Actor

Ellen Burstyn

December 7, 1932 · Detroit, Michigan, USA

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 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).

Notable work

8.5
Interstellar (2014)
as Murph (older)
8
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
as Sara Goldfarb
7.7
The Exorcist (1973)
as Chris MacNeil
7.5
The Age of Adaline (2015)
as Flemming
7
Red Dragon (2002)
as Grandma Dolarhyde (voice) (uncredited)
8
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
as Bernie Stabler
8
House of Cards (2013)
as Elizabeth Hale
6.9
The Fountain (2006)
as Dr. Lillian Guzetti
4.3
The Wicker Man (2006)
as Sister Summersisle
7
Pieces of a Woman (2020)
as Elizabeth Weiss
5.8
The Exorcist: Believer (2023)
as Chris MacNeil
6.7
Draft Day (2014)
as Barb Weaver

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