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Ellen Burstyn is an exceptional American actress who is well known for roles in famous films like "The Exorcist" (about possession by evil Jinn (demons) of a 12-year-old girl), and "Requiem for a Dream" (psychological drama about alcoholics and drug addicts), and most recently played Claire Underwood’s mother in the critically acclaimed TV series "House of Cards." Ellen Burstyn was raised Catholic, but converted to Islam in her mid-thirties. Under tutelage of her Sufi Muslim teacher Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, she was given the spiritual name “Hadiya” which means “she who guides” in Arabic.
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