Inside Ellen Burstyn's Fortune: Ellen Burstyn's Assets & Salary ( Updated) Net Worth 2026: Career Earnings & Assets

Many fans are curious about Ellen Burstyn's financial success in April 2026. In this article, we dive deep into the assets and career highlights.

What Is Ellen Burstyn's Net Worth and Salary?

Ellen Burstyn was born Edna Rae Gillooly on December 7, 1932, in Detroit, Michigan. She is the daughter of John and Correine Gillooly. She has an older brother named Jack and a younger brother named Steve. When Burstyn was young, her parents divorced, and she was subsequently raised by her mother and stepfather. She was educated at Cass Technical High School, where she studied fashion illustration. Ellen ended up failing her classes, causing her to drop out during her senior year.

After dropping out of high school, Burstyn became a dancer under the stage name Kerri Flynn; she then worked as a model until she was 23. Ellen lived in Dallas, Texas, for a while before moving to New York City.

Using the name Ellen McRae, Burstyn made her first appearances on the big screen in the 1964 films "Goodbye Charlie" and "For Those Who Think Young." She went on to appear in "Pit Stop," "Alex in Wonderland," and "Tropic of Cancer." In 1971, Ellen had her breakthrough role inPeter Bogdanovich'scoming-of-age film "The Last Picture Show," which earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She next starred in Bob Rafelson's 1972 film "The King of Marvin Gardens." The year after that, she scored her biggest commercial success withWilliam Friedkin'shorror film "The Exorcist," which became one of the highest-grossing films of all time in the US. Moreover, Burstyn was nominated for the Best Actress Academy Award for her performance as Chris MacNeil, the mother of a daughter possessed by the devil. In 1974, she finally took home the Academy Award for her performance as the titular widow in Martin Scorsese's "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore." Also that year, Ellen had a supporting role in "Harry and Tonto," which won the Best Actor Academy Award forArt Carney. Later in the decade, she starred in "Providence," "A Dream of Passion," and "Same Time, Next Year," an adaptation of the play in which she also starred.

Ellen Burstyn, born Edna Rae Gillooly, is an American actress who has a net worth of $20 million. Ellen Burstyn is an actress of the screen and stage, known for her performances in such films as "The Last Picture Show," "The Exorcist," "Resurrection," "Requiem for a Dream," and "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore," for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Onstage, she won a Tony for her work in the play "Same Time, Next Year." Among Burstyn's notable television credits are "That's Life," "Political Animals," "House of Cards," and two spinoffs of "Law & Order."

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Burstyn's impressive career saw her winning the Tony Award in 1975  for her leading role in the Broadway film "Same Time, Next Year." She went on to receive a Golden Globe Award and her 4th nomination for an Academy Award for her work in the film version of the Broadway production.

Ellen was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her first Academy Award for her role in the much-acclaimed drama "The Last Picture" in 1971. Her second nomination came shortly after her rise to fame with her performance in "The Exorcist" in 1973. She finally took home the Academy Award in 1974 for her role as Alice Hyatt in the featuredMartin Scorsesefilm, "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore."

Burstyn began the 1980s starring as a seemingly divine healer in "Resurrection," for which she earned her fifth Academy Award nomination. She was subsequently in "Silence of the North," "The Ambassador," "Twice in a Lifetime," and "Hanna's War." In the '90s, Ellen appeared in such films as "Grand Isle," "The Cemetery Club," "How to Make an American Quilt," "Roommates," "The Spitfire Grill," "You Can Thank Me Later," and "Walking Across Egypt."

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Disclaimer: All net worth figures are estimates based on public data.