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 Scorseses Alice Doesnt 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 drugaddicted 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 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 on stage Description above from the Wikipedia article Ellen Burstyn licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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