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Ellen Burstyn

American actress

Ellen Burstyn is an American actress known for portraying complex women in dramas. She has won an Academy Award, a Tony Award and two Emmy Awards, and is one of the few performers to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting. She won the Oscar for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore.

Ellen Burstyn appears in 7 films in The Rerun, from 1971 to 2023. Most of that work is in drama, horror and supernatural. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Harvey Keitel (2), Darren Aronofsky (2), Peter Bogdanovich (2).

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When was Ellen Burstyn born?
Ellen Burstyn was born on 7 December 1932.

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