Ellen Burstyn

thumb|Ellen Burstyn Ellen Burstyn (born Edna Rae Gillooly; December 7, 1932) is an American actress. Known for her portrayals of complex women in dramas, she is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards. Burstyn is one of the few performers to achieve the "Triple Crown of Acting". She has also received a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award. Quotes It’s when you create the sensory aspect of a scene, where the sunlight is coming through the window, and the smell of the room and all of your senses that you have memorized have an effect on you, and it brings you alive in that memory so that it becomes real to you. Ellen Burstyn Says Method Actors Today ‘Don’t Know Anything and Just Make a Lot of Noise’ Variety, 8 September 2026. External links Category:1932 births Category:Living people Category:Actresses from Detroit Category:Academy Award winners Category:Tony Award winners Category:Primetime Emmy Award winners Category:BAFTA winners Category:Memoirists from the United States Category:Women authors from the United States Category:Women born in the 1930s