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Ellen Burstyn

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Overview

Mini Biography:
Born in Detroit, Ellen Burstyn worked a number of jobs before she became... more
Trivia:
Worked as an acrobat and as a model for paperback covers. more
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 19 wins & 24 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(23 articles)
Opening This Week: Dot-com days, period magicians, Eddie (sigh) Murphy (From IFC. 15 July 2008, 4:59 PM, PDT)
Stone's Bush Film Gets A Start Date (From WENN. 12 May 2008, 7:03 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Ellen MacRae | Ellen McRae | Ellen McRea

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actress, Soundtrack, Producer, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Actress:
  1. W. (2008) (filming) .... Barbara Bush
  2. Lovely, Still (2009) (post-production) .... Mary
  3. Greta (2008) (post-production) .... Katherine
  4. The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (2008) (completed) .... Miss Addie
  5. Our Lady of Victory (2008) (completed) .... Mother St. John

  6. Oprah Winfrey Presents: Mitch Albom's For One More Day (2007) (TV) .... Pauline (Posey) Benetto
    ... aka For One More Day (USA: short title)
    ... aka Mitch Albom's For One More Day (USA: short title)
  7. The Stone Angel (2007) .... Hagar
  8. "Big Love" .... Nancy Davis Dutton (1 episode, 2007)
        - Take Me as I Am (2007) TV episode .... Nancy Davis Dutton
  9. 30 Days (2006/I) .... Maura
  10. The Fountain (2006) .... Dr. Lillian Guzetti
  11. The Wicker Man (2006) .... Sister Summersisle
  12. The Elephant King (2006) .... Diana Hunt
  13. "The Book of Daniel" .... Bishop Beatrice Congreve (8 episodes, 2006)
        - Assignation (2006) TV episode .... Bishop Beatrice Congreve
        - Revelations (2006) TV episode .... Bishop Beatrice Congreve
        - Acceptance (2006) TV episode .... Bishop Beatrice Congreve
        - Forgiveness (2006) TV episode .... Bishop Beatrice Congreve
        - Temptation (2006) TV episode .... Bishop Beatrice Congreve
          (3 more)
  14. Mrs. Harris (2005) (TV) .... Former Tarnower Steady
  15. Our Fathers (2005) (TV) .... Mary Ryan
  16. "That's Life" .... Dolly DeLucca (30 episodes, 2000-2005)
        - Baum's Thesis (2005) TV episode .... Dolly DeLucca
        - Momento (2002) TV episode .... Dolly DeLucca
        - What's Family Got to Do with It? (2002) TV episode .... Dolly DeLucca
        - All About Lydia (2002) TV episode .... Dolly DeLucca
        - Behind Closed Doors (2002) TV episode .... Dolly DeLucca
          (25 more)
  17. The Five People You Meet in Heaven (2004) (TV) .... Ruby
  18. The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel (2004) (TV) .... Tommie
  19. Brush with Fate (2003) (TV) .... Rika
  20. Red Dragon (2002) (voice) (uncredited) .... Grandma Dolarhyde
    ... aka Roter Drache (Germany)
  21. Distance (2002) .... Voice Over
  22. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002) .... Viviane Joan 'Vivi' Abbott Walker
  23. Within These Walls (2001) (TV) .... Joan Thomas
  24. Dodson's Journey (2001) (TV) .... Mother
  25. Mermaid (2000) (TV) .... Trish
  26. Requiem for a Dream (2000) .... Sara Goldfarb
  27. The Yards (2000) .... Val Handler

