Ellen Burstyn

Actress

1932-12-07

Ellen Burstyn is an American actress known for The Last Picture Show, The Exorcist, and Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore.

Quotes by Ellen Burstyn

What a lovely surprise to finally discover how unlonely being alone can be.
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It's interesting: John Calley at Warner Bros. helped me put 'Alice' together. It was very unusual back then for a studio to support an actress the way he backed and supported me. He even asked me if I wanted to direct the film, which I didn't feel prepared to at that point.
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