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Ellen Burstyn

Name at birth: Edna Rae GilloolyA celebrated veteran of stage and screen, Ellen Burstyn is known to most moviegoers as Linda Blair's mom in the 1973 horror classic The Exorcist. Burstyn started out…

Ellen Burstyn Biography

Ellen Burstyn(Edna Rae Gillooly)actressBorn: 12/7/1932Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan A successful Broadway actress, she later garnered Academy Award nominations for her roles in the films The Last…

Grodon, Charles Sidney

(Encyclopedia) Grodon, Charles Sidney, 1935-2021, American film actor, writer, and director, b. Pittsburgh, Pa. Grodon briefly attended the Univ. of…

Raymond Burr

Raymond Burr(William Stacey Burr)actorBorn: 5/21/1917Birthplace: New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada A heavy-set character actor, he gained fame playing mainly bad guys, as the murderer…

Raymond Burr Biography

Raymond Burr(William Stacey Burr)actorBorn: 5/21/1917Birthplace: New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada A heavy-set character actor, he gained fame playing mainly bad guys, as the murderer…

LeVar Burton Biography

LeVar BurtonactorBorn: 2/16/1957Birthplace: Landstuhl, West Germany West German-born actor best known for his role as Geordi LaForge in the TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–94)…

Nicolas Cage

Name at birth: Nicolas CoppolaNicolas Cage made his film debut in 1982's Fast Times at Ridgemont High, but it was his role in the hit Valley Girl (1984) that launched his screen career. Cage was…

Laura Dern

Laura Dern is a lanky blonde leading lady of the big screen, best known for her roles in David Lynch's Blue Velvet (1986) and Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park (1993). She won an Oscar in 2020 for…

Playing By Heart

Director/Writer: Willard Carroll Miramax; R; 100 minutes Release: 2/99 Cast: Gillian Anderson, Ellen Burstyn, Sean Connery, Ryan Phillippe, Dennis Quaid, Gena Rowlands, Jon…

2000 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards

Best PictureAlmost FamousBest ActorColin Farrell, Tigerland Best ActressEllen Burstyn, Requiem for a DreamBest Supporting ActorFred Willard, Best in Show Best Supporting ActressFrances…