Acting
Ellen Burstyn
- Titles
- 148movies50TV shows
- Career
Active from 1948 to 2026, with up to 4 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 74top 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 104 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Family Dynamics6.5average 4.7
- Pathos6.7average 5.2
- Melancholy6.1average 4.7
- Contemporary Realism6.6average 5.2
- Romance4.7average 3.8
- Psychological6.4average 5.6
- Social Commentary5.6average 4.9
- Catharsis5.7average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline3.4, average 5.1
- Violence3.0, average 4.3
- Physical Comedy1.3, average 2.5
- Scare1.7, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 24
- Social Commentary 9
- Character Study 8
- Moral Ambiguity 6
- Emotional Journey 5
- True Story 4
- Romantic Drama 4
- Coming-of-Age 4
- Family Drama 4
- Psychological Thriller 4
- Political Intrigue 4
- Nostalgic 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
James CaanActorThe Yards, Queen Bees, Earth and the American Dream
Stephen LangActorSomeday This Pain Will Be Useful to You, Twice in a Lifetime, Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story
Maggie GyllenhaalActorThe Patron Saint of Liars, Flesh Impact, River of Fundament
Carla GuginoActorPolitical Animals, The Mighty Macs, Watch on the Rhine
Brian DennehyActorDear America: Letters Home from Vietnam, Twice in a Lifetime, Our Fathers
Nick OffermanActorLucy in the Sky, The House of Tomorrow, Nostalgia
Tim GuineeActorTwo Men in Town, About Scout, Follow The River
Ann-MargretActorThe Loss of a Teardrop Diamond, Queen Bees, Twice in a Lifetime
Laura DernActorThe Tale, Within These Walls
Linda BlairActorThe Exorcist, The exorcist director's cut
Jason MillerActorThe Exorcist, The exorcist director's cut
William O'MalleyActorThe Exorcist, The exorcist director's cut
Movies and TV shows
154Upcoming
1 title
Director
2020s
11 titles · average score 59
as Marilyn Monroe
as Brooke
51
as Mother
as E. Jean Carroll
38
as Chris MacNeil
73
as Valerie
51
TV show · as Sara Delano Roosevelt
57
as Helen Wilson
70
TV show · as Bernadette Stabler
as Fanny
71
as Elizabeth Weiss
2010s
28 titles · average score 56
35
as Nana Holbrook
43
as Celia Berges
84
as Nettie
61
as Nana
61
as Flemming
50
as Gram
51
as Emily Micallef
68
as Louisa Mae Cardinal
68
TV show · as Margaret Barrish
51
as Doris Baker
53
as Mother St. John
27
as Georgiana Carr
2000s
25 titles · average score 56
59
as Katherine
68
as Mary
46
as Miss Addie
47
as Hagar
43
as Pauline "Posey" Benetto
62
as Dr. Lillian Guzetti
29
as Sister Summersisle
56
as Rika
80
as Sara Goldfarb
63
as Val Handler
1990s
33 titles · average score 58
69
as Mattie Rigsbee
56
as Mildred
72
TV show · as Veronica Steward
57
as June Clatterbuck
54
as Hannah Ferguson
62
as Hy Dodd
60
as Gretel
52
as Esther Moskowitz
as Reader (voice)
44
as Mrs. O'Neil
57
as Nurse Cooder
1980s
14 titles · average score 66
57
as Katalin
90
as Mrs. Stocks (voice)
65
as Barbara Jackson
54
as Margaret Yablonski
TV show · as Ellen Brewer
56
as Kate MacKenzie
52
as Alex Hacker
71
as Joan Walker
73
as Tina Brogan
as Jean Harris
64
as Olive Frederickson
68
as Edna
1970s
12 titles · average score 68
57
as Doris
61
as Brenda Collins
74
as Sonia Langham
79
as Alice Hyatt
78
as Shirley
66
as Lynne Evers
81
as Chris MacNeil
as Chris MacNeil
88
as Lois Farrow
47
as Beth Morrison
59
as Mona (uncredited)
1960s
20 titles · average score 62
50
as Ellen McCleod
75
TV show · as Eve Holland
68
TV show · as Sister Sarah Jacob
46
as Franny Salzman
66TV show · as Eva Laurelton
71
TV show · as Barbara Sherwood / Lucille Benton
70
TV show · as Kate Burden
63
TV show · as Anne Garner
64
TV show · as Dr. Leslie Fraser / Connie
70
TV show · as Hilda Wesley
71
TV show · as Wandra Drake
40
TV show · as Margo as Ellen McRae
1950s
9 titles · average score 75
69
TV show · as Donna Whittaker
71
TV show · as Nora
as Elizabeth
74
TV show · as Sandra Keene / Betty Benson
82
TV show · as Mona Winthrope White
76
TV show · as Polly / Amy Waters
71
TV show · as Emmy Mae
70
TV show · as Ann Walters
85
TV show · as Elizabeth / Barbara Jackson
1940s
1 title
as Mary