Saturday, September 15, 2007

Ellen Burstyn to star in Greta with Hilary Duff

Academy Award winning actress Ellen Burstyn will star alongside Hilary Duff in the upcoming movie Greta. Burstyn will play Duff's grandmother. Ellen Burstyn was one of the most successful actresses of the 1970's and 80's receiving five Oscar nominations and six Golden Globe nominations in that period. She won the Oscar in 1975 for her performance in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. Burstyn was also nominated for another Academy Award in 2001 for her performance in Requiem for a Dream. She also starred in what many consider to be the scariest movie of all time, The Exorcist.

Source: Canadian Press.