Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn

Filmography

As Cast

Place to Be (2026)
as Brooke
Flesh Impact (2026)
as Marilyn Monroe
Duse, the Greatest (2025)
Breakdown: 1975 (2025)
as Self
This Ordinary Thing (2025)
as Self (voice)
Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist (2024)
as Self
Mother, Couch (2024)
as Mother
E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump (2024)
as E. Jean Carroll
The Exorcist: Believer (2023)
as Chris MacNeil
Three Months (2022)
as Valerie
Reframed: Marilyn Monroe (2022)
as Self
The First Lady (2022)
as Sara Delano Roosevelt
Queen Bees (2021)
as Helen Wilson
Watch on the Rhine (2021)
as Fanny
Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes (2021)
as Herself
Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021)
as Bernadette Stabler
Pieces of a Woman (2020)
as Elizabeth Weiss
Delphine and Carole (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
The House of Tomorrow (2019)
as Josephine Prendergast
Lucy in the Sky (2019)
as Nana Holbrook
American Woman (2019)
as Miss Dolly
Steven Arnold: Heavenly Bodies (2019)
as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
as Self
The Tale (2018)
as Nettie
Nostalgia (2018)
as Helen Greer
All I Wish (2018)
as Celia Berges
Friedkin Uncut (2018)
as Self
Marilyn Monroe: Auction of a Lifetime (2017)
as Self
Wiener-Dog (2016)
as Nana
Custody (2016)
as Beatrice Fisher
The Age of Adaline (2015)
as Flemming
About Scout (2015)
as Gram
Unity (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
Interstellar (2014)
as Murph (older)
Draft Day (2014)
as Barb Weaver
Flowers in the Attic (2014)
as Grandmother
River of Fundament (2014)
as Hathfertiti
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
as Self - Interviewee
The Calling (2014)
as Emily Micallef
Two Men in Town (2014)
as Mère Garnett
Petals on the Wind (2014)
as Olivia Foxworth
Love, Marilyn (2013)
as Self
Wish You Well (2013)
as Louisa Mae Cardinal
Mom (2013)
as Shirley
House of Cards (2013)
as Elizabeth Hale
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You (2012)
as Nanette
Political Animals (2012)
as Margaret Barrish
Coma (2012)
as Mrs. Emerson
The Mighty Macs (2011)
as Mother St. John
Another Happy Day (2011)
as Doris Baker
Main Street (2010)
as Georgiana Carr
Reflections of a Philosopher King (2010)
as Self
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance (2010)
as Self
America Lost and Found: The BBS Story (2010)
as Self
According to Greta (2009)
as Katherine
The Velveteen Rabbit (2009)
as Swan (voice)
Lovely, Still (2009)
as Mary
PoliWood (2009)
as Self
W. (2008)
as Barbara Bush
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (2008)
as Miss Addie
Mitch Albom's For One More Day (2007)
as Pauline "Posey" Benetto
The Stone Angel (2007)
as Hagar
The Fountain (2006)
as Dr. Lillian Guzetti
The Wicker Man (2006)
as Sister Summersisle
The Elephant King (2006)
as Diana Hunt
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow (2006)
as Self
30 Days (2006)
as Maura
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006)
as Self
The Book of Daniel (2006)
as Bishop Beatrice Congreve
Big Love (2006)
as Nancy Davis Dutton
Our Fathers (2005)
as Mary Ryan
Mrs. Harris (2005)
as Former Tarnower Steady
The Five People You Meet In Heaven (2004)
as Ruby
The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel (2004)
as Tommie
Second Chances: The Making of "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" (2004)
as Self
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)
as Self
Brush with Fate (2003)
as Rika
A Decade Under the Influence (2003)
as Self
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)
as Vivi
Red Dragon (2002)
as Grandma Dolarhyde (voice) (uncredited)
Within These Walls (2001)
as Joan Thomas
Memories, Dreams & Addictions (2001)
as Self
The Making of Requiem for a Dream (2001)
as Self
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
as Sara Goldfarb
The Yards (2000)
as Val Handler
Mermaid (2000)
as Trish
That's Life (2000)
as Dolly DeLucca
Walking Across Egypt (1999)
as Mattie Rigsbee
Night Ride Home (1999)
as Maggie
The Last Picture Show: A Look Back (1999)
as Self
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
as Bernie Stabler
Playing by Heart (1998)
as Mildred
The Patron Saint of Liars (1998)
as June Clatterbuck
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist (1998)
as Self - Chris MacNeil
Marilyn in Manhattan (1998)
as Self
You Can Thank Me Later (1998)
as Shirley Cooperberg
A Will of their Own (1998)
as Veronica Steward
Deceiver (1997)
as Mook
Flash (1997)
as Laura Strong
A Deadly Vision (1997)
as Yvette Watson
The View (1997)
as Self
HARDtalk (1997)
The Spitfire Grill (1996)
as Hannah Ferguson
Timepiece (1996)
as Maud Gannon
The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996)
as Self - Guest
