Biography
Ellen Burstyn
Acting
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 fo…
Career works
197
Movies
147
Series
50
Career average
6.4/10
Birth date
12/07/1932
Place of birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Filmography highlights
Movies
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Flesh Impact
2026
Breakdown: 1975
2025 · 6.8
This Ordinary Thing
2025
Duse, the Greatest
2025
E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump
2024 · 4.5
Mother, Couch
2024 · 5.6
Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist
2024
The Exorcist: Believer
2023 · 5.8
Three Months
2022 · 7.1
Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes
2021 · 8.0
Queen Bees
2021 · 6.0
Watch on the Rhine
2021
Pieces of a Woman
2020 · 7.0
Delphine and Carole
2020 · 6.5
Lucy in the Sky
2019 · 5.0
Series
The First Lady
2022 · 5.7
Reframed: Marilyn Monroe
2022 · 8.1
Law & Order: Organized Crime
2021 · 7.9
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · 6.3
Mom
2013 · 7.3
House of Cards
2013 · 8.0
Coma
2012 · 6.4
Political Animals
2012 · 7.1
Big Love
2006 · 6.9
The Book of Daniel
2006 · 6.9
That's Life
2000 · 7.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · 8.0
A Will of their Own
1998 · 7.5
The View
1997 · 4.3
HARDtalk
1997 · 8.7