Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn

1932-12-07 Detroit, Michigan, USA 150 Credits

Biography

Ellen Burstyn (born Edna Rae Gillooly, December 7, 1932) is an American actress. Known for her portrayals of complex women in dramas, she receives numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards, making her one of the few performers to achieve the "Triple Crown of Acting". She has also received a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award. Burstyn made her acting debut on Broadway in Fair Game in 1957 before winning the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play...

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Duse, the Greatest

Duse, the Greatest

2025

Acting
E. Jean Carroll V. Donald J. Trump

E. Jean Carroll V. Donald J. Trump

2024

as E. Jean Carroll

8.0
Acting

E. Jean Carroll V. Donald Trump is a powerful documentary that brings to life the brave testimony of writer E. Jean Carroll, who accused former Presid...

Mother, Couch

Mother, Couch

2024

as Mother

5.6
Acting

The members of a dysfunctional family find themselves mysteriously trapped in an antiquated furniture store when their elderly matriarch suddenly refu...

Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist

Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist

2024

as Self

Acting

A intimate reflection at the making of and cultural phenomenon of one of the most popular and profitable horror films ever made, The Exorcist (1973).

Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain

Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain

2023

as Self

8.7
Acting
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist

Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist

2023

as Self (archive footage)

7.3
Acting

A lyrical and spiritual cinematic essay on The Exorcist, the last film of Alexandre O. Philippe explores the uncharted depths of William Friedkin’s mi...

The Exorcist: Believer

The Exorcist: Believer

2023

as Chris MacNeil

5.9
Acting

Since his wife's death, Victor has raised his daughter Angela alone. After she and her friend return from a three-day disappearance with missing memor...

Three Months

Three Months

2022

as Valerie

7.0
Acting

Caleb, a South Florida teen, loves his camera, his weed and his grandmother. On the eve of his high school graduation, everything changes when he's ex...

Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes

Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes

2021

as Herself

8.0
Acting

From the very beginning, actor Paul Newman captivated the cinema audience with his exceptional azure eyes. The reserved Newman himself finds it trivia...

Queen Bees

Queen Bees

2021

as Helen Wilson

5.9
Acting

Helen is an independent widow who moves into the Pine Grove Senior Community and discovers it’s just like high school – full of cliques and flirtatiou...

Watch on the Rhine

Watch on the Rhine

2021

as Fanny

Acting

Written and set during the rise of Hitler’s Germany, Watch on the Rhine is a play about an American family, suddenly awakened to the danger threatenin...

Pieces of a Woman

Pieces of a Woman

2020

as Elizabeth Weiss

7.0
Acting

When a young mother's home birth ends in unfathomable tragedy, she begins a year-long odyssey of mourning that fractures relationships with loved ones...

Delphine and Carole

Delphine and Carole

2020

as Self (archive footage)

6.9
Acting

In the 70s, actress Delphine Seyrig and director Carole Roussopoulos, both militant feminists, were the pioneers of video activism in France. They doc...

Lucy in the Sky

Lucy in the Sky

2019

as Nana Holbrook

5.0
Acting

Astronaut Lucy Cola returns to Earth after a transcendent experience during a mission to space – and begins to lose touch with reality in a world that...

American Woman

American Woman

2019

as Miss Dolly

5.0
Acting

A political activist helps take care of a group of America’s most wanted fugitives, including a well-known, recently radicalized heiress.

Steven Arnold: Heavenly Bodies

Steven Arnold: Heavenly Bodies

2019

as Self

Acting

Anjelica Huston narrates this exploration of the spectacularly dreamlike world of Salvador Dali’s protégé, Steven Arnold, and his strikingly creative ...

The House of Tomorrow

The House of Tomorrow

2019

as Josephine Prendergast

7.0
Acting

The film tells futurist, architect, and inventor R. Buckminster Fuller's incredible story through two teens hoping to get laid, become punk gods, and ...

The House of Tomorrow

The House of Tomorrow

2019

Executive Producer

7.0
Producing

The film tells futurist, architect, and inventor R. Buckminster Fuller's incredible story through two teens hoping to get laid, become punk gods, and ...

Friedkin Uncut

Friedkin Uncut

2018

as Self

7.0
Acting

An introspective insight into the life and artistic journey of William Friedkin, an extraordinary and offbeat director of cult films such as The Frenc...

