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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 , making her one of the few performers to achieve the " Triple Crown of Acting ".
Burstyn at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival. Ellen Burstyn is an American actress of film, television and stage.. She is known for her film performances in Peter Bogdanovich's The Last Picture Show (1971), William Friedkin's The Exorcist (1973), Martin Scorsese's Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), and Requiem for a Dream (2000).
Ellen Burstyn is an American actress of the stage and screen. Burstyn has received what's known as the Triple Crown of Acting winning the Emmy Award, Academy Award, and Tony Award. She has received six Oscar nominations winning the Academy Award for Best Actress for her leading role in Martin Scorsese's Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974).
Thanks to a stirring and remarkable performance by Ellen Burstyn, Resurrection lingers in the mind and heart long after the closing credits. [ 11 ] In a positive review of the film, film-authority.com stated: " Resurrection is a well-mounted and acted film, but the point is hard to nail down to one specific meaning.
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore is a 1974 American romantic comedy drama film [2] directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Robert Getchell. [3] It stars Ellen Burstyn as a widow who travels with her preteen son across the Southwestern United States in search of a better life.
The film stars Ellen Burstyn as Harris, with Martin Balsam, Richard Dysart, and Peter Coyote in supporting roles. The People vs. Jean Harris originally aired in two parts on NBC on May 7 and 8, 1981. For her performance, Burstyn was nominated for her first Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.
Trick of the Eye (also known as Primal Secrets) is a 1994 American made-for-television psychological thriller film starring Ellen Burstyn and Meg Tilly.Directed by Ed Kaplan, it is based on the 1992 novel of the same name by Jane Stanton Hitchcock.
Burstyn played Baltimore college professor Ellen Brewer, who sometimes had to deal not only with the students she has to tutor, but also with her meddling mother, Sydney (played by fellow veteran Broadway/film actress Elaine Stritch, who was only 7 years older than Burstyn), her divorced daughter, Molly (Megan Mullally) and her 5 1 ⁄ 2 year old grandson, Nick (played by Jesse Tendler).