Ellen Burstyn
Acting
Born: 1932-12-07 · Detroit, Michigan, USA
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
🎬 Movies (20)
Breakdown: 1975
2025
Self
This Ordinary Thing
2025
Self (voice)
Duse, the Greatest
2025
E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump
2024
E. Jean Carroll
Mother, Couch
2024
Mother
Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist
2024
Self
The Exorcist: Believer
2023
Chris MacNeil
Three Months
2022
Valerie
Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes
2021
Herself
Queen Bees
2021
Helen Wilson
Watch on the Rhine
2021
Fanny
Pieces of a Woman
2020
Elizabeth Weiss
Delphine and Carole
2020
Self (archive footage)
Lucy in the Sky
2019
Nana Holbrook
American Woman
2019
Miss Dolly
Steven Arnold: Heavenly Bodies
2019
Self
The House of Tomorrow
2019
Josephine Prendergast
Friedkin Uncut
2018
Self
Mr. Skins Favorite Nude Scenes of 1970
2018
Herself (Archive Footage)
Nostalgia
2018
Helen Greer
📺 TV Shows (20)
The First Lady
2022
Sara Delano Roosevelt
Reframed: Marilyn Monroe
2022
Self
Law & Order: Organized Crime
2021
Bernadette 'Bernie' Stabler
Mom
2013
Shirley
House of Cards
2013
Elizabeth Hale
Coma
2012
Mrs. Emerson
Political Animals
2012
Margaret Barrish
Big Love
2006
Nancy Davis Dutton
The Book of Daniel
2006
Bishop Beatrice Congreve
That's Life
2000
Dolly DeLucca
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Bernie Stabler
A Will of their Own
1998
Veronica Steward
The View
1997
Self
HARDtalk
1997
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
Self - Guest
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
Self
American Experience
1988
Narrator (voice)
The Ellen Burstyn Show
1986
Ellen Brewer
Saturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
Self