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Born in Detroit, Ellen Burstyn 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. From there, it was to Montreal as a nightclub dancer and then Broadway with her debut in "Fair Game (1957)"... See full bio »

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2013 Diamond in the Dust (pre-production)
Nana Louise
 
???? Chickadee (pre-production)
Mrs. Randolph (rumored)
 
2014 Draft Day (filming)
Barb Weaver
 
2013 Wish You Well (filming)
Louisa Mae Cardinal
 
???? Enemy Way (filming)
 
2013 The Calling (post-production)
Emily Micallef
 
2012 Coma (TV mini-series)
Mrs. Emerson
– Part Two (2012) … Mrs. Emerson
– Part One (2012) … Mrs. Emerson
 
2012 Political Animals (TV mini-series)
Margaret Barrish
– Resignation Day (2012) … Margaret Barrish
– 16 Hours (2012) … Margaret Barrish
– Lost Boys (2012) … Margaret Barrish
– The Woman Problem (2012) … Margaret Barrish
– Second Time Around (2012) … Margaret Barrish
See all 6 episodes »
 
2011 Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
Nanette
 
2007-2011 Big Love (TV series)
Nancy Davis Dutton
– D.I.V.O.R.C.E. (2011) … Nancy Davis Dutton
– A Seat at the Table (2011) … Nancy Davis Dutton
– Outer Darkness (2009) … Nancy Davis Dutton
– On Trial (2009) … Nancy Davis Dutton
– Prom Queen (2009) … Nancy Davis Dutton
See all 6 episodes »
 
2011 Another Happy Day
Doris Baker
 
2010 Main Street
Georgiana Carr
 
2009 According to Greta
Katherine
 
2009 The Mighty Macs
Mother St. John
 
2009 The Velveteen Rabbit
Swan
 
2009 Possible Side Effects (TV movie)
 
2008/I W.
Barbara Bush
 
2008 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)
Bernie Stabler
– Swing (2008) … Bernie Stabler
 
2008 The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
Addie
 
2008 Lovely, Still
Mary Malone
 
2007 Mitch Albom's For One More Day (TV movie)
Pauline (Posey) Benetto
 
2007 The Stone Angel
Hagar
 
2006/I 30 Days
Maura
 
2006 The Fountain
Dr. Lillian Guzetti
 
2006 The Wicker Man
Sister Summerslsle
 
2006 The Elephant King
Diana Hunt
 
2006 The Book of Daniel (TV series)
Bishop Beatrice Congreve
– Assignation (2006) … Bishop Beatrice Congreve
– Revelations (2006) … Bishop Beatrice Congreve
– Acceptance (2006) … Bishop Beatrice Congreve
– Forgiveness (2006) … Bishop Beatrice Congreve
– Temptation (2006) … Bishop Beatrice Congreve
See all 8 episodes »
 
2005 Mrs. Harris (TV movie)
Former Tarnower Steady
 
2005 Our Fathers (TV movie)
Mary Ryan
 
2004 The Five People You Meet in Heaven (TV movie)
Ruby
 
2004 The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel (TV movie)
Tommie
 
2003 Brush with Fate (TV movie)
Rika
 
2002 Red Dragon
Grandma Dolarhyde (voice) (uncredited)
 
2002 Distance (short)
Voice Over
 
2002 Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Viviane Joan 'Vivi' Abbott Walker
 
2000-2002 That's Life (TV series)
Dolly DeLucca
– Momento (2002) … Dolly DeLucca
– What's Family Got to Do with It? (2002) … Dolly DeLucca
– All About Lydia (2002) … Dolly DeLucca
– Baum's Thesis (2002) … Dolly DeLucca
– Behind Closed Doors (2002) … Dolly DeLucca
See all 34 episodes »
 
