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Ellen Burstyn
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Biography
Ellen Burstyn (born Edna Rae Gillooly; December 7, 1932) is an American actress. Known for her portrayal of complicated women in dramas, Burstyn was the recipient of various accolades, and was 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. From 2000 till her death, she had 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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Known For
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Gunsmoke
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Tony Awards
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Law & Order: Organized Crime
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Perry Mason
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The Oscars
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Kraft Suspense Theatre
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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The Defenders
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Checkmate
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House of Cards
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The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
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Letter to Loretta
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Mom
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Dr. Kildare
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Big Love
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The First Lady
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Vacation Playhouse
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Red Dragon
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The Baby-Sitters Club
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The Exorcist: Believer
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Interstellar
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The Book of Daniel
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Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story
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Flash
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That's Life
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The Age of Adaline
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Three Months
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
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The Fountain
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Pieces of a Woman
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A Will of their Own
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Petals on the Wind
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The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel
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The Patron Saint of Liars
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Earth and the American Dream
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The Wicker Man
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Flowers in the Attic
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Mermaid
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The Exorcist
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Requiem for a Dream
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Saturday Night Live
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