Ellen Beason
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Ellen Becker-Gray
Ellen Becker-Gray grew up in the seacoast town of Marblehead, Massachusetts. Her first experience on stage was as a 10 year old when she performed in the "Dream Ballet" in the musical, Oklahoma. This initiated a life-long dream for an acting career. Ellen comes from a show biz background. Her mother was an accomplished dancer and model. Her father, a well-known dentist in the Boston area, was a jazz lover who treated such celebrated jazz musicians as Jack Teagarden, Cozy Cole and Buck Clayton. One of the only non-musicians in the International Press Club Jazz Hall of Fame, her father was a TV and radio personality, focusing on dental health. Ellen was treated to jazz jam sessions and cook outs with such talents as Louis Armstrong and his All-Stars. Ellen also aspired to entertain, teach and integrate performing arts with curriculum. After earning a M.Ed. from Smith College, she was employed as a college and a public school teacher. As a teacher, Ellen was honored when a published Children's Book was dedicated to her. After an established teaching career for over 30 years, Ellen took early retirement to focus on an acting career. In addition to performing, she directs, produces and teaches acting. Ellen's transition to film began in the summer of 2004, following what turned out to be her final year of teaching. On break during summer stock, she attended a casting call for a television pilot. She had no illusions and knew film acting would be different from theater. However, she appreciated that her theater training has great value to film work, enabling her to improvise, analyze a character emotionally and bring that insight into the process naturally. She was cast in the pilot and later appeared in a dozen episodes of the series. That initial booking was a turning point. Since then, she has worked in more than 85 films, commercials, educational videos and television. Ellen received the "Best Actress Award" in 2007 for the Providence 48 Hour Film Project. In 2008, she directed the film selected as the "Audience Choice Award" for that year's Film Project. Ellen was featured in Imagine Magazine issues: Talented New England Actors (March, 2013); New England Actors (March, 2011); and Women in the Industry (November, 2009). Ellen is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA and Actor's Equity. At a party in LA following the SAG Awards, she congratulated Julie Andrews who had just received the Lifetime Achievement Award. At that special moment, Ellen had the opportunity to tell Ms. Andrews that she has been one of Ellen's inspirations. Ellen is married to Rob Gray who is also active in the industry. They met more than 35 years ago while working in a theatre in New England.
Ellen Beth Van Buskirk
Ellen Beth Van Buskirk is known for Aladdin (1993) and Console Wars (2020).
Ellen Bienenfeld
Ellen Bienenfeld is an actress, known for Patrick (2021), The Weed Show: Love Letters to Mary Jane (2011) and The Pretty Boys (2011).
Ellen Birgitte Winther
Ellen Birgitte Winther is an actress and director, known for 22 July (2018), Valkyrien (2017) and Grenseland (2017).
Ellen Bloodworth
Ellen Bloodworth was an actress, known for Say Uncle (2005), Lie Detector (2012) and C.O.G. (2013). She died on March 14, 2019.
Ellen Bonner
Ellen Bonner is known for Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show (2020).
Ellen Brehove
Ellen Brehove is an actress, known for Mott Haven (2020).
Ellen Bucciarelli
Ellen Bucciarelli is an actress, known for Sanatorium (2013).
Ellen Burstyn
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. At 14, she was a short-order cook at a lunch counter. After graduating from Detroit's Cass Technical High School, she went to Texas to model and then to New York as a showgirl on The Jackie Gleason Show (1952). From there, it was to Montreal as a nightclub dancer and then Broadway with her debut in "Fair Game (1957)". By 1963, she appeared on the TV series The Doctors (1963), but she gained notice for her role in Goodbye Charlie (1964). Ellen then took time off to study acting with Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio. Her big break came when she was cast as the female lead in The Last Picture Show (1971). For this role, she received nominations for the Golden Globe and Academy Award. Next, she co-starred with Jack Nicholson in The King of Marvin Gardens (1972), giving a chilling performance. Then came The Exorcist (1973). She was again nominated for the Golden Globe and Academy Award. In 1974, she starred in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), for which performance she won the Oscar and BAFTA awards as Best Actress. For the Golden Globe, she was nominated but lost to Marsha Mason. The same year, she made history by winning a Tony Award for the Broadway play "Same Time, Next Year". She won praise and award nominations for her performances in the film versions of Same Time, Next Year (1978) and Resurrection (1980). In "Resurrection", she played a woman with the power to heal. A succession of TV movies resulting in two Emmy nominations kept her going as did the series The Ellen Burstyn Show (1986). The TV movies continued through the 1990s. Also in the 1990s, she was cast in the supporting role in such movies as The Cemetery Club (1993), How to Make an American Quilt (1995), The Baby-Sitters Club (1995) and The Spitfire Grill (1996). In addition to her acting, She was the first woman president of Actor's Equity (1982-85).
