Breakdown: 1975
as Self
Dec 18, 2025
This Ordinary Thing
as Self (voice)
Dec 5, 2025
Duse, the Greatest
Feb 3, 2025
E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump
as E. Jean Carroll
Oct 3, 2024
Mother, Couch
as Mother
Jul 5, 2024
Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist
as Self
Mar 26, 2024
The Exorcist: Believer
as Chris MacNeil
Oct 4, 2023
Three Months
as Valerie
Feb 23, 2022
Paul Newman, Behind Blue Eyes
as Herself
Dec 4, 2021
Queen Bees
as Helen Wilson
Jun 11, 2021
Watch on the Rhine
as Fanny
May 13, 2021
Pieces of a Woman
as Elizabeth Weiss
Dec 30, 2020
Delphine and Carole
as Self (archive footage)
Jan 14, 2020
Lucy in the Sky
as Nana Holbrook
Sep 20, 2019
American Woman
as Miss Dolly
Sep 12, 2019
Steven Arnold: Heavenly Bodies
as Self
Jul 21, 2019
The House of Tomorrow
as Josephine Prendergast
Jun 20, 2019
Friedkin Uncut
as Self
Nov 5, 2018
Nostalgia
as Helen Greer
Feb 16, 2018
All I Wish
as Celia Berges
Feb 1, 2018
The Tale
as Nettie
Jan 20, 2018
Marilyn Monroe: Auction of a Lifetime
as Self
Apr 5, 2017
Wiener-Dog
as Nana
Jun 24, 2016
Custody
as Beatrice Fisher
Apr 17, 2016
Unity
as Narrator (voice)
Aug 12, 2015
About Scout
as Gram
Apr 25, 2015
The Age of Adaline
as Flemming
Apr 16, 2015
Interstellar
as Murph (older)
Nov 5, 2014
The Calling
as Emily Micallef
Aug 5, 2014
Petals on the Wind
as Olivia Foxworth
May 26, 2014
Two Men in Town
as Mère Garnett
May 7, 2014
Draft Day
as Barb Weaver
Apr 11, 2014
River of Fundament
as Hathfertiti
Feb 12, 2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self - Interviewee
Feb 1, 2014
Flowers in the Attic
as Grandmother
Jan 18, 2014
Wish You Well
as Louisa Mae Cardinal
Oct 19, 2013
Love, Marilyn
as Self
May 30, 2013
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
as Nanette
Feb 24, 2012
Another Happy Day
as Doris Baker
Nov 18, 2011
The Mighty Macs
as Mother St. John
Oct 21, 2011
Reflections of a Philosopher King
as Self
Nov 23, 2010
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance
as Self
Nov 23, 2010
America Lost and Found: The BBS Story
as Self
Nov 23, 2010
Main Street
as Georgiana Carr
Oct 21, 2010
According to Greta
as Katherine
Nov 25, 2009
Lovely, Still
as Mary
Oct 3, 2009
PoliWood
as Self
Jul 3, 2009
The Velveteen Rabbit
as Swan (voice)
Feb 27, 2009
W.
