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Ellen Burstyn on screen and stage

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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). She also has appeared in such films as Harry and Tonto (1974), Same Time, Next Year (1978), and Resurrection (1980).

She is also known for her performances in television such as Big Love (2007–2011), Political Animals (2012), Louie (2014), and House of Cards (2016).

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1964 Goodbye Charlie Frannie Salzman Credited as Ellen McRae
For Those Who Think Young Dr. Pauline Thayer
1969 Pit Stop (original title: The Winner) Ellen McLeod
1970 Alex in Wonderland Beth Morrison
Tropic of Cancer Mona Miller
1971 The Last Picture Show Lois Farrow
1972 The King of Marvin Gardens Sally
1973 The Exorcist Chris MacNeil
1974 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore Alice Hyatt
Harry and Tonto Shirley Mallard
1977 Providence Sonia Langham
1978 A Dream of Passion Brenda
Same Time, Next Year Doris
1980 Resurrection Edna Mae McCauley
1981 Silence of the North Olive Frederickson
1984 The Ambassador Alex Hacker
Terror in the Aisles Archival footage
1985 Twice in a Lifetime Kate MacKenzie
1987 Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam Mrs. Stocks (voice)
1988 Hanna's War Katalin
1991 Grand Isle Mademoiselle Reisz
Dying Young Mrs. O'Neil
1993 The Cemetery Club Esther Moskowitz
1994 When a Man Loves a Woman Emily
The Color of Evening Kate O'Reilly
1995 How to Make an American Quilt Hy Dodd
The Baby-Sitters Club Emily Haberman
Roommates Judith
1996 The Spitfire Grill Hannah Ferguson
1997 Deceiver Mook
1998 Playing by Heart Mildred
You Can Thank Me Later Shirley Cooperberg
1999 Walking Across Egypt Mattie Rigsbee
2000 Requiem for a Dream Sara Goldfarb
The Yards Val Handler
2001 Dodson's Journey Mother
2002 Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Viviane Joan "Vivi" Abbott Walker
Red Dragon Grandma Dolarhyde (voice only) Uncredited
2005 Down in the Valley Ma
2006 The Fountain Dr. Lilian Guzetti
The Wicker Man Sister Summersisle
The Elephant King Diana Hunt
30 Days Maura
2007 The Stone Angel Hagar Shipley
2008 Lovely, Still Mary
W. Barbara Bush
2009 The Velveteen Rabbit Swan Voice role
According to Greta Katherine
PoliWood Herself Documentary
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond Miss Adie
2010 The Mighty Macs Mother St. John
Main Street Georgiana Carr
2011 Another Happy Day Doris
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You Nanette
2013 Wish You Well Louisa Mae Cardinal
2014 Two Men in Town Garnett's mother
Draft Day Barb Weaver
Interstellar Old Murph
The Calling Emily Micallef
When Marnie Was There Nanny Voice
2015 The Age of Adaline Flemming
Unity Narrator Documentary
About Scout Gram
2016 Wiener-Dog Nana
Custody Beatrice Fisher
2017 The House of Tomorrow Josephine Prendergast Also executive producer
All I Wish Celia Berges
2018 Nostalgia Helen Greer
The Tale Nettie
2019 American Woman Miss Dolly
Lucy in the Sky Nana Holbrook
2020 Pieces of a Woman Elizabeth Weiss
2021 Queen Bees Helen Wilson
2022 Three Months Valerie
2023 Mother, Couch Mother
The Exorcist: Believer Chris MacNeil

Source: Turner Classic Movies[1]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1958 Kraft Television Theatre Linda Episode: "Trick or Treat"; credited as Ellen McRae
1961 Michael Shayne Carol Episode: "Strike Out"; credited as Ellen McRae[2]
The Loretta Young Show Ann Walters Episode: "Woodlot"; credited as Ellen McRae
Dr. Kildare Anne Garner Episode: "Second Chance"; credited as Ellen McRae
Surfside 6 Wandra Drake Episode: "Double Image"; credited as Ellen McRae
1961, 1963 77 Sunset Strip Betty Benson (1961)
Sandra Keene (1963)
2 episodes; credited as Ellen McRae
1961 Cheyenne Emmy Mae Episode: "Day's Pay"; credited as Ellen McRae
The Dick Powell Show Rose Maxon Episode: "Ricochet"; credited as Ellen McRae
1962,
1971
Gunsmoke Polly Mims (1962)
Amy Waters (1971)
3 episodes; credited as Ellen McRae (1962), credited as Ellen Burstyn (1971)
1962 Ben Casey Dr. Leslie Fraser (ep. 1)
Connie (ep. 2)
2 episodes; credited as Ellen McRae
Bus Stop Phyllis Dunning Episode: "Cry to Heaven"; credited as Ellen McRae
Checkmate Margo Episode: "The Bold and the Tough"; credited as Ellen McRae
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Dr. Donna Whittaker Episode: "A Splinter Off the Old Block"; credited as Ellen McRae
Perry Mason Mona Winthrope White Episode: "The Case of the Dodging Domino"; credited as Ellen McRae
The Real McCoys Dorothy Carter Episode: "The Girl Veterinarian"; credited as Ellen McRae
I'm Dickens, He's Fenster Joan Episode: "Harry, the Father Image"; credited as Ellen McRae
1963 Laramie Amy Episode: "No Place to Run"; credited as Ellen McRae
The Defenders Hilda Wesley Episode: "The Heathen"; credited as Ellen McRae
Going My Way Louise Episode: "Hear No Evil"; credited as Ellen McRae
Wagon Train Margaret Whitlow Episode: "The Jim Whitlow Story"; credited as Ellen McRae
Vacation Playhouse Ellen Episode: "The Big Brain"; credited as Ellen McRae
1964 Suspense Theater Barbara / Lucille Episode: "The Deep End"; credited as Ellen McRae
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Eva Laurelton Episode: "Runaway"; credited as Ellen McRae
The Greatest Show on Earth Susan Mason Episode: "Big Man from Nairobi"; credited as Ellen McRae
Death Valley Days Jenny Episode: "Hastings Cut-off"; credited as Ellen McRae
1964–65 The Doctors Dr. Kate Bartok Multiple episodes; credited as Ellen McRae
1965 For the People Maria Haviland Episode: "Seized, Confined and Detained"; credited as Ellen McRae
1966 The Time Tunnel Dr. Eve Holland Episode: "Crack of Doom"; credited as Ellen McRae
1967–68 Iron Horse Julie Parsons 9 episodes; credited as Ellen McRae
1967 The Big Valley Sister Jacob Episode: "Days of Grace"; credited as Ellen McRae
1968 Insight Janet Episode: "All the Things I've Never Liked"; credited as Ellen McRae
1969 The Virginian Kate Bürden Episode: "Last Grave at Socorro Creek"
1972 The Bold Ones: The Lawyers Rachel Lambert Episode: "Lisa, I Hardly Knew You"
1974 Thursday's Game Lynne Evers Television movie
1981 The People vs. Jean Harris Jean Harris Television movie
1985 Into Thin Air Joan Walker Television movie
Surviving: A Family in Crisis Tina Brogan
1986 Act of Vengeance Margaret Yablonski
Something in Common Lynn Hollander
1986–87 The Ellen Burstyn Show Ellen Brewer 13 episodes
1987 Look Away Mary Todd Lincoln Television movie
Pack of Lies Barbara Jackson Television movie
1990 When You Remember Me Nurse Cooder Television movie
1991 Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love Lillian "Lil" Lambert
1992 Taking Back My Life Wilma
1993 Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story Joan Delvecchio
1994 Trick of the Eye Frances Griffin
Getting Gotti Jo Giaclone
Getting Out Arlie's Mother
1995 Follow the River Gretel
My Brother's Keeper Helen
1996 Timepiece Maud Gannon
Our Son, the Matchmaker Iva Mae Longwell
1997 Flash Laura Strong
A Deadly Vision Yvette Watson
1998 A Will of Their Own Veronica Steward Mini-series
The Patron Saint of Liars June Clatterbuck Television movie
1999 Night Ride Home Maggie
2000 Mermaid Trish Gill Television movie
2000–02 That's Life Dolly DeLucca 34 episodes
2001 Within These Walls Joan Thomas Television movie
2003 Brush with Fate Rika
2004 The Five People You Meet in Heaven Ruby
The Madam's Family:
The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel
Tommie
2005 Our Fathers Mary Ryan
Mrs. Harris Ex-lover No. 3
Former Tarnower "Steady"
Television movie
2006 The Book of Daniel Bishop Beatrice Congreve 8 episodes
2007 For One More Day Pauline Benetto Television movie
2007–11 Big Love Nancy Davis Dutton 6 episodes
2008 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Bernie Stabler Episode: "Swing"
2012 Political Animals Margaret Barrish 6 episodes
Coma Mrs. Emerson 2 episodes
2014 Flowers in the Attic Olivia Foxworth Television movie
Petals on the Wind Olivia Foxworth Television movie
Louie Evanka 5 episodes: "Elevator" Parts 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
2015 Mom Shirley Stabler Episode: "Terrorists and Gingerbread"
2016 House of Cards Elizabeth Hale 5 episodes
2021–present Law & Order: Organized Crime Bernie Stabler Recurring role
2022 The First Lady Sara Roosevelt[3] 6 episodes

Theater

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Year Title Role Venue
1958 Fair Game Susan Hammarlee Longacre Theatre, Broadway
1975 Same Time, Next Year Doris Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway
1983 84 Charing Cross Road Helen Haniff Nederlander Theatre, Broadway
1989 Shirley Valentine Shirley Valentine Booth Theatre, Broadway
1992 Shimada Sharyn Beaumont Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway
1995 Sacrilege Sister Grace Belasco Theatre, Broadway
2003 Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All Lucy Marsden Longacre Theatre, Broadway
2013 Picnic Mrs. Helen Potts American Airlines Theatre, Broadway
2019 33 Variations Dr. Katherine Brandt Comedy Theatre, Melbourne

References

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  1. ^ "Ellen Burstyn". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on February 1, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  2. ^ "Sports Celebrities Appear in Mystery", Biddeford-Saco (Maine) Journal, March 4, 1961, p. 10.
  3. ^ Petski, Denise (July 23, 2021). "'The First Lady': Ellen Burstyn, Eliza Scanlen, Cailee Spaeny To Recur On Showtime Anthology Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 25, 2021.