How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
as Hy Dodd
The Baby-Sitters Club (1995)
as Mrs. Haberman
My Brother's Keeper (1995)
as Helen
Roommates (1995)
as Judith
Follow The River (1995)
as Gretel
When a Man Loves a Woman (1994)
as Emily
Getting Gotti (1994)
as Jo Giacalone
Trick of the Eye (1994)
as Frances Griffin
Getting Out (1994)
as Arlie's Mother
Inside the Actors Studio (1994)
as Self
The Cemetery Club (1993)
as Esther Moskowitz
Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story (1993)
as Joan Delvecchio
Roots of Roe (1993)
as Narrator (voice)
Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story (1992)
as Wilma
Earth and the American Dream (1992)
as Reader (voice)
When It Was a Game 2 (1992)
as Passage Narrator (voice)
Dying Young (1991)
as Mrs. O'Neil
Grand Isle (1991)
as Mademoiselle Reisz
Picture This (1991)
as Self
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love (1991)
as Lillian "Lil" Lambert
When You Remember Me (1990)
as Nurse Cooder
The Color of Evening (1990)
as Kate O'Rielly
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre (1989)
as Self
Hello Actors Studio (1988)
as Self
Hanna's War (1988)
as Katalin
American Experience (1988)
as Narrator (voice)
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987)
as Mrs. Stocks (voice)
Pack of Lies (1987)
as Barbara Jackson
Act of Vengeance (1986)
as Margaret Yablonski
Something in Common (1986)
as Lynn Hollander
The Ellen Burstyn Show (1986)
as Ellen Brewer
Twice in a Lifetime (1985)
as Kate MacKenzie
The Ambassador (1985)
as Alex Hacker
Surviving (1985)
as Tina Brogan
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
as Self
Into Thin Air (1985)
as Joan Walker
I Love Liberty (1982)
as Self
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Self
People vs. Jean Harris (1981)
as Jean Harris
Silence of the North (1981)
as Olive Frederickson
Be Pretty and Shut Up! (1981)
as Self
Resurrection (1980)
as Edna
Same Time, Next Year (1978)
as Doris
A Dream of Passion (1978)
as Brenda Collins
Providence (1977)
as Sonia Langham
Saturday Night Live (1975)
as Self - Host
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)
as Self
Harry and Tonto (1974)
as Shirley
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute (1974)
as Self (archive footage)
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
as Alice Hyatt
Thursday's Game (1974)
as Lynne Evers
Dinah! (1974)
as Self
The Exorcist (1973)
as Chris MacNeil
The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)
as Sally
The Last Picture Show (1971)
as Lois Farrow
Alex in Wonderland (1970)
as Beth Morrison
Tropic of Cancer (1970)
as Mona (uncredited)
Pit Stop (1969)
as Ellen McCleod
The Time Tunnel (1966)
as Eve Holland
The Big Valley (1965)
as Sister Sarah Jacob
Goodbye Charlie (1964)
as Franny Salzman
For Those Who Think Young (1964)
as Dr. Pauline Swenson
Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
as Barbara Sherwood / Lucille Benton
The Greatest Show on Earth (1963)
as Susan Mason
Vacation Playhouse (1963)
as Ellen
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
as Eva Laurelton
Going My Way (1962)
as Louise
I'm Dickens, He's Fenster (1962)
as Joan
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
as Self
The Virginian (1962)
as Kate Burden
Ricochet (1961)
as Rose Maxon
Bus Stop (1961)
as Phyllis Dunning
Ben Casey (1961)
as Dr. Leslie Fraser
Dr. Kildare (1961)
as Anne Garner
The Defenders (1961)
as Hilda Wesley
Ben Casey (1961)
as Connie
Kraft Mystery Theatre (1961)
as Greta Dryden
Surfside 6 (1960)
as Wandra Drake
Checkmate (1960)
as Margo as Ellen McRae
The Detectives (1959)
as Nora
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959)
as Donna Whittaker
The Christmas Tree (1958)
as Elizabeth
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
as Betty Benson
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
as Sandra Keene
Perry Mason (1957)
as Mona Winthrope White
Tony Awards (1956)
as Self - Host
Tony Awards (1956)
as Self - Winner
Tony Awards (1956)
as Self - Presenter
Tony Awards (1956)
as Self - Host/Presenter
Tony Awards (1956)
as Self - Audience Member
Cheyenne (1955)
as Emmy Mae
Gunsmoke (1955)
as Polly
Gunsmoke (1955)
as Amy Waters
The Oscars (1953)
as Self
Letter to Loretta (1953)
as Ann Walters
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
as Elizabeth
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
as Barbara Jackson
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
as Maggie
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
as Rika
Easy Out? (1948)
as Mary
Golden Globe Awards (1944)
as Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards (1944)
as Self - Nominee
Bathing Flo

As Crew

The House of Tomorrow (2019)
Executive Producer
Within These Walls (2001)
Executive Producer
Bathing Flo
Director