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Ellen Burstyn

Channel	Date & Time	Title	Buy
TCM	Thu, Jul 9, 12:45 PM	For Those Who Think Young	Buy
CINEMAX	Sun, Jul 12, 1:00 PM	Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood	Buy
LMN	Sun, Jul 12, 2:00 PM	Dying Young	Buy
MOMAXe	Sun, Jul 12, 3:20 PM	How to Make an American Quilt	Buy
MOMAXe	Wed, Jul 15, 6:00 AM	How to Make an American Quilt	Buy

Ellen Burstyn Fast Facts:

Was one of the dancers on The Jackie Gleason Show in 1955.
From 1982 to '85, she was the first female president of the Actors' Equity Association.
Won a 1975 Tony for her performance in Same Time, Next Year and was subsequently nominated for an Oscar for the same role in the 1978 big-screen adaptation.
Earned an Emmy nod for the 1981 TV-movie The People vs. Jean Harris, in which she played a jealous woman who famously murdered "Scarsdale Diet" doctor Herman Tarnower. In 2005, she portrayed another girlfriend of Tarnower's in Mrs. Harris, an HBO film about the same event and earned another Emmy nomination.
Published a candid memoir, Lessons In Becoming Myself, in 2006.

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Ellen Burstyn Awards:

2008 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
1982 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
1974 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1975 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1981 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
2001 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1979 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Winner
1972 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
1981 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
1987 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
2006 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
1973 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
1974 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Winner
1978 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
1980 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
2000 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
1971 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
1975 Tony: Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play - Nominee