ALICE DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE

(Drama - PG)

Ellen Burstyn won for her performance as a spunky widow, who works at various jobs with a young son in tow, as she tries to start a new life.

ABOUT ELLEN BURSTYN (1932 - )

American leading actress, who's real name was Edna Gilhooley.

Her role became the basis for a television series starring Linda Lavin.

Ellen Burstyn was also nominated for:

THE LAST PICTURE SHOW (71- Supporting)
THE EXORCIST (73 - Actress)
SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR (78 - Actress)
RESURRECTION (80 - Actress)

Ellen Burstyn's other credits include:

GOODBYE CHARLIE (1964)
FOR THOSE WHO THINK YOUNG (1964)
PIT STOP (1969)
THE KING OF MARVIN GARDENS (1972)
PROVIDENCE (1977)
SILENCE OF THE NORTH (1981) 
THE AMBASSADOR (1984) 
HOW TO MAKE AN AMERICAN QUILT (1984) 
THE SPITFIRE GRILL (1996)
DECEIVER (1997)
PLAYING BY HEART (1998)
YOU CAN THANK ME LATER (1999)
WALKING ACROSS EGYPT (1999) 
THE YARDS (1999) 
THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN (2004)
REQUIEM FOR A DREAM (2000) 
DIVINE SECRETS OF THE YA-YA SISTERHOOD (2002)
CROSS THE LINE (1996)
DISTANCE (2002)
RED DRAGON (2002)
THE ELEPHANT KING (2008)
GRETA (2008)
THE WICKER MAN (2006)
THE FOUNTAIN (2006)
30 DAYS(2006)
THE STONE ANGEL(2008)
LOVELY, STILL (2010)
LOSS OF A TEARDROP DIAMOND (2009)
W. (2008)
POLIWOOD (2009)
THE VELVETEEN RABBIT (2009)
ACCORDING TO GRETA (2009)
THE MIGHTY MACS ( 2011)
MAIN STREET (2011)
ANOTHER HAPPY DAY (2011)

look for Ellen Burstyn in DOWN IN THE VALLEY and THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN

Ellen Burstyn's television credits include:

THURSDAY'S GAME (1974)
THE PEOPLE VS. JEAN HARRIS (1984)
SURVIVING (1985) 
TWICE IN A LIFETIME (1985)
A WILL OF THEIR OWN (Mini-series)
THAT'S LIFE (TV Series) (2000-2002)
DODSON'S JOURNEY (2001)
WITHIN THESE WALLS (2001)

Ellen Burstyn in THE EXORIST

Ellen Burstyn in THE LAST PICTURE SHOW (1971)

Ellen Burstyn in ALICE DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE (1974)