  28. Walking Across Egypt (1999) .... Mattie Rigsbee
    ... aka Leading with Her Heart (USA: TV title)
  29. Night Ride Home (1999) (TV) .... Maggie
  30. Playing by Heart (1998) .... Mildred
  31. "A Will of Their Own" (1998) TV mini-series .... Veronica Steward
  32. The Patron Saint of Liars (1998) (TV) .... June Clatterbuck
  33. You Can Thank Me Later (1998) .... Shirley Cooperberg
  34. Flash (1997) (TV) .... Laura Strong
  35. Deceiver (1997) .... Mook
    ... aka Liar (UK)
  36. A Deadly Vision (1997) (TV) .... Yvette Watson
    ... aka Murder in Mind
  37. Timepiece (1996) (TV) .... Maud Gannon
  38. Our Son, the Matchmaker (1996) (TV) .... Iva Mae Longwell
  39. The Spitfire Grill (1996) .... Hannah Ferguson
    ... aka Care of the Spitfire Grill
  40. Cross the Line (1996) .... Mary Davis
  41. How to Make an American Quilt (1995) .... Hy Dodd
  42. The Baby-Sitters Club (1995) .... Emily Haberman
  43. Follow the River (1995) (TV) .... Gretel
  44. My Brother's Keeper (1995) (TV) .... Helen
  45. Roommates (1995) .... Judith
  46. Trick of the Eye (1994) (TV) .... Frances Griffin
    ... aka Primal Secrets (UK)
  47. Getting Gotti (1994) (TV) .... Jo Giacalone
  48. When a Man Loves a Woman (1994) .... Emily
    ... aka To Have and to Hold
  49. Getting Out (1994) (TV) .... Arlie's Mother
  50. The Color of Evening (1994) .... Kate O'Rielly
  51. Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story (1993) (TV) .... Joan Delvecchio
    ... aka Shattered Trust
  52. The Cemetery Club (1993) .... Esther Moskowitz
    ... aka Looking for a Live One
  53. Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story (1992) (TV) .... Wilma
  54. Grand Isle (1991) .... Mademoiselle Reisz
  55. Dying Young (1991) .... Mrs. O'Neil
    ... aka The Choice of Love (Europe: English title)
  56. Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love (1991) (TV) .... Lillian 'Lil' Lambert
  57. When You Remember Me (1990) (TV) .... Nurse Cooder

  58. Hanna's War (1988) .... Katalin
  59. Look Away (1987) (TV) .... Mary Todd Lincoln
  60. Pack of Lies (1987) (TV) .... Barbara Jackson
  61. Something in Common (1986) (TV) .... Lynn Hollander
  62. "The Ellen Burstyn Show" (1986) TV series .... Ellen Brewer (unknown episodes)
  63. Act of Vengeance (1986) (TV) .... Margaret Yablonski
  64. Into Thin Air (1985) (TV) .... Joan Walker
  65. Twice in a Lifetime (1985) .... Kate MacKenzie
  66. Surviving (1985) (TV) .... Tina Brogan
    ... aka Surviving: A Family in Crisis
    ... aka Tragedy (USA: video title)
  67. The Ambassador (1984) .... Alex Hacker
    ... aka Peacemaker
  68. Silence of the North (1981) .... Olive Frederickson
  69. The People vs. Jean Harris (1981) (TV) .... Jean Harris
  70. Resurrection (1980) .... Edna Mae McCauley

  71. Same Time, Next Year (1978) .... Doris
  72. Kravgi gynaikon (1978) .... Brenda Collins
    ... aka A Dream of Passion (International: English title)
  73. Providence (1977) .... Sonia Langham
  74. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) .... Alice Hyatt
  75. Harry and Tonto (1974) .... Shirley Mallard
  76. Thursday's Game (1974) (TV) .... Lynne Evers
    ... aka The Berk (USA)
  77. The Exorcist (1973) .... Chris MacNeil
    ... aka The Exorcist 2000 (Australia: cable TV title)
    ... aka The Exorcist: The Version You Haven't Seen Yet (USA: recut version)
    ... aka The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist (USA: reissue title)
  78. The King of Marvin Gardens (1972) .... Sally
  79. "The Bold Ones: The Lawyers" .... Rachel Lambert (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka The Lawyers
        - Lisa, I Hardly Knew You (1972) TV episode .... Rachel Lambert
  80. "Gunsmoke" .... Amy Waters / ... (3 episodes, 1962-1971)
    ... aka Gun Law (UK)
    ... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
        - Waste: Part 2 (1971) TV episode .... Amy Waters
        - Waste: Part 1 (1971) TV episode .... Amy Waters
        - Wagon Girls (1962) TV episode (as Ellen McRae) .... Polly Mims
  81. The Last Picture Show (1971) .... Lois Farrow
  82. Alex in Wonderland (1970) .... Beth Morrison
  83. Tropic of Cancer (1970) (as Ellen McRae) .... Mona Miller

