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Ellen Burstyn Biography

Ellen Burstyn (Edna Rae Gillooly) is an American actress famous for her roles in films of the 1970s, such as The Last Picture Show, The Exorcist, and Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, for which she won an Academy Award.

Ellen Burstyn Age

Burstyn was born on December 7, 1932, in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. How Old Is Ellen Burstyn? She is  86 years old as of 2018.

Ellen Burstyn Husband

Burstyn married Bill Alexander in 1950 and later divorced in 1957. In 1958, she married Paul Roberts, with whom she adopted a son named Jefferson in 1961 although the couple divorced that same year.

She later married fellow actor Neil Nephew in 1964, who later changed his name to Neil Burstyn. The union was turbulent. Neil Burstyn was schizophrenic as he would have episodes of violence and eventually left Burstyn. Neil attempted to reconcile, but she rejected this, ultimately divorcing him in 1972.

Ellen Burstyn Muslim

Burstyn was raised Catholic but now affiliates herself with all religious faiths. Her spiritual journey with Sufism, a mystical form of Islam.

Ellen Burstyn Young

She is the daughter of Correine Marie (née Hamel) and John Austin Gillooly. Burstyn has described her ancestry as “Irish, French, Pennsylvania Dutch, a little Canadian Indian”. She attended Cass Technical High School, a university-preparatory school that allowed students to choose a specific field of study. Burstyn majored in fashion illustration.

Ellen Burstyn Net Worth

Burstyn has a net worth of $15 million.

Ellen Burstyn Movies

Burstyn career debuted on Broadway in 1957 and joined Lee Strasberg’s The Actors Studio in New York City in 1967. In 1975, she won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play for her performance in the comedy Same Time, Next Year (a role she would reprise in the film version in 1978).

From 2000 to 2002, Burstyn appeared in the CBS television drama That’s Life. In January 2006, she starred as an Episcopal bishop in the NBC comedy-drama series The Book of Daniel. The series, which also starred Aidan Quinn as a drug-addicted Episcopal priest married to an alcoholic wife, was met with controversy from religious and spiritual leaders due to its unconventional portrayals of religious figures.

Ellen Burstyn Requiem For A Dream

Imaginatively evoking the inner landscape of human beings longing to connect, to love and feel loved, the film is a parable of happiness gloriously found and tragically lost. “Requiem for a Dream,” tells parallel stories that are linked by the relationship between the lonely, widowed Sara Goldfarb and her sweet but aimless son, Harry. The plump Sara, galvanized by the prospect of appearing on a TV game show, has started on a dangerous diet regimen to beautify herself for a national audience. Burstyn is featured as Sara Goldfarb.

Ellen Burstyn House Of Cards

U.S. Rep. Francis Underwood of South Carolina starts out as a ruthless politician seeking revenge in this Netflix original production. Promised the post of Secretary of State in exchange for his support, his efforts help to ensure the election of Garrett Walker to the presidency. But Walker changes his mind before the inauguration, telling Underwood he’s too valuable in Congress. Outwardly, Underwood accepts his marching orders, but secretly he and his wife Claire, an environmental activist, make a pact to destroy Walker and his allies. As the series progresses, Underwood ascends through the ranks of the government — until his death, at which point Claire gains power. Based on the U.K. miniseries of the same name, the U.S. version offers a look behind the scenes at the greed and corruption in American politics. A number of real-life media figures make cameo appearances. Burstyn is featured as Elizabeth Hale is the mother of Claire Underwood. She never liked that Claire married Frank Underwood, as she considered him classless.

Ellen Burstyn Resurrection

Edna (Ellen Burstyn) has a near-death experience when she and her husband drive off a cliff. Widowed and paralyzed, Edna returns to Kansas with her grandparents, noticing the curious effect her touch has on a girl’s bleeding nose along the way. Her gift for healing people attracts the attention of a small-town community, including a young man (Sam Shepard) who becomes her lover. An agnostic herself despite her powers, Edna finds her lover has a dangerous obsession with religion.

Ellen Burstyn Exorcist

One of the most profitable horror movies ever made, this tale of an exorcism is based loosely on actual events. When young Regan (Linda Blair) starts acting odd — levitating, speaking in tongues — her worried mother (Ellen Burstyn) seeks medical help, only to hit a dead end. A local priest (Jason Miller), however, thinks the girl may be seized by the devil. The priest makes a request to perform an exorcism, and the church sends in an expert (Max von Sydow) to help with the difficult job.

Ellen Burstyn Last Picture Show

High school seniors and best friends, Sonny (Timothy Bottoms) and Duane (Jeff Bridges), live in a dying Texas town. The handsome Duane is dating local beauty, Jacy (Cybill Shepherd), while Sonny is having an affair with the coach’s wife, Ruth (Cloris Leachman). As graduation nears, both boys contemplate their futures. While Duane eyes the army and Sonny takes over a local business, each boy struggles to figure out if he can escape this dead-end town and build a better life somewhere else.

Ellen Burstyn Interstellar

In Earth’s future, a global crop blight and second Dust Bowl are slowly rendering the planet uninhabitable. Professor Brand (Michael Caine), a brilliant NASA physicist, is working on plans to save mankind by transporting Earth’s population to a new home via a wormhole. But first, Brand must send former NASA pilot Cooper (Matthew McConaughey) and a team of researchers through the wormhole and across the galaxy to find out which of three planets could be mankind’s new home. One of the older women, Murphy Cooper, is played by the actress Ellen.

Ellen Burstyn TV Shows

Ellen Burstyn Films

The Ellen Burstyn Show

A Baltimore college professor deals with everyday life.

First episode date: 20 September 1986
Final episode date: 5 September 1987
Number of seasons: 1
Network: American Broadcasting Company
Number of episodes: 13 (1 unaired)

Ellen Burstyn Melbourne

Burstyn makes her Australian stage debut opposite Lisa McCune, William McInnes, Helen Morse, Francis Greenslade, Toby Truslove, Andre de Vanny and Andrea Katz. She went to Melbourne in March to play the lead in 33 VARIATIONS, a play written by Moisés Kaufman and directed by Gary Abrahams.

Ellen Burstyn Awards

• Academy Award for Best Actress 1975 · Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
• Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy 1979 · Same Time, Next Year
• BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role 1976 · Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie 2013 · Political Animals
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series 2009 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
• Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead 2001 · Requiem for a Dream
• Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Play 1975 · Same Time, Next Year
• Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama 2001 · Requiem for a Dream
• National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress 1971 · The Last Picture Show
• Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play 1975 · Same Time, Next Year
• Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress 2002 · Requiem for a Dream
• Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress 2000 · Requiem for a Dream
• Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress 2002 · Requiem for a Dream
• Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role 2009 · The Stone Angel
• Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress 2000 · Requiem for a Dream
• Satellite Mary Pickford Award 2015
• Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress 2002 · Requiem for a Dream
• Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress 2000 · Requiem for a Dream
• Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress 2001 · Requiem for a Dream
• Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance 1975 · Same Time, Next Year
• Golden Orange Lifetime Achievement Award 2014
• Stockholm Film Festival Best Actress 2000 · Requiem for a Dream

Ellen Burstyn Oscar Awards and Nominations

• Best Actress
  1975 · Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore – Winner
• Best Actress
  2001 · Requiem for a Dream – Nominee
• Best Actress
  1981 · Resurrection – Nominee
• Best Actress
  1979 · Same Time, Next Year – Nominee
• Best Actress
  1974 · The Exorcist – Nominee
• Best Supporting Actress
  1972 · The Last Picture Show – Nominee

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