Ellen Burstyn
Ellen Burstyn born Edna Rae Gillooly December 7 1932 is an American actress Known for her portrayals of complex women in dramas she has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award a Tony Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards making her one of the few performers to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting She has also received a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award Burstyn made her acting debut on Broadway in Fair Game in 1957 before winning the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for Same Time Next Year 1975 She earned the Academy Award for Best Actress as the widow Alice Hyatt in Martin Scorseses romantic drama Alice Doesnt Live Here Anymore 1974 Her other Oscarnominated roles were in The Last Picture Show 1971 The Exorcist 1973 Same Time Next Year 1978 Resurrection 1980 and Requiem for a Dream 2000 Her other notable films include Harry and Tonto 1974 How to Make an American Quilt 1995 Divine Secrets of the YaYa Sisterhood 2002 W 2008 Interstellar 2014 The Age of Adaline 2015 and Pieces of a Woman 2020 She won Primetime Emmy Awards for her guest role in the NBC legal drama Law Order Special Victims Unit 2009 and supporting role in the USA Network political miniseries Political Animals 2013 Her other Emmynominated roles include Pack of Lies 1988 Mrs Harris 2005 Big Love 2008 Draft Day Flowers in the Attic both 2014 and House of Cards 2016 Since 2000 she has been copresident 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 onstage
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