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 he... show more

Known For

Acting

Popularity

4.4

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Birthday

December 07, 1932

Known for

The Fountain

The Fountain

2006
6.9
Requiem for a Dream

Requiem for a Dream

2000
8.0
W.

W.

2008
6.2
Playing by Heart

Playing by Heart

1998
6.6
When a Man Loves a Woman

When a Man Loves a Woman

1994
6.6
The Five People You Meet In Heaven

The Five People You Meet In Heaven

2004
7.0
How to Make an American Quilt

How to Make an American Quilt

1995
6.4
Walking Across Egypt

Walking Across Egypt

1999
4.7
The Last Picture Show

The Last Picture Show

1971
7.6
Dying Young

Dying Young

1991
6.7
The Wicker Man

The Wicker Man

2006
4.3
Alex in Wonderland

Alex in Wonderland

1970
5.5
The Elephant King

The Elephant King

2006
5.6
The Exorcist

The Exorcist

1973
7.7
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

2002
6.1
According to Greta

According to Greta

2009
6.0
Mitch Albom's For One More Day

Mitch Albom's For One More Day

2007
3.0
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond

The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond

2008
5.3
I Love Liberty

I Love Liberty

1982
0.0
The Velveteen Rabbit

The Velveteen Rabbit

2009
6.6
Harry and Tonto

Harry and Tonto

1974
7.1
The Stone Angel

The Stone Angel

2007
5.4
Our Fathers

Our Fathers

2005
6.4
Same Time, Next Year

Same Time, Next Year

1978
6.5
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

1987
7.1
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

1974
7.7
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

1974
6.9
The Spitfire Grill

The Spitfire Grill

1996
6.4
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

2003
7.1
The Baby-Sitters Club

The Baby-Sitters Club

1995
5.4
A Dream of Passion

A Dream of Passion

1978
5.5
The Mighty Macs

The Mighty Macs

2011
5.2
The Yards

The Yards

2000
6.2
Grand Isle

Grand Isle

1991
3.3
Timepiece

Timepiece

1996
7.0
Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas

Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas

1991
9.0
Lovely, Still

Lovely, Still

2009
6.6
The King of Marvin Gardens

The King of Marvin Gardens

1972
5.8
Goodbye Charlie

Goodbye Charlie

1964
5.8
Providence

Providence

1977
6.8
The Patron Saint of Liars

The Patron Saint of Liars

1998
4.7
Three Months

Three Months

2022
7.0
Brush with Fate

Brush with Fate

2003
5.8
Pit Stop

Pit Stop

1969
6.7
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You

Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You

2012
5.5
The Cemetery Club

The Cemetery Club

1993
5.3
Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Cancer

1970
4.5
Resurrection

Resurrection

1980
6.4
For Those Who Think Young

For Those Who Think Young

1964
5.3
Love, Marilyn

Love, Marilyn

2013
6.6
Twice in a Lifetime

Twice in a Lifetime

1985
5.6
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist

The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist

1998
7.3
Marilyn in Manhattan

Marilyn in Manhattan

1998
7.5
Mermaid

Mermaid

2000
6.5
Within These Walls

Within These Walls

2001
5.2
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow

Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow

2006
6.4
Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist

Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist

2024
0.0
Interstellar

Interstellar

2014
8.5
The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel

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

2004
3.8
Draft Day

Draft Day

2014
6.7
The Ambassador

The Ambassador

1985
5.0
Thursday's Game

Thursday's Game

1974
5.8
Flowers in the Attic

Flowers in the Attic

2014
6.7
Night Ride Home

Night Ride Home

1999
5.6
River of Fundament

River of Fundament

2014
5.9
And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014
6.9
Hello Actors Studio

Hello Actors Studio

1988
6.5
Pack of Lies

Pack of Lies

1987
6.6
People vs. Jean Harris

People vs. Jean Harris

1981
0.0
My Brother's Keeper

My Brother's Keeper

1995
1.0
The Calling

The Calling

2014
5.9
Deceiver

Deceiver

1997
6.0
30 Days

30 Days

2006
1.0
Two Men in Town

Two Men in Town

2014
5.5
Silence of the North

Silence of the North

1981
4.0
Roommates

Roommates

1995
5.7
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

1989
0.0
The Age of Adaline

The Age of Adaline

2015
7.5
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love

Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love

1991
4.5
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

2006
6.7
Be Pretty and Shut Up!

Be Pretty and Shut Up!

