later

    You Can Thank Me Later

  • Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love

    Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love

  • Delphine and Carole

    Delphine and Carole

  • Walking Across Egypt

    Walking Across Egypt

  • Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes

    Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes

  • Mitch Albom's For One More Day

    Mitch Albom's For One More Day

  • The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel

    The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel

  • The Color of Evening

    The Color of Evening

  • When You Remember Me

    When You Remember Me

  • Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore: Second Chances

    Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore: Second Chances

  • The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

    The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

  • People vs. Jean Harris

    People vs. Jean Harris

  • Within These Walls

    Within These Walls

  • Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

    Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

  • Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story

    Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story

  • When It Was a Game 2

    When It Was a Game 2

  • Reflections of a Philosopher King

    Reflections of a Philosopher King

  • Roots of Roe

    Roots of Roe