Ellen Burstyn Opened Up About a Painful Chapter From Her Past

At 93, Ellen Burstyn remains one of the most respected and enduring performers in American entertainment. Her career has stretched across Broadway, television, independent cinema, major Hollywood productions, and some of the most celebrated films of the last half-century.

She has played grieving mothers, determined survivors, lonely dreamers, complicated partners, spiritual seekers, and women struggling to rebuild their lives. Through all these roles, Burstyn has demonstrated a rare ability to reveal the inner life of a character without relying on theatrical exaggeration.