2001 Within These Walls (TV movie)
Joan Thomas
 
2001 Dodson's Journey (TV movie)
Mother
 
2000 Mermaid (TV movie)
Trish
 
2000 Requiem for a Dream
Sara Goldfarb
 
2000 The Yards
Val Handler
 
1999 Walking Across Egypt
Mattie Rigsbee
 
1999 You Can Thank Me Later
Shirley Cooperberg
 
1999 Night Ride Home (TV movie)
Maggie
 
1998 Playing by Heart
Mildred
 
1998 A Will of Their Own (TV mini-series)
Veronica Steward
– Episode #1.1 (1998) … Veronica Steward
 
1998 The Patron Saint of Liars (TV movie)
June Clatterbuck
 
1997 Flash (TV movie)
Laura Strong
 
1997 Deceiver
Mook
 
1997 A Deadly Vision (TV movie)
Yvette Watson
 
1996 Timepiece (TV movie)
Maud Gannon
 
1996 Our Son, the Matchmaker (TV movie)
Iva Mae Longwell
 
1996 The Spitfire Grill
Hannah Ferguson
 
1996 Cross the Line
Mary Davis
 
1995 How to Make an American Quilt
Hy
 
1995 The Baby-Sitters Club
Emily Haberman
 
1995 Follow the River (TV movie)
Gretel
 
1995 My Brother's Keeper (TV movie)
Helen
 
1995 Roommates
Judith
 
1994 Trick of the Eye (TV movie)
Frances Griffin
 
1994 Getting Gotti (TV movie)
Jo Giacalone
 
1994 When a Man Loves a Woman
Emily
 
1994 Getting Out (TV movie)
Arlie's Mother
 
1994 The Color of Evening
Kate O'Rielly
 
1993 Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story (TV movie)
Joan Delvecchio
 
1993 The Cemetery Club
Esther Moskowitz
 
1992 Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story (TV movie)
Wilma
 
1991 Grand Isle
Mademoiselle Reisz
 
1991 Dying Young
Mrs. O'Neil
 
1991 Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love (TV movie)
Lillian 'Lil' Lambert
 
1990 When You Remember Me (TV movie)
Nurse Cooder
 
1988 Hanna's War
Katalin
 
1987 Look Away (TV movie)
Mary Todd Lincoln
 
1987 Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (TV documentary)
Mrs. Stocks (voice)
 
1986-1987 The Ellen Burstyn Show (TV series)
Ellen Brewer
– Writes of Passage (1987) … Ellen Brewer
– The Box (1987) … Ellen Brewer
– Writer, Wronger (1987) … Ellen Brewer
– Molly Sings the Blues (1987) … Ellen Brewer
– I'm Dancing Faster Than I Can (1987) … Ellen Brewer
See all 13 episodes »
 
1987 Pack of Lies (TV movie)
Barbara Jackson
 
1986 Something in Common (TV movie)
Lynn Hollander
 
1986 Act of Vengeance (TV movie)
Margaret Yablonski
 
1985 Into Thin Air (TV movie)
Joan Walker
 
1985 Twice in a Lifetime
Kate MacKenzie
 
1985 Surviving (TV movie)
Tina Brogan
 
1984 The Ambassador
Alex Hacker
 
1981 Silence of the North
Olive Frederickson
 
1981 The People vs. Jean Harris (TV movie)
Jean Harris
 
1980 Resurrection
Edna
 
1978 Same Time, Next Year
Doris
 
1978 A Dream of Passion
Brenda Collins
 
1977 Providence
Sonia Langham
 
1974 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Alice Hyatt
 
1974 Harry and Tonto
Shirley Mallard
 
1974 Thursday's Game (TV movie)
Lynne Evers
 
1973 The Exorcist
Chris MacNeil
 
1972 The King of Marvin Gardens
Sally
 
1972 The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (TV series)
Rachel Lambert
– Lisa, I Hardly Knew You (1972) … Rachel Lambert
 
1962-1971 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Amy Waters / Polly
– Waste: Part 2 (1971) … Amy Waters
– Waste: Part 1 (1971) … Amy Waters
– Wagon Girls (1962) … Polly (as Ellen McRae)
 