Nostalgia

Nostalgia

2018

as Helen Greer

5.4
Acting

A mosaic of stories about love and loss, exploring our relationship to the objects, artifacts, and memories that shape our lives.

All I Wish

All I Wish

2018

as Celia Berges

5.6
Acting

A woman struggles to escape the clutches of her overbearing, co-dependent mother, while gradually falling for a sexy, sophisticated attorney.

The Tale

The Tale

2018

as Nettie

7.1
Acting

An investigation into one woman’s memory as she‘s forced to re-examine her first sexual relationship and the stories we tell ourselves in order to sur...

Marilyn Monroe: Auction of a Lifetime

Marilyn Monroe: Auction of a Lifetime

2017

as Self

4.0
Acting

A chronicle of the life of Marilyn Monroe, told through some of her most personal possessions as they are put up for auction.

Wiener-Dog

Wiener-Dog

2016

as Nana

5.6
Acting

A dachshund passes from oddball owner to oddball owner, whose radically dysfunctional lives are all impacted by the pooch.

Custody

Custody

2016

as Beatrice Fisher

7.0
Acting

When a hard-working single mother, Sara Diaz, has her children taken from her after she is suspected of injuring her son, Ally Fisher, a recent law sc...

Unity

Unity

2015

as Narrator (voice)

7.5
Acting

Despite the advent of science, literature, technology, philosophy, religion, and so on -- none of these has assuaged humankind from killing one anothe...

About Scout

About Scout

2015

as Gram

5.8
Acting

A rebellious Goth girl embarks on a road trip across Texas with a suicidal young man in an effort to find her little sister.

The Age of Adaline

The Age of Adaline

2015

as Flemming

7.5
Acting

After 29-year-old Adaline recovers from a nearly lethal accident, she inexplicably stops growing older. As the years stretch on and on, Adaline keeps ...

Interstellar

Interstellar

2014

as Murph (older)

8.5
Acting

The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the va...

The Calling

The Calling

2014

as Emily Micallef

5.8
Acting

Detective Hazel Micallef hasn't had much to worry about in the sleepy town of Port Dundas until a string of gruesome murders in the surrounding countr...

Petals on the Wind

Petals on the Wind

2014

as Olivia Foxworth

6.6
Acting

This sequel to Flowers in the Attic picks up 10 years after Cathy, Chris and Carrie managed to escape Foxworth Hall.

Two Men in Town

Two Men in Town

2014

as Mère Garnett

5.5
Acting

A convict is released from prison in a small town in New Mexico. 18 years ago he killed a deputy. The then-and-now sheriff seeks revenge.

Draft Day

Draft Day

2014

as Barb Weaver

6.7
Acting

At the NFL Draft, general manager Sonny Weaver has the opportunity to rebuild his team when he trades for the number one pick. He must decide what he'...

River of Fundament

River of Fundament

2014

as Hathfertiti

6.2
Acting

Visionary artist Matthew Barney returns to cinema with this 3-part epic, a radical reinvention of Norman Mailer’s novel Ancient Evenings. In collabora...

And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

as Self - Interviewee

7.0
Acting

The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy ...

Flowers in the Attic

Flowers in the Attic

2014

as Grandmother

6.7
Acting

After the sudden death of their father, four children face cruel treatment from their ruthless grandmother.

Wish You Well

Wish You Well

2013

as Louisa Mae Cardinal

6.3
Acting

A young girl and her brother come of age at their great grandmother's house in Virginia during the 1940s. After a family tragedy, a young girl moves f...

Love, Marilyn

Love, Marilyn

2013

as Self

6.6
Acting

Using the book 'Fragments', which collects Marilyn Monroe's poems, notes and letters, and with participation from the Arthur Miller and Truman Capote ...

Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You

Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You

2012

as Nanette

5.6
Acting

Precocious yet sensitive teenager James has a deep perception of the world but no idea how to live in it. Finding no help from his divorced parents no...

Another Happy Day

Another Happy Day

2011

as Doris Baker

5.6
Acting

A wedding at her parents' Annapolis estate hurls high-strung Lynn into the center of touchy family dynamics.

The Mighty Macs

The Mighty Macs

2011

as Mother St. John

5.2
Acting

In the early 70s, Cathy Rush becomes the head basketball coach at a tiny, all-girls Catholic college. Though her team has no gym and no uniforms -- an...