as Barbara Bush
Oct 17, 2008
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
as Miss Addie
Sep 12, 2008
Mitch Albom's For One More Day
as Pauline "Posey" Benetto
Dec 9, 2007
The Stone Angel
as Hagar
Sep 12, 2007
The Fountain
as Dr. Lillian Guzetti
Nov 22, 2006
30 Days
as Maura
Oct 6, 2006
The Wicker Man
as Sister Summersisle
Aug 31, 2006
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow
as Self
Jun 22, 2006
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
as Self
May 3, 2006
The Elephant King
as Diana Hunt
Apr 26, 2006
Mrs. Harris
as Former Tarnower Steady
Feb 25, 2006
Our Fathers
as Mary Ryan
May 11, 2005
The Five People You Meet In Heaven
as Ruby
Dec 5, 2004
The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel
as Tommie
Oct 31, 2004
Second Chances: The Making of "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"
as Self
Aug 24, 2004
A Decade Under the Influence
as Self
Apr 25, 2003
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
as Self
Mar 9, 2003
Brush with Fate
as Rika
Jan 1, 2003
Red Dragon
as Grandma Dolarhyde (voice) (uncredited)
Oct 2, 2002
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
as Vivi
Jun 7, 2002
Within These Walls
as Joan Thomas
Aug 20, 2001
Memories, Dreams & Addictions
as Self
May 22, 2001
The Making of Requiem for a Dream
as Self
May 22, 2001
Requiem for a Dream
as Sara Goldfarb
Oct 6, 2000
Mermaid
as Trish
May 21, 2000
The Yards
as Val Handler
Apr 27, 2000
Walking Across Egypt
as Mattie Rigsbee
Dec 17, 1999
The Last Picture Show: A Look Back
as Self
Apr 25, 1999
Night Ride Home
as Maggie
Feb 7, 1999
Playing by Heart
as Mildred
Dec 30, 1998
Marilyn in Manhattan
as Self
Sep 5, 1998
You Can Thank Me Later
as Shirley Cooperberg
Sep 3, 1998
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
as Self - Chris MacNeil
Jun 13, 1998
The Patron Saint of Liars
as June Clatterbuck
Apr 5, 1998
Flash
as Laura Strong
Dec 21, 1997
Deceiver
as Mook
Aug 31, 1997
A Deadly Vision
as Yvette Watson
Apr 21, 1997
Timepiece
as Maud Gannon
Dec 22, 1996
The Spitfire Grill
as Hannah Ferguson
Aug 23, 1996
How to Make an American Quilt
as Hy Dodd
Oct 6, 1995
The Baby-Sitters Club
as Mrs. Haberman
Aug 18, 1995
Follow The River
as Gretel
Apr 22, 1995
My Brother's Keeper
as Helen
Mar 19, 1995
Roommates
as Judith
Mar 3, 1995
Trick of the Eye
as Frances Griffin
Oct 22, 1994
Getting Gotti
as Jo Giacalone
May 10, 1994
When a Man Loves a Woman
as Emily
Apr 29, 1994
Getting Out
as Arlie's Mother
Apr 25, 1994
Roots of Roe
as Narrator (voice)
Nov 29, 1993
Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story
as Joan Delvecchio
Sep 27, 1993
The Cemetery Club
as Esther Moskowitz
Feb 3, 1993
Earth and the American Dream
as Reader (voice)
Oct 1, 1992
When It Was a Game 2
as Passage Narrator (voice)
Jul 13, 1992
Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story
as Wilma
Mar 15, 1992
Picture This
as Self
Sep 6, 1991
Grand Isle
as Mademoiselle Reisz
Aug 23, 1991
Dying Young
as Mrs. O'Neil
Jun 20, 1991
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
as Lillian "Lil" Lambert
May 12, 1991
When You Remember Me
as Nurse Cooder
Oct 7, 1990
The Color of Evening
as Kate O'Rielly
Sep 1, 1990
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
as Self
Jun 26, 1989
Hello Actors Studio
as Self
Nov 9, 1988
Hanna's War
as Katalin
Apr 14, 1988
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as Mrs. Stocks (voice)
Oct 1, 1987
Pack of Lies
as Barbara Jackson
Apr 26, 1987
Something in Common
as Lynn Hollander
Nov 2, 1986
Act of Vengeance
as Margaret Yablonski
Sep 4, 1986
Into Thin Air
as Joan Walker
Oct 29, 1985
Twice in a Lifetime
as Kate MacKenzie
Oct 23, 1985
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
Mar 10, 1985
Surviving
as Tina Brogan
Feb 10, 1985
The Ambassador
as Alex Hacker
Jan 11, 1985
I Love Liberty
as Self
Mar 21, 1982
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
Mar 8, 1982
Silence of the North
as Olive Frederickson
Oct 23, 1981
People vs. Jean Harris
as Jean Harris
May 7, 1981
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
as Self
Mar 4, 1981
Resurrection
as Edna
Sep 26, 1980
A Dream of Passion
as Brenda Collins
May 21, 1978
Same Time, Next Year
as Doris
Apr 23, 1978
Providence
as Sonia Langham
Jan 25, 1977
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
as Alice Hyatt
Dec 9, 1974
Harry and Tonto
as Shirley Mallard
Aug 12, 1974
Thursday's Game
as Lynne Evers
Apr 14, 1974
The Horror Hall of Fame: A Monster Salute
as Self (archive footage)
Feb 20, 1974
The Exorcist
as Chris MacNeil
Dec 26, 1973
The King of Marvin Gardens
as Sally
Oct 13, 1972
The Last Picture Show
as Lois Farrow
Oct 3, 1971
Alex in Wonderland
as Beth Morrison
Dec 22, 1970
Tropic of Cancer
as Mona (uncredited)
Feb 27, 1970
Pit Stop
as Ellen McCleod
May 14, 1969
Goodbye Charlie
as Franny Salzman
Nov 18, 1964
For Those Who Think Young
as Dr. Pauline Swenson
Jun 1, 1964
Ricochet
as Rose Maxon
Oct 3, 1961
The Christmas Tree
as Elizabeth
Dec 14, 1958
Easy Out?