1981
6.1
Mother, Couch

Mother, Couch

2024
5.5
Main Street

Main Street

2010
4.6
Ricochet

Ricochet

1961
0.0
Act of Vengeance

Act of Vengeance

1986
5.6
Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain

Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain

2023
8.7
About Scout

About Scout

2015
5.8
Surviving

Surviving

1985
4.4
Wish You Well

Wish You Well

2013
6.3
Follow The River

Follow The River

1995
7.0
Unity

Unity

2015
7.5
Wiener-Dog

Wiener-Dog

2016
5.7
Flash

Flash

1997
8.1
Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

1985
8.0
The Tale

The Tale

2018
7.1
When You Remember Me

When You Remember Me

1990
5.9
Hanna's War

Hanna's War

1988
4.7
Custody

Custody

2016
6.9
Getting Gotti

Getting Gotti

1994
4.6
Die letzte Vorstellung: Ein Rückblick

Die letzte Vorstellung: Ein Rückblick

1999
7.3
The House of Tomorrow

The House of Tomorrow

2019
6.8
Bathing Flo

Bathing Flo

...
0.0
Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story

Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story

1993
3.3
Nostalgia

Nostalgia

2018
5.4
Trick of the Eye

Trick of the Eye

1994
6.0
You Can Thank Me Later

You Can Thank Me Later

1998
5.1
All I Wish

All I Wish

2018
5.5
Memories, Dreams & Addictions

Memories, Dreams & Addictions

2001
0.0
Reflections of a Philosopher King

Reflections of a Philosopher King

2010
0.0
Into Thin Air

Into Thin Air

1985
7.0
Mrs. Harris

Mrs. Harris

2006
5.7
Marilyn Monroe: Auction of a Lifetime

Marilyn Monroe: Auction of a Lifetime

2017
3.5
Lucy in the Sky

Lucy in the Sky

2019
5.0
A Deadly Vision

A Deadly Vision

1997
5.6
Friedkin Uncut

Friedkin Uncut

2018
7.0
Queen Bees

Queen Bees

2021
6.0
American Woman

American Woman

2019
4.9
PoliWood

PoliWood

2009
6.5
The Color of Evening

The Color of Evening

1990
2.0
Steven Arnold: Heavenly Bodies

Steven Arnold: Heavenly Bodies

2019
0.0
Red Dragon

Red Dragon

2002
7.0
The Christmas Tree

The Christmas Tree

1958
0.0
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance

BBStory: An American Film Renaissance

2010
0.0
America Lost and Found: The BBS Story

America Lost and Found: The BBS Story

2010
0.0
Getting Out

Getting Out

1994
4.6
Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story

Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story

1992
7.3
Pieces of a Woman

Pieces of a Woman

2020
7.0
Earth and the American Dream

Earth and the American Dream

1992
6.7
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore: Second Chances

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore: Second Chances

2004
0.0
Easy Out?

Easy Out?

1948
0.0
Another Happy Day

Another Happy Day

2011
5.5
Something in Common

Something in Common

1986
6.0
The Making of Requiem for a Dream

The Making of Requiem for a Dream

2001
4.8
Watch on the Rhine

Watch on the Rhine

2021
0.0
The Exorcist: Believer

The Exorcist: Believer

2023
5.8
Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

1982
6.7
Delphine and Carole

Delphine and Carole

2020
6.5
A Decade Under the Influence

A Decade Under the Influence

2003
7.9
Duse, the Greatest

Duse, the Greatest

2025
0.0
E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump

E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump

2024
4.5
Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes

Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes

2021
8.0
Petals on the Wind

Petals on the Wind

2014
6.5
When It Was a Game 2

When It Was a Game 2

1992
9.0
Place To Be

Place To Be

...
0.0
Breakdown: 1975

Breakdown: 1975

2025
0.0
This Ordinary Thing

This Ordinary Thing

2025
0.0
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

2025
0.0
The Time Tunnel

The Time Tunnel

1966
7.6
Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

1994
7.5
77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

1958
6.7
Cheyenne

Cheyenne

1955
6.0
Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963
5.3
The View

The View

1997
4.3
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999
7.9
The Book of Daniel

The Book of Daniel

2006
6.6
Surfside 6

Surfside 6

1960
5.0
Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957
7.7
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955
6.6
Big Love

Big Love

2006
6.9
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
8.6
That's Life

That's Life

2000
7.0
The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

1963
5.0
Going My Way

Going My Way

1962
5.7
Bus Stop

Bus Stop

1961
0.0
Ben Casey

Ben Casey

1961
5.6
The Detectives

The Detectives

1959
6.1
The Ellen Burstyn Show

The Ellen Burstyn Show

1986
5.0
Vacation Playhouse

Vacation Playhouse

1963
7.0
Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

1961
5.5
The Defenders

The Defenders

1961
5.9
The Oscars

The Oscars

1953
7.0
Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

1953
6.5
Political Animals

Political Animals

2012
7.1
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

1959
6.0
Ben Casey

Ben Casey

1961
5.6
77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

1958
6.7
Law & Order: Organized Crime

Law & Order: Organized Crime

2021
7.9
Coma

Coma

2012
6.4
Mom

Mom

2013
7.3
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956
5.9
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975
7.0
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956
5.9
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955
6.6
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956
5.9
Reframed: Marilyn Monroe

Reframed: Marilyn Monroe

2022
7.8
American Experience

American Experience

1988
6.9
I'm Dickens, He's Fenster

I'm Dickens, He's Fenster

1962
6.7
Checkmate

Checkmate

1960
4.1
A Will of their Own

A Will of their Own

1998
7.0
The First Lady

The First Lady

2022
5.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
8.6
The Rosie O'Donnell Show

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996
3.9
The Big Valley

The Big Valley

1965
6.1
House of Cards

House of Cards

2013
8.0
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956
5.9
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975
6.0
Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944
7.2
Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944
7.2
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962
7.5
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956
5.9
Dinah!

Dinah!

1974
6.7
The Virginian

The Virginian

1962
6.4

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