I posted yesterday about The King of Marvin Gardens, and that post revealed a good deal of interest in Ellen Burstyn, so here is her nudography. She looks fabulous, considering that she did no nude scenes before age 37, and did her last one at age 51, with no significant surrender to gravity.
Tropic of Cancer (1970)
Alex in Wonderland (1970)
The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)
The Ambassador (1984)
As a young woman, she appeared in an episode of Dobie Gillis! (She was fully clothed, of course. That was the 50s, and Dobie was a prime-time network show. We were not even allowed to look at ourselves naked when we showered in the 1950s. You probably think I’m kidding about that. I’m not. My ex-wife went to Catholic elementary schools in the 50s, and she told me that the nuns instructed them to wear sunglasses in the shower, so as not to view their own nakedness in full light. True story.)
She has been nominated for a slew of awards, and has won an Oscar (six nominations!), two Emmys and a Tony. She has been nominated for a Grammy, but has not won, so the EGOT has eluded her.
Ellen is still working as hard as ever at age 91. Her explanation? “Everybody Else Who Could Play Those Parts Has Already Died”