  84. Pit Stop (1969) (as Ellen McRae) .... Ellen McLeod
  85. "The Virginian" .... Kate Burden (1 episode, 1969)
    ... aka The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
        - Last Grave at Socorro Creek (1969) TV episode (as Ellen MacRae) .... Kate Burden
  86. "The Iron Horse" .... Julie Parsons (3 episodes, 1967-1968)
        - Dry Run to Glory (1968) TV episode (as Ellen McRae) .... Julie Parsons
        - The Prisoner (1967) TV episode (as Ellen McRae) .... Julie Parsons
        - Death Has Two Faces (1967) TV episode (as Ellen McRae) .... Julie Parsons
  87. "The Big Valley" .... Sister Jacob aka Sarah (1 episode, 1967)
        - Days of Grace (1967) TV episode (as Ellen McRae) .... Sister Jacob aka Sarah
  88. "The Time Tunnel" .... Eve Holland (1 episode, 1966)
        - Crack of Doom (1966) TV episode (as Ellen McRae) .... Eve Holland
  89. "For the People" .... Maria (1 episode, 1965)
        - Seized, Confined and Detained (1965) TV episode (as Ellen McRae) .... Maria
  90. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (1 episode, 1965)
    ... aka The Chrysler Theater
    ... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
        - Runaway (1965) TV episode (as Ellen McRae)
  91. "The Doctors" (1963) TV series .... Dr. Kate Bartok (unknown episodes, 1964-1965)
  92. Goodbye Charlie (1964) (as Ellen McRae) .... Franny Salzman
  93. For Those Who Think Young (1964) (as Ellen McRae) .... Dr. Pauline Swenson
  94. "77 Sunset Strip" .... Betty Benson / ... (2 episodes, 1961-1964)
        - Dial 'S' for Spencer (1964) TV episode (as Ellen McRae) .... Sandra Keene
        - The Navy Caper (1961) TV episode (as Ellen McRae) .... Betty Benson
  95. "The Greatest Show on Earth" .... Susan Mason (1 episode, 1964)
        - Big Man from Nairobi (1964) TV episode (as Ellen MacRae) .... Susan Mason
  96. "Kraft Suspense Theatre" .... Barbara Sherwood / ... (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Deep End (1964) TV episode (as Ellen McRae) .... Barbara Sherwood/Lucille Benton
  97. The Big Brain (1963) (TV) (as Ellen McRae) .... Ellen
  98. "Wagon Train" .... Margaret (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
        - The Jim Whitlow Story (1963) TV episode (as Ellen McRae) .... Margaret
  99. "Going My Way" .... Louise (1 episode, 1963)
        - Hear No Evil (1963) TV episode (as Ellen McRae) .... Louise
  100. "The Defenders" .... Hilda Wesley (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Heathen (1963) TV episode (as Ellen MacRae) .... Hilda Wesley
  101. "Laramie" (1 episode, 1963)
        - No Place to Run (1963) TV episode (as Ellen McRae)
  102. "The Real McCoys" .... Dorothy Carter, Girl Veterinarian (1 episode, 1962)
    ... aka The McCoys
        - The Girl Veterinarian (1962) TV episode (as Ellen McRae) .... Dorothy Carter, Girl Veterinarian
  103. "Perry Mason" .... Mona Winthrope White (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Case of the Dodging Domino (1962) TV episode (as Ellen McRae) .... Mona Winthrope White
  104. "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" .... Donna (1 episode, 1962)
        - A Splinter Off the Old Block (1962) TV episode (as Ellen McRae) .... Donna
  105. "I'm Dickens, He's Fenster" .... Joan (1 episode, 1962)
        - Harry, the Father Image (1962) TV episode .... Joan
  106. "Ben Casey" .... Connie / ... (2 episodes, 1962)
        - In the Name of Love, a Small Corruption (1962) TV episode (as Ellen McRae) .... Connie
        - Preferably, the Less-Used Arm (1962) TV episode (as Ellen McRae) .... Dr. Fraser
  107. "Kraft Mystery Theater" (1 episode, 1962)
        - Cry Ruin (1962) TV episode (as Ellen McRae)
  108. "Checkmate" .... Margo (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Bold and the Tough (1962) TV episode (as Ellen McRae) .... Margo
  109. "The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor" .... Nora Carver (1 episode, 1962)
    ... aka Robert Taylor's Detectives (new title)
    ... aka The Detectives
    ... aka The Detectives, Starring Robert Taylor
        - The Walls Have Eyes (1962) TV episode (as Ellen McRae) .... Nora Carver
  110. "Bus Stop" .... Phyllis Dunning (1 episode, 1962)
        - Cry to Heaven (1962) TV episode (as Ellen McRae) .... Phyllis Dunning
  111. "Cheyenne" .... Emmy Mae (1 episode, 1961)
        - Day's Pay (1961) TV episode (as Ellen McRae) .... Emmy Mae
  112. "The Dick Powell Show" .... Rose Maxon (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title)
        - Ricochet (1961) TV episode (as Ellen McRea) .... Rose Maxon
  113. "Surfside 6" .... Wanda Drake (1 episode, 1961)
        - Double Image (1961) TV episode (as Ellen McRae) .... Wanda Drake
  114. "Letter to Loretta" .... Ann Walters (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka The Loretta Young Show (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Loretta Young Theatre (USA: rerun title)
        - Woodlot (1961) TV episode (as Ellen McRae) .... Ann Walters
  115. "Michael Shayne" .... Carol (1 episode, 1961)
        - Strike Out (1961) TV episode (as Ellen McRae) .... Carol
  116. "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" .... Greta Dryden (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka Desilu Playhouse
        - Cry Ruin (1960) TV episode (as Ellen McRae) .... Greta Dryden

