Ellen Burstyn

Real name: Edna Rae Gillooly

Date of birth: 7 December 1932, Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Sometimes Credited As: Ellen McRae

Actress filmography

Yards, The (1999) .... Val Handler

Night Ride Home (1999) (TV)

Walking Across Egypt (1999)

Playing by Heart (1998)

"Will of Their Own, A" (1998) (mini) TV Series .... Veronica Steward

Patron Saint of Liars, The (1998) (TV) .... June Clatterbuck

Flash (1998) (TV) .... Laura Strong

You Can Thank Me Later (1998) .... Shirley Cooperberg

Deadly Vision, A (1997) (TV)

Deceiver (1997) .... Mook

Murder in Mind (1996) (TV) .... Yvette

Our Son, the Matchmaker (1996) (TV)

Spitfire Grill, The (1996) .... Hannah Ferguson

Timepiece (1996) (TV) .... Maud Gannon

How to Make an American Quilt (1995) .... Hy (Finn's grandmother)

Baby-Sitters Club, The (1995) .... Emily Haberman

Roommates (1995) .... Judith

Follow the River (1995) (TV) .... Gretel

Trick of the Eye (1994) (TV) .... Frances Griffin

When a Man Loves a Woman (1994) .... Emily

Getting Gotti (1994) (TV) .... Jo Giacalone

Getting Out (1994) (TV) .... Arlie's Mother

Color of Evening, The (1994) .... Kate O'Rielly

Cemetery Club, The (1993) .... Esther Moskowitz

Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story (1993) (TV) .... Joan Delvecchio

Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story (1992) (TV) .... Wilma

Dying Young (1991) .... Mrs. O'Neil

Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love (1991) (TV)

Grand Isle (1991) .... Mademoiselle Reisz

When You Remember Me (1990) (TV) .... Nurse Cooder

Hanna's War (1988) .... Katalin

Pack of Lies (1987) (TV) .... Barbara Jackson

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987) (TV) .... Co-narrator

Hello Actors Studio (1987) (TV) .... Herself

"Ellen Burstyn Show, The" (1986) TV Series .... Ellen Brewer

Act of Vengeance (1986) (TV) .... Margaret Yablonski

Something in Common (1986) (TV) .... Lynn Hollander

Into Thin Air (1985) (TV) .... Joan Walker

Surviving (1985) (TV) .... Tina Brogan

Twice in a Lifetime (1985) .... Kate MacKenzie

Ambassador, The (1984) .... Alex Hacker

In Our Hands (1984) .... Guest

Silence of the North (1981) .... Olive Frederickson

Acting: Lee Strasberg and the Actors Studio (1981)

People vs. Jean Harris, The (1981) (TV) (EmmyN) .... Jean Harris

Resurrection (1980) .... Edna McCauley

Dream of Passion, A (1978) .... Brenda

Same Time, Next Year (1978) .... Doris

Providence (1977) .... Sonia Langham

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) .... Alice Hyatt

Harry and Tonto (1974) .... Shirley

Thursday's Game (1974) (TV) .... Lynne Evers

Exorcist, The (1973) .... Chris MacNeil

King of Marvin Gardens, The (1972) .... Sally

Last Picture Show, The (1971) .... Lois Farrow

Alex in Wonderland (1970) .... Beth

Tropic of Cancer (1970) (as Ellen McRae) .... Mona

Pit Stop (1969) (as Ellen McRae) .... Ellen McLeod

"Iron Horse, The" (1966) TV Series (as Ellen McRae) .... Julie Parsons (1966-67)

Goodbye Charlie (1964) (as Ellen McRae) .... Franny

For Those Who Think Young (1964) (as Ellen McRae) .... Dr. Pauline Thayer

"Doctors, The" (1963) TV Series (as Ellen McRae) .... Dr. Kate Bartok (1964-65)

Gunfight in Black Horse Canyon (1961) (TV)

Notable TV guest appearances

"Saturday Night Live" (1975) playing "Host"(episode # 6.3) 12/6/1980

"Bold Ones: The Lawyers, The" (1969) playing "Rachel Lambert" in episode: "Lisa, I Hardly Knew You" 2/13/1972

"Gunsmoke" (1955) playing "Amy Waters" 9/27/1971

"Big Valley, The" (1965) playing "Sister Jacob aka Sarah"(as Ellen McRae) in episode: "Days of Grace" (episode # 2.29) 4/17/1967

"Time Tunnel, The" (1966) playing "Eve Holland"(as Ellen McRae) in episode: "Crack of Doom" (episode # 1.6) 10/14/1966

"Perry Mason" (1957) playing "Mona Winthrope White"(as Ellen McRae) in episode: "Case of the Dodging Domino, The" (episode # 6.6) 11/1/1962

"Gunsmoke" (1955) playing "Polly"(as Ellen McRae) in episode: "Wagon Girls" (episode # 7.27) 4/7/1962

"Maverick" (1957) in episode: "Benefit of the Doubt" (episode # 4.30) 1961

"Inside the Actors Studio" (1994)

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