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). 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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| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breakdown: 1975 (2025) | Self | - | - |
| 2 | Mother, Couch (2024) | Mother | 1 | |
| 3 | The Exorcist: Believer (2023) | Chris MacNeil | 5.5 | |
| 4 | Three Months (2022) | Valerie | - | - |
| 5 | Queen Bees (2021) | Helen Wilson | 7 | |
| 6 | Pieces of a Woman (2020) | Elizabeth Weiss | 6.8 | |
| 7 | The House of Tomorrow (2019) | Josephine Prendergast | 6.5 | |
| 8 | Lucy in the Sky (2019) | Nana Holbrook | 5.8 | |
| 9 | Friedkin Uncut (2018) | Self | - | - |
| 10 | Nostalgia (2018) | Helen Greer | - | - |
| 11 | The Tale (2018) | Nettie | 7.7 | |
| 12 | Wiener-Dog (2016) | Nana | 5.8 | |
| 13 | Custody (2016) | Beatrice Fisher | 6.5 | |
| 14 | Unity (2015) | Narrator (voice) | 7 | |
| 15 | About Scout (2015) | Gram | - | - |
| 16 | The Age of Adaline (2015) | Flemming | 7.2 | |
| 17 | And the Oscar Goes To... (2014) | Self - Interviewee | 7 | |
| 18 | Two Men in Town (2014) | Mère Garnett | 7 | |
| 19 | The Calling (2014) | Emily Micallef | 6.1 | |
| 20 | Draft Day (2014) | Barb Weaver | 7.2 | |
| 21 | Petals on the Wind (2014) | Olivia Foxworth | 7.3 | |
| 22 | Flowers in the Attic (2014) | Grandmother | 6.9 | |
| 23 | Interstellar (2014) Top 100 by FilmGator | Murph (older) | 8.5 | |
| 24 | Love, Marilyn (2013) | Self | 9 | |
| 25 | Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You (2012) | Nanette | - | - |
| 26 | Another Happy Day (2011) | Doris Baker | 6 | |
| 27 | The Mighty Macs (2011) | Mother St. John | - | - |
| 28 | Main Street (2010) | Georgiana Carr | - | - |
| 29 | The Velveteen Rabbit (2009) | Swan (voice) | 7 | |
| 30 | According to Greta (2009) | Katherine | 5.8 | |
| 31 | The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (2008) | Miss Addie | 6 | |
| 32 | W. (2008) | Barbara Bush | 5.8 | |
| 33 | The Stone Angel (2007) | Hagar | 5 | |
| 34 | Mitch Albom's For One More Day (2007) | Pauline "Posey" Benetto | - | - |
| 35 | The Fountain (2006) | Dr. Lillian Guzetti | 7 | |
| 36 | The Wicker Man (2006) | Sister Summersisle | 4.6 | |
| 37 | Mrs. Harris (2006) | Former Tarnower Steady | - | - |
| 38 | 30 Days (2006) | Maura | - | - |
| 39 | The Five People You Meet In Heaven (2004) | Ruby | 6.3 | |
| 40 | Brush with Fate (2003) | Rika | - | - |
| 41 | Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003) | Self | - | - |
| 42 | Red Dragon (2002) | Grandma Dolarhyde (voice) (uncredited) | 7.2 | |
| 43 | Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002) | Vivi | 6 | |
| 44 | The Making of Requiem for a Dream (2001) | Self | - | - |
| 45 | The Yards (2000) | Val Handler | 6.5 | |
| 46 | Requiem for a Dream (2000) Top 30 in 2000s | Sara Goldfarb | 8.1 | |
| 47 | Playing by Heart (1998) | Mildred | 6.9 | |
| 48 | The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist (1998) | Self - Chris MacNeil | 8 | |
| 49 | Deceiver (1997) | Mook | 6 | |
| 50 | A Deadly Vision (1997) | Yvette Watson | - | - |
| 51 | Flash (1997) | Laura Strong | - | - |
| 52 | The Spitfire Grill (1996) | Hannah Ferguson | 6 | |
| 53 | How to Make an American Quilt (1995) | Hy Dodd | 9 | |
| 54 | The Baby-Sitters Club (1995) | Mrs. Haberman | 5.3 | |
| 55 | When a Man Loves a Woman (1994) | Emily | 6.9 | |
| 56 | The Cemetery Club (1993) | Esther Moskowitz | - | - |
| 57 | Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story (1993) | Joan Delvecchio | - | - |
| 58 | Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story (1992) | Wilma | - | - |
| 59 | Dying Young (1991) | Mrs. O'Neil | 7 | |
| 60 | Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987) | Mrs. Stocks (voice) | - | - |
| 61 | Act of Vengeance (1986) | Margaret Yablonski | - | - |
| 62 | Surviving (1985) | Tina Brogan | - | - |
| 63 | Be Pretty and Shut Up! (1981) | Self | 4 | |
| 64 | Resurrection (1980) | Edna | 7 | |
| 65 | Same Time, Next Year (1978) | Doris | 5 | |
| 66 | Harry and Tonto (1974) | Shirley Mallard | 6.8 | |
| 67 | Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) | Alice Hyatt | 6.7 | |
| 68 | The Exorcist (1973) | Chris MacNeil | 7.7 | |
| 69 | The King of Marvin Gardens (1972) | Sally | 1 | |
| 70 | The Last Picture Show (1971) | Lois Farrow | 5.3 | |
| 71 | Tropic of Cancer (1970) | Mona (uncredited) | 7 | |
| 72 | Goodbye Charlie (1964) | Franny Salzman | 4 |
