Ellen Burstyn
Ellen Burstyn
Ellen Burstyn has appeared in 42 movies on CringeMDb. 18 contain sex scenes, nudity or sexual violence, and 24 do not.
- Most recent parent-safe movie: Queen Bees (2021)
- Most recent with adult content: The Exorcist: Believer (2023)
Born December 7, 1932 · Known for acting
42.9% Featured Movie Cringe Score (42 movies)
Ellen Burstyn Movie Credits
Certified Parent-Safe
The Fountain
...as Dr. Lillian Guzetti
Playing by Heart
...as Mildred
When a Man Loves a Woman
...as Emily
Walking Across Egypt
...as Mattie Rigsbee
Dying Young
...as Mrs. O'Neil
The Wicker Man
...as Sister Summersisle
The Exorcist
...as Chris MacNeil
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
...as Vivi
The Spitfire Grill
...as Hannah Ferguson
The Baby-Sitters Club
...as Mrs. Haberman
Lovely, Still
...as Mary
The Patron Saint of Liars
...as June Clatterbuck
The Cemetery Club
...as Esther Moskowitz
Interstellar
...as Murph (older)
Draft Day
...as Barb Weaver
The Calling
...as Emily Micallef
Two Men in Town
...as Mère Garnett
Roommates
...as Judith
The Age of Adaline
...as Flemming
Main Street
...as Georgiana Carr
Follow The River
...as Gretel
Wiener-Dog
...as Nana
Nostalgia
...as Helen Greer
Queen Bees
...as Helen Wilson
Certified Cringeworthy
Requiem for a Dream
...as Sara Goldfarb
W.
...as Barbara Bush
How to Make an American Quilt
...as Hy Dodd
The Last Picture Show
...as Lois Farrow
The Elephant King
...as Diana Hunt
According to Greta
...as Katherine
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
...as Miss Addie
The Stone Angel
...as Hagar
Our Fathers
...as Mary Ryan
Tropic of Cancer
...as Mona (uncredited)
Deceiver
...as Mook
All I Wish
...as Celia Berges
Lucy in the Sky
...as Nana Holbrook
Red Dragon
...as Grandma Dolarhyde (voice) (uncredited)
Pieces of a Woman
...as Elizabeth Weiss
Another Happy Day
...as Doris Baker
The Exorcist: Believer
...as Chris MacNeil
A Decade Under the Influence
...as Self
About Ellen Burstyn
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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