Ellen Burstyn - Milestones

• 2002: Portrayed an elder Viviane 'Vivi' Abbott Walker in "The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" based on the novel by Rebecca Wells
• 2000: Played a woman addicted to diet pills who fantasizes about competing on a game show in "Requiem For a Dream", directed by Darren Aronofsky; received Best Actress Oscar nomination
• 2000: Featured in the independent drama "The Yards", starring Mark Wahlberg as a young man caught up in the New York crime underworld
• 2000: Starred as a strong-willed Southern widow paired with a snarky rebellious teen (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) in "Walking Across Egypt"
• From 2000 to 2002: Was a regular on the series "That's Life", playing the meddling mother of the central character (Heather Paige Kent), a suburban Jersey girl who gives up her plans for married life to resume college studies
• 1999: Co-starred as the matriarch of a troubled family in the CBS TV-movie "Night Ride Home"
• 1998: Played the mysterious subject of a town legend in the CBS TV-movie "The Patron Saint of Liars", directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal
• 1998: Featured in the ensemble comedy-drama "Playing by Heart", playing a woman who is coming to terms with the severity of her grown son's batlle with AIDS
• 1996: Played the owner of "The Spitfire Grill", a restaurant that serves as a troubled young woman's ticket to a new life
• 1995: Featured in "How to Make an American Quilt", portraying the grandmother of Finn (Winona Ryder) and one of the women who share their coming-of-age stories with the aimless bride-to-be while crafting the titular gift
• 1995: Starred on Broadway as Sister Grace in "Sacrilege"
• 1993: Played a widow in "The Cemetary Club"
• 1992: Featured in "Grand Isle", TNT's TV-movie adaptation of Kate Chopin's "The Awakening"
• 1992: Acted in the short-lived Broadway production "Shimada"
• 1991: Played the titular woman on the run from authorities with her grandchild in "Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love" (CBS)
• 1989: Succeeded Pauline Collins as the titular heroine in the one-person show "Shirley Valentine"
• 1987: Starred in "Pack of Lies", a CBS TV-movie adaptation of Hugh Whitmore's hit play about a London couple who allow British intelligence to use their home to spy on their longtime friends and neighbors; earned second Emmy nomination
• 1986: Starred in the fact-based TV-movies "Into Thin Air" (CBS) and "Act of Vengeance" (HBO)
• 1985: With Marsha Mason, starred as mothers whose teenage children fulfill a suicide pact in "Surviving" (ABC)
• 1982: Named first female President of Actor's Equity Association (resigned in 1985)
• 1981: Earned Emmy nomination for her work in the fact-based NBC miniseries "The People vs. Jean Harris"
• 1980: Stage directing debut, "Judgement"
• 1980: Gave an Oscar-nominated performance in "Resurrection"
• 1978: Reprised role in the film version of "Same Time, Next Year" opposite Alan Alda; earned fourth Oscar nomination
• 1975: Starred on Broadway with Charles Grodin in "Same Time, Next Year"; won a Tony Award
• 1974: Starred in and produced "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"; hired then relatively unknown director Martin Scorsese to direct; won an Oscar and a BAFTA Award for her lead performance
• 1973: Played the mother of a possessed young girl in "The Exorcist"; earned second Oscar nomination, this time as Best Actress
• 1972: Co-starred with Jack Nicholson in "The King of Marvin Gardens", giving a memorably stirring performance as an aging beauty
• 1971: Breakthrough screen performance, as Lois Farrow in "The Last Picture Show"; nominated for Best Supporting Actress Oscar
• 1970: Changed billing to Ellen Burstyn for "Alex in Wonderland"
• 1967: Joined the Actors Studio
• 1965: Played Doctor Kate Bartok on NBC daytime drama "The Doctors"; credited as Ellen McRae
• 1964: Feature acting debut in "Goodbye, Charlie"; billed as Ellen McRae
• 1964: Moved to NYC
• 1963: Had lead in TV series pilot "The Big Brain" (CBS)
• 1957: Broadway debut in "Fair Game"
• From 1956 to 1957: Debut as a TV regular as a dancer on "The Jackie Gleason Show" (CBS); billed as Erica Dean
• ---: Cast opposite Edward Norton and Bruce Dern in "Down in the Valley" (lensed 2003)
• ---: Will star with Jon Voight in the ABC movie "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" (lensed 2004)
• ---: Will star in the CBS movie "Canal Street Brothel" about a family of women who ran a bordello out of their New Orleans home (lensed 2004)
• Acted in commercials using the name Keri Flynn
• Worked as a model in Texas and NYC
• Appeared in own comedy series, "The Ellen Burstyn Show" (ABC)
• Starred on Broadway in "84 Charing Cross Road"
• Succeeded Lee Strasberg as co-artistic director (with Al Pacino, who served 1982-1984) of the Actors Studio
• Starred in the ABC western series "Iron Horse", playing a frieght line operator in this railroad-themed drama; credited as Ellen McRae
• Lived in L.A.