  117. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Elizabeth (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
        - The Christmas Tree (1958) TV episode (as Ellen McRae) .... Elizabeth
Soundtrack:
  1. The Stone Angel (2007) ("Meg Merrilies")
Producer:
  1. Within These Walls (2001) (TV) (executive producer)
Self:
  1. "The View" .... Herself (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
        - Episode dated 25 October 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 3 December 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Herself
  2. "Inside the Actors Studio" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1995-2006)
        - Al Pacino (2006) TV episode (uncredited) .... Herself
        - Episode #2.6 (1995) TV episode .... Herself
  3. "HypaSpace" .... Herself (1 episode, 2006)
    ... aka HypaSpace Daily (Canada: English title: long title)
    ... aka HypaSpace Weekly (Canada: English title: long title)
        - Episode #5.174 (2006) TV episode .... Herself
  4. Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006) (TV) .... Herself - interviewee
  5. Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow (2005) .... Herself
  6. The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards (2004) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Film Clip from "Cold Mountain"
  7. Second Chances: The Making of 'Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore' (2004) (V) .... Herself - 'Alice'
  8. A Decade Under the Influence (2003) .... Herself
  9. Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003) .... Herself
  10. "Revealed with Jules Asner" .... Herself (1 episode, 2002)
        - Ashley Judd (2002) TV episode .... Herself
  11. "HBO First Look" .... Herself (1 episode, 2002)
        - Unlocking 'Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood' (2002) TV episode .... Herself
  12. "VH1 Cast Party" .... Herself (1 episode, 2002)
        - Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002) TV episode .... Herself
  13. "The Oprah Winfrey Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 2002)
    ... aka Oprah (USA: short title)
        - Episode dated 29 May 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Herself
  14. "CBS Cares" .... Herself (2 episodes, 2001-2002)
        - Episode dated 1 January 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 1 January 2001 (2001) TV episode .... Herself
  15. "Intimate Portrait" .... Herself (1 episode, 2001)
        - Linda Blair (2001) TV episode .... Herself
  16. The Making of 'Requiem for a Dream' (2001) (V) .... Herself
  17. Memories, Dreams & Addictions (2001) (V) .... Herself
  18. The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (2001) (TV) .... Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
  19. The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2001) (TV) .... Herself
  20. 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2001) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter: Best Actress [TV Movie or Miniseries]
  21. "The Charlie Rose Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 2001)
    ... aka Charlie Rose (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 28 February 2001 (2001) TV episode .... Herself
  22. "Bravo Profiles" .... Herself (1 episode, 2000)
        - Gene Hackman (2000) TV episode .... Herself

