Acting
Ellen Burstyn
- Titles
- 146movies50TV shows
- Career
Active from 1948 to 2026, with up to 4 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 72top three billing
- Average score
58/100
- Highest rated
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 105 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Family Dynamics6.7average 4.8
- Pathos6.7average 5.2
- Melancholy6.0average 4.7
- Contemporary Realism6.6average 5.4
- Romance4.7average 3.8
- Psychological6.4average 5.6
- Social Commentary5.6average 4.9
- Catharsis5.7average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline3.4, average 4.9
- Violence3.0, average 4.2
- Physical Comedy1.3, average 2.4
- Scare1.7, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 25
- Social Commentary 10
- Character Study 8
- Moral Ambiguity 6
- Emotional Journey 5
- True Story 4
- Political Intrigue 4
- Coming-of-Age 4
- Family Dysfunction 4
- Nostalgic 4
- Family Drama 3
- Class Conflict 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Nick OffermanActorLucy in the Sky, The House of Tomorrow, Nostalgia
Ann-MargretActorQueen Bees, The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond, Twice in a Lifetime
Tim GuineeActorTwo Men in Town, About Scout, Follow The River
Maggie GyllenhaalActorRiver of Fundament, Flesh Impact, The Patron Saint of Liars
Brian DennehyActorDear America: Letters Home from Vietnam, Twice in a Lifetime, Our Fathers
Carla GuginoActorPolitical Animals, The Mighty Macs, Watch on the Rhine
Stephen LangActorSomeday This Pain Will Be Useful to You, Twice in a Lifetime, Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story
James CaanActorThe Yards, Queen Bees, Earth and the American Dream
Kevin DillonActorThat's Life, Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Jeffrey DeMunnActorAnother Happy Day, Resurrection
Harvey KeitelActorAlice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Two Men in Town
Cloris LeachmanActorThe Last Picture Show, Thursday's Game
Movies and TV shows
152Upcoming
1 title
Director
2020s
11 titles · average score 59
as Marilyn Monroe
as Brooke
as Mother
as E. Jean Carroll
as Chris MacNeil
as Valerie
TV show · as Sara Delano Roosevelt
as Helen Wilson
TV show · as Bernadette Stabler
as Fanny
as Elizabeth Weiss
2010s
27 titles · average score 56
as Nana Holbrook
as Celia Berges
as Nettie
as Nana
as Flemming
as Gram
as Emily Micallef
as Louisa Mae Cardinal
TV show · as Margaret Barrish
as Doris Baker
as Mother St. John
as Georgiana Carr
2000s
25 titles · average score 56
as Katherine
as Mary
as Miss Addie
as Hagar
as Pauline "Posey" Benetto
as Sister Summersisle
as Dr. Lillian Guzetti
as Rika
as Sara Goldfarb
as Val Handler
1990s
33 titles · average score 58
as Mattie Rigsbee
as Mildred
TV show · as Veronica Steward
as June Clatterbuck
as Hannah Ferguson
as Hy Dodd
as Gretel
as Esther Moskowitz
as Passage Narrator (voice)
as Mrs. O'Neil
as Nurse Cooder
1980s
14 titles · average score 67
as Katalin
as Mrs. Stocks (voice)
as Barbara Jackson
TV show · as Ellen Brewer
as Margaret Yablonski
as Lynn Hollander
as Tina Brogan
as Kate MacKenzie
as Alex Hacker
as Joan Walker
as Olive Frederickson
as Edna
1970s
11 titles · average score 69
as Doris
as Brenda Collins
as Sonia Langham
as Alice Hyatt
as Shirley
as Lynne Evers
as Chris MacNeil
as Lois Farrow
as Beth Morrison
as Mona (uncredited)
1960s
20 titles · average score 62
as Ellen McCleod
TV show · as Eve Holland
TV show · as Sister Sarah Jacob
as Franny Salzman
TV show · as Eva Laurelton
TV show · as Barbara Sherwood / Lucille Benton
TV show · as Kate Burden
TV show · as Anne Garner
TV show · as Connie / Dr. Leslie Fraser
TV show · as Hilda Wesley
TV show · as Wandra Drake
TV show · as Margo as Ellen McRae
1950s
9 titles · average score 75
TV show · as Donna Whittaker
TV show · as Nora
as Elizabeth
TV show · as Sandra Keene / Betty Benson
TV show · as Mona Winthrope White
TV show · as Amy Waters / Polly
TV show · as Emmy Mae
TV show · as Ann Walters
TV show · as Barbara Jackson / Maggie
1940s
1 title
as Mary