Ellen Burstyn
Ellen Burstyn is an American actress known for emotionally intense performances across film, television, and theater.
She won an Academy Award for *Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore* (1974) and received acclaim for *The Exorcist*, *Requiem for a Dream*, and *The Last Picture Show*.
Born 1932, she remains one of few performers to have won Emmy, Oscar, and Tony awards.
Seminal possession horror film
- ResurrectionRising from death
- InterstellarBetween stellar bodies
- ProvidenceGod's protective care personified
- Big LoveTelevision drama about polygamy
Top Hollywood honor
- Oscar winnerFilm award recipient
- EmmyTelevision industry accolade
- TonyCommon masculine nickname
- Golden GlobeFilm and television prize
Manhattan theatrical district
- stageRaised performance platform
- revivalReturn after decline
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
- curtain callPost-show audience acknowledgment
live performance · ovation · proscenium · ensemble · playwright · theatrical
Performance through lived emotion
- Actors StudioElite drama school
- characterizationDescribing distinctive qualities
- emotional depthRichness of inner feeling
- transformationThorough change in form
intensity · naturalism · rehearsal · preparation · immersion
One seeking governmental change
- women's rightsLegal equality for females
- Screen Actors GuildEntertainment industry labor union
- Democratic PartyLiberal American political organization
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
The Exorcist
Seminal possession horror film
- ResurrectionRising from death
- InterstellarBetween stellar bodies
- ProvidenceGod's protective care personified
Academy Award
Top Hollywood honor
- Oscar winnerFilm award recipient
- EmmyTelevision industry accolade
- TonyCommon masculine nickname
Broadway
Manhattan theatrical district
curtain call · live performance · ovation · proscenium · ensemble · playwright · theatrical
method acting
Performance through lived emotion
- Actors StudioElite drama school
- characterizationDescribing distinctive qualities
- emotional depthRichness of inner feeling
transformation · intensity · naturalism · rehearsal · preparation · immersion
political activist
One seeking governmental change
- women's rightsLegal equality for females
- Screen Actors GuildEntertainment industry labor union
- Democratic PartyLiberal American political organization
Ellen BurstynAdam Sandler
Rob Schneider · Steven Seagal · Jean-Claude Van Damme · Dolph Lundgren · Vince Vaughn
Ellen BurstynJack Nicholson
Robert De Niro · Al Pacino · Dustin Hoffman · Gene Hackman · Robert Duvall