1971 The Last Picture Show
Lois Farrow
 
1970 Alex in Wonderland
Beth Morrison
 
1970 Tropic of Cancer
Mona Miller (uncredited)
 
1969 Pit Stop
Ellen McLeod (as Ellen McRae)
 
1969 The Virginian (TV series)
Kate Burden
– Last Grave at Socorro Creek (1969) … Kate Burden (as Ellen MacRae)
 
1968 Insight (TV series)
Janet
– All the Things I've Never Liked (1968) … Janet (as Ellen McRae)
 
1967-1968 Iron Horse (TV series)
Julie Parsons / Julie
– Dry Run to Glory (1968) … Julie Parsons (as Ellen McRae)
– T Is for Traitor (1967) … Julie (as Ellen McRae)
– Six Hours to Sky High (1967) … Julie Parsons (as Ellen McRae)
– The Return of Hode Avery (1967) … Julie (as Ellen McRae)
– Leopards Try, But Leopards Can't (1967) … Julie Parsons (as Ellen McRae)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1967 The Big Valley (TV series)
Sarah / Sister Jacob
– Days of Grace (1967) … Sister Jacob/Sarah (as Ellen McRae)
 
1966 The Time Tunnel (TV series)
Eve Holland
– Crack of Doom (1966) … Eve Holland (as Ellen McRae)
 
1965 For the People (TV series)
Maria Haviland
– Seized, Confined and Detained (1965) … Maria Haviland (as Ellen McRae)
 
1964-1965 The Doctors (TV series)
Dr. Kate Bartok
 
1964 Goodbye Charlie
Franny Salzman (as Ellen McRae)
 
1964 For Those Who Think Young
Dr. Pauline Swenson (as Ellen McRae)
 
1964 The Greatest Show on Earth (TV series)
Susan Mason
– Big Man from Nairobi (1964) … Susan Mason (as Ellen MacRae)
 
1964 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
– Runaway (1964) (as Ellen McRae)
 
1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Barbara Sherwood / Lucille Benton
– The Deep End (1964) … Barbara Sherwood/Lucille Benton (as Ellen McRae)
 
1963 The Big Brain (TV movie)
Ellen (as Ellen McRae)
 
1963 Wagon Train (TV series)
Margaret Whitlow
– The Jim Whitlow Story (1963) … Margaret Whitlow (as Ellen McRae)
 
1963 Going My Way (TV series)
Louise
– Hear No Evil (1963) … Louise (as Ellen McRae)
 
1963 The Defenders (TV series)
Hilda Wesley
– The Heathen (1963) … Hilda Wesley (as Ellen MacRae)
 
1961-1963 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Betty Benson / Sandra Keene
– Dial 'S' for Spencer (1963) … Sandra Keene (as Ellen McRae)
– The Navy Caper (1961) … Betty Benson (as Ellen McRae)
 
1963 Laramie (TV series)
Amy
– No Place to Run (1963) … Amy (as Ellen McRae)
 
1962 The Real McCoys (TV series)
Dorothy Carter, Girl Veterinarian
– The Girl Veterinarian (1962) … Dorothy Carter, Girl Veterinarian (as Ellen McRae)
 
1962 Perry Mason (TV series)
Mona Winthrope White
– The Case of the Dodging Domino (1962) … Mona Winthrope White (as Ellen McRae)
 
1962 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (TV series)
Donna Whittaker
– A Splinter Off the Old Block (1962) … Donna Whittaker (as Ellen McRae)
 
1962 I'm Dickens, He's Fenster (TV series)
Joan
– Harry, the Father Image (1962) … Joan (as Ellen McRae)
 
1962 Ben Casey (TV series)
Connie / Dr. Leslie Fraser
– In the Name of Love, a Small Corruption (1962) … Connie (as Ellen McRae)
– Preferably, the Less-Used Arm (1962) … Dr. Leslie Fraser (as Ellen McRae)
 
1962 Kraft Mystery Theater (TV series)
– Cry Ruin (1962) (as Ellen McRae)
 
1962 Checkmate (TV series)
Margo
– The Bold and the Tough (1962) … Margo (as Ellen McRae)
 
1962 The Detectives (TV series)
Nora Carver
– The Walls Have Eyes (1962) … Nora Carver (as Ellen McRae)
 
1962 Bus Stop (TV series)
Phyllis Dunning
– Cry to Heaven (1962) … Phyllis Dunning (as Ellen McRae)
 
1961 Cheyenne (TV series)
Emmy Mae
– Day's Pay (1961) … Emmy Mae (as Ellen McRae)
 
1961 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Anne Garner
– Second Chance (1961) … Anne Garner
 
