Ellen Burstyn: movies and TV shows
Ellen Burstyn has 211 credits in the archive: 150 films and 61 TV series, from 1944 to 2025. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1944 – 2025 · busiest year: 2006 (9 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Breakdown: 1975 | Self | Film | 6.8 | 92 |
| 2025 | This Ordinary Thing | Self (voice) | Film | — | 92 |
| 2025 | Duse, the Greatest | Film | — | 92 | |
| 2024 | Mother, Couch | Mother | Film | 5.6 | 91 |
| 2024 | E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump | E. Jean Carroll | Film | 4.5 | 91 |
| 2024 | Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist | Self | Film | — | 91 |
| 2023 | The Exorcist: Believer | Chris MacNeil | Film | 5.8 | 90 |
| 2022 | The First Lady | Sara Delano Roosevelt | TV | 5.7 | 89 |
| 2022 | Reframed: Marilyn Monroe | Self | TV | 7.8 | 89 |
| 2022 | Three Months | Valerie | Film | 7.1 | 89 |
| 2021 | Law & Order: Organized Crime | Bernadette 'Bernie' Stabler | TV | 7.9 | 88 |
| 2021 | Queen Bees | Helen Wilson | Film | 6.0 | 88 |
| 2021 | Watch on the Rhine | Fanny | Film | — | 88 |
| 2021 | Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes | Herself | Film | 8.0 | 88 |
| 2020 | Pieces of a Woman | Elizabeth Weiss | Film | 7.0 | 87 |
| 2020 | Delphine and Carole | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.5 | 87 |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self | TV | 6.3 | 86 |
| 2019 | The House of Tomorrow | Josephine Prendergast | Film | 6.8 | 86 |
| 2019 | The House of Tomorrow | Film | 6.8 | 86 | |
| 2019 | Lucy in the Sky | Nana Holbrook | Film | 5.0 | 86 |
| 2019 | American Woman | Miss Dolly | Film | 4.9 | 86 |
| 2019 | Steven Arnold: Heavenly Bodies | Self | Film | — | 86 |
| 2018 | The Tale | Nettie | Film | 7.1 | 85 |
| 2018 | All I Wish | Celia Berges | Film | 5.5 | 85 |
| 2018 | Friedkin Uncut | Self | Film | 7.1 | 85 |
| 2018 | Nostalgia | Helen Greer | Film | 5.4 | 85 |
| 2017 | Marilyn Monroe: Auction of a Lifetime | Self | Film | 3.5 | 84 |
| 2016 | Custody | Beatrice Fisher | Film | 6.9 | 83 |
| 2016 | Wiener-Dog | Nana | Film | 5.6 | 83 |
| 2015 | The Age of Adaline | Flemming | Film | 7.5 | 82 |
| 2015 | Unity | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.6 | 82 |
| 2015 | About Scout | Gram | Film | 5.9 | 82 |
| 2014 | Interstellar | Murph (older) | Film | 8.5 | 81 |
| 2014 | Flowers in the Attic | Grandmother | Film | 6.7 | 81 |
| 2014 | Draft Day | Barb Weaver | Film | 6.7 | 81 |
| 2014 | Petals on the Wind | Olivia Foxworth | Film | 6.6 | 81 |
| 2014 | Two Men in Town | Mère Garnett | Film | 5.5 | 81 |
| 2014 | And the Oscar Goes To... | Self - Interviewee | Film | 6.8 | 81 |
| 2014 | River of Fundament | Hathfertiti | Film | 5.9 | 81 |
| 2014 | The Calling | Emily Micallef | Film | 5.9 | 81 |
| 2013 | Mom | Shirley | TV | 7.3 | 80 |
| 2013 | House of Cards | Elizabeth Hale | TV | 8.0 | 80 |
| 2013 | Love, Marilyn | Self | Film | 6.6 | 80 |
| 2013 | Wish You Well | Louisa Mae Cardinal | Film | 6.3 | 80 |
| 2012 | Political Animals | Margaret Barrish | TV | 7.1 | 79 |
| 2012 | Coma | Mrs. Emerson | TV | 6.4 | 79 |
| 2012 | Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You | Nanette | Film | 5.5 | 79 |
| 2011 | Another Happy Day | Doris Baker | Film | 5.5 | 78 |
| 2011 | The Mighty Macs | Mother St. John | Film | 5.2 | 78 |
| 2010 | Main Street | Georgiana Carr | Film | 4.6 | 77 |
| 2010 | BBStory: An American Film Renaissance | Self | Film | — | 77 |
| 2010 | America Lost and Found: The BBS Story | Self | Film | — | 77 |