  23. The Last Picture Show: A Look Back (1999) (V) .... Herself
  24. Marilyn in Manhattan (1998) (TV) .... Herself
  25. The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998) (TV) .... Herself - Past Winner
  26. The Fear of God: 25 Years of 'The Exorcist' (1998) (TV) .... Herself - 'Chris MacNeil'
  27. Mary Jane Colter: The Desert View (1997) .... Narrator
  28. "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1996)
        - Episode dated 9 August 1996 (1996) TV episode .... Herself
  29. Choosing One's Way: Resistance in Auschwitz/Birkenau (1994) .... Presenter/Narrator
  30. The American Film Institute Salute to Jack Nicholson (1994) (TV) .... Herself
  31. The 47th Annual Tony Awards (1993) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
  32. The Roots of Roe (1993) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  33. Earth and the American Dream (1992) (voice) .... Reader
  34. When It Was a Game 2 (1992) (TV) .... Herself (passage narrator)
  35. Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas (1991) .... Herself
  36. "American Masters" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1989-1991)
        - Miracle on 44th Street: A Portrait of the Actors Studio (1991) TV episode .... Herself
        - Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre (1989) TV episode .... Herself

  37. Hello Actors Studio (1988) (TV) .... Herself
  38. Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987) (TV) (voice) .... Mrs. Stocks
    ... aka Dear America
  39. Night of 100 Stars II (1985) (TV) .... Herself
  40. "Good Morning America" .... Herself (1 episode, 1984)
        - Episode dated 17 May 1984 (1984) TV episode .... Herself
  41. In Our Hands (1984) .... Herself
  42. I Love Liberty (1982) (TV)
  43. Broadway Plays Washington on Kennedy Center Tonight (1982) (TV) .... Herself
  44. Night of 100 Stars (1982) (TV) .... Herself
  45. The 35th Annual Tony Awards (1981) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Host
  46. The 53rd Annual Academy Awards (1981) (TV) .... Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
  47. Sois belle et tais-toi (1981) .... Herself
  48. "Friday Night, Saturday Morning" .... Herself (1 episode, 1981)
        - Episode #4.5 (1981) TV episode .... Herself
  49. The 38th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1981) (TV) .... Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Motion Picture [Drama]
  50. Acting: Lee Strasberg and the Actors Studio (1981) .... Herself
  51. "Saturday Night Live" .... Herself - Host (1 episode, 1980)
    ... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
    ... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
    ... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka The Best of Saturday Night Live (USA: rerun title)
        - Ellen Burstyn/Aretha Franklin/Keith Sykes (1980) TV episode .... Herself - Host

  52. The 33rd Annual Tony Awards (1979) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
  53. The 51st Annual Academy Awards (1979) (TV) .... Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
  54. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Herself (4 episodes, 1975-1978)
    ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 24 November 1978 (1978) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 16 October 1978 (1978) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 1 April 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Herself
        - Episode dated 16 January 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Herself
  55. "Revista de cine" .... Herself (1 episode, 1977)
        - Episode dated 24 October 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Herself
  56. The 49th Annual Academy Awards (1977) (TV) .... Co-host
  57. "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1974)
        - Episode dated 1 February 1974 (1974) TV episode .... Herself
Archive Footage:
  1. "Silenci?"
        - Episode #6.5 (2006) TV episode
  2. "I Love the '70s: Volume 2" (2006) .... Herself
  3. The Hurricane (1999) (uncredited) .... Herself
  4. Oscar's Greatest Moments (1992) (V) .... Herself
  5. Terror in the Aisles (1984) .... Mrs. MacNeil (The Exorcist)


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Other Works:
(February 2003): Plays Lucy Marsden in "Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All" play by Martin Tahse, adapted from the novel by Allan Gurganus (Old Globe Theater, San Diego, California, USA). more
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