Ellen Burstyn

Born 1932 · American actress

Ellen Burstyn is an American actress. Known for her portrayals of complex women in dramas, she is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards. Burstyn is one of the few performers to achieve the "Triple Crown of Acting". She has also received a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award.

Ellen Burstyn, in order

1964 For Those Who Think Young: acted · directed by Leslie H. Martinson
1964 Goodbye Charlie: acted · directed by Vincente Minnelli
1970 Alex in Wonderland: acted · directed by Paul Mazursky
1971 The Last Picture Show: acted · directed by Peter Bogdanovich · critics 98%, audiences 89%
1972 The King of Marvin Gardens: acted · directed by Bob Rafelson
1973 The Exorcist: acted · directed by William Friedkin
1974 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore: acted · directed by Martin Scorsese · critics 92%, audiences 81% · streaming on YouTube (free)
1974 Harry and Tonto: acted · directed by Paul Mazursky
1977 Providence: acted · directed by Alain Resnais
1978 A Dream of Passion: acted · directed by Jules Dassin
1978 Same Time, Next Year: acted · directed by Robert Mulligan
1980 Resurrection: acted · directed by Daniel Petrie
1981 Silence of the North: acted · directed by Allan King
1981 Sois belle et tais-toi: acted · directed by Delphine Seyrig
1984 Terror in the Aisles: acted · directed by Andrew J. Kuehn · critics 63%, audiences 51%
1984 The Ambassador: acted · directed by J. Lee Thompson
1985 Surviving: A Family in Crisis (TV movie): acted · directed by Waris Hussein
1985 Twice in a Lifetime: acted · directed by Bud Yorkin
1986 Act of Vengeance (TV movie): acted · directed by John Mackenzie
1986 The Ellen Burstyn Show (TV series): acted · directed by Sam Weisman
1987 Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam: acted · directed by Bill Couturié
1988 Hanna's War: acted · directed by Menahem Golan
1990 When You Remember Me (TV movie): acted · directed by Harry Winer
1991 Dying Young: acted · directed by Joel Schumacher · critics 26%, audiences 65%
1991 Grand Isle: acted · directed by Mary Lambert
1993 The Cemetery Club: acted · directed by Bill Duke
1994 When a Man Loves a Woman: acted · directed by Luis Mandoki
1995 Follow the River (TV movie): acted · directed by Martin Davidson
1995 How to Make an American Quilt: acted · directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse
1995 My Brother's Keeper: acted · directed by Glenn Jordan
1995 Roommates: acted · directed by Peter Yates · critics 31%, audiences 55%
1995 The Baby-Sitters Club: acted · directed by Melanie Mayron · critics 67%, audiences 47% · streaming on Roku Channel, YouTube (free)
1996 Our Son, the Matchmaker (TV movie): acted · directed by Lorraine Senna
1996 The Spitfire Grill: acted · directed by Lee David Zlotoff
1997 Deceiver: acted · directed by Jonas Pate and Josh Pate
1998 A Will of their Own: acted · directed by Karen Arthur
1998 Playing by Heart: acted · directed by Willard Carroll
1998 You Can Thank Me Later: acted · directed by Shimon Dotan
1999 Walking Across Egypt: acted · directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman
2000 Requiem for a Dream: acted · directed by Darren Aronofsky · critics 81%, audiences 93% · streaming on Peacock, Kanopy, Hoopla
2000 The Yards: acted · directed by James Gray · critics 65%, audiences 51% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+, Roku Channel
2002 Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood: acted · directed by Callie Khouri
2002 Red Dragon: acted · directed by Brett Ratner · critics 68%, audiences 74% · streaming on Netflix
2003 A Decade Under the Influence: acted · directed by Richard LaGravenese and Ted Demme · critics 76%, audiences 83%
2003 Brush with Fate (TV movie): acted · directed by Brent Shields
2005 It/ll Be Better Tomorrow: acted · directed by Kenneth Shiffrin and Michael W. Dean
2006 The Book of Daniel (TV series): acted
2006 The Elephant King: acted · directed by Seth Grossman
2006 The Fountain: acted · directed by Darren Aronofsky
2006 The Wicker Man: acted · directed by Neil LaBute · critics 15%, audiences 17%
2007 The Stone Angel: acted · directed by Kari Skogland
2008 Lovely, Still: acted · directed by Nik Fackler
2008 The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond: acted · directed by Jodie Markell · critics 27%, audiences 40% · streaming on Roku Channel, Fandango at Home (free)
2008 W.: acted · directed by Oliver Stone · critics 56%, audiences 42% · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, YouTube (free)
2009 According to Greta: acted · directed by Nancy Bardawil
2010 Main Street: acted · directed by John Doyle
2011 Another Happy Day: acted · directed by Sam Levinson
2011 Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You: acted · directed by Roberto Faenza
2012 Coma (TV movie): acted · directed by Mikael Salomon
2012 Political Animals (TV series): acted
2013 House of Cards (TV series): acted · directed by David Fincher
2013 Mom (TV series): acted
2014 And the Oscar Goes To... (TV movie): acted · directed by Jeffrey Friedman and Rob Epstein
2014 Draft Day: acted · directed by Ivan Reitman · critics 59%, audiences 65% · streaming on Tubi
2014 Flowers in the Attic (TV movie): acted · directed by Deborah Chow
2014 Interstellar: acted · directed by Christopher Nolan · critics 73%, audiences 87% · streaming on Apple TV, Paramount+
2014 River of Fundament: acted · directed by Matthew Barney
2014 The Calling: acted · directed by Jason Stone
2015 The Age of Adaline: acted · directed by Lee Toland Krieger · critics 54%, audiences 67% · streaming on HBO Max
2016 Custody: acted · directed by James Lapine
2016 Wiener-Dog: acted · directed by Todd Solondz · critics 74%, audiences 41% · streaming on Prime Video, Prime Video (free), MX Player
2017 A Little Something for Your Birthday: acted · directed by Susan Walter
2018 Nostalgia: acted · directed by Mark Pellington
2019 American Woman: acted · directed by Semi Chellas
2019 Lucy in the Sky: acted · directed by Noah Hawley
2020 Pieces of a Woman: acted · directed by Kornél Mundruczó · critics 76%, audiences 84% · streaming on Netflix
2021 Queen Bees: acted · directed by Michael Lembeck
2022 The First Lady (TV series): acted · directed by Susanne Bier · critics 41%, audiences 59% · streaming on Plex
2022 Three Months: acted · directed by Jared Frieder
2023 Mother, Couch: acted · directed by Niclas Larsson
2023 The Exorcist: Believer: acted · directed by David Gordon Green
Flesh Impact (short film): acted · directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal
Place to Be: acted · directed by Kornél Mundruczó
The People vs. Jean Harris (TV series): acted
Trick of the Eye (TV movie): acted