| 2010 | Reflections of a Philosopher King | Self | Film | — | 77 |
| 2009 | Lovely, Still | Mary | Film | 6.6 | 76 |
| 2009 | According to Greta | Katherine | Film | 6.0 | 76 |
| 2009 | The Velveteen Rabbit | Swan (voice) | Film | 6.6 | 76 |
| 2009 | PoliWood | Self | Film | 6.5 | 76 |
| 2008 | W. | Barbara Bush | Film | 6.1 | 75 |
| 2008 | The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond | Miss Addie | Film | 5.3 | 75 |
| 2007 | The Stone Angel | Hagar | Film | 5.4 | 74 |
| 2007 | Mitch Albom's For One More Day | Pauline "Posey" Benetto | Film | 3.0 | 74 |
| 2006 | Big Love | Nancy Davis Dutton | TV | 6.9 | 73 |
| 2006 | The Wicker Man | Sister Summersisle | Film | 4.3 | 73 |
| 2006 | The Fountain | Dr. Lillian Guzetti | Film | 6.9 | 73 |
| 2006 | 30 Days | Maura | Film | 2.8 | 73 |
| 2006 | The Book of Daniel | Bishop Beatrice Congreve | TV | 6.9 | 73 |
| 2006 | The Elephant King | Diana Hunt | Film | 5.9 | 73 |
| 2006 | Mrs. Harris | Former Tarnower Steady | Film | 5.9 | 73 |
| 2006 | Stardust: The Bette Davis Story | Self | Film | 6.7 | 73 |
| 2006 | Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow | Self | Film | 6.9 | 73 |
| 2005 | Our Fathers | Mary Ryan | Film | 6.5 | 72 |
| 2004 | The Five People You Meet In Heaven | Ruby | Film | 7.0 | 71 |
| 2004 | Second Chances: The Making of "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" | Self | Film | 10.0 | 71 |
| 2004 | The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel | Tommie | Film | 4.7 | 71 |
| 2003 | A Decade Under the Influence | Self | Film | 7.9 | 70 |
| 2003 | Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood | Self | Film | 7.1 | 70 |
| 2003 | Brush with Fate | Rika | Film | 6.0 | 70 |
| 2002 | Red Dragon | Grandma Dolarhyde (voice) (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 69 |
| 2002 | Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood | Vivi | Film | 6.1 | 69 |
| 2001 | Within These Walls | Joan Thomas | Film | 5.6 | 68 |
| 2001 | Within These Walls | Film | 5.6 | 68 | |
| 2001 | Memories, Dreams & Addictions | Self | Film | 7.0 | 68 |
| 2001 | The Making of Requiem for a Dream | Self | Film | 5.0 | 68 |
| 2000 | Requiem for a Dream | Sara Goldfarb | Film | 8.0 | 67 |
| 2000 | That's Life | Dolly DeLucca | TV | 7.0 | 67 |
| 2000 | The Yards | Val Handler | Film | 6.2 | 67 |
| 2000 | Mermaid | Trish | Film | 6.7 | 67 |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Bernie Stabler | TV | 8.0 | 66 |
| 1999 | Walking Across Egypt | Mattie Rigsbee | Film | 4.9 | 66 |
| 1999 | Night Ride Home | Maggie | Film | 5.8 | 66 |
| 1999 | The Last Picture Show: A Look Back | Self | Film | 7.7 | 66 |
| 1998 | A Will of their Own | Veronica Steward | TV | 7.5 | 65 |
| 1998 | Playing by Heart | Mildred | Film | 6.6 | 65 |
| 1998 | The Patron Saint of Liars | June Clatterbuck | Film | 5.3 | 65 |
| 1998 | Marilyn in Manhattan | Self | Film | 7.9 | 65 |
| 1998 | The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist | Self - Chris MacNeil | Film | 7.4 | 65 |
| 1998 | You Can Thank Me Later | Shirley Cooperberg | Film | 5.8 | 65 |
| 1997 | The View | Self | TV | 4.3 | 64 |
| 1997 | HARDtalk | TV | 8.7 | 64 | |
| 1997 | Flash | Laura Strong | Film | 8.2 | 64 |
| 1997 | Deceiver | Mook | Film | 6.0 | 64 |
| 1997 | A Deadly Vision | Yvette Watson | Film | 5.6 | 64 |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self - Guest | TV | 4.1 | 63 |
| 1996 | The Spitfire Grill | Hannah Ferguson | Film | 6.5 | 63 |
| 1996 | Timepiece | Maud Gannon | Film | 7.0 | 63 |
