Ellen Burstyn

Unlike other stars who started their career from the ’70s and ’80s, Ellen Burstyn has been in the industry since the ’50s. However, it was in the early ’70s when she was given the highest degree of stardom status for her role in The Last Picture Show. In this movie, she has earned an Oscar award for being the Best Supporting Actress. She also won another for her Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, directed by Martin Scorsese where she bagged the Best Actress recognition.

Ellen has also been seen in The Exorcist, shown in 1973 as well as in Requiem for a Dream in 2000. She received recognition in the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2013. In the 2010s, she made appearances in television series including the political dramas Political Animals and House of Cards, both of which earned her Emmy Award nominations. Since 2000, she has been co-president of the Actors Studio, a drama school in New York City.