1961 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Rose Maxon
– Ricochet (1961) … Rose Maxon (as Ellen McRae)
 
1961 Surfside 6 (TV series)
Wanda Drake
– Double Image (1961) … Wanda Drake (as Ellen McRae)
 
1961 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Ann Walters
– Woodlot (1961) … Ann Walters (as Ellen McRae)
 
1961 Michael Shayne (TV series)
Carol
– Strike Out (1961) … Carol (as Ellen McRae)
 
1960 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
– Arrowsmith (1960) (as Ellen McRae)
 
1960 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
Greta Dryden
– Cry Ruin (1960) … Greta Dryden (as Ellen McRae)
 
1958 The Christmas Tree (TV movie)
Elizabeth (as Ellen McRae)
 
1958 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
Linda
– Trick or Treat (1958) … Linda (as Ellen McRae)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
2007 The Stone Angel ("Meg Merrilies")
 
1974 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (performer: "Where or When" 1937, "Gone with the Wind" 1937, "I've Got a Crush on You" 1928)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
2001 Within These Walls (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2007 Inside 'The Fountain': Death and Rebirth (video documentary) (thanks)
 
2004 Second Chances: The Making of 'Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (77 titles)
2014 What Ever Happened to Norma Jeane? (documentary) (filming)
Herself
 
2012 Geraldine Page: Stages of a Dream (documentary) (post-production)
Herself
 
2012 Love, Marilyn (documentary)
Herself
 
2010 America Lost and Found: The BBS Story
Herself
 
2009 The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
2009 PoliWood (documentary)
Herself
 
2008 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 14 October 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2004-2006 The View (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 25 October 2006 (2006) … Herself
– Episode dated 3 December 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
1994-2006 Inside the Actors Studio (TV series)
Herself
– Al Pacino (2006) … Herself (uncredited)
– Dustin Hoffman (2006) … Herself (uncredited)
– Episode #2.6 (1995) … Herself
– Paul Newman (1994) … Herself
 
2006 HypaSpace (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode #5.174 (2006) … Herself
 
2006 Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2005 Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow (documentary)
Herself
 
2005 The Needs of Kim Stanley (documentary)
Herself
 
2004 The 2004 Annual Matrix Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
2004 The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: 'Cold Mountain' Clip
 
2004 Second Chances: The Making of 'Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore' (video documentary short)
Herself - 'Alice'
 
2003 A Decade Under the Influence (documentary)
Herself
 
2003 Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (documentary)
Herself
 
2002 Revealed with Jules Asner (TV series)
Herself
– Ashley Judd (2002) … Herself
 
2002 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Unlocking 'Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood' (2002) … Herself
 
2002 VH1 Cast Party (TV series)
Herself
– Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002) … Herself
 
2002 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 29 May 2002 (2002) … Herself
 
2001-2002 CBS Cares (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 1 January 2002 (2002) … Herself
– Episode dated 1 January 2001 (2001) … Herself
 
2001 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Linda Blair (2001) … Herself
 
2001 Memories Dreams & Addictions (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2001 The Making of 'Requiem for a Dream' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2001 The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
 
2001 The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2001 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Actress [TV Movie or Miniseries]
 
2001 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 28 February 2001 (2001) … Herself
 
2000 Bravo Profiles (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Gene Hackman (2000) … Herself
 
2000 Comme au cinéma (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode dated 24 February 2000 (2000) … Herself
 
1999 The Last Picture Show: A Look Back (video documentary)
Herself
 
1998 Marilyn in Manhattan (TV movie)
Herself
 
1998 The 70th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Past Winner
 
1998 The Fear of God: 25 Years of 'The Exorcist' (TV documentary)
Herself - 'Chris MacNeil'
 
1997 Mary Jane Colter: The Desert View (documentary)
Narrator
 
1996 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 9 August 1996 (1996) … Herself
 
1994 Choosing One's Way: Resistance in Auschwitz/Birkenau (documentary short)
Presenter/Narrator
 
1994 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jack Nicholson (TV special)
Herself
 
1993 The 47th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1993 The Roots of Roe (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1992 Earth and the American Dream (documentary)
Reader (voice)
 
1992 When It Was a Game 2 (TV documentary)
Herself (passage narrator)
 
1991 Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas (documentary)
Herself
 
1989-1991 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Miracle on 44th Street: A Portrait of the Actors Studio (1991) … Herself
– Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre (1989) … Herself
 
1989 From the Heart... The First International Very Special Arts Festival (TV movie)
Herself
 
1988 Hello Actors Studio (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1987 The 39th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special
 
1973-1985 Today (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 23 October 1985 (1985) … Herself
– Episode dated 20 March 1975 (1975) … Herself
– Episode dated 20 March 1973 (1973) … Herself
 
1985 Night of 100 Stars II (TV movie)
Herself
 
1984 The 12th Annual International Emmy Awards Gala (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1975-1984 Good Morning America (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 17 May 1984 (1984) … Herself
– Episode dated 3 April 1975 (1975) … Herself
 
1984 In Our Hands (documentary)
Herself
 
1982 I Love Liberty (TV special)
 
1982 Broadway Plays Washington on Kennedy Center Tonight (TV movie)
Herself
 
1982 Night of 100 Stars (TV special)
Herself
 
1981 The 35th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Host
 
1981 The 53rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
 
1981 Sois belle et tais-toi (documentary)
Herself
 
1981 Friday Night, Saturday Morning (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #4.5 (1981) … Herself
 
1981 The 38th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Motion Picture [Drama]
 
1981 Saturn Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Leading Actress
 
1981 Acting: Lee Strasberg and the Actors Studio (documentary)
Herself
 
1980 Hour Magazine (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 11 December 1980 (1980) … Herself
 
1980 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Herself - Host / Various
– Ellen Burstyn/Aretha Franklin/Keith Sykes (1980) … Herself - Host/Various
 
1979 The 33rd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1979 The 51st Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
 
1979 The 36th Annual Golden Globes Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Motion Picture- Musical/Comedy
 
1975-1978 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 24 November 1978 (1978) … Herself
– Episode dated 16 October 1978 (1978) … Herself
– Episode dated 1 April 1976 (1976) … Herself
– Episode dated 16 January 1975 (1975) … Herself
 
1977 Revista de cine (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 24 October 1977 (1977) … Herself
 
1977 The 49th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Host
 
1977 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 24 January 1977 (1977) … Herself
 
1975 Dinah! (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.150 (1975) … Herself
 
1975 The 29th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Play
 
1974 The 46th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role
 
1974 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 1 February 1974 (1974) … Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (11 titles)
2011 Visionado obligado (TV series)
 
2010 A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss (TV series documentary)
 
2008 5 Second Movies (TV series)
 
2006 Silenci? (TV series)
 
2006 I Love the '70s: Volume 2
Herself
 
2003 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1999 The Hurricane
Herself (uncredited)
 
1995 Empire of the Censors (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1993 The 65th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
1992 Oscar's Greatest Moments (video documentary)
Herself
 
1975 The 47th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Winner: Best Leading Actress
 

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(3/3/75) Appeared on "A.M. America", in which host Bill Beutel interviews her and Charles Grodin, who talk about their Broadway comedy "Same Time, Next Year". Also on this program: figure skating champion Dorothy Hamill. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Ellen MacRae | Ellen McRae

Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Personal Quote:

It's unfortunate but our society is such that, for women in Hollywood, you get to a certain age and just fall off a cliff. But in my case, I refuse to die. I will hang on, by a little finger if necessary. See more »

Trivia:

The character of Jean Harris seems to be a favorite for Ellen Burstyn. Burstyn was Emmy-nominated for the lead role as Jean Harris in the 1981 TV-movie, The People vs. Jean Harris and, in 2006, she was nominated as a supporting character (as an ex-lover of Jean Harris's lover) in the cable-movie based on the Harris case in Mrs. Harris... See more »

Trademark:

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Star Sign:

Sagittarius