{"id":549416,"date":"2026-07-14T15:37:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T15:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/549416\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T15:37:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T15:37:11","slug":"ellen-burstyn-93-to-be-honoured-by-venice-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/549416\/","title":{"rendered":"Ellen Burstyn, 93, to be honoured by Venice Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

US actress Ellen Burstyn, best known for her roles in The Exorcist and Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, will receive a lifetime achievement award at this year’s Venice Film Festival, organisers have said.<\/p>\n

The 93-year-old, who has starred in over 100 films, said she was “so honoured” by the decision to award her the Golden Lion. <\/p>\n

“Wow! I not only get to travel to one of my top most favourite cities in the whole world, I get to return home carrying a Golden Lion in my arms!” she was quoted by the festival as saying.<\/p>\n

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\n(L-R) Diane Ladd as Flo and Ellen Burstyn as Alice in Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore<\/p>\n

This year’s edition will run between 2 and 12 September, and the jury will be led by US actress Maggie Gyllenhaal.<\/p>\n

Burstyn was elevated to global stardom by the success of William Friedkin’s 1973 film The Exorcist, in which she played the mother of a pre-teen girl possessed by demonic forces.<\/p>\n

She went on to win the Oscar for Best Actress for Martin Scorsese’s 1974 film Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, and her 65-year acting career has since seen her win accolades for performances on film, stage, and television.<\/p>\n

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\nEllen Burstyn as Chris MacNeil in The Exorcist<\/p>\n

The Venice Film Festival’s Artistic Director, Alberto Barbera, said Burstyn was “an actress of rare intensity and truth”. <\/p>\n

She has brought “depth and complexity to unforgettable female characters embodying the contradictions and transformations in the contemporary woman,” he said.<\/p>\n

Source: AFP<\/p>\n

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