as Mary
Jan 1, 1948
Bathing Flo
Place to Be
as Brooke
The First Lady
as Sara Delano Roosevelt
Apr 17, 2022
Reframed: Marilyn Monroe
as Self
Jan 16, 2022
Law & Order: Organized Crime
as Bernadette 'Bernie' Stabler
Apr 1, 2021
Mom
as Shirley
Sep 23, 2013
House of Cards
as Elizabeth Hale
Feb 1, 2013
Coma
as Mrs. Emerson
Sep 3, 2012
Political Animals
as Margaret Barrish
Jul 15, 2012
Big Love
as Nancy Davis Dutton
Mar 12, 2006
The Book of Daniel
as Bishop Beatrice Congreve
Jan 6, 2006
That's Life
as Dolly DeLucca
Oct 1, 2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Bernie Stabler
Sep 20, 1999
A Will of their Own
as Veronica Steward
Oct 18, 1998
The View
as Self
Aug 11, 1997
HARDtalk
Apr 1, 1997
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self - Guest
Jun 10, 1996
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
Aug 14, 1994
American Experience
as Narrator (voice)
Oct 4, 1988
The Ellen Burstyn Show
as Ellen Brewer
Sep 20, 1986
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Oct 11, 1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
Jan 12, 1975
Dinah!
as Self
Oct 21, 1974
The Time Tunnel
as Eve Holland
Sep 9, 1966
The Big Valley
as Sister Sarah Jacob
Sep 15, 1965
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Barbara Sherwood / Lucille Benton
Oct 10, 1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Eva Laurelton
Oct 4, 1963
The Greatest Show on Earth
as Susan Mason
Sep 17, 1963
Vacation Playhouse
as Ellen
Jul 22, 1963
Going My Way
as Louise
Oct 3, 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Oct 1, 1962
I'm Dickens, He's Fenster
as Joan
Sep 28, 1962
The Virginian
as Kate Burden
Sep 19, 1962
Ben Casey
as Dr. Leslie Fraser, Connie
Oct 2, 1961
Bus Stop
as Phyllis Dunning
Oct 1, 1961
Dr. Kildare
as Anne Garner
Sep 27, 1961
The Defenders
as Hilda Wesley
Sep 16, 1961
Kraft Mystery Theatre
as Greta Dryden
Jun 14, 1961
Surfside 6
as Wandra Drake
Oct 6, 1960
Checkmate
as Margo as Ellen McRae
Sep 17, 1960
The Detectives
as Nora
Oct 16, 1959
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as Donna Whittaker
Sep 29, 1959
77 Sunset Strip
as Betty Benson, Sandra Keene
Oct 10, 1958
Perry Mason
as Mona Winthrope White
Sep 21, 1957
Tony Awards
as Self - Host, Self - Winner, Self - Presenter, Self - Host/Presenter, Self - Audience Member
Apr 1, 1956
Cheyenne
as Emmy Mae
Sep 20, 1955
Gunsmoke
as Polly, Amy Waters
Sep 10, 1955
Letter to Loretta
as Ann Walters
Sep 20, 1953
The Oscars
as Self
Mar 19, 1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Elizabeth, Barbara Jackson, Maggie, Rika
Dec 24, 1951
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter, Self - Nominee
Jan 20, 1944
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