Ellen Burstyn (1932)
80.9 TOPICAL actor score · #98 of 1,977 actors
Ellen Burstyn (1932) has a TOPICAL actor score of 80.9 - one of the 100 best actors of all time by TOPICAL's score. Their strongest parts are acting honours and career standing. They've won 13 acting honours from 14 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Actress. Their best ten-year run was 1971-1980. Best films: The Exorcist (1973), Requiem for a Dream (2000), The Last Picture Show (1971).
Why this score
Each bar: better than this % of the 1,977 actors we rank. How the score works.
Acting honours97
Prime88
Their movies86
Credits83
Career standing90
- Acting honours13 wins, 14 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Actress; BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role; Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- Prime1971-1980
- Credits85 films and shows · billed in the top 8 of 11 scored films (6 as a lead)
- Known inWikipedia articles in 72 languages
“Burstyn is one of the few performers to achieve the "Triple Crown of Acting".”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10
Ellen Burstyn's scored films
| TOPICAL rank | Film | Year | Billed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | The Exorcist | 1973 | 1 |
| 198 | The Last Picture Show | 1971 | 5 |
| 419 | Requiem for a Dream | 2000 | 1 |
| 1,537 | Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore | 1974 | 1 |
| 2,044 | Harry and Tonto | 1974 | 2 |
| 2,166 | The Age of Adaline | 2015 | 4 |
| 2,944 | The Fountain | 2006 | 3 |
| 3,808 | Twice in a Lifetime | 1985 | 3 |
| 4,170 | Resurrection | 1980 | 1 |
| 4,327 | Same Time, Next Year | 1978 | 2 |
| 5,850 | Roommates | 1995 | 4 |