Ellen Burstyn

Edit this Page

Elleyn Burstyn is a six-time Academy Award nominated actress having one once for her title role in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore.

  • +50MM profit
  • +100MM profit
  • +200MM profit
  • lost money
  • 10MM budget or less
  • award nomination
  • award win
Actor Credits (84) All | TV | Movies | Instant Watch
2013 Chickadee Mrs. Randolph
2012 Coma (2) Mrs. Emerson
2012 Political Animals (6) Margaret Barrish
2012 Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You Nanette
2011 Another Happy Day Doris
2011 The Mighty Macs Mother St. John
2011 Big Love (6) Nancy Davis Dutton
2011 Main Street
2010 The Book of Daniel (8) Bishop Beatrice Congreve
2009 The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
2009 According to Greta Katherine
2009 Lovely, Still Mary
2008 W. Barbara Bush
2008 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1) Bernie Stabler
2008 The Stone Angel Hagar
2008 The Elephant King Diana Hunt
2007 The Velveteen Rabbit
2006 The Fountain Dr. Lillian Guzetti
2006 Inside the Actors Studio (1)
2006 The Wicker Man Sister Summerslsle
2006 Mrs. Harris Former Tarnower Steady
2006 30 Days Maura
2004 The Five People You Meet in Heaven Ruby
2002 Red Dragon Grandma Dolarhyde
2002 Revealed with Jules Asner (1) Herself
2002 Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Viviane Joan 'Vivi' Abbott Walker
2000 The Yards Val Handler
2000 Requiem for a Dream Sara Goldfarb
2000 That's Life (34) Dolly DeLucca
1999 Playing by Heart Mildred
1999 Walking Across Egypt Mattie Rigsbee
1998 Deceiver Mook
1996 The Spitfire Grill Hannah Ferguson
1995 How to Make an American Quilt Hy Dodd
1995 The Baby-Sitters Club Emily Haberman
1995 Follow the River Gretel
1995 Roommates Judith
1994 HBO First Look (1)
1994 When a Man Loves a Woman Emily
1994 Primal Secrets
1993 The Cemetery Club
1991 Charlie Rose (1) Herself
1991 Dying Young Mrs. O'Neil
1988 Hanna's War Katalin
1987 Hallmark Hall of Fame (2)
1987 Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1986 Act of Vengeance Margaret Yablonski
1985 Into Thin Air Joan Walker
1985 Twice in a Lifetime Kate MacKenzie
1985 The Ambassador Alex Hacker
1984 Terror in the Aisles Mrs. MacNeil
1981 Silence of the North Olive Frederickson
1981 The People vs. Jean Harris Jean Harris
1980 Saturday Night Live (1) Herself - Host / Various
1980 Resurrection Edna
1979 Same Time, Next Year Doris
1977 Providence Sonia Langham
1975 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore Alice Hyatt
1975 Harry and Tonto Shirley Mallard
1973 The Exorcist Chris MacNeil
1972 The King of Marvin Gardens Sally
1971 The Last Picture Show Lois Farrow
1971 Gunsmoke (3)
1970 Alex in Wonderland Beth Morrison
1969 The Virginian (1)
1967 The Big Valley (1)
1967 Pit Stop
1966 The Time Tunnel (1)
1964 Goodbye Charlie Franny Salzman
1964 The Greatest Show on Earth (1)
1964 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1)
1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre (1)
1963 Wagon Train (1)
1963 The Defenders (1)
1963 77 Sunset Strip (2)
1962 The Real McCoys (1)
1962 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1)
1962 Ben Casey (2)
1962 The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor (1)
1961 Cheyenne (1)
1961 Dr. Kildare (1)
1961 The Dick Powell Theatre (1)
1961 Surfside 6 (1)
1961 The Loretta Young Show (1)
General Information Edit
Credited Name Ellen Burstyn
Gender Female
Birthday Dec. 7, 1932
Death
Primary Role Actor
Hometown Detroit, Michigan
Country USA
Website
Email Address
Alias(es) Ellen MacRae
Ellen McRae
Top Rated Lists
Top 20 All-Time Favorite Actresses a list of 20 items by vonDread
Works Often With
PROTIP! Click numbers to highlight links!
4
times
John McIntire John McIntire
4
times
Ashley Judd Ashley Judd
4
times
Walter Coy Walter Coy
3
times
Charles Bronson Charles Bronson
3
times
Donald Pleasence Donald Pleasence
3
times
James Rebhorn James Rebhorn
3
times
Shirley Knight
3
times
Don Keefer
3
times
Bonnie Bruckheimer
2
times
Paul Mazursky Paul Mazursky
2
times
Darren Aronofsky Darren Aronofsky
2
times
A.I. Bezzerides
2
times
Nat Tanchuck
2
times
William Fay
2
times
Tom Lewis
2
times
Louis F. Edelman
2
times
Stanford Whitmore
2
times
Owen Wister
3
times
William T. Orr William T. Orr
3
times
Nick Wechsler
2
times
Marc Abraham Marc Abraham
2
times
Bob Weinstein Bob Weinstein
2
times
Jules V. Levy
2
times
Arnold Laven
2
times
Harold Schneider
2
times
Thomas A. Bliss
2
times
David Salven
  • Box Office
    Career $1.1B
    Average $20.5MM
  • show in today's dollars »
  • activity & ranking
    13 Netflix actions for Ellen Burstyn
  • By Decade
    2010
    2000
    1990
    1980
    1970
    1960
    1940
  • By Rating
    5/5
    4/4
    3/3
    2/2
    1/1
    0/0
  • By Box Office Gross
    200MM+
    150MM+
    100MM++
    50MM++
    25MM++
    0MM++
  • edit Links Around the Web
  • In today's dollars
    Career $1.1B
    Average $20.5MM
Top Editors
Mandatory Network

Submissions can take several hours to be approved.

Save ChangesCancel