Personal Info
Ellen McRae
Edna Rae Gilhooley
Ellen Burstyn
Acting
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.
Burstyn made her acting debut on Broadway in Fair Game in 1957 before winning the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for Same Time, Next Year (1975). She earned the Academy Award for Best Actress as the widow Ali…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Breakdown: 1975
as Self
This Ordinary Thing
as Self (voice)
Duse, the Greatest
Mother, Couch
as Mother
Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist
as Self
E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump
as E. Jean Carroll
The Exorcist: Believer
as Chris MacNeil
Three Months
as Valerie
Queen Bees
as Helen Wilson
Watch on the Rhine
as Fanny
TV Shows
The First Lady
as Sara Delano Roosevelt · 6 ep.
Reframed: Marilyn Monroe
as Self · 4 ep.
Law & Order: Organized Crime
as Bernadette 'Bernie' Stabler · 27 ep.
Mom
as Shirley · 1 ep.
House of Cards
as Elizabeth Hale · 5 ep.
Political Animals
as Margaret Barrish · 6 ep.
Coma
as Mrs. Emerson · 2 ep.
Big Love
as Nancy Davis Dutton · 6 ep.
The Book of Daniel
as Bishop Beatrice Congreve · 4 ep.
That's Life
as Dolly DeLucca · 36 ep.
