How old was Ellen Burstyn in the movie The Wicker Man?

Ellen Burstyn was 72 in The Wicker Man when she played the character 'Sister Summersisle'.

That was over 18 years ago in 2006.

Today she is 91, and has starred in 130 movies in total, 46 of those since The Wicker Man was released.

How old do you think she looks in the movie?

In The Wicker Man, I think Ellen Burstyn looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Neil LaBute has worked with Ellen Burstyn just once in her career.
  • Ellen Burstyn's first movie was as 'Mary' in Easy Out?, released in 1954 when she was 20
  • The Wicker Man scores just 4.3 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of The Wicker Man

Ellen Burstyn's other movies