Ellen Burstyn
Birthday: 1932-12-07
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Gender: Female
Drafted: 0
Drafted By: Unowned
Owned By: Unowned
Owned Wins: 0
Owned Noms: 0
Win Bonus: 5
Nom Bonus: 0
Total Points: 0
Ellen Burstyn (born Edna Rae Gillooly, December 7, 1932) is an American actress. Known for her portrayals of complex women in dramas, she receives 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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Career Statisics
| Season | Age | Movie | Role | Result | Points | |
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| 1972 | 40 | The Last Picture Show (1971) | Supporting Actress | Nom | 0 | |
| 1974 | 42 | The Exorcist (1973) | Leading Actress | Nom | 0 | |
| 1975 | 43 | Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) | Leading Actress | Win | 0 | |
| 1979 | 47 | Same Time, Next Year (1978) | Leading Actress | Nom | 0 | |
| 1981 | 49 | Resurrection (1980) | Leading Actress | Nom | 0 | |
| 2001 | 69 | Requiem for a Dream (2000) | Leading Actress | Nom | 0 | |
| Career | 0 |
Transaction History
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Fuddy Meers | Gertie | |
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Place To Be | Brooke | |
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2025-02-03 | Duse, the Greatest | |
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2024-10-03 | E. Jean Carroll V. Donald J. Trump | E. Jean Carroll |
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2024-07-05 | Mother, Couch | Mother |
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2023-10-04 | The Exorcist: Believer | Chris MacNeil |
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2022-02-23 | Three Months | Valerie |
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2021-06-11 | Queen Bees | Helen Wilson |
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2021-05-13 | Watch on the Rhine | Fanny |
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2020-12-30 | Pieces of a Woman | Elizabeth Weiss |
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2019-09-20 | Lucy in the Sky | Nana Holbrook |
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2019-09-12 | American Woman | Miss Dolly |
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2019-06-20 | The House of Tomorrow | Josephine Prendergast |
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2018-02-16 | Nostalgia | Helen Greer |
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2018-02-01 | All I Wish | Celia Berges |
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2018-01-20 | The Tale | Nettie |
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2016-06-24 | Wiener-Dog | Nana |
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2016-04-17 | Custody | Beatrice Fisher |
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2015-04-25 | About Scout | Gram |
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2015-04-16 | The Age of Adaline | Flemming |
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2014-11-05 | Interstellar | Murph (older) |
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2014-08-05 | The Calling | Emily Micallef |
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2014-05-26 | Petals on the Wind | Olivia Foxworth |
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2014-05-07 | Two Men in Town | Mère Garnett |
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2014-04-11 | Draft Day | Barb Weaver |
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2014-02-12 | River of Fundament | Hathfertiti |
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2014-01-18 | Flowers in the Attic | Grandmother |
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2013-10-19 | Wish You Well | Louisa Mae Cardinal |
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2012-12-09 | Lovely, Still | Mary |
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2012-02-24 | Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You | Nanette |
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2011-11-18 | Another Happy Day | Doris Baker |
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2011-10-21 | The Mighty Macs | Mother St. John |
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2010-10-21 | Main Street | Georgiana Carr |
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2009-11-25 | According to Greta | Katherine |
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2009-02-27 | The Velveteen Rabbit | Swan (voice) |
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2008-10-17 | W. | Barbara Bush |
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2008-09-12 | The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond | Miss Addie |
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2007-12-09 | Mitch Albom's For One More Day | Pauline "Posey" Benetto |
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2007-09-12 | The Stone Angel | Hagar |
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2006-11-22 | The Fountain | Dr. Lillian Guzetti |
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2006-10-06 | 30 Days | Maura |
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2006-08-31 | The Wicker Man | Sister Summersisle |
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2006-04-26 | The Elephant King | Diana Hunt |
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2006-02-25 | Mrs. Harris | Former Tarnower Steady |
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2005-05-11 | Our Fathers | Mary Ryan |
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2004-12-05 | The Five People You Meet In Heaven | Ruby |
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2004-10-31 | The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel | Tommie |
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2003-01-01 | Brush with Fate | Rika |
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2002-10-02 | Red Dragon | Grandma Dolarhyde (voice) (uncredited) |
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2002-06-07 | Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood | Vivi Abbott Walker |
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2001-08-20 | Within These Walls | Joan Thomas |
