Happy Birthday: Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn

Born: December 7, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan, USA

Wore 20- and 40-pound fat suits and prosthetic necks to play Sara Goldfarb in Requiem for a Dream (2000).

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.

W dir. Oliver Stone Starring Josh Brolin James Cromwell REQUIEM FOR A DREAM 2000 dir. Darren Aronofsky Starring: Jared Leto Marlon Wayans THE FOUNTAIN 2006 dir. Darren Aronofsky Stars: Hugh Jackman Rachel Weisz The Last Picture Show 1971 dir. Peter Bogdanovich Cast Timothy Bottoms Jeff Bridges DRAFT DAY 2014 dir. Ivan Reitman Stars: Kevin Costner Jennifer Garner THE WICKER MAN 2006 dir. Neil LaBute Stars: Nicolas Cage Ellen Burstyn The Exorcist 1973 dir. William Friedkin Cast Burstyn Max von Sydow

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