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Ellen Burstyn: Biography

Ellen Burstyn
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  • Birth Name: Edna Rae Gillooly
  • Birth Place: Detroit, MI
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 12/07/1932, Sagittarius
  • Profession: Actor; model
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Ellen Burstyn Fast Facts:
  • Was one of the dancers on The Jackie Gleason Show in 1955.
  • From 1982 to '85, she was the first female president of the Actors' Equity Association.
  • Won a 1975 Tony for her performance in Same Time, Next Year and was subsequently nominated for an Oscar for the same role in the 1978 big-screen adaptation.
  • Earned an Emmy nod for the 1981 TV-movie The People vs. Jean Harris, in which she played a jealous woman who famously murdered "Scarsdale Diet" doctor Herman Tarnower. In 2005, she portrayed another girlfriend of Tarnower's in Mrs. Harris, an HBO film about the same event and earned another Emmy nomination.
  • Published a candid memoir, Lessons In Becoming Myself, in 2006.
  • Ellen Burstyn Relationships:
  • Correine Gillooly - Mother
  • Jefferson Burstyn - Son
  • John Austin Gillooly - Father
  • Neil Burstyn - Ex-husband
  • Paul Roberts - Ex-husband
  • William Alexander - Ex-husband
  • Ellen Burstyn Awards:
  • 2006 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
  • 1979 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Winner
  • 1987 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
  • 1974 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
  • 1975 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
  • 1981 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
  • 1982 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
  • 2001 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
  • 1972 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1973 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1974 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Winner
  • 1978 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1980 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 2000 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1971 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
  • 1975 Tony: Actress (Dramatic) - Nominee
  • 1981 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special - Nominee
  • 2008 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 2009 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series - Winner

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