Ellen Burstyn

Acting

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 Play for Same Time, Next Year (1975). She earned the Academy Award for Best Actress as the widow Ali...

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7.9

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Bernie Stabler

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7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

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7.0

Saturday Night Live

Self - Host

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4.3

The View

Self

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6.6

American Experience

Narrator (voice)

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7.3

Mom

Shirley

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8.5

Interstellar

Murph (older)

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7.7

Perry Mason

Mona Winthrope White

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7.2

Golden Globe Awards

Self - Presenter

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7.2

Golden Globe Awards

Self - Nominee

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Ellen Burstyn

Biography

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Saturday Night Live

The View

American Experience

Mom

Interstellar

Perry Mason

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

Breakdown: 1975

Mother, Couch

Martin Scorsese, the Italian-American Master

The Exorcist: Believer

The First Lady

Three Months

Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes

Queen Bees

Law & Order: Organized Crime

Pieces of a Woman

Lucy in the Sky

American Woman

The House of Tomorrow

Friedkin Uncut

Nostalgia

All I Wish

The Tale

Wiener-Dog

Custody

Unity