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Ellen Burstyn
Edna Rae Gillooly
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Ellen Burstyn (born Edna Rae Gillooly; December 7, 1932) is an American actress. Known for her portrayals of complex women in dramas, she is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards. Burstyn is 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 for her role 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 crime drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2009), and for her 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), Flowers in the Attic (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.
Career
- 1932Born
- 1975Won Academy Award for Best Actress
- 1975Won Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
- 1979Won Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- 1997Won Michigan Women's Hall of Fame
- Member of jury at the Berlin International Film Festival
- Member of jury at the Cannes Festival
- Won Film Independent Spirit Awards
- Notable work: The Last Picture Show
- Notable work: The Exorcist
- Notable work: Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
- Notable work: Same Time, Next Year
- Notable work: Resurrection
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Detroit
- •Citizenship: United States
- •Known as: actor, character actor, stage actor, television actor
- •Spouse: Neil Nephew
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Ellen Burstyn Says a Producer Barred Her from Maya Angelou's Trailer on “How to Make an American Quilt ”Set
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