Elaine May

Elaine May

  • Birthday: 1932-04-21
  • Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

Elaine Iva May (née Berlin; born April 21, 1932) is an American comedian, film director, screenwriter, playwright, and actress. She has received numerous awards including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Grammy Award, and a Tony Award. She made her initial impact in the 1950s with her improvisational comedy routines with Mike Nichols, performing as Nichols and May. Description above from the Wikipedia article Elaine May, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Small Time Crooks

2000

As May

California Suite

1978

As Millie Michaels

A New Leaf

1971

As Henrietta Lowell

Enter Laughing

1967

As Angela Marlowe

In the Spirit

1990

As Marianne Flan

Luv

1967

As Ellen Manville

Mikey and Nicky

1976

As Woman on TV (voice) (uncredited)

Bach to Bach

1967

As Woman

Wolf

1994

As Operator (voice) (uncredited)

Calling the Shots

1988

As Self (archive footage)

Nichols and May: Take Two

1996

As Self (archive footage)

The Same Storm

2022

As Ruth Lipsman Berg

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

1970

As Self (archive footage)

The Graduate

1967

As Girl with Note for Benjamin (uncredited)

All the Difference

1970

As Voice

Production

The Birdcage

1996

As Screenplay

Heaven Can Wait

1978

As Screenplay

Primary Colors

1998

As Screenplay

Ishtar

1987

As Director

The Heartbreak Kid

1972

As Director

A New Leaf

1971

As Director

A New Leaf

1971

As Writer

Mikey and Nicky

1976

As Director

Such Good Friends

1971

As Screenplay

Bach to Bach

1967

As Writer

Crackpot

0000

As Director

Reds

1981

As Additional Writing

Tootsie

1982

As Additional Writing

Mikey and Nicky

1976

As Writer

Ishtar

1987

As Writer

Wolf

1994

As Additional Writing

Ishtar

1987

As Songs

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