Ellen Burstyn biography

Best Actress nomination: Requiem for a Dream

02/13/2001

Name: Edna Rae Gillooly


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Ellen Burstyn in Requiem for a Dream.
Age: 68

Birthdate: Dec. 7, 1932

Birthplace: Detroit

Academic: Dowling College, honorary doctorate

Awards:
The Last Picture Show – Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress, 1972
The Last Picture Show – Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, 1972
The Exorcist – Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress (drama), 1974
The Exorcist – Academy Award nomination for Best Actress, 1974
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore – Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress, 1975
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore – British Film Academy award for Best Actress, 1975
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore – Academy Award for Best Actress, 1975
Same Time, Next Year – Golden Globe for Best Actress (musical or comedy), 1979
Same Time, Next Year – Academy Award nomination for Best Actress, 1979
Resurrection – Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress (drama), 1981
Resurrection – Academy Award nomination for Best Actress, 1981
Requiem for a Dream – Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress (drama), 2001
Requiem for a Dream – Screen Actors Guild nomination for Best Actress, 2001
Requiem for a Dream – Academy Award nomination for Best Actress, 2001

Movies:
1970: Tropic of Cancer
1970: Alex in Wonderland
1971: The Last Picture Show
1972: The King of Marvin Gardens
1973: The Exorcist
1974: Harry and Tonto
1974: Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1977: Providence
1978: Same Time, Next Year
1978: A Dream of Passion
1980: Resurrection
1981: Silence of the North
1984: The Ambassador
1985: Twice in a Lifetime
1985: Into Thin Air
1988: Hanna's War
1992: Grand Isle
1991: Dying Young
1993: The Cemetery Club
1994: When a Man Loves a Woman
1994: The Color of Evening
1995: Roommates
1995: The Baby-Sitters Club
1995: How to Make an American Quilt
1995: The Spitfire Grill
1997: Deceiver
1998: Playing by Heart
1998: You Can Thank Me Later
1999: Walking Across Egypt
2000: The Yards
2000: Requiem for a Dream

SOURCE: Who's Who in America