Reflections of a Philosopher King

Reflections of a Philosopher King

2010

as Self

Acting

A short video piece featuring director Bob Rafelson and actress Ellen Burstyn discussing the evolution of the characters in The King of Marvin Gardens...

BBStory: An American Film Renaissance

BBStory: An American Film Renaissance

2010

as Self

Acting

This 2009 documentary features directors Bob Rafelson, Peter Bogdanovich, and Henry Jaglom, actor-director Jack Nicholson, and actresses Karen Black a...

America Lost and Found: The BBS Story

2010

as Self

Acting

Documentary on the BBS company who released some of the best films of the 1970s.

Main Street

Main Street

2010

as Georgiana Carr

4.5
Acting

From the once thriving tobacco warehouses, to the current run-down and closed shops of Five Points, a diverse group of residents and their respective ...

According to Greta

According to Greta

2009

as Katherine

6.1
Acting

Dumped on her grandparents for the summer by her indifferent mother, acerbic and self-destructive teenager Greta disrupts the elderly couple's staid l...

Lovely, Still

Lovely, Still

2009

as Mary

6.6
Acting

A holiday fable that tells the story of an elderly man discovering love for the first time.

PoliWood

PoliWood

2009

as Self

6.5
Acting

An in-depth look at the Democratic and Republican national conventions held during the 2008 U.S. Presidential election year.

The Velveteen Rabbit

The Velveteen Rabbit

2009

as Swan (voice)

6.6
Acting

A lonely boy wins over his distant father and strict grandmother with help from a brave velveteen rabbit whose one wish is to become a real rabbit som...

W.

W.

2008

as Barbara Bush

6.2
Acting

The story of the eventful life of George W. Bush—his struggles and triumphs, how he found both his wife and his faith—and the critical days leading up...

The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond

The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond

2008

as Miss Addie

5.2
Acting

Tells the story of Fisher Willow, the disliked 1920s Memphis débutante daughter of a plantation owner with a distaste for narrow-minded people and a p...

Mitch Albom's For One More Day

Mitch Albom's For One More Day

2007

as Pauline "Posey" Benetto

3.0
Acting

While back in his hometown, a suicidal former baseball player encounters the spirit of his deceased mother, who takes him on a sentimental tour meant ...

The Stone Angel

The Stone Angel

2007

as Hagar

5.3
Acting

The feisty aging Hagar Shipley has lived an unconventional life. Her rebellious heart has always ruled and her choices have put her at odds with famil...

The Fountain

The Fountain

2006

as Dr. Lillian Guzetti

6.9
Acting

Spanning over one thousand years, and three parallel stories, The Fountain is a story of love, death, spirituality, and the fragility of our existence...

30 Days

30 Days

2006

as Maura

1.0
Acting

Two star basketball players, Donnell, a black kid from the inner city high school, and Jason, a white kid from the affluent suburbs, are sentenced to ...

The Wicker Man

The Wicker Man

2006

as Sister Summersisle

4.3
Acting

A sheriff investigating the disappearance of a young girl from a small island discovers there's a larger mystery to solve among the island's secretive...

Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow

Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow

2006

as Self

6.4
Acting

An exploration into the life and art of the renowned author of "Last Exit To Brooklyn" and "Requiem For A Dream." Hubert Selby Jr., a self-described "...

Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

2006

as Self

7.0
Acting

Combining unprecedented access to Davis' vast personal archives with original interviews, this documentary reveals a startling portrait of one of Holl...

The Elephant King

The Elephant King

2006

as Diana Hunt

5.9
Acting

The story of two brothers who lead totally different lives. Jake Hunt enjoys life to the fullest in Thailand, while his shy brother Oliver deals with ...

Mrs. Harris

Mrs. Harris

2006

as Former Tarnower Steady

5.9
Acting

Based on the sensational 1980s media event, famed cardiologist Herman Tarnower meets a particularly brutal end at the hands of his jilted lover, Jean ...

Our Fathers

Our Fathers

2005

as Mary Ryan

6.4
Acting

In the '80s, priests and especially the Father Geoghan arrested for sexual abuse of minors. Cardinal Law, also indicted, and the diocese was aware of ...

The Five People You Meet In Heaven

The Five People You Meet In Heaven

2004

as Ruby

7.0
Acting

On his 83rd birthday, Eddie, a war vet and a maintenance worker at the Ruby Pier amusement park, dies while trying to save a girl who is sitting under...