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2000-10-06 | Requiem for a Dream | Sara Goldfarb |
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2000-05-21 | Mermaid | Trish |
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2000-04-27 | The Yards | Val Handler |
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1999-02-07 | Night Ride Home | Maggie |
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1999-01-01 | Walking Across Egypt | Mattie Rigsbee |
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1998-12-30 | Playing by Heart | Mildred |
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1998-05-23 | You Can Thank Me Later | Shirley Cooperberg |
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1998-04-05 | The Patron Saint of Liars | June Clatterbuck |
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1997-12-21 | Flash | Laura Strong |
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1997-08-31 | Deceiver | Mook |
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1997-04-21 | A Deadly Vision | Yvette Watson |
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1996-12-22 | Timepiece | Maud Gannon |
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1996-08-23 | The Spitfire Grill | Hannah Ferguson |
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1995-10-06 | How to Make an American Quilt | Hy Dodd |
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1995-08-18 | The Baby-Sitters Club | Mrs. Haberman |
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1995-04-22 | Follow The River | Gretel |
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1995-03-19 | My Brother's Keeper | Helen |
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1995-03-03 | Roommates | Judith |
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1994-10-22 | Trick of the Eye | Frances Griffin |
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1994-05-10 | Getting Gotti | Jo Giacalone |
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1994-04-29 | When a Man Loves a Woman | Emily |
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1994-04-25 | Getting Out | Arlie's Mother |
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1993-09-27 | Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story | Joan Delvecchio |
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1993-02-03 | The Cemetery Club | Esther Moskowitz |
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1992-10-01 | Earth and the American Dream | Reader (voice) |
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1992-03-15 | Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story | Wilma |
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1991-08-23 | Grand Isle | Mademoiselle Reisz |
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1991-06-20 | Dying Young | Mrs. O'Neil |
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1991-05-12 | Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love | Lillian "Lil" Lambert |
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1990-10-07 | When You Remember Me | Nurse Cooder |
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1990-09-01 | The Color of Evening | Kate O'Rielly |
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1988-04-14 | Hanna's War | Katalin |
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1987-10-01 | Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam | Mrs. Stocks (voice) |
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1987-04-26 | Pack of Lies | Barbara Jackson |
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1986-11-02 | Something in Common | Lynn Hollander |
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1986-09-04 | Act of Vengeance | Margaret Yablonski |
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1985-10-29 | Into Thin Air | Joan Walker |
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1985-10-23 | Twice in a Lifetime | Kate MacKenzie |
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1985-02-10 | Surviving | Tina Brogan |
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1985-01-11 | The Ambassador | Alex Hacker |
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1981-10-23 | Silence of the North | Olive Frederickson |
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1981-05-07 | People vs. Jean Harris | Jean Harris |
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1980-09-26 | Resurrection | Edna |
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1978-05-21 | A Dream of Passion | Brenda Collins |
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1978-04-23 | Same Time, Next Year | Doris |
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1977-01-25 | Providence | Sonia Langham |
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1974-12-09 | Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore | Alice Hyatt |
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1974-08-12 | Harry and Tonto | Shirley Mallard |
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1974-04-14 | Thursday's Game | Lynne Evers |
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1973-12-26 | The Exorcist | Chris MacNeil |
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1972-10-12 | The King of Marvin Gardens | Sally |
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1971-10-03 | The Last Picture Show | Lois Farrow |
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1970-12-17 | Alex in Wonderland | Beth Morrison |
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1970-02-27 | Tropic of Cancer | Mona (uncredited) |
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1969-05-14 | Pit Stop | Ellen McCleod |
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1964-11-18 | Goodbye Charlie | Franny Salzman |
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1964-06-01 | For Those Who Think Young | Dr. Pauline Swenson |
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1961-10-03 | Ricochet | Rose Maxon |
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1958-12-14 | The Christmas Tree | Elizabeth |
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1948-01-01 | Easy Out? | Mary |