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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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About Ellen Burstyn

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.

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