FrameThrower · Actors · Ellen Burstyn
Ellen Burstyn
9 films · 573 frames · top-billed in 6 · 1971–2016
Born 7 December 1932 · Detroit, Michigan, USA
Ellen Burstyn is an American actress. Known for her portrayals of complex women in dramas, she has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards, making her one of the few performers to achieve the "Triple Crown of Acting". She has also received a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award.
Burstyn made her acting debut on Broadway in Fair Game in 1957 before winning the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for Same Time, Next Year (1975). She earned the Academy Award for Best Actress as the widow Alice Hyatt in Martin Scorsese's romantic drama Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974).…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 9 films · 573 frames · top-billed in 6 · 1971–2016
- Academy Award for Best Actress1975
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy1979
- BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role1976
- Berlinale Camera1988
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie2013
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series2009
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play1975
- Film Independent Spirit Awards
- Genie Awards2009
- Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series2008
- Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actress2001
- Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture2001
How their films are shot
Measured across 573 frames from the 9 films we hold. This is the look of the work Ellen takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 9 films we hold, 51% of their frames are night, 48% low key — the look of the work Ellen takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Wiener-Dog
2016 · Nana
The Fountain
2006 · Dr. Lillian Guzetti
Requiem For A Dream
2000 · Sara Goldfarb
Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
1974 · Alice Hyatt
The Exorcist
1973 · Chris MacNeil
The King Of Marvin Gardens
· Sally
Interstellar
2014 · Murph (older)
The Yards
2000 · Val Handler
The Last Picture Show
1971 · Lois Farrow
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 573 frames from Ellen Burstyn's 9 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.