| 1995 | How to Make an American Quilt | Hy Dodd | Film | 6.4 | 62 |
| 1995 | The Baby-Sitters Club | Mrs. Haberman | Film | 5.4 | 62 |
| 1995 | Roommates | Judith | Film | 5.7 | 62 |
| 1995 | Follow The River | Gretel | Film | 7.3 | 62 |
| 1995 | My Brother's Keeper | Helen | Film | 1.0 | 62 |
| 1994 | When a Man Loves a Woman | Emily | Film | 6.6 | 61 |
| 1994 | Getting Gotti | Jo Giacalone | Film | 5.0 | 61 |
| 1994 | Trick of the Eye | Frances Griffin | Film | 6.4 | 61 |
| 1994 | Getting Out | Arlie's Mother | Film | 5.2 | 61 |
| 1994 | Inside the Actors Studio | Self | TV | 7.6 | 61 |
| 1993 | The Cemetery Club | Esther Moskowitz | Film | 5.5 | 60 |
| 1993 | Roots of Roe | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.0 | 60 |
| 1993 | Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story | Joan Delvecchio | Film | 4.3 | 60 |
| 1992 | When It Was a Game 2 | Passage Narrator (voice) | Film | 9.0 | 59 |
| 1992 | Earth and the American Dream | Reader (voice) | Film | 6.7 | 59 |
| 1992 | Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story | Wilma | Film | 8.0 | 59 |
| 1991 | Dying Young | Mrs. O'Neil | Film | 6.7 | 58 |
| 1991 | Picture This | Self | Film | 9.5 | 58 |
| 1991 | Grand Isle | Mademoiselle Reisz | Film | 4.6 | 58 |
| 1991 | Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love | Lillian "Lil" Lambert | Film | 5.1 | 58 |
| 1990 | When You Remember Me | Nurse Cooder | Film | 6.1 | 57 |
| 1990 | The Color of Evening | Kate O'Rielly | Film | 6.0 | 57 |
| 1989 | Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre | Self | Film | — | 56 |
| 1988 | American Experience | Narrator (voice) | TV | 6.5 | 55 |
| 1988 | Hello Actors Studio | Self | Film | 6.7 | 55 |
| 1988 | Hanna's War | Katalin | Film | 5.2 | 55 |
| 1987 | Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam | Mrs. Stocks (voice) | Film | 7.1 | 54 |
| 1987 | Pack of Lies | Barbara Jackson | Film | 6.8 | 54 |
| 1986 | Act of Vengeance | Margaret Yablonski | Film | 5.7 | 53 |
| 1986 | Something in Common | Lynn Hollander | Film | 6.0 | 53 |
| 1986 | The Ellen Burstyn Show | Ellen Brewer | TV | 7.5 | 53 |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | Film | 6.8 | 52 |
| 1985 | Twice in a Lifetime | Kate MacKenzie | Film | 5.8 | 52 |
| 1985 | Into Thin Air | Joan Walker | Film | 7.4 | 52 |
| 1985 | The Ambassador | Alex Hacker | Film | 5.2 | 52 |
| 1985 | Surviving | Tina Brogan | Film | 5.0 | 52 |
| 1982 | Night of 100 Stars | Self | Film | 5.8 | 49 |
| 1982 | I Love Liberty | Self | Film | — | 49 |
| 1981 | People vs. Jean Harris | Jean Harris | Film | — | 48 |
| 1981 | Be Pretty and Shut Up! | Self | Film | 6.1 | 48 |
| 1981 | Silence of the North | Olive Frederickson | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1980 | Resurrection | Edna | Film | 6.5 | 47 |
| 1978 | Same Time, Next Year | Doris | Film | 6.5 | 45 |
| 1978 | A Dream of Passion | Brenda Collins | Film | 6.2 | 45 |
| 1977 | Providence | Sonia Langham | Film | 6.6 | 44 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | TV | 6.9 | 42 |
| 1975 | Les Rendez-vous du dimanche | Self | TV | 6.0 | 42 |
| 1974 | Dinah! | Self | TV | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1974 | Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore | Alice Hyatt | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1974 | Thursday's Game | Lynne Evers | Film | 6.5 | 41 |
| 1974 | Harry and Tonto | Shirley Mallard | Film | 7.1 | 41 |
| 1974 | The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.7 | 41 |
| 1973 | The Exorcist | Chris MacNeil | Film | 7.7 | 40 |
