1 of 4 | Ellen Burstyn is to receive the Golden Lion Lifetime Achievement Award at the Venice Film Festival in September. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Ellen Burstyn — whose credits include The Exorcist, Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore and Interstellar — is to be awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival.
“Wow! I not only get to travel to one of my top most favorite cities in the whole world. I get to return home carrying a Golden Lion in my arms!” the actress said in a statement Tuesday.
“The Lifetime Achievement Award from the Venice Film Festival! I feel so honored — so happy — so filled with gratitude! Wow indeed!”
Italy’s prestigious cinema event is to take place Sept. 2-12.
Burstyn is an Oscar-, Emmy- and Tony Award-winner who was recently seen playing Chris Meloni’s character Elliot Stabler’s mother in Law & Order: Organized Crime.
“An actress of rare intensity and truth, Ellen Burstyn has been a presence in American cinema for over 50 years, bringing depth and complexity to unforgettable female characters embodying the contradictions and transformations in the contemporary woman,” said artistic director Alberto Barbera.