The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel

The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel

2004

as Tommie

4.7
Acting

Three generations of New Orleans prostitute fight the FBI and each other. Based on a true story.

Second Chances: The Making of "Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore"

2004

Acting

Thirty years after the film's release.Ellen Burstyn and Kris Kristofferson talk about working with Martin Scorsese to bring "Alice" to the screen.Reca...

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore: Second Chances

2004

as Self

Acting

A documentary about the making of Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore.

A Decade Under the Influence

A Decade Under the Influence

2003

as Self

8.0
Acting

A documentary examining the decade of the 1970s as a turning point in American cinema. Some of today's best filmmakers interview the influential direc...

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

2003

as Self

7.1
Acting

The chronicle of the mind-blowing journey that was Hollywood during the seventies; the true and gripping story of the last golden age of American cine...

Brush with Fate

Brush with Fate

2003

as Rika

5.8
Acting

A mystery hidden for generations. Now the truth will finally be revealed.

Red Dragon

Red Dragon

2002

as Grandma Dolarhyde (voice) (uncredited)

7.0
Acting

Former FBI Agent Will Graham, who was once almost killed by the savage Hannibal 'The Cannibal' Lecter, now has no choice but to face him again, as it ...

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

2002

as Vivi Abbott Walker

6.1
Acting

A mother and daughter dispute is resolved by the "Yaya sisterhood" - long time friends of the mother.

Within These Walls

Within These Walls

2001

as Joan Thomas

5.2
Acting

Female prisoners train dogs to aid people with disabilities in a program started by a nun (Laura Dern).

Within These Walls

Within These Walls

2001

Executive Producer

5.2
Producing

Female prisoners train dogs to aid people with disabilities in a program started by a nun (Laura Dern).

Memories, Dreams & Addictions

Memories, Dreams & Addictions

2001

as Self

Acting

Ellen Burstyn interviews Hubert Selby Jr.

The Making of Requiem for a Dream

The Making of Requiem for a Dream

2001

as Self

4.6
Acting

A dive into the production of Darren Aronofsky's psychological drama.

Requiem for a Dream

Requiem for a Dream

2000

as Sara Goldfarb

8.0
Acting

The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.

Mermaid

Mermaid

2000

as Trish

6.5
Acting

Four year old Desi learns to accept the death of her father by sending him a letter on a balloon to which she receives a reply. Based on a true story.

The Yards

The Yards

2000

as Val Handler

6.2
Acting

In the rail yards of Queens, contractors repair and rebuild the city's subway cars. These contracts are lucrative, so graft and corruption are rife. W...

The Last Picture Show: A Look Back

The Last Picture Show: A Look Back

1999

as Self

7.3
Acting

This hour-long 1999 documentary by Laurent Bouzereau features interviews with director Peter Bogdanovich, actors Cybil Shepherd, Timothy Bottoms, Jeff...

Night Ride Home

Night Ride Home

1999

as Maggie

5.6
Acting

When a devastating accident tears apart the already frayed marriage of Neal and Nora Mahler, each family member must learn that their own emotions are...

Walking Across Egypt

Walking Across Egypt

1999

as Mattie Rigsbee

4.9
Acting

An elderly widow befriends an orphaned juvenile delinquent.

Playing by Heart

Playing by Heart

1998

as Mildred

6.6
Acting

In a vibrant tapestry of love and longing, nine interconnected souls navigate romance and heartbreak in L.A., where passions collide and truths unfold...

Marilyn in Manhattan

Marilyn in Manhattan

1998

as Self

7.5
Acting

An exclusive look at Marilyn Monroe just before her tragic end. Set in New York City in the 50's - It's a surprising documentary that captures the mov...

You Can Thank Me Later

You Can Thank Me Later

1998

as Shirley Cooperberg

5.9
Acting

Shirley Cooperberg heads a Montreal Jewish family. During her husband's operation, her brood arrives at the hospital — failed writer Eli, neurotic Sus...

The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist

The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist

1998

as Self - Chris MacNeil

7.3
Acting

A behind-the-scenes retrospective made for the twenty-fifth anniversary of the classic horror film, The Exorcist. Includes interviews with Linda Blair...