| 1972 | The King of Marvin Gardens | Sally | Film | 5.9 | 39 |
| 1971 | The Last Picture Show | Lois Farrow | Film | 7.6 | 38 |
| 1970 | Alex in Wonderland | Beth Morrison | Film | 5.5 | 37 |
| 1970 | Tropic of Cancer | Mona (uncredited) | Film | 4.8 | 37 |
| 1969 | Pit Stop | Ellen McCleod | Film | 6.8 | 36 |
| 1966 | The Time Tunnel | Eve Holland | TV | 7.6 | 33 |
| 1965 | The Big Valley | Sister Sarah Jacob | TV | 6.2 | 32 |
| 1964 | Goodbye Charlie | Franny Salzman | Film | 5.9 | 31 |
| 1964 | For Those Who Think Young | Dr. Pauline Swenson | Film | 5.7 | 31 |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Eva Laurelton | TV | 5.9 | 30 |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Barbara Sherwood / Lucille Benton | TV | 6.5 | 30 |
| 1963 | Vacation Playhouse | Ellen | TV | 8.0 | 30 |
| 1963 | The Greatest Show on Earth | Susan Mason | TV | 7.5 | 30 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 29 |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Kate Burden | TV | 6.5 | 29 |
| 1962 | Going My Way | Louise | TV | 6.5 | 29 |
| 1962 | I'm Dickens, He's Fenster | Joan | TV | 7.0 | 29 |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare | Anne Garner | TV | 5.7 | 28 |
| 1961 | The Defenders | Hilda Wesley | TV | 6.3 | 28 |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | Dr. Leslie Fraser | TV | 5.9 | 28 |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | Connie | TV | 5.9 | 28 |
| 1961 | Kraft Mystery Theatre | Greta Dryden | TV | 7.3 | 28 |
| 1961 | Bus Stop | Phyllis Dunning | TV | 10.0 | 28 |
| 1961 | Ricochet | Rose Maxon | Film | — | 28 |
| 1960 | Surfside 6 | Wandra Drake | TV | 6.3 | 27 |
| 1960 | Checkmate | Margo as Ellen McRae | TV | 4.8 | 27 |
| 1959 | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Donna Whittaker | TV | 6.3 | 26 |
| 1959 | The Detectives | Nora | TV | 6.7 | 26 |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | Betty Benson | TV | 7.2 | 25 |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | Sandra Keene | TV | 7.2 | 25 |
| 1958 | The Christmas Tree | Elizabeth | Film | 2.0 | 25 |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Mona Winthrope White | TV | 7.7 | 24 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Host | TV | — | 23 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Winner | TV | — | 23 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | — | 23 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Host/Presenter | TV | — | 23 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Audience Member | TV | — | 23 |
| 1955 | Cheyenne | Emmy Mae | TV | 6.1 | 22 |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Polly | TV | 6.7 | 22 |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Amy Waters | TV | 6.7 | 22 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 20 |
| 1953 | Letter to Loretta | Ann Walters | TV | 6.6 | 20 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Elizabeth | TV | 8.8 | 18 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Barbara Jackson | TV | 8.8 | 18 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Maggie | TV | 8.8 | 18 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Rika | TV | 8.8 | 18 |
| 1948 | Easy Out? | Mary | Film | — | 15 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | 7.1 | 11 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | TV | 7.1 | 11 |
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| Bathing Flo | Film | — | — | ||
| Place to Be | Brooke | Film | — | — | |
| Flesh Impact | Marilyn Monroe | Film | — | — |