Ellen Burstyn\u00a0(born\u00a0Edna Rae Gillooly; December 7, 1932) is an American actress. Known for her portrayals of complex women in dramas, she has received\u00a0numerous accolades, including an\u00a0Academy Award, a\u00a0Tony Award, and two\u00a0Primetime Emmy Awards, making her one of the few performers to achieve the “Triple Crown of Acting”. She has also received a\u00a0BAFTA Award\u00a0and a\u00a0Golden Globe Award.<\/p>\n
Burstyn made her acting debut on\u00a0Broadway\u00a0in\u00a0Fair Game\u00a0in 1957 before winning the\u00a0Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play\u00a0for\u00a0Same Time, Next Year\u00a0(1975). She earned the\u00a0Academy Award for Best Actress\u00a0as the widow\u00a0Alice Hyatt\u00a0in\u00a0Martin Scorsese’s romantic drama\u00a0Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore\u00a0(1974). Her other Oscar-nominated roles were in\u00a0The Last Picture Show\u00a0(1971),\u00a0The Exorcist\u00a0(1973),\u00a0Same Time, Next Year\u00a0(1978),\u00a0Resurrection\u00a0(1980), and\u00a0Requiem for a Dream\u00a0(2000). Her other notable films include\u00a0Harry and Tonto\u00a0(1974),\u00a0How to Make an American Quilt\u00a0(1995),\u00a0Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood\u00a0(2002),\u00a0W.\u00a0(2008),\u00a0Interstellar\u00a0(2014),\u00a0The Age of Adaline\u00a0(2015), and\u00a0Pieces of a Woman\u00a0(2020).<\/p>\n
She won Primetime Emmy Awards for her guest role in the\u00a0NBC\u00a0legal drama\u00a0Law & Order: Special Victims Unit\u00a0(2009) and supporting role in the\u00a0USA Network\u00a0political miniseries\u00a0Political Animals\u00a0(2013). Her other Emmy-nominated roles include\u00a0Pack of Lies\u00a0(1988),\u00a0Mrs. Harris\u00a0(2005),\u00a0Big Love\u00a0(2008),\u00a0Draft Day,\u00a0Flowers in the Attic (both 2014), and\u00a0House of Cards\u00a0(2016). Since 2000, she has been co-president of the\u00a0Actors Studio, a drama school in New York City. In 2013, she was inducted into the\u00a0American Theatre Hall of Fame\u00a0for her work onstage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ellen Burstyn\u00a0(born\u00a0Edna Rae Gillooly; December 7, 1932) is an American actress. Known for her portrayals of complex women in dramas, she has received\u00a0numerous accolades, including an\u00a0Academy Award, a\u00a0Tony Award, and two\u00a0Primetime Emmy Awards, making her one of the few performers to achieve the “Triple Crown of Acting”. She has also received a\u00a0BAFTA Award\u00a0and a\u00a0Golden Globe […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-7650","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n