The Patron Saint of Liars

The Patron Saint of Liars

1998

as June Clatterbuck

4.7
Acting

Unhappy in her marriage, expectant mother Rose (Dana Delany) flees to a home for unwed mothers in rural Tennessee in this adaptation of Ann Patchett's...

Flash

Flash

1997

as Laura Strong

8.3
Acting

A boy falls in love with a horse named Flash that's for sale. He gets a job to earn the money to buy the horse, but he's forced to sell when the famil...

Deceiver

Deceiver

1997

as Mook

5.9
Acting

The gruesome death of a prostitute brings suspicion on one of her clients, James Wayland, a brilliant, self-destructive and epileptic heir to a textil...

A Deadly Vision

A Deadly Vision

1997

as Yvette Watson

4.5
Acting

A waitress who has psychic visions of murders before they happen is asked by a police detective to help find a serial killer.

Timepiece

Timepiece

1996

as Maud Gannon

7.0
Acting

Set in the 1940's, James Earl Jones as an an old clockmaker faces racism and is tried for murder when the racist is killed. However, Kevin Kilner come...

The Spitfire Grill

The Spitfire Grill

1996

as Hannah Ferguson

6.5
Acting

Percy, upon being released from prison, goes to the small town of Gillead, to find a place where she can start over again. She is taken in by Hannah, ...

How to Make an American Quilt

How to Make an American Quilt

1995

as Hy Dodd

6.4
Acting

Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn visits ...

The Baby-Sitters Club

The Baby-Sitters Club

1995

as Mrs. Haberman

5.4
Acting

Seven junior-high-school girls organize a daycare camp for children while at the same time experiencing classic adolescent growing pains.

Follow The River

Follow The River

1995

as Gretel

7.0
Acting

Mary Ingles is pregnant when she and her two sons are captured from their homestead in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains by Shawnee Indians. Her husband...

My Brother's Keeper

1995

as Helen

1.0
Acting

A man and his HIV-positive twin take an insurance company to court over a possibly life-saving bone marrow transplant.

Roommates

Roommates

1995

as Judith

5.9
Acting

An elderly, yet young-at-heart man, moves in with his grandson, and both their lives turn upside-down.

Trick of the Eye

Trick of the Eye

1994

as Frances Griffin

6.0
Acting

A woman artist is hired by a wealthy woman to paint a mural in a room however she finds out that the woman wants her to do more than paint the mural a...

Getting Gotti

Getting Gotti

1994

as Jo Giacalone

4.6
Acting

Though she grew up in the same neighborhood with him, the new Assistant U.S. Attorney is determined to prosecute Mafia boss John Gotti. Uncooperative ...

When a Man Loves a Woman

When a Man Loves a Woman

1994

as Emily

6.6
Acting

An airline pilot and his wife are forced to face the consequences of her alcoholism when her addictions threaten her life and their daughter's safety....

Getting Out

Getting Out

1994

as Arlie's Mother

4.6
Acting

Breaking out of prison with a child in her womb and a dream of a normal existence, Arlene Holsclaw (Rebecca De Mornay) resolves to get a job and lead ...

Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story

Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story

1993

as Joan Delvecchio

3.3
Acting

A client's claims of incest cause an attorney to remember the traumas she suffered when she was a sexually abused child. Instead of debilitating her, ...

The Cemetery Club

The Cemetery Club

1993

as Esther Moskowitz

5.3
Acting

The story of three Pittsburgh widows who meet every year to visit their husband's graves and talk about perspectives in their lives.

Earth and the American Dream

Earth and the American Dream

1992

as Reader (voice)

6.7
Acting

A beautiful and disturbing film recounts America’s story from the environment’s point of view. From the arrival of Columbus to the simple wilderness l...

When It Was a Game 2

When It Was a Game 2

1992

as Passage Narrator (voice)

9.0
Acting

Composed entirely of never-before-seen 8mm and 16mm footage filmed between 1925 and 1961 by baseball players, their families and their fans, this seco...

Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story

Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story

1992

as Wilma

7.3
Acting

True story about a rape victim who took a stand that rape is never the victim's fault and inspired many other victims who felt shame about what had ha...

Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas

Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas

1991

as Self

9.0
Acting

A visceral deconstruction of Academy Award nominated Peter Bogdanovich and the nervous breakdown he nearly had while shooting THE LAST PICTURE SHOW.

Grand Isle

Grand Isle

1991

as Mademoiselle Reisz

3.7
Acting

A married woman in 1890s Louisiana meets a handsome Creole, reawakening her sexual desires, and is tempted into an affair with the man.

Dying Young

Dying Young

1991

as Mrs. O'Neil

6.7
Acting

After she discovers that her boyfriend has betrayed her, Hilary O'Neil is looking for a new start and a new job. She begins to work as a private nurse...

Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love

Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love

1991

as Lillian "Lil" Lambert

4.5
Acting

Longtime singles Lillian Lambert and Clifford Pepperman enjoy a romance late in their lives.

When You Remember Me

When You Remember Me

1990

as Nurse Cooder

5.9
Acting

Fact-based story of Mike Mills, a teen with muscular dystrophy, who is placed in a state nursing home by his destitute single mother. There he must co...

The Color of Evening

The Color of Evening

1990

as Kate O'Rielly

2.0
Acting

An aging artist seeks his muse and a young lover in the form of a beautiful model.

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

1989

as Self

Acting

A study of the Group Theatre, a company that changed the face of American drama. The Group was founded in 1931 by Cheryl Crawford, Harold Clurman and ...

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

1989

as Herself

Acting

A study of the Group Theatre, a company that changed the face of American drama. The Group was founded in 1931 by Cheryl Crawford, Harold Clurman and ...

Hello Actors Studio

Hello Actors Studio

1988

as Self

6.0
Acting

After Lee Strasberg’s death in 1982, the most prestigious talents from the Actors Studio assumed the leadership of this exceptional organization. For ...

Hanna's War

Hanna's War

1988

as Katalin

4.7
Acting

Hanna's War is the true story of Hanna Senesh, a Hungarian-Jewish WW2 resistance fighter, who would become Israel's "Joan of Arc". As a young person, ...

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

1987

as Mrs. Stocks (voice)

7.1
Acting

Real-life letters written by American soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines during the Vietnam War to their families and friends back home. Archive f...

Pack of Lies

Pack of Lies

1987

as Barbara Jackson

6.6
Acting

A British couple are shocked out of their suburban malaise when British intelligence agent Stewart shows up at their door and wants to use their house...

Something in Common

Something in Common

1986

as Lynn Hollander

6.0
Acting

A young man and a nice woman in her forties fall in love. His mother goes berserk when he tells her about it and when the girlfriend comes to meet the...

Act of Vengeance

Act of Vengeance

1986

as Margaret Yablonski

5.6
Acting

In 1969, an administrator runs against the corrupt president of the United Coal Miners Union, and becomes the target of a murder plot.

Into Thin Air

Into Thin Air

1985

as Joan Walker

7.0
Acting

Ellen Burstyn stars as Joan Walker, a mother whose college student son vanishes while traveling from Canada to Colorado. When police fail to investiga...

Twice in a Lifetime

Twice in a Lifetime

1985

as Kate MacKenzie

5.6
Acting

A middle-aged steelworker is content with his job and his family, but feels that something is missing in his life. On his 50th birthday, he stops in a...

Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

as Self

8.0
Acting

This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was t...

Surviving

Surviving

1985

as Tina Brogan

5.2
Acting

Lonnie and Rick seem to be complete opposites, at first glance. A survivor of suicide, Lonnie is introverted and ill at ease around her parents, Lois ...

The Ambassador

The Ambassador

1985

as Alex Hacker

5.0
Acting

An American ambassador to Israel tries to bring peace to the Middle East conflict through unconventional methods, but his efforts are hampered at ever...

I Love Liberty

I Love Liberty

1982

as Self

Acting

An all-star variety special saluting America.

Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

1982

as Self

6.7
Acting

The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City ...

Silence of the North

Silence of the North

1981

as Olive Frederickson

4.0
Acting

Director Allan King's 1981 drama, based on true events, stars Ellen Burstyn as a strong-willed woman struggling to survive with her family in the Cana...

People vs. Jean Harris

People vs. Jean Harris

1981

as Jean Harris

Acting

This dramatic re-enactment premiered a mere nine weeks after the actual headline-making trial of the refined private school headmistress who was convi...

Be Pretty and Shut Up!

Be Pretty and Shut Up!

1981

as Self

6.3
Acting

The film is a series of interviews with various well-known film actresses, including Jenny Agutter, Maria Schneider, and Jane Fonda. The title, which ...

Resurrection

Resurrection

1980

as Edna

6.5
Acting

The story of a woman who survives the car accident which kills her husband, but discovers that she has the power to heal other people. She becomes an ...

A Dream of Passion

A Dream of Passion

1978

as Brenda Collins

5.5
Acting

Melina Mercouri plays Maya, a jet-setting Greek actress who returns to her homeland to undertake the role of Medea. Searching for inspiration and clue...

Same Time, Next Year

Same Time, Next Year

1978

as Doris

6.6
Acting

A man and woman meet by chance at a romantic inn over dinner and, although both are married to others, they find themselves in the same bed the next m...

Providence

Providence

1977

as Sonia Langham

6.8
Acting

On the eve of his 78th birthday, the ailing, alcoholic writer Clive Langham spends a painful and sleepless night mentally composing and recomposing sc...

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

1974

as Alice Hyatt

7.0
Acting

After her husband dies, Alice and her son, Tommy, leave their small New Mexico town for California, where Alice hopes to make a new life for herself a...

Harry and Tonto

Harry and Tonto

1974

as Shirley Mallard

7.1
Acting

Harry is a retired teacher in his 70s who has lived in the Upper West Side of New York City all his life. When his building is torn down to make way f...

Thursday's Game

Thursday's Game

1974

as Lynne Evers

5.2
Acting

Harry Evers and Marvin Ellison have been playing poker Thursday nights with their friends for years. When a disagreement breaks up the game, they deci...

The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute

1974

as Self (archive footage)

7.7
Acting

In this made-for-TV production, Vincent Price and his hunchback sidekick (Billy Van) host a pun-filled salute to the horror film genre from its earlie...

The Exorcist

The Exorcist

1973

as Chris MacNeil

7.7
Acting

When a charming 12-year-old girl takes on the characteristics and voices of others, doctors say there is nothing they can do. As people begin to die, ...

The King of Marvin Gardens

The King of Marvin Gardens

1972

as Sally

5.8
Acting

Jason Staebler lives on the Boardwalk and fronts for the local mob in Atlantic City. He is a dreamer who asks his brother David, a radio personality f...

The Last Picture Show

The Last Picture Show

1971

as Lois Farrow

7.6
Acting

High school seniors and best friends, Sonny and Duane, live in a dying Texas town. The handsome Duane is dating a local beauty, while Sonny is having ...

Alex in Wonderland

Alex in Wonderland

1970

as Beth Morrison

5.8
Acting

Bohemian Alex Morrison has just finished directing his first feature length movie. In its previews, the movie is considered a critical, artistic and s...

Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Cancer

1970

as Mona (uncredited)

4.7
Acting

Expat American writer Henry Miller hustles his way through Paris in a series of amorous encounters while trying to find his literary voice.

Pit Stop

Pit Stop

1969

as Ellen McCleod

6.7
Acting

Rick Bowman, a drag racing street punk, comes to the attention of crafty businessman Grant Willard. Willard bails him out of jail and offers him spons...

Goodbye Charlie

Goodbye Charlie

1964

as Franny Salzman

5.6
Acting

When a cavorting Hollywood writer is killed by the angry husband of a woman he was having an affair with, he comes back as a spirit in the form of a b...

For Those Who Think Young

For Those Who Think Young

1964

as Dr. Pauline Swenson

5.2
Acting

A wealthy young man tries to woo a university student, while her two uncles work to popularize a local club.

Ricochet

Ricochet

1961

as Rose Maxon

Acting

An army sergeant blames himself for causing a rookie's death during training.

The Christmas Tree

1958

as Elizabeth

Acting

The Christmas Tree is a 1958 Hallmark Hall of Fame made-for-television film that was broadcast on NBC on December 14, 1958. It is based on the short s...

Easy Out?

Easy Out?

1948

as Mary

Acting

Scare film. Man comes back from armed service with bad conduct discharge; family greets him happily; girlfriend finds out and gives his engagement rin...

Bathing Flo

N/A

Acting

A man who agrees to house sit doesn't realize until later that the gig comes with responsibilities involving the owner's mother.

Place To Be

N/A

as Brooke

Acting

No-nonsense Brooke and discombobulated divorcee Nelson travel from Chicago to New York to return a lost racing pigeon home.

Bathing Flo

N/A

Director

Directing

A man who agrees to house sit doesn't realize until later that the gig comes with responsibilities involving the owner's mother.