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Ellen Burstyn is a Actor American born on 7 december 1932 at Detroit (USA)

Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn
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Birth name Edna Rae Gilhooley
Nationality USA
Birth 7 december 1932 (91 years) at Detroit (USA)
Awards Academy Award for Best Actress

Ellen Burstyn (born Edna Rae Gillooly; December 7, 1932) is an American actress. Her career began in theatre during the late 1950s, and over the next decade included several films and television series.

Burstyn's performance in the acclaimed 1971 ensemble drama The Last Picture Show brought her first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination, after which she moved from supporting to leading film and stage roles. Burstyn received a second Academy Award nomination for her lead performance in The Exorcist (1973), and won the Academy Award for Best Actress the following year for her work in Martin Scorsese's Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore.

In 1975, she won the Tony Award for her lead performance in the Broadway production of Same Time, Next Year, and received a Golden Globe Award and a fourth Academy Award nomination for her performance in the 1978 film version of the play.

Burstyn has worked consistently in film, television and theatre since, receiving multiple awards and nominations along the way, including seven additional Golden Globe Award nominations, five Emmy Award nominations (two wins), and two more Academy Award for Best Actress nominations for her performances in the films Resurrection (1980) and Requiem for a Dream (2000).

Burstyn is one of the very few performers to have won the Triple Crown of Acting. In 2013, she was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame.

Biography

Marriages and children
In 1950, she married Bill Alexander, but they divorced in 1957. The following year, she married Paul Roberts, with whom she adopted a son named Jefferson in 1961; the couple divorced that same year.

In 1964, she married fellow actor Neil Nephew, who later changed his name to Neil Burstyn, but the union was turbulent. Neil Burstyn was schizophrenic; he would have episodes of violence, and eventually left her. He attempted to reconcile, but she rejected this, ultimately divorcing him in 1972. In her autobiography, Lessons in Becoming Myself, Burstyn revealed that he stalked her for a period of six years after their divorce. He eventually broke into her house and raped her, but no charges were filed, as spousal rape was not yet legally a crime. He died by suicide in 1978.


Religion
Burstyn was raised Catholic but now affiliates herself to all religious faiths. Her spiritual journey began with Sufi Islam. She explains: "I am a spirit opening to the truth that lives in all of these religions... I always pray to Spirit, but sometimes it's to the Goddess. Sometimes it's to Jesus... Sometimes I pray to Ganesha if I need an obstacle removed. Quan Yin is one of my favorite manifestations of the divine, the embodiment of compassion... So I have Quan Yin with me all the time." Burstyn has stated that in her late 30s she began to delve into the spiritual realm, coming under the tutelage of Sufi Muslim teacher Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan; he gave her the spiritual name Hadiya, which means "she who guides" in Arabic.

Best films

The Exorcist (1973)
(Actress)
The Last Picture Show (1971)
(Actress)
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1975)
(Actress)
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
(Actress)
Harry and Tonto (1974)
(Actress)

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Ellen Burstyn (86 films)

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Actress

Pieces of a Woman
Directed by Kornél Mundruczó
Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Actors Vanessa Kirby, Shia LaBeouf, Ellen Burstyn, Molly Parker, Iliza Shlesinger, Sarah Snook
Roles Elizabeth Weiss
Rating70% 3.5001653.5001653.5001653.5001653.500165
Une jeune femme voit sa vie totalement anéantie, suite à la perte de son bébé. Elle décide alors de se lancer dans un voyage intérieur fort émotionnellement parlant. Face à cette douloureuse perte, elle va devoir gérer les conséquences de son deuil sur ses relations avec son mari et sa mère.
Lucy in the Sky, 2h4
Directed by Noah Hawley
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Romance
Themes Space adventure films, Dans l'espace, Children's films
Actors Natalie Portman, Jon Hamm, Zazie Beetz, Dan Stevens, Ellen Burstyn, Colman Domingo
Roles Nana Holbrook
Rating49% 2.452752.452752.452752.452752.45275
De retour d'une mission spatiale, l'astronaute Lucy Cola peine à retrouver sa vie et sa famille sur Terre.
Nostalgia
Nostalgia (2018)
, 1h54
Directed by Mark Pellington
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Jon Hamm, Catherine Keener, John Ortiz, Nick Offerman, James LeGros, Bruce Dern
Roles Helen Greer
Rating56% 2.8014552.8014552.8014552.8014552.801455
Le film est une patchwork de tranches de vie de personnages réunis par la perte, le deuil d’un parent, et donne un éclairage sur la manière dont ils trouvent l’amour et le réconfort dans les souvenirs et les objets.
The Tale
The Tale (2018)
, 1h54
Directed by Jennifer Fox, Jennifer Fox
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Laura Dern, Ellen Burstyn, Isabelle Nélisse, Elizabeth Debicki, Isabelle Nélisse, Jason Ritter
Roles Nettie
Rating71% 3.5985353.5985353.5985353.5985353.598535
Jennifer Fox est une réalisatrice de documentaires réputée et une professeure d'une quarantaine d'années lorsque sa mère, Nettie, l'appelle alarmée après avoir découvert un essai qu'elle avait écrit à l'âge de 13 ans. L'essai porte sur une "relation" que Jennifer a eue à l'âge de 13 ans et qu'elle a écartée car elle contrariait sa mère parce que son petit ami était "plus âgé".
All I Wish
All I Wish (2018)

Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Sharon Stone, Tony Goldwyn, Ellen Burstyn, Liza Lapira, Famke Janssen, Gilles Marini
Roles Celia Berges
Rating52% 2.6127452.6127452.6127452.6127452.612745
En Californie, Senna Berges (Sharon Stone), célibataire, a 46 ans ce matin. Comme chaque année, sa mère Célia (Ellen Burstyn) lui téléphone tôt pour être la première à lui souhaiter son anniversaire. Elles conviennent de se retrouver dans la journée, comme chaque année, pour fêter son anniversaire en tête-à-tête. Senna met à la porte Théo le jeune homme avec qui elle vient de passer la nuit, se rendant compte à quel point il est stupide. A la porte d'entrée, il croise Darla (Liza Lapira), meilleure amie de Senna. Senna n'arrive pas à trouver un homme qui lui convient, elle enchaîne les rencontres d'un soir avec des hommes plus jeunes qu'elle. Darla veut l'aider et a décidé de lui faire rencontrer un de ses ami célibataire depuis peu, qui vient de quitter Boston pour Los Angeles. Senna s'aperçoit avec joie que Darla porte une bague de fiançailles. Elles vont ensemble à la boutique de Jean-Michel (Gilles Marini) pour acheter des vêtements pour habiller Darla pour la soirée.
Wiener-Dog
Wiener-Dog (2016)

Directed by Todd Solondz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about animals, Films about dogs
Actors Greta Gerwig, Brie Larson, Julie Delpy, Kieran Culkin, Zosia Mamet, Danny DeVito
Roles Nana
Rating58% 2.947852.947852.947852.947852.94785
Le portrait d’un teckel et de tous ceux auxquels il apporte un bref instant de bonheur au cours de son voyage.
Custody
Custody (2016)
, 1h44
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Viola Davis, Hayden Panettiere, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Ellen Burstyn, Dan Fogler, Tony Shalhoub
Roles Beatrice Fisher
Rating65% 3.2552053.2552053.2552053.2552053.255205
Les vies de trois femmes se croisent dans un tribunal aux affaires familiales... Sara Diaz, mère suspectée de maltraitance ; Alexandra Fisher, avocate ; Martha Schulman, juge au tribunal.
Unity
Unity (2015)
, 1h39
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Actors Aaron Paul, Adam Levine, Adrian Grenier, Lena Headey, Alison Eastwood, Amanda Seyfried
Roles Narrator (voice)
Rating72% 3.6436653.6436653.6436653.6436653.643665
UNITY will be a documentary that explores humanity’s transformation. It will be a film about "compassion for all beings", all “expressions of life”, and going beyond any and all “separation based on form”. The film is presented in five chapters: 'Cosmic', 'Mind', 'Body', 'Heart' and 'Soul'.
The Age of Adaline, 1h52
Directed by Lee Toland Krieger
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Fantasy, Romance
Actors Blake Lively Reynolds, Angela Lansbury, Michiel Huisman, Harrison Ford, Amanda Crew, Anthony Ingruber
Roles Flemming
Rating72% 3.604113.604113.604113.604113.60411
Adaline Bowman (Blake Lively) is seen purchasing fake IDs at an apartment in San Francisco. Later that day, at work, she opens a film reel and the narrator explains her life, including her death in a car accident when she swerved into a ravine and died in the frigid water. A lightning strike revived her. As her daughter Flemming (Ellen Burstyn) grows older, it becomes apparent that Adaline is not aging. One day she is pulled over by a police officer, who takes away her ID as it says she is in her mid-40s.
About Scout
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about families, Transport films, Road movies
Actors India Ennenga, James Frecheville, Nikki Reed, Danny Glover, Ellen Burstyn, Jane Seymour
Roles Gram
Rating64% 3.244273.244273.244273.244273.24427
A 15 year old girl named Scout (India Ennenga), travels with a suicidal man Sam (James Frecheville), to find her young little sister Lulu (Onata Aprile) whilst avoiding Child Services.
Wake
Wake (2015)

Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action
Actors Ben Kingsley, Piper Perabo, Cameron Monaghan, Ellen Burstyn, Jessika Stephanie Van

Red Forrester returns to his childhood home on a remote island to his very family after a years of banished by his family.
Two Men in Town, 1h58
Directed by Rachid Bouchareb
Origin France
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Forest Whitaker, Harvey Keitel, Luis Guzmán, Ellen Burstyn, Tim Guinee, Dolores Heredia
Roles Mère Garnett
Rating56% 2.847522.847522.847522.847522.84752
William Garnett, ancien membre d’un gang du Sud du Nouveau Mexique, vient de passer dix-huit ans en prison pour meurtre. Converti à l'Islam et en quête de réinsertion, il est libéré en conditionnel pour bonne conduite et essaie de changer de vie. Il se lie d'amitié avec Emily Smith, son officier de probation, qui vient d'être transféré à Luna, petite ville du Nouveau Mexique. Mais au moment où Garnett commence à profiter de sa liberté et à connaitre le bonheur, il est malheureusement rattrapé par son passé. Entre le Sherif Agati, qui veut se venger du meurtre de son adjoint, tué vingt ans plut tôt et son ancien gang qui le harcèle pour le faire revenir, Garnett sent ses vieux démons remonter à la surface.
Interstellar, 2h49
Directed by Christopher Nolan
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Adventure
Themes Environmental films, Space adventure films, Time travel films, Dans l'espace, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Space opera, Robot films, Disaster films
Actors Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Michael Caine, Mackenzie Foy, Topher Grace
Roles Old Murph
Rating84% 4.2079554.2079554.2079554.2079554.207955
Crop blight has made growing food on Earth nearly impossible, threatening the existence of humanity. Joe Cooper, a widowed former NASA pilot, runs a farm with his father-in-law Donald, son Tom, and daughter Murphy. Murphy believes her bedroom is haunted by a poltergeist. When the "ghost" creates a pattern of dust on the floor, Cooper realizes an unknown intelligence is using gravity to communicate, and interprets the pattern as geographic coordinates, which Cooper and Murphy follow to a secret NASA installation.
Draft Day
Draft Day (2014)
, 1h49
Directed by Ivan Reitman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes Sports films, American football films
Actors Kevin Costner, Frank Langella, Jennifer Garner, Tom Welling, Joe Manganiello, Chadwick Boseman
Roles Barb Weaver
Rating67% 3.39943.39943.39943.39943.3994
On the morning of the 2014 NFL Draft in New York City, Chris Berman, Jon Gruden, Mel Kiper Jr., and other analysts discuss the consensus first overall pick: Wisconsin quarterback Bo Callahan, the reigning Heisman Trophy winner. Cleveland Browns general manager Sonny Weaver Jr., must decide how to use the seventh overall pick to improve his consistently losing team, but has other issues. He recently learned that his secret girlfriend Ali Parker, the team's salary cap analyst, is pregnant with his child. His father, Sonny Weaver Sr., coached the Browns before Weaver Jr. fired him, and died a week before the draft. His mother is upset at him for missing the reading of Weaver Sr.
When Marnie Was There, 1h43
Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Animation
Themes Feminist films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films, Children's films
Actors Hailee Steinfeld, Kasumi Arimura, Kiernan Shipka, Sara Takatsuki, Nanako Matsushima, Ava Acres
Roles Nan (voice)
Rating76% 3.805593.805593.805593.805593.80559
Anna Sasaki is a 12-year-old girl who lives in Sapporo with foster parents, Yoriko and her husband. One day at school she collapses from an asthma attack, so her parents send her to spend the summer with Setsu and Kiyomasa Oiwa, relatives of Yoriko, in Kushiro, a rural, seaside town where the air is clear.