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Ellen Burstyn

American actress
Also known as: Edna Rae Gillooly, Ellen McRae
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Ellen Burstyn (born December 7, 1932, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.) is an American actress who is known for her understated charm and versatility. Gillooly was raised in Detroit, though she attended St. Mary’s Academy in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, for several years in the late 1930s. Both her mother and her stepfather were physically and verbally abusive, and in 1950, several credits short of graduating from Cass Technical High School, Gillooly left home. After stints in...

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