
Ellen Burstyn
Biography
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.…
Filmography

Bus Stop
1961 · 10.0
Possible Side Effects
2009 · 10.0

When It Was a Game 2
1992 · 9.0
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · 8.8

HARDtalk
1997 · 8.7

Interstellar
2014 · 8.5

Flash
1997 · 8.2

House of Cards
2013 · 8.0
Vacation Playhouse
1963 · 8.0

Requiem for a Dream
2000 · 8.0

Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story
1992 · 8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · 8.0

Law & Order: Organized Crime
2021 · 7.9

The Exorcist
1973 · 7.8

The Time Tunnel
1966 · 7.7

Perry Mason
1957 · 7.7

The Last Picture Show
1971 · 7.6
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963 · 7.5

A Will of their Own
1998 · 7.5

The Ellen Burstyn Show
1986 · 7.5

Unity
2015 · 7.5

The Age of Adaline
2015 · 7.5

Into Thin Air
1985 · 7.4

Mom
2013 · 7.3

Follow The River
1995 · 7.3

77 Sunset Strip
1958 · 7.2

Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961 · 7.2

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987 · 7.2

Political Animals
2012 · 7.1

Harry and Tonto
1974 · 7.1

The Tale
2018 · 7.1

Three Months
2022 · 7.1

Red Dragon
2002 · 7.1

Pieces of a Woman
2020 · 7.0

That's Life
2000 · 7.0

The Book of Daniel
2006 · 7.0

I'm Dickens, He's Fenster
1962 · 7.0

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1974 · 7.0

The Five People You Meet In Heaven
2004 · 7.0

Timepiece
1996 · 7.0
Roots of Roe
1993 · 7.0

Silence of the North
1981 · 7.0

The Fountain
2006 · 6.9

Big Love
2006 · 6.9

Custody
2016 · 6.9

Pit Stop
1969 · 6.9

The House of Tomorrow
2019 · 6.8

Pack of Lies
1987 · 6.8

Draft Day
2014 · 6.7

Gunsmoke
1955 · 6.7

The Detectives
1959 · 6.7

Dying Young
1991 · 6.7

Flowers in the Attic
2014 · 6.7

Playing by Heart
1998 · 6.7

Earth and the American Dream
1992 · 6.7

Mermaid
2000 · 6.7

When a Man Loves a Woman
1994 · 6.6

Letter to Loretta
1953 · 6.6

Lovely, Still
2009 · 6.6

Petals on the Wind
2014 · 6.6

Providence
1977 · 6.6

American Experience
1988 · 6.5

The Virginian
1962 · 6.5

Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963 · 6.5

Same Time, Next Year
1978 · 6.5

The Spitfire Grill
1996 · 6.5

The Velveteen Rabbit
2009 · 6.5

Thursday's Game
1974 · 6.5

Resurrection
1980 · 6.5

Our Fathers
2005 · 6.5

Coma
2012 · 6.4

How to Make an American Quilt
1995 · 6.4

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959 · 6.3

The Defenders
1961 · 6.3

Surfside 6
1960 · 6.3

Wish You Well
2013 · 6.3

The Big Valley
1965 · 6.2

Cheyenne
1955 · 6.2

The Yards
2000 · 6.2

The Patron Saint of Liars
1998 · 6.2

A Dream of Passion
1978 · 6.2

W.
2008 · 6.1

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
2002 · 6.0

Deceiver
1997 · 6.0

Queen Bees
2021 · 6.0

River of Fundament
2014 · 6.0

Brush with Fate
2003 · 6.0

The Color of Evening
1990 · 6.0

According to Greta
2009 · 6.0
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 · 5.9

Ben Casey
1961 · 5.9

The King of Marvin Gardens
1972 · 5.9

About Scout
2015 · 5.9

The Elephant King
2006 · 5.9

The Calling
2014 · 5.9

Going My Way
1962 · 5.8

Goodbye Charlie
1964 · 5.8

Mrs. Harris
2005 · 5.8

You Can Thank Me Later
1998 · 5.8

Night Ride Home
1999 · 5.8

The Exorcist: Believer
2023 · 5.8

Dr. Kildare
1961 · 5.7

The First Lady
2022 · 5.7

Roommates
1995 · 5.7

Twice in a Lifetime
1985 · 5.7

For Those Who Think Young
1964 · 5.7

Wiener-Dog
2016 · 5.6

Mother, Couch
2024 · 5.6

Act of Vengeance
1986 · 5.6

The Cemetery Club
1993 · 5.6

A Deadly Vision
1997 · 5.6

Within These Walls
2001 · 5.6

All I Wish
2018 · 5.5

Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
2012 · 5.5

Two Men in Town
2014 · 5.5

The Baby-Sitters Club
1995 · 5.5

Nostalgia
2018 · 5.5

Alex in Wonderland
1970 · 5.5

Another Happy Day
2011 · 5.5

The Stone Angel
2007 · 5.4

The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
2008 · 5.2

Hanna's War
1988 · 5.2

The Mighty Macs
2011 · 5.2

The Ambassador
1985 · 5.1

Lucy in the Sky
2019 · 5.0

Getting Gotti
1994 · 5.0

Tropic of Cancer
1970 · 5.0

Surviving
1985 · 5.0

Flesh Impact
2026 · 4.9

American Woman
2019 · 4.9

Walking Across Egypt
1999 · 4.9

Checkmate
1960 · 4.8

Main Street
2010 · 4.6

Grand Isle
1991 · 4.6

E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump
2024 · 4.5

The Wicker Man
2006 · 4.3

30 Days
2006 · 2.8
The Christmas Tree
1958 · 2.0

People vs. Jean Harris
1981 · 0.0
Bathing Flo
— · 0.0

Easy Out?
1948 · 0.0

Place to Be
2026 · 0.0

Watch on the Rhine
2021 · 0.0

Duse, the Greatest
2025 · 0.0

Ricochet
1961 · 0.0