Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn (born December 7, 1932 as Edna Rae Gilhooley in Detroit, Michigan) is an American actress, nominated for best actress in 1974 for her performance in the movie Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore and for best supporting actress in 1973 for the horror movie The Exorcist. She also received an Oscar nomination for her role as Sara Goldfarb in Requiem for a Dream in 2000. In 1997, she was inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame.

Partial filmography

• The Five People You Meet in Heaven (TV) (2004) - Ruby
• Brush with Fate (TV) (2003) - Rika
• Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002) - Viviane Joan "Vivi" Abbott Walker
• Requiem for a Dream (2000) - Sara Goldfarb
• How to Make an American Quilt (1995) - Hy Dodd
• The Baby-Sitters Club (1995) - Emily Haberman
• Dying Young (1991) - Mrs. O'Neil
• The Ellen Burstyn Show (TV) (1986) - Ellen Brewer
• The Exorcist (1973) - Chris MacNeil
• The Last Picture Show (1971) - Lois Farrow

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