THE ACADEMY AWARD–WINNING ACTRESS REFLECTS ON A LIFETIME IN FILM,
THEATRE, AND TELEVISION, SHARING THE STORIES AND INSPIRATIONS THAT
HAVE SHAPED HER EXTRAORDINARY CAREER.
ELLEN BURSTYN IS ONE OF THE MOST CELEBRATED ACTRESSES OF OUR TIME.
WITH AN ACADEMY AWARD, A TONY, A BAFTA, AND TWO EMMYS TO HER NAME, SHE
HAS BROUGHT UNFORGETTABLE PERFORMANCES TO STAGE AND SCREEN ACROSS
NEARLY NINE DECADES.
FROM HER BREAKOUT ROLES IN _THE LAST PICTURE SHOW_ , _ALICE DOESN’T
LIVE HERE ANYMORE_ , AND _THE EXORCIST_ , TO ACCLAIMED TURNS IN
_RESURRECTION_ AND _REQUIEM FOR A DREAM_ , BURSTYN’S WORK HAS BEEN
DEFINED BY ITS HONESTY, EMOTIONAL DEPTH, AND TRANSFORMATIVE POWER.
ALONG THE WAY, SHE HAS COLLABORATED WITH SOME OF THE GREATEST
DIRECTORS AND ACTORS OF THE MODERN ERA, SHAPING THE LANDSCAPE OF
AMERICAN CINEMA AND THEATRE.
FOR BURSTYN, THE ARTS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN INTERCONNECTED. JUST AS ACTING
GAVE HER A VOICE ON SCREEN AND STAGE, POETRY HAS BEEN A CONSTANT
COMPANION, VERSES SHE MEMORIZED AS A CHILD, RECITED ON SET, AND
RETURNED TO IN MOMENTS OF LOVE, LOSS, AND DISCOVERY. THESE LINES OF
LANGUAGE HAVE ACCOMPANIED HER EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEY, DEEPENING HER
RELATIONSHIP TO PERFORMANCE AND TO LIFE ITSELF.
JOIN BURSTYN AND HOW TO ACADEMY FOR AN INTIMATE EVENING OF
CONVERSATION AS SHE REFLECTS ON HER REMARKABLE CAREER, THE
INSPIRATIONS THAT SUSTAINED HER, AND THE ENDURING POWER OF ART IN ALL
ITS FORMS.
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