Edna Rae Gillooly
| Sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | Dec 7, 1932 Detroit, MI |
| Age | 93 |
Ellen Burstyn | |
| Job | Actress |
| Top Roles | Dr. Pauline Swenson, Franny Salzman, Doris Baker, Beth Morrison, Grandma Dolarhyde |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Film Adaptation |
| Top Topics | Period Piece, Coming of Age, Playboys |
| Top Collaborators | Paul Mazursky (Director), Louis Guss, Walter Matthau, Jan Rubes |
| Shares birthday with | Fay Bainter, Louis Prima, Michael Trubshawe see more.. |
Ellen Burstyn Overview:
Actress, Ellen Burstyn, was born Edna Rae Gillooly on Dec 7, 1932 in Detroit, MI. As of December 2025, Ellen Burstyn was 93 years old.
HONORS and AWARDS:
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Ellen Burstyn was nominated for six Academy Awards, winning one for Best Actress for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (as Alice Hyatt) in 1974.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1971 | Best Supporting Actress | The Last Picture Show (1971) | Lois Farrow | Nominated |
| 1973 | Best Actress | The Exorcist (1973) | Chris MacNeil | Nominated |
| 1974 | Best Actress | Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) | Alice Hyatt | Won |
| 1978 | Best Actress | Same Time, Next Year (1978) | Doris | Nominated |
| 1980 | Best Actress | Resurrection | Edna May | Nominated |
| 2000 | Best Actress | Requiem for a Dream (2000) | Sara Goldfarb | Nominated |
BlogHub Articles:
on Women in Film: “What Women in Film?!”
By Will McKinley on May 5, 2014 From Cinematically InsaneDespite winning an Academy Award for ALICE DOESN?T LIVE HERE ANYMORE in 1975, star wasn?t offered the lead in Alice, the CBS-TV spin-off that debuted the following year and aired for nine seasons. ?I didn?t have anything to do with it; I was dumb,? she told Variety?s Scott Foundas at t... Read full article
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