12/07/1932
Detroit, Michigan, USA:
Ellen Burstyn, eigentlich Edna Rae Gillooly, (* 7. Dezember 1932 in Detroit, Michigan) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin. Sie war insgesamt sechsmal für den Oscar nominiert und erhielt diesen 1975 für ihre Hauptrolle in Alice lebt hier nicht mehr. Der Durchbruch gelang ihr mit der Rolle der Lois Farrow in Peter Bogdanovichs Die letzte Vorstellung von 1971, für die sie auch eine Oscar-Nominierung erhielt. Im folgenden Jahr spielte sie die Mutter der besessenen Regan im Horror-Klassiker Der Exorzist, wofür sie erneut eine Oscarnominierung bekam. Durch den großen internationalen Erfolg des Films (er war der erste, der mehr als 100 Millionen US-Dollar einspielte) wurde sie einem größeren Publikum bekannt. Während der Dreharbeiten zu dem Horrorfilm zog sich Ellen Burstyn eine langwierige Verletzung im Rücken zu, als sie bei einem von ihr persönlich durchgeführten Stunt mit einem Seil, das um ihre Taille gebunden war, zu heftig zu Boden geworfen wurde. 1974 verwirklichte sie ein Projekt, das ihr sehr am Herzen lag: im Film Alice lebt hier nicht mehr spielte sie eine junge Witwe, die mit ihrem Sohn eine zweite Chance im Leben sucht. Burstyn wurde zum dritten Mal für den Oscar nominiert und gewann ihn diesmal; sie selbst setzte sich für die Nominierung der norwegischen Schauspielerin Liv Ullmann ein. Im gleichen Jahr erhielt sie auch den Tony Award für ihre Leistung im Broadway-Stück Same Time, Next Year, das 1978 von Robert Mulligan verfilmt wurde. An der Seite von Alan Alda übernahm sie dabei die Rolle, die sie auch in der Broadway-Aufführung gespielt hatte und wurde dafür erneut für den Oscar nominiert. Mit Der starke Wille heimste sie 1980 wiederum viel Kritikerlob ein, bevor ihre Filmkarriere in den 1980ern einen Knick bekam. Sie bekam von nun an vor allem Rollen in Fernsehfilmen angeboten, ihre eigene Sitcom The Ellen Burstyn Show wurde 1987 nach einem Jahr abgesetzt. Aufmerksamkeit auf der Kinoleinwand erregte sie erst im Jahr 2000 wieder – mit der Rolle der Sara Goldfarb im Drogendrama Requiem for a Dream. Für ihre Leistung in diesem Film wurde sie nach langer Zeit wieder für einen Oscar nominiert. 2009 erhielt sie für ihren Gastauftritt als Bernadette Stabler in der Serie Law & Order: New York (Episode: Swing) nach vier vorangegangenen Nominierungen ihren ersten Emmy.
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Breakdown: 1975 (2025) as Self |
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This Ordinary Thing (2025) as Self (voice) |
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Duse, the Greatest (2025) as |
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E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump (2024) as E. Jean Carroll |
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Mother, Couch (2024) as Mother |
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Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist (2024) as Self |
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The Exorcist: Believer (2023) as Chris MacNeil |
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Three Months (2022) as Valerie |
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Paul Newman, derrière les yeux bleus (2021) as Herself |
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Queen Bees (2021) as Helen Wilson |
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Watch on the Rhine (2021) as Fanny |
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Pieces of a Woman (2020) as Elizabeth Weiss |
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Delphine et Carole, insoumuses (2020) as Self (archive footage) |
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Lucy in the Sky (2019) as Nana Holbrook |
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American Woman (2019) as Miss Dolly |
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Steven Arnold: Heavenly Bodies (2019) as Self |
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The House of Tomorrow (2019) as Josephine Prendergast |
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Friedkin Uncut (2018) as Self |
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Nostalgia (2018) as Helen Greer |
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All I Wish (2018) as Celia Berges |
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The Tale (2018) as Nettie |
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Marilyn Monroe: Auction of a Lifetime (2017) as Self |
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Wiener-Dog (2016) as Nana |
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Custody (2016) as Beatrice Fisher |
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Unity (2015) as Narrator (voice) |
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About Scout (2015) as Gram |
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The Age of Adaline (2015) as Flemming |
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Interstellar (2014) as Murph (older) |
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The Calling (2014) as Emily Micallef |
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Petals on the Wind (2014) as Olivia Foxworth |
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La Voie de l‘ennemi (2014) as Mère Garnett |
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Draft Day (2014) as Barb Weaver |
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River of Fundament (2014) as Hathfertiti |
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And the Oscar Goes To... (2014) as Self - Interviewee |
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Flowers in the Attic (2014) as Grandmother |
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Wish You Well (2013) as Louisa Mae Cardinal |
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Love, Marilyn (2013) as Self |
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Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You (2012) as Nanette |
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Another Happy Day (2011) as Doris Baker |
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The Mighty Macs (2011) as Mother St. John |
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Reflections of a Philosopher King (2010) as Self |
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America Lost and Found: The BBS Story (2010) as Self |
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BBStory: An American Film Renaissance (2010) as Self |
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Main Street (2010) as Georgiana Carr |
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According to Greta (2009) as Katherine |
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Lovely, Still (2009) as Mary |
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PoliWood (2009) as Self |
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The Velveteen Rabbit (2009) as Swan (voice) |
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W. (2008) as Barbara Bush |
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The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (2008) as Miss Addie |
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Mitch Albom's For One More Day (2007) as Pauline "Posey" Benetto |
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The Stone Angel (2007) as Hagar |
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The Fountain (2006) as Dr. Lillian Guzetti |
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30 Days (2006) as Maura |
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The Wicker Man (2006) as Sister Summersisle |
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Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow (2006) as Self |
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Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006) as Self |
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The Elephant King (2006) as Diana Hunt |
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Mrs. Harris (2006) as Former Tarnower Steady |
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Our Fathers (2005) as Mary Ryan |
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The Five People You Meet In Heaven (2004) as Ruby |
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The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel (2004) as Tommie |
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Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore: Second Chances (2004) as Self |
