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Early life. Burstyn was born Edna Rae Gillooly on December 7, 1932, in Detroit, the daughter of Correine Marie (née Hamel) and John Austin Gillooly. [1] She says her ancestry is "Irish, French, Pennsylvania Dutch, a little Canadian Indian". [2] [3] Burstyn has an older brother, Jack, and a younger brother, Steve.
Ellen Burstyn was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Correine Marie (Hamel) and John Austin Gillooly. She is of Irish, French/French-Canadian, Pennsylvania Dutch (German), and Native American ancestry.. She worked a number of jobs before she became an actress.
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Ellen Burstyn was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Correine Marie (Hamel) and John Austin Gillooly. She is of Irish, French/French-Canadian, Pennsylvania Dutch (German), and Native American ancestry.. She worked a number of jobs before she became an actress.
Sep 5, 2023 · Ellen Burstyn was born Edna Rae Gillooly, on December 7, 1932, in Detroit and had a difficult family life in childhood.
Jun 24, 2024 · She was first credited as Ellen Burstyn in Alex in Wonderland (1970), a comedy about the film industry. In 1970 she also starred in Tropic of Cancer, an adaptation of Henry Miller’s autobiographical novel in which she played Miller’s wife.
Burstyn’s parents divorced when she was young, following which she and with her two brothers went to reside with their mother and stepfather who were extremely abusive. After failing in her high school senior year, Burstyn dropped out to do a number of odd jobs before pursuing acting.
