Ellen Burstyn (born Edna Rae Gillooly; December 7, 1932) is an
American actress. Known for her portrayal of complicated women in
dramas, Burstyn is the recipient of various accolades, and is among
the few performers to have won an Oscar, Emmy, and Tony (Triple Crown
of Acting).Born in Detroit, Michigan, Burstyn left school and worked
as a dancer and model. She made her stage debut on Broadway in 1957
and soon started to make appearances in television shows. Stardom
followed several years later with her acclaimed role in The Last
Picture Show (1971), which earned her a nomination for the Academy
Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her next appearance in The Exorcist
(1973), earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best
Actress. The film has remained popular and several publications have
regarded it as one of the greatest horror films of all time. She
followed this with Martin Scorsese's Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
(1974), which won her the Academy Award for Best Actress.She appeared
in numerous television films and gained further recognition from her
performances in Same Time, Next Year (1978), which won her a Golden
Globe Award, and Resurrection (1980), How to Make an American Quilt
(1995), and Requiem For a Dream (2000). For playing a lonely
drug-addicted woman in the last one of these, she was again nominated
for an Academy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In the 2010s,
she made appearances in television series including the political
dramas, Political Animals and House of Cards, which have earned her
Emmy Award nominations. Since 2000, she has been co-president of the
Actors Studio, a drama school in New York City. In 2013, she was
inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame for her work on stage.
American actress. Known for her portrayal of complicated women in
dramas, Burstyn is the recipient of various accolades, and is among
the few performers to have won an Oscar, Emmy, and Tony (Triple Crown
of Acting).Born in Detroit, Michigan, Burstyn left school and worked
as a dancer and model. She made her stage debut on Broadway in 1957
and soon started to make appearances in television shows. Stardom
followed several years later with her acclaimed role in The Last
Picture Show (1971), which earned her a nomination for the Academy
Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her next appearance in The Exorcist
(1973), earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best
Actress. The film has remained popular and several publications have
regarded it as one of the greatest horror films of all time. She
followed this with Martin Scorsese's Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
(1974), which won her the Academy Award for Best Actress.She appeared
in numerous television films and gained further recognition from her
performances in Same Time, Next Year (1978), which won her a Golden
Globe Award, and Resurrection (1980), How to Make an American Quilt
(1995), and Requiem For a Dream (2000). For playing a lonely
drug-addicted woman in the last one of these, she was again nominated
for an Academy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In the 2010s,
she made appearances in television series including the political
dramas, Political Animals and House of Cards, which have earned her
Emmy Award nominations. Since 2000, she has been co-president of the
Actors Studio, a drama school in New York City. In 2013, she was
inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame for her work on stage.
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