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A Decade Under the Influence (2003) as Self |
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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003) as Self |
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Brush with Fate (2003) as Rika |
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Red Dragon (2002) as Grandma Dolarhyde (voice) (uncredited) |
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Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002) as Vivi Abbott Walker |
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Within These Walls (2001) as Joan Thomas |
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Memories, Dreams & Addictions (2001) as Self |
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The Making of Requiem for a Dream (2001) as Self |
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Requiem for a Dream (2000) as Sara Goldfarb |
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Mermaid (2000) as Trish |
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The Yards (2000) as Val Handler |
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The Last Picture Show: A Look Back (1999) as Self |
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Night Ride Home (1999) as Maggie |
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Walking Across Egypt (1999) as Mattie Rigsbee |
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Playing by Heart (1998) as Mildred |
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Marilyn in Manhattan (1998) as Self |
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You Can Thank Me Later (1998) as Shirley Cooperberg |
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The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist (1998) as Self - Chris MacNeil |
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The Patron Saint of Liars (1998) as June Clatterbuck |
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Flash (1997) as Laura Strong |
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Deceiver (1997) as Mook |
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A Deadly Vision (1997) as Yvette Watson |
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Timepiece (1996) as Maud Gannon |
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The Spitfire Grill (1996) as Hannah Ferguson |
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How to Make an American Quilt (1995) as Hy Dodd |
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The Baby-Sitters Club (1995) as Mrs. Haberman |
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Follow The River (1995) as Gretel |
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My Brother's Keeper (1995) as Helen |
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Roommates (1995) as Judith |
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Trick of the Eye (1994) as Frances Griffin |
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Getting Gotti (1994) as Jo Giacalone |
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When a Man Loves a Woman (1994) as Emily |
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Getting Out (1994) as Arlie's Mother |
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Roots of Roe (1993) as Narrator (voice) |
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Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story (1993) as Joan Delvecchio |
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The Cemetery Club (1993) as Esther Moskowitz |
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Earth and the American Dream (1992) as Reader (voice) |
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When It Was a Game 2 (1992) as Passage Narrator (voice) |
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Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story (1992) as Wilma |
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Picture This (1991) as Self |
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Grand Isle (1991) as Mademoiselle Reisz |
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Dying Young (1991) as Mrs. O'Neil |
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Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love (1991) as Lillian "Lil" Lambert |
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When You Remember Me (1990) as Nurse Cooder |
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The Color of Evening (1990) as Kate O'Rielly |
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Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre (1989) as Self |
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Hello Actors Studio (1988) as Self |
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Hanna's War (1988) as Katalin |
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Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987) as Mrs. Stocks (voice) |
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Pack of Lies (1987) as Barbara Jackson |
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Something in Common (1986) as Lynn Hollander |
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Act of Vengeance (1986) as Margaret Yablonski |
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Into Thin Air (1985) as Joan Walker |
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Twice in a Lifetime (1985) as Kate MacKenzie |
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Night of 100 Stars II (1985) as Self |
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Surviving (1985) as Tina Brogan |
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The Ambassador (1985) as Alex Hacker |
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I Love Liberty (1982) as Self |
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Night of 100 Stars (1982) as Self |
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Silence of the North (1981) as Olive Frederickson |
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People vs. Jean Harris (1981) as Jean Harris |
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Sois belle et tais-toi ! (1981) as Self |
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Resurrection (1980) as Edna |
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Κραυγή Γυναικών (1978) as Brenda Collins |
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Same Time, Next Year (1978) as Doris |
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Providence (1977) as Sonia Langham |
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Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) as Alice Hyatt |
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Harry and Tonto (1974) as Shirley Mallard |
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Thursday's Game (1974) as Lynne Evers |
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The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute (1974) as Self (archive footage) |
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The Exorcist (1973) as Chris MacNeil |
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The King of Marvin Gardens (1972) as Sally |
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The Last Picture Show (1971) as Lois Farrow |
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Alex in Wonderland (1970) as Beth Morrison |
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Tropic of Cancer (1970) as Mona (uncredited) |
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Pit Stop (1969) as Ellen McCleod |
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Goodbye Charlie (1964) as Franny Salzman |
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For Those Who Think Young (1964) as Dr. Pauline Swenson |
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Ricochet (1961) as Rose Maxon |
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The Christmas Tree (1958) as Elizabeth |
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Easy Out? (1948) as Mary |
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Bathing Flo () as |
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Place To Be () as Brooke |
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The House of Tomorrow (2019) Executive Producer |
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Within These Walls (2001) Executive Producer |
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Bathing Flo () Director |