Ellen Burstyn Net Worth
Ellen Burstyn Net Worth is
$15 Million
Ellen Burstyn Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Ellen Burstyn is an American actress. Her career began in theatre during the late 1950s, and over the next decade included several films and television series. Burstyn's performance in the acclaimed 1971 ensemble drama The Last Picture Show brought her first Academy Award fo... | Full Name | Edna Rae Gillooly |
| Net Worth | $15 Million |
| Date Of Birth | December 7, 1932 |
| Place Of Birth | Detroit, Michigan, United States |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.7 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Voice Actor, Model, Minister |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Spouse | Neil Nephew (m. 1964–1972), Paul Roberts (m. 1958–1961), William Alexander (m. 1950–1957) |
| Children | Jefferson Roberts |
| Nicknames | Ellen MacRae , Ellen McRae , Edna Rae Gillooly |
| Awards | Academy Award for Best Actress |
| TV Shows | Political Animals, The Ellen Burstyn Show, That's Life, more |
| Star Sign | Sagittarius |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Her soft, frail voice |
| 2 | Her smile |
| Title | Salary |
|---|---|
| Thursday's Game (1974) | $10,000 |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | I'm a deep-water swimmer. Everything on the surface is usually a mask. I always know what's behind the mask. |
| 2 | [on preparing to undertake a complex role] You have hold of a string that you're following, and you're following where this question leads to that question, and it keeps on going until you come to some specific understanding of this human being - as opposed to every other human being in the world. |
| 3 | The main way you grow is in deepening compassion. Somehow when you go through painful experiences you're more sympathetic to other people's experiences. After you've been working for awhile and discover how much material you have to call on, you end up saying, 'Oh, thank god I had an unhappy childhood!' I suppose there are some actors somewhere who have had a happy childhood. I just haven't met them yet. |
| 4 | "I thought it was fabulous. My next ambition is to get nominated for seven seconds, and, ultimately, I want to be nominated for a picture in which I don't even appear." Interview with Associated Press Radio, 2004, regarding her Emmy nomination for her performance in Mrs. Harris, in which she appeared for 14 seconds. |
| 5 | It's unfortunate but our society is such that, for women in Hollywood, you get to a certain age and just fall off a cliff. But in my case, I refuse to die. I will hang on, by a little finger if necessary. |
| 6 | "I've wanted an Oscar since I was seven years old. It is the basis of all my secret fantasies." -- quoted by Robert Osborne in "Academy Awards 1974 Oscar Annual". |
| 7 | Acting feels like a congenital condition to me - it's in my genes. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ellen Burstyn plays two unusual roles where she becomes older than her parents. First, as Murph in Interstellar where she is older than her father. The second, as Flemming in The Age of Adaline where she is older than her mother. |
| 2 | Is one of 3 actresses who have won the Best Actress Oscar for playing a character called Alice. The others are Simone Signoret for Room at the Top (1959) and Julianne Moore for Still Alice (2014). |
| 3 | Acting mentor of Megan Mullally. |
| 4 | Was the 75th actress to receive an Academy Award; she won the Best Actress Oscar for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) at The 47th Annual Academy Awards (1975) on April 8, 1975. |
| 5 | One of Hollywood's Late Bloomers. Did not achieve success until age 39 when she was cast in "The Last Picture Show". |
| 6 | Is one of 14 Best Actress Oscar winners to have not accepted their Academy Award in person, Burstyn's being for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974). The others are Katharine Hepburn, Claudette Colbert, Joan Crawford, Judy Holliday, Vivien Leigh Anna Magnani, Ingrid Bergman, Sophia Loren, Anne Bancroft, Patricia Neal, Elizabeth Taylor, Maggie Smith and Glenda Jackson. |
| 7 | Release of her book, "Lessons in Becoming Myself". |
| 8 | Became a mother for the 1st child, when she adopted her son, Jefferson Roberts, with her now ex-2nd husband, Paul Roberts. |
| 9 | Part of remarkable Strasberg alumni: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, James Dean, Steve McQueen, Christopher Walken, Marilyn Monroe,Paul Newman, Martin Landau, Angelina Jolie, Ray Liotta, Dennis Hopper, Matt Zemlin, Anne Bancroft etc. |
| 10 | Is one of 14 actresses to have won the Triple Crown of Acting (an Oscar, Emmy and Tony); the others in chronological order are Helen Hayes, Ingrid Bergman, Shirley Booth, Liza Minnelli, Rita Moreno, Maureen Stapleton, Jessica Tandy, Audrey Hepburn, Anne Bancroft, Vanessa Redgrave, Maggie Smith, Helen Mirren and Frances McDormand. |
| 11 | In September 2009, she became the 20th person to have won the Triple Crown of Acting: Academy Award (1975: Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)); Tony Award (1975: Same Time Next Year), and Emmy Award (2009: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)). |
| 12 | The runaway story of her character Alice Hyatt in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) inspired the character of Dolors (Montse Caminal) in the Short film Silence (2007). |
| 13 | Recipient of the 2006 Career Achievement in Acting Award from the Hamptons Film Festival. |
| 14 | In 2005, she was awarded with the Lifetime Achievement Award in Acting of the Savannah Film Festival. |
| 15 | Her third (and last) husband, Neil Burstyn was a bright, talented upcoming actor and writer (The Monkees (1966)). According to Ellen, he eventually degenerated into mental illness and became schizophrenic and violent. He left her just before she became a star. When she refused his pleas to get back together, he stalked and terrorized her for many years. He committed suicide in 1978. |
| 16 | Godmother of her The Spitfire Grill (1996) co-star, Marcia Gay Harden,'s children. |
| 17 | Worked as an acrobat and as a model for paperback covers. |
| 18 | Was listed as a potential nominee on the 2007 Razzie Award nominating ballot. She was suggested in the Worst Supporting Actress category for her performance in the film The Wicker Man (2006), however, she failed to receive a nomination. |
| 19 | Made a special Academy Awards appearance in 1998, at the The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998), and participated in the Oscar Winners Tribute sequence along with other Academy Award winners. |
| 20 | The character of Jean Harris seems to be a favorite for Ellen Burstyn. Burstyn was Emmy-nominated for the lead role as Jean Harris in the 1981 TV-movie, The People vs. Jean Harris (1981) and, in 2006, she was nominated as a supporting character (as an ex-lover of Jean Harris's lover) in the cable-movie based on the Harris case in Mrs. Harris (2005). Burstyn is perhaps the first actress to be nominated for a performance that is less than 1-minute long (in fact, it is approximately 15 seconds). She vied for the Emmy with fellow "Mrs. Harris" co-star and Oscar-winner Cloris Leachman. Neither won. |
| 21 | She has Irish, French, Pennsylvania Dutch (German), and Native American ancestry. |
| 22 | Member of the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1977 |
| 23 | Co-head of jury at the Berlin International Film Festival 1988 |
| 24 | Member of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1981 |
| 25 | Played her Academy Award nominated character from Same Time, Next Year (1978) on Broadway first and won a Tony Award as Best Actress (Dramatic) for the role in 1975. |
| 26 | Is a Vegetarian. |
| 27 | Is an ordained minister. |
| 28 | Practices the mystical Islamic religion Sufism. |
| 29 | Received the National Board of Review's Career Achievement Award in December 2000 at Tavern on the Green. |
| 30 | Says she is often mistaken for fellow actress Louise Fletcher. People tell her she was great in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) (for which Fletcher won an Oscar). Fletcher reports being told frequently that she did a wonderful job in one of Burstyn's roles. |
| 31 | Turned down the lead role in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) because she had a sick husband to care for. |
| 32 | Served as co-artistic director for The Actor's Studio. |
| 33 | Was first female president of The Actor's Equity (1982-1985). |
| 34 | Doesn't drink alcohol or coffee and practices Yoga. |
| 35 | Along with Al Pacino and Harvey Keitel, was named co-president of The Actor's Studio in 2000. |
| 36 | Said in the book "On Women Turning 50" that she did not attend the 1975 Academy Awards, where she won the Best Actress award for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), because she was certain she would win and could not handle the pressure and attention. After attending several later Oscar ceremonies at which she lost, she regretted not being there to accept her award. |
| 37 | Wore 20- and 40-pound fat suits and prosthetic necks to play Sara Goldfarb in Requiem for a Dream (2000). |
| 38 | Born at 4:00 AM EST. |
| 39 | Chosen by People Magazine as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World." [May 2001] |
| 40 | Has one grandchild. |
| 41 | Burstyn was not able to attend the 1975 Academy Awards Ceremony, thus couldn't accept her Best Actress Oscar for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974). Martin Scorsese, the film's director, accepted her Oscar on her behalf. |
| 42 | She wrote to the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences to protest Liv Ullmann's elimination from Oscar contention in 1974 for her performance in Scenes from a Marriage (1973) (aka "Scenes from a Marriage"). AMPAS used a rule under which TV presentations must have appeared in movie theaters in the same year, to prevent Ullmann from being nominated. The result is that Burstyn won the Oscar for her performance in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974). |
| 43 | Received a permanent spinal injury while filming The Exorcist (1973). In the sequence where she is thrown away from her possessed daughter, a harness jerked her hard away from the bed. She fell on her coccyx and screamed in pain, which was filmed for the movie. |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The DuPont Show of the Month | 1960 | TV Series | |
| The Christmas Tree | 1958 | TV Movie | Elizabeth (as Ellen McRae) |
| Kraft Theatre | 1958 | TV Series | Linda |
| Wiener-Dog | 2016 | completed | |
| Custody | post-production | ||
| Diamond in the Dust | announced | Nana Louise | |
| The Tale | filming | ||
| Wake | announced | ||
| Mom | 2015 | TV Series | Shirley |
| About Scout | 2015 | Gram | |
| The Age of Adaline | 2015 | Flemming | |
| Interstellar | 2014 | Murph (older) | |
| The Calling | 2014 | Emily Micallef | |
| When Marnie Was There | 2014 | Nan (English version, voice) | |
| Louie | 2014 | TV Series | Evanka |
| Petals on the Wind | 2014 | TV Movie | Olivia Foxworth |
| Draft Day | 2014/I | Barb Weaver | |
| River of Fundament | 2014 | Hathfertiti | |
| Two Men in Town | 2014 | Garnett's mother | |
| Flowers in the Attic | 2014 | TV Movie | Grandmother |
| Old Soul | 2014 | TV Movie | Eileen |
| Wish You Well | 2013 | Louisa Mae Cardinal | |
| Coma | 2012 | TV Mini-Series | Mrs. Emerson |
| Political Animals | 2012 | TV Mini-Series | Margaret Barrish |
| Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You | 2011 | Nanette | |
| Big Love | 2007-2011 | TV Series | Nancy Davis Dutton |
| Another Happy Day | 2011 | Doris Baker | |
| Main Street | 2010 | Georgiana Carr | |
| According to Greta | 2009 | Katherine | |
| The Mighty Macs | 2009 | Mother St. John | |
| The Velveteen Rabbit | 2009 | Swan (voice) | |
| Possible Side Effects | 2009 | TV Movie | |
| W. | 2008/I | Barbara Bush | |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 2008 | TV Series | Bernie Stabler |
| The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond | 2008 | Addie | |
| Lovely, Still | 2008 | Mary Malone | |
| Mitch Albom's For One More Day | 2007 | TV Movie | Pauline (Posey) Benetto |
| The Stone Angel | 2007 | Hagar | |
| 30 Days | 2006/I | Maura | |
| The Fountain | 2006 | Dr. Lillian Guzetti | |
| The Wicker Man | 2006 | Sister SummersIsle | |
| The Elephant King | 2006 | Diana Hunt | |
| The Book of Daniel | 2006 | TV Series | Bishop Beatrice Congreve |
| Mrs. Harris | 2005 | TV Movie | Former Tarnower Steady |
| Our Fathers | 2005 | TV Movie | Mary Ryan |
| The Five People You Meet in Heaven | 2004 | TV Movie | Ruby |
| The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel | 2004 | TV Movie | Tommie |
| Brush with Fate | 2003 | TV Movie | Rika |
| Raudonasis drakonas | 2002 | Grandma Dolarhyde (voice, uncredited) | |
| Distance | 2002 | Short | Voice Over |
| Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood | 2002 | Viviane Joan 'Vivi' Abbott Walker | |
| That's Life | 2000-2002 | TV Series | Dolly DeLucca |
| Within These Walls | 2001 | TV Movie | Joan Thomas |
| Dodson's Journey | 2001 | TV Movie | Mother |
| Mermaid | 2000 | TV Movie | Trish |
| Requiem for a Dream | 2000 | Sara Goldfarb | |
| The Yards | 2000 | Val Handler | |
| Walking Across Egypt | 1999 | Mattie Rigsbee | |
| You Can Thank Me Later | 1999 | Shirley Cooperberg | |
| Night Ride Home | 1999 | TV Movie | Maggie |
| Playing by Heart | 1998 | Mildred | |
| A Will of Their Own | 1998 | TV Mini-Series | Veronica Steward |
| The Patron Saint of Liars | 1998 | TV Movie | June Clatterbuck |
| Flash | 1997 | TV Movie | Laura Strong |
| Deceiver | 1997 | Mook | |
| A Deadly Vision | 1997 | TV Movie | Yvette Watson |
| Cross the Line | 1996 | Mary Davis | |
| Timepiece | 1996 | TV Movie | Maud Gannon |
| Our Son, the Matchmaker | 1996 | TV Movie | Iva Mae Longwell |
| The Spitfire Grill | 1996 | Hannah Ferguson | |
| How to Make an American Quilt | 1995 | Hy | |
| The Baby-Sitters Club | 1995 | Emily Haberman | |
| Follow the River | 1995 | TV Movie | Gretel |
| My Brother's Keeper | 1995 | TV Movie | Helen |
| Roommates | 1995 | Judith | |
| The Color of Evening | 1994 | Kate O'Rielly | |
| Trick of the Eye | 1994 | TV Movie | Frances Griffin |
| Getting Gotti | 1994 | TV Movie | Jo Giacalone |
| When a Man Loves a Woman | 1994 | Emily | |
| Getting Out | 1994 | TV Movie | Arlie's Mother |
| Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story | 1993 | TV Movie | Joan Delvecchio |
| The Cemetery Club | 1993 | Esther Moskowitz | |
| Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story | 1992 | TV Movie | Wilma |
| Grand Isle | 1991 | Mademoiselle Reisz | |
| Dying Young | 1991 | Mrs. O'Neil | |
| Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love | 1991 | TV Movie | Lillian 'Lil' Lambert |
| When You Remember Me | 1990 | TV Movie | Nurse Cooder |
| Hanna's War | 1988 | Katalin | |
| Look Away | 1987 | TV Movie | Mary Todd Lincoln |
| Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam | 1987 | TV Movie documentary | Mrs. Stocks (voice) |
| The Ellen Burstyn Show | 1986-1987 | TV Series | Ellen Brewer |
| Pack of Lies | 1987 | TV Movie | Barbara Jackson |
| Something in Common | 1986 | TV Movie | Lynn Hollander |
| Act of Vengeance | 1986 | TV Movie | Margaret Yablonski |
| Into Thin Air | 1985 | TV Movie | Joan Walker |
| Twice in a Lifetime | 1985 | Kate MacKenzie | |
| Surviving | 1985 | TV Movie | Tina Brogan |
| The Ambassador | 1984 | Alex Hacker | |
| Silence of the North | 1981 | Olive Frederickson | |
| The People vs. Jean Harris | 1981 | TV Movie | Jean Harris |
| Resurrection | 1980 | Edna | |
| Same Time, Next Year | 1978 | Doris | |
| A Dream of Passion | 1978 | Brenda Collins | |
| Providence | 1977 | Sonia Langham | |
| Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore | 1974 | Alice Hyatt | |
| Harry and Tonto | 1974 | Shirley | |
| Thursday's Game | 1974 | TV Movie | Lynne Evers |
| The Exorcist | 1973 | Chris MacNeil | |
| The King of Marvin Gardens | 1972 | Sally | |
| The Bold Ones: The Lawyers | 1972 | TV Series | Rachel Lambert |
| Gunsmoke | 1962-1971 | TV Series | Amy Waters / Polly Mims |
| The Last Picture Show | 1971 | Lois Farrow | |
| Alex in Wonderland | 1970 | Beth Morrison | |
| Tropic of Cancer | 1970 | Mona Miller (uncredited) | |
| Pit Stop | 1969 | Ellen McLeod (as Ellen McRae) | |
| The Virginian | 1969 | TV Series | Kate Burden |
| Insight | 1968 | TV Series | Janet |
| Iron Horse | 1967-1968 | TV Series | Julie Parsons |
| The Big Valley | 1967 | TV Series | Sister Jacob / Sarah |
| The Time Tunnel | 1966 | TV Series | Eve Holland |
| For the People | 1965 | TV Series | Maria Haviland |
| Goodbye Charlie | 1964 | Franny Saltzmann (as Ellen McRae) | |
| For Those Who Think Young | 1964 | Dr. Pauline Swenson (as Ellen McRae) | |
| Death Valley Days | 1964 | TV Series | Jenny |
| The Greatest Show on Earth | 1964 | TV Series | Susan Mason |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | 1964 | TV Series | Eva Laurelton |
| Kraft Suspense Theatre | 1964 | TV Series | Barbara Sherwood / Lucille Benton |
| The Big Brain | 1963 | TV Movie | Ellen (as Ellen McRae) |
| Vacation Playhouse | 1963 | TV Series | Ellen |
| Wagon Train | 1963 | TV Series | Margaret Whitlow |
| Going My Way | 1963 | TV Series | Louise |
| The Doctors | 1963 | TV Series | Dr. Kate Bartok (1964-1965) (as Ellen McRae) |
| The Defenders | 1963 | TV Series | Hilda Wesley |
| 77 Sunset Strip | 1961-1963 | TV Series | Sandra Keene / Betty Benson |
| Laramie | 1963 | TV Series | Amy |
| The Real McCoys | 1962 | TV Series | Dorothy Carter |
| Perry Mason | 1962 | TV Series | Mona Winthrope White |
| The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | 1962 | TV Series | Donna Whittaker |
| I'm Dickens, He's Fenster | 1962 | TV Series | Joan |
| Ben Casey | 1962 | TV Series | Connie / Dr. Leslie Fraser |
| Kraft Mystery Theater | 1962 | TV Series | Greta Dryden |
| Checkmate | 1962 | TV Series | Margo |
| The Detectives | 1962 | TV Series | Nora Carver |
| Bus Stop | 1962 | TV Series | Phyllis Dunning |
| Cheyenne | 1961 | TV Series | Emmy Mae |
| Dr. Kildare | 1961 | TV Series | Anne Garner |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | 1961 | TV Series | Rose Maxon |
| Surfside 6 | 1961 | TV Series | Wandra Drake |
| The Loretta Young Show | 1961 | TV Series | Ann Walters |
| Michael Shayne | 1961 | TV Series | Carol |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Stone Angel | 2007 | "Meg Merrilies" | |
| The 35th Annual Tony Awards | 1981 | TV Special performer: "Together Wherever We Go" | |
| Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore | 1974 | performer: "Where or When" 1937, "Gone with the Wind" 1937, "I've Got a Crush on You" 1928 |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Within These Walls | 2001 | TV Movie executive producer |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inside 'The Fountain': Death and Rebirth | 2007 | Video documentary thanks | |
| Second Chances: The Making of 'Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore' | 2004 | Video documentary short special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| What Ever Happened to Norma Jeane? | 2016 | Documentary filming | Herself |
| Geraldine Page: Stages of a Dream | Documentary post-production | Herself | |
| The Needs of Kim Stanley | Documentary post-production | Herself | |
| Efter Tio | 2015 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| A Conversation with Ellen Burstyn and Diane Ladd | 2015 | Documentary short | Herself |
| Unity | 2015 | Documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| Teens Wanna Know | 2015 | TV Series documentary | |
| The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2015 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee |
| Heavenly Bodies | 2014 | Documentary | Herself |
| Larry King Now | 2014 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie |
| And the Oscar Goes To... | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Herself - Actress |
| The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Herself - Winner: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie |
| Inside the Actors Studio | 1994-2013 | TV Series | Herself - Audience Member / Herself - Guest |
| Love, Marilyn | 2012 | Documentary | Herself |
| America Lost and Found: The BBS Story | 2010 | Herself | |
| Reflections of a Philosopher King | 2010 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series |
| PoliWood | 2009 | Documentary | Herself |
| Up Close with Carrie Keagan | 2008 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The View | 2004-2006 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| HypaSpace | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Stardust: The Bette Davis Story | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow | 2005 | Documentary | Herself |
| The 2004 Annual Matrix Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
| The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: 'Cold Mountain' Clip |
| Second Chances: The Making of 'Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore' | 2004 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| A Decade Under the Influence | 2003 | Documentary | Herself |
| Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood | 2003 | Documentary | Herself |
| Revealed with Jules Asner | 2002 | TV Series | Herself |
| VH1 Cast Party | 2002 | TV Series | Herself |
| HBO First Look | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The Oprah Winfrey Show | 2002 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| CBS Cares | 2001-2002 | TV Series | Herself |
| Intimate Portrait | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Memories Dreams & Addictions | 2001 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| The Making of 'Requiem for a Dream' | 2001 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| The 73rd Annual Academy Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Herself - Nominated: Best Actress in a Leading Role |
| The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Herself |
| 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Best Actress [TV Movie or Miniseries] |
| Charlie Rose | 2001 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Bravo Profiles | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Comme au cinéma | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The Last Picture Show: A Look Back | 1999 | Video documentary | Herself |
| The Fear of God: 25 Years of 'The Exorcist' | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Herself - 'Chris MacNeil' |
| Marilyn in Manhattan | 1998 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The 70th Annual Academy Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Herself - Past Winner |
| Mary Jane Colter: The Desert View | 1997 | Documentary | Narrator |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 1996 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jack Nicholson | 1994 | TV Special | Herself |
| Choosing One's Way: Resistance in Auschwitz/Birkenau | 1994 | Short documentary | Presenter / Narrator |
| The 47th Annual Tony Awards | 1993 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Best Direction of a Play |
| The Roots of Roe | 1993 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| When It Was a Game 2 | 1992 | TV Movie documentary | Herself (passage narrator) |
| Earth and the American Dream | 1992 | Documentary | Reader (voice) |
| Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas | 1991 | Documentary | Herself |
| American Masters | 1989-1991 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| From the Heart... The First International Very Special Arts Festival | 1989 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Hello Actors Studio | 1988 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The 39th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1987 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee |
| Today | 1973-1985 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Night of 100 Stars II | 1985 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The 12th Annual International Emmy Awards Gala | 1984 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
| Good Morning America | 1975-1984 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| In Our Hands | 1984 | Documentary | Herself |
| The Laurence Olivier Awards | 1984 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| The 37th Annual Tony Awards | 1983 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: American Theatre Wing |
| The 36th Annual Tony Awards | 1982 | TV Special | Herself - Audience Member |
| I Love Liberty | 1982 | TV Special | Herself |
| Broadway Plays Washington on Kennedy Center Tonight | 1982 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Night of 100 Stars | 1982 | TV Special | Herself |
| Acting: Lee Strasberg and the Actors Studio | 1981 | Documentary | Herself |
| Saturn Awards | 1981 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee: Best Leading Actress |
| The 35th Annual Tony Awards | 1981 | TV Special | Herself - Host & Presenter: Best Book of a Musical / Best Score |
| The 53rd Annual Academy Awards | 1981 | TV Special | Herself - Nominated: Best Actress in a Leading Role |
| Sois belle et tais-toi | 1981 | Documentary | Herself |
| Friday Night, Saturday Morning | 1981 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 38th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1981 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee |
| Hour Magazine | 1980 | TV Series | Herself |
| Saturday Night Live | 1980 | TV Series | Herself - Host / Various |
| The 33rd Annual Tony Awards | 1979 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Play |
| The 51st Annual Academy Awards | 1979 | TV Special documentary | Herself - Nominated: Best Actress in a Leading Role |
| The 36th Annual Golden Globes Awards | 1979 | TV Special | Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Motion Picture- Musical / Comedy |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1975-1978 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1977-1978 | TV Series | Herself - Actress / Herself - Guest |
| Revista de cine | 1977 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 49th Annual Academy Awards | 1977 | TV Special | Herself - Co-Host |
| Dinah! | 1975 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The 29th Annual Tony Awards | 1975 | TV Special | Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Play |
| The 46th Annual Academy Awards | 1974 | TV Special | Herself - Nominated: Best Actress in a Leading Role |
| The Merv Griffin Show | 1974 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inside Edition | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Visionado obligado | 2011 | TV Series | Chris MacNeil |
| A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss | 2010 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Chris MacNeil |
| Saucy 70's Volume 2 | 2010 | Video documentary | |
| 5 Second Movies | 2008 | TV Series | Chris MacNeil |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Father Merrin |
| Silenci? | 2006 | TV Series | |
| I Love the '70s: Volume 2 | 2006 | TV Series | Herself |
| Biography | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Chris MacNeil in 'The Exorcist' |
| The Hurricane | 1999 | Herself (uncredited) | |
| Empire of the Censors | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Imágenes prohibidas | 1994 | TV Series documentary | Chris MacNeil |
| The 65th Annual Academy Awards | 1993 | TV Special | Herself |
| Oscar's Greatest Moments | 1992 | Video documentary | Herself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Mary Pickford Award | Satellite Awards | ||
| 2013 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Political Animals (2012) |
| 2009 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) |
| 2009 | Genie | Genie Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | The Stone Angel (2007) |
| 2007 | OFTA Film Hall of Fame | Online Film & Television Association | Acting | |
| 2006 | Golden Starfish Award for Career Achievement | Hamptons International Film Festival | For her compelling and memorable work in acting. | |
| 2005 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Savannah Film and Video Festival | ||
| 2002 | Critics Award | SESC Film Festival, Brazil | Best Foreign Actress (Melhor Atriz Estrangeira) | Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
| 2002 | Audience Award | SESC Film Festival, Brazil | Best Foreign Actress (Melhor Atriz Estrangeira) | Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
| 2001 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actress | Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
| 2001 | FFCC Award | Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Actress | Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
| 2001 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Female Lead | Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
| 2001 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actress | Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
| 2001 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
| 2001 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama | Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
| 2001 | SEFCA Award | Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actress | Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
| 2000 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
| 2000 | Film Excellence Award | Boston Film Festival | ||
| 2000 | BSFC Award | Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Actress | Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
| 2000 | KCFCC Award | Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Actress | Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
| 2000 | Sierra Award | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Best Actress | Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
| 2000 | Career Achievement Award | National Board of Review, USA | ||
| 2000 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Actress | Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
| 2000 | Best Actress | Stockholm Film Festival | Requiem for a Dream (2000) | |
| 1996 | Special Achievement Award | Retirement Research Foundation, USA | ||
| 1988 | Berlinale Camera | Berlin International Film Festival | ||
| 1979 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy | Same Time, Next Year (1978) |
| 1971 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Supporting Actress | The Last Picture Show (1971) |
| 1971 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Supporting Actress | The Last Picture Show (1971) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries | Flowers in the Attic (2014) |
| 2014 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Flowers in the Attic (2014) |
| 2014 | Critics' Choice TV Award | Critics Choice Television Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries | Flowers in the Attic (2014) |
| 2013 | Critics' Choice TV Award | Critics Choice Television Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries | Political Animals (2012) |
| 2013 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Political Animals (2012) |
| 2009 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) |
| 2009 | Prism Award | Prism Awards | Performance in a Drama Episode | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) |
| 2008 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Big Love (2006) |
| 2008 | VFCC Award | Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Best Actress in a Canadian Film | The Stone Angel (2007) |
| 2006 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Mrs. Harris (2005) |
| 2001 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
| 2001 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
| 2001 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Actress | Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
| 2001 | Chlotrudis Award | Chlotrudis Awards | Best Actress | Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
| 2001 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special | Mermaid (2000) |
| 2001 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Ensemble Cast Performance | Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
| 2001 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
| 2001 | VFCC Award | Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Best Actress | Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
| 1996 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast | How to Make an American Quilt (1995) |
| 1987 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special | Pack of Lies (1987) |
| 1982 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV | The People vs. Jean Harris (1981) |
| 1982 | Genie | Genie Awards | Best Performance by a Foreign Actress | Silence of the North (1981) |
| 1981 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Resurrection (1980) |
| 1981 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama | Resurrection (1980) |
| 1981 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special | The People vs. Jean Harris (1981) |
| 1981 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Actress | Resurrection (1980) |
| 1979 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Same Time, Next Year (1978) |
| 1974 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actress in a Leading Role | The Exorcist (1973) |
| 1974 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama | The Exorcist (1973) |
| 1972 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | The Last Picture Show (1971) |
| 1972 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture | The Last Picture Show (1971) |
2nd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | TFCA Award | Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | Best Supporting Performance, Female | Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
3rd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | DFWFCA Award | Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actress | Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
| 2001 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Actress | Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
| 2000 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
| 1978 | LAFCA Award | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actress | Kravgi gynaikon (1978) |