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Ellen Burstyn

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

07/12/1932

Age

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 "Tri... Read More

Known For

Mother, Couch

Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain

The House of Tomorrow

Nostalgia

All I Wish

The Tale

Wiener-Dog

Custody

Unity

About Scout

Filmography

Cast

2024

Mother, Couch

as Mother

2023

Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain

as Self

2019

The House of Tomorrow

as Josephine Prendergast

2018

Nostalgia

as Helen Greer

2018

All I Wish

as Celia Berges

2018

The Tale

as Nettie

2016

Wiener-Dog

as Nana

2016

Custody

as Beatrice Fisher

2015

Unity

as Narrator (voice)

2015

About Scout

as Gram

2015

The Age of Adaline

as Flemming

2013

Wish You Well

as Louisa Mae Cardinal

2010

Reflections of a Philosopher King

as Self

2010

Main Street

as Georgiana Carr

2006

Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

as Self

2006

Mrs. Harris

as Former Tarnower Steady

2001

Memories, Dreams & Addictions

as Self

1999

The Last Picture Show: A Look Back

as Self

1998

You Can Thank Me Later

as Shirley Cooperberg

1997

Flash

as Laura Strong

1995

Follow The River

as Gretel

1995

Roommates

as Judith

1994

Trick of the Eye

as Frances Griffin

1994

Getting Gotti

as Jo Giacalone

1993

Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story

as Joan Delvecchio

1991

Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love

as Lillian "Lil" Lambert

1990

When You Remember Me

as Nurse Cooder

1989

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the G...

as Self

1988

Hanna's War

as Katalin

1986

Act of Vengeance

as Margaret Yablonski

1985

Into Thin Air

as Joan Walker

1985

Night of 100 Stars II

as Self

1985

Surviving

as Tina Brogan

1981

Silence of the North

as Olive Frederickson

1981

Be Pretty and Shut Up!

as Self

1961

Ricochet

as Rose Maxon

2025

Duse, the Greatest

2024

E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump

as E. Jean Carroll

2024

Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist

as Self

2023

The Exorcist: Believer

as Chris MacNeil

2022

Three Months

as Valerie

2021

Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes

as Herself

2021

Queen Bees

as Helen Wilson

2021

Watch on the Rhine

as Fanny

2020

Pieces of a Woman

as Elizabeth Weiss

2020

Delphine and Carole

as Self (archive footage)

2019

Lucy in the Sky

as Nana Holbrook

2019

American Woman

as Miss Dolly

2019

Steven Arnold: Heavenly Bodies

as Self

2018

Friedkin Uncut

as Self

2017

Marilyn Monroe: Auction of a Lifetime

as Self

2014

Interstellar

as Murph (older)

2014

The Calling

as Emily Micallef

2014

Petals on the Wind

as Olivia Foxworth

2014

Two Men in Town

as Mère Garnett

2014

Draft Day

as Barb Weaver

2014

River of Fundament

as Hathfertiti

2014

And the Oscar Goes To...

as Self - Interviewee

2014

Flowers in the Attic

as Grandmother

2013

Love, Marilyn

as Self

2012

Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You

as Nanette

2011

Another Happy Day

as Doris Baker

2011

The Mighty Macs

as Mother St. John

2010

BBStory: An American Film Renaissance

as Self

2010

America Lost and Found: The BBS Story

as Self

2009

According to Greta

as Katherine

2009

Lovely, Still

as Mary

2009

PoliWood

as Self

2009

The Velveteen Rabbit

as Swan (voice)

2008

W.

as Barbara Bush

2008

The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond

as Miss Addie

2007

Mitch Albom's For One More Day

as Pauline "Posey" Benetto

2007

The Stone Angel

as Hagar

2006

The Fountain

as Dr. Lillian Guzetti

2006

30 Days

as Maura

2006

The Wicker Man

as Sister Summersisle

2006

Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorro...

as Self

2006

The Elephant King

as Diana Hunt

2005

Our Fathers

as Mary Ryan

2004

The Five People You Meet In Heaven

as Ruby

2004

The Madam's Family: The Truth About the ...

as Tommie

2004

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore: Second ...

as Self

2004

Second Chances: The Making of "Alice Doe...

2003

A Decade Under the Influence

as Self

2003

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex '...

as Self

2003

Brush with Fate

as Rika

2002

Red Dragon

as Grandma Dolarhyde (voice) (uncredited)

2002

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

as Vivi Abbott Walker

2001

Within These Walls

as Joan Thomas

2001

The Making of Requiem for a Dream

as Self

2000

Requiem for a Dream

as Sara Goldfarb

2000

Mermaid

as Trish

2000

The Yards

as Val Handler

1999

Night Ride Home

as Maggie

1999

Walking Across Egypt

as Mattie Rigsbee

1998

Playing by Heart

as Mildred

1998

Marilyn in Manhattan

as Self

1998

The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcis...

as Self - Chris MacNeil

1998

The Patron Saint of Liars

as June Clatterbuck

1997

Deceiver

as Mook

1997

A Deadly Vision

as Yvette Watson

1996

Timepiece

as Maud Gannon

1996

The Spitfire Grill

as Hannah Ferguson

1995

How to Make an American Quilt

as Hy Dodd

1995

The Baby-Sitters Club

as Mrs. Haberman

1995

My Brother's Keeper

as Helen

1994

When a Man Loves a Woman

as Emily

1994

Getting Out

as Arlie's Mother

1993

The Cemetery Club

as Esther Moskowitz

1992

Earth and the American Dream

as Reader (voice)

1992

When It Was a Game 2

as Passage Narrator (voice)

1992

Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmey...

as Wilma

1991

Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdano...

as Self

1991

Grand Isle

as Mademoiselle Reisz

1991

Dying Young

as Mrs. O'Neil

1990

The Color of Evening

as Kate O'Rielly

1989

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the G...

as Herself

1988

Hello Actors Studio

as Self

1987

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

as Mrs. Stocks (voice)

1987

Pack of Lies

as Barbara Jackson

1986

Something in Common

as Lynn Hollander

1985

Twice in a Lifetime

as Kate MacKenzie

1985

The Ambassador

as Alex Hacker

1982

I Love Liberty

as Self

1982

Night of 100 Stars

as Self

1981

People vs. Jean Harris

as Jean Harris

1980

Resurrection

as Edna

1978

A Dream of Passion

as Brenda Collins

1978

Same Time, Next Year

as Doris

1977

Providence

as Sonia Langham

1974

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

as Alice Hyatt

1974

Harry and Tonto

as Shirley Mallard

1974

Thursday's Game

as Lynne Evers

1974

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salut...

as Self (archive footage)

1973

The Exorcist

as Chris MacNeil

1972

The King of Marvin Gardens

as Sally

1971

The Last Picture Show

as Lois Farrow

1970

Alex in Wonderland

as Beth Morrison

1970

Tropic of Cancer

as Mona (uncredited)

1969

Pit Stop

as Ellen McCleod

1964

Goodbye Charlie

as Franny Salzman

1964

For Those Who Think Young

as Dr. Pauline Swenson

1958

The Christmas Tree

as Elizabeth

1948

Easy Out?

as Mary

Crew

2001

Within These Walls

as Executive Producer

2019

The House of Tomorrow

as Executive Producer