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Portrait of Ellen Burstyn

Acting

Ellen Burstyn

Titles
147movies50TV shows
Career

Active from 1948 to 2026, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
73
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 104 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Ellen Burstyn Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.4, average 5.1
  • Violence
    3.0, average 4.3
  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.7, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 24
  • Social Commentary 9
  • Character Study 8
  • Moral Ambiguity 6
  • Emotional Journey 5
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Romantic Drama 4
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Family Drama 4
  • True Story 4
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Nostalgic 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

2
TypeAllMovies2
RoleAnyActing152Appearances44Production2Directing1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny2000s12010s1
GenreAnyDrama2Comedy1TV Movie1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2010s

1 title · average score 55
GoodWatch55
Poster for The House of Tomorrow

as Josephine Prendergast